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In a series of tweets this morning, President Donald Trump attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions along with Acting FBI director Andrew McCabe, complaining that Sessions wasn’t hard enough on Hillary Clinton. This latest tweetstorm by the president comes amid questions of whether Sessions could be next on Trump’s chopping block. Trump may be angry about the way Sessions i...
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Jason Chaffetz is spending his post-Congress life attacking poor people on Instagram
Former congressman shames a poor person for owning a smartphone.CREDIT: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer
During an appearance on CNN in March, then-Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) infamously suggested that under Trumpcare, Americans will face some tough choices — like buying an iPhone or making sure they can see a doctor.
“Americans have choices, and they’ve gotta make a choice,” Chaffetz said. “And so maybe rat...
What it’s like to watch the Senate debate whether your life is as valuable as a tax cut for Trump
Let’s talk about what it’s like to be told your life isn’t valuable enough.House Republicans celebrate at the White House after voting to take health coverage away from 23 million people. CREDIT: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Every other Saturday morning, I inject $2,269.61 worth of pharmaceuticals into my leg. If I don’t do so, my immune system will slowly eat holes in my small intestine. Eventually, it will s...
GOP senators woke up to Trumpcare protests outside their homes this morning
It’s never too early to contact your senator.CREDIT: Amanda Gomez/ThinkProgress
The call went out Monday night, summoning health activists to gather at 5:30 a.m. the next morning at a local Washington D.C. church. They were going to bus to the home of two Senate Republicans and tell them why they adamantly opposed the GOP health care bills.
This was not their first health care protest; many were...
I was young and invincible. Then I got a lesson on why everyone needs real health insurance.
Republican rhetoric about health care doesn’t reflect reality.Protesters gather across the Chicago River from Trump Tower to rally against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act Friday, March 24, 2017, in Chicago. Earlier, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders yanked their bill to repeal “Obamacare” off the House floor Friday when it became clear it would fail badly. CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogas...
After bizarre speech, Boy Scouts of America distances itself from Trump
Another norm, shattered.CREDIT: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
President Trump gave a stunningly political speech to tens of thousands of 11-to-18-year-olds at the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia on Monday night, prompting the Boy Scouts of America to distance itself from the spectacle on Tuesday morning.
At various points during his speech, Trump criticized prominent Democrats; blasted “fake ...
No one knows what health care bill the Senate will be voting on, including the president
Can’t sell what you don’t know.President Donald Trump speaks about healthcare, Monday, July 24, 2017, in the Blue Room of the White House Credit: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
The Senate will be voting on health care on Tuesday, but no one knows what that vote will look like, including the president.
Standing in front of people he called “Obamacare victims,” President Donald Trump gave yet another plea ...
Republican congressman shamelessly politicizes Steve Scalise shooting
Rep. Mo Brooks is using the shooting to score political points while Scalise is still in the hospital.CREDIT: screenshot
In a new ad, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) shamelessly politicizes the June 14 shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) in an attempt to burnish his Second Amendment credentials.
The ad begins with the sound of gunshots and raw audio from the 911 call that reported the June 14 shooting, ...
“I did not collude with Russia”
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White House senior adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner now admits to four different contacts with Russians that the White House once vehemently denied. Clarity on these meetings came during his opening statement before the Senate Intelligence Committee this morning.
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Congressmen seek revenge against the CBO for making Trumpcare look bad
No one could have seen this coming.Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sits with then-candidate Donald Trump CREDIT: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has been a constant thorn in the side of congressional Republicans, repeatedly pointing out that Trumpcare would have a disastrous impact on the American health care system. The most recent version of Trumpcare, according to the C...