GOP Senate Trio Threatens to Delay Stimulus Bill Because Unemployment Benefits Amid Pandemic Are Too Generous
“Senate Republicans are just so inhumane they can’t imagine policymakers intentionally providing working people with enough money to temporarily live on in the event they’re laid off.” Republican Sens.…
Trump Quietly Issues Memo That Could Abolish Union Rights for 750,000 Federal Workers
“This administration will not stop until it takes away all workers’ rights to form and join a union.” President Donald Trump on Thursday quietly issued a memo granting Defense Secretary Mark…
270+ ‘Reject the Cover-Up’ Protests Planned Across US as Senate GOP Prepares to Acquit Trump
With the Senate expected to vote largely along party lines to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday, thousands of people are planning to take part in demonstrations at more…
Urging World to Blindly Trust Trump, Pence Claims ‘Most Compelling’ Intel on Soleimani ‘Too Sensitive’ to Show US Lawmakers
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday insisted there is “compelling” intelligence showing that assassinated Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was plotting imminent attacks on American forces in Iraq—but the White…
Trump Retweets Article Outing Name of Alleged Ukraine Whistleblower
President Donald Trump late Thursday retweeted an article that names the alleged whistleblower who came forward to sound the alarm about president’s conduct toward Ukraine, which ultimately led to…
Observers Mystified After Trump Delivers ‘Moronic’ and ‘Unhinged’ Diatribe Against Wind Power
In a speech to the right-wing Turning Points USA conference in Florida on Saturday, President Donald Trump launched into an incoherent diatribe against wind power in which he said in the…
Trump Suggests Late Congressman Is in Hell After His Widow Debbie Dingell Votes to Impeach
Observers struggled to find words sufficient to express their disgust after President Donald Trump suggested at a Michigan rally Wednesday night that former Rep. John Dingell—who passed away in February at…
30+ Groups Condemn ‘Obscene’ $738 Billion Pentagon Bill as Blank Check for War and ‘Gift to Donald Trump’
A diverse coalition of more than 30 progressive advocacy groups on Tuesday condemned the bipartisan, $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act as a “blank check” to the military-industrial complex that does nothing…
Devin Nunes Claims He Was ‘Stalked’ After Reporter Asked Basic Questions About His Role in Trump’s Ukraine Scheme
An Intercept/Youtube video showing Nunes dodging questions on Ukraine. Video-Intercept Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, claimed Sunday that he was “stalked” at a $15,000-per-plate GOP fundraiser…
