The right’s obsession with Venezuelan socialism completely disregards history

October 25, 2018 Donald Trump, News, politics

The White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) on Tuesday released a sprawling, wacky report titled “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism,” a 72-page manifesto that cites Venezuela 52 times, using it as evidence of the perils of socialism.

This shouldn’t be surprising. For the past couple of years, right-wing outlets and politicians have been fixated on the Latin American country. In the last month, Breitbart has occasionally published multiple articles per day about the countr...

Scott Walker shamelessly lies about protecting pre-existing conditions during Trump rally

October 25, 2018 Donald Trump, health care, News, politics

During a rally with President Trump on Wednesday night, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) shamelessly lied about his position on pre-existing conditions.

“I want to reinforce it to everyone — we will always cover people like my wife with preexisting medical conditions,” Walker said, referring to his wife Tonette, who has Type 1 diabetes. “Don’t believe the lies. Don’t believe the lies!”

Walker has good reason to pay lip service to prot...

Trump blatantly lies about Republicans’ position on pre-existing conditions

October 24, 2018 Donald Trump, health, health care, News, politics

With the midterm elections two weeks away, President Trump is leading Republican candidates in outright lying to constituents. And one of the most popular lies, which Trump tweeted out Wednesday morning, actually tries to convince voters that Republicans hold one of Democrats’ positions on health care — and that Democrats don’t hold it.

Republicans will totally protect people with Pre-Existing Conditions, Democrats will not! Vote Republican.

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Trump’s tax cuts aren’t paying for themselves

October 24, 2018 congress, Donald Trump, News, politics

When Donald Trump signed his landmark tax cut last year, he didn’t mention the deficit or the debt, despite warnings from nearly every forecaster that t...

Trump’s tax cuts aren’t paying for themselves

October 24, 2018 congress, Donald Trump, News, politics

When Donald Trump signed his landmark tax cut last year, he didn’t mention the deficit or the debt, despite warnings from nearly every forecaster that t...

Trump Midterm Report Card: Incomplete and Failing

October 24, 2018 Donald Trump, features, News, politics, trump-promises

As midterm elections draw near and President Donald Trump nears the halfway point of his term, he is devoting much of his time to campaign rallies for fellow Republicans — which often serve as rallies for the president himself. At these events, banners and professionally made identical signs are ubiquitous, claiming “Promises made, promises kept.” But in an administration run by a man who has made more than 5,000 demonstrably false claims, really only the first half of that slogan is...

Trump Midterm Report Card: Incomplete and Failing

October 24, 2018 Donald Trump, features, News, politics, trump-promises

As midterm elections draw near and President Donald Trump nears the halfway point of his term, he is devoting much of his time to campaign rallies for fellow Republicans — which often serve as rallies for the president himself. At these events, banners and professionally made identical signs are ubiquitous, claiming “Promises made, promises kept.” But in an administration run by a man who has made more than 5,000 demonstrably false claims, really only the first half of that slogan is...

Trump praises lawmaker for physically assaulting a reporter

October 19, 2018 Donald Trump, News

During a campaign-style rally in Missoula, Montana Thursday night, President Trump openly celebrated a congressman for physically assaulting a reporter who asked him a question about health care in May of 2017.

Recounting how then-candidate Greg Gianforte (R-MN) bodyslammed Ben Jacobs of the Guardian, Trump ominously pointed at the journalists in attendance and even reenacted what he thought the attack looked like.

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Trump claims ‘All Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions’ in blatant lie

October 18, 2018 Donald Trump, health, News, obamacare, politics

President Donald Trump, whose administration asked a court to end Obamacare’s protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions just last month, claimed “All Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions” in a tweet on Thursday.

All Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions, and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them. I am in total support. Also, Democrats will destroy your Medicare, and I will keep it ...

Trump voters worry about discrimination against men and Christians more than any other group

October 18, 2018 Donald Trump, lgbtq, News, religion

A new survey from YouGov and The Economist suggests that people who voted for President Donald Trump are living in a very different United States than those who voted for Hillary Clinton.

In a series of questions about the discrimination they perceive different groups to be experiencing, the respondents were far more concerned with the plight of men and Christians than with just about any other group.

The poll surveyed 1,500 U.S. adults this past Sunday through Tuesday, 28 pe...