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Trump’s Distractions from ‘Serious News’ of Russia Ties Not Working on Democrats

Trump’s Distractions from ‘Serious News’ of Russia Ties Not Working on Democrats

"It's just an attempt to distract from...what should be an independent...investigation of what's going on with the Russians and the…

8 years ago

WH Sources Say Trump Threw Tantrum Over Sessions Decision to Recuse Himself

According to sources in the administration, Trump convened an Oval Office meeting Friday that turned into a meltdown over Sessions'…

8 years ago

The Only Question Now is When Donald Trump Realized How Much Trouble He Was In

"Either @realDonaldTrump is paranoid like Nixon, or judge found probable cause of crime for #wiretap. Either way our President is…

8 years ago

In Hysterical Twitter Rant Trump Accuses President Obama of Wire-Tapping His Phones

"Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This…

8 years ago

Opinion: Donald Trump’s Cabinet Is a Veritable Liars Club

18 U.S. Code § 1621: Anyone, after having taken an oath, who willfully lies is guilty of perjury and shall…

8 years ago

Jeff Sessions’ Recusal Not Enough He Must Resign as Attorney General

Even recused, as Attorney General Sessions "has the sole discretion to select and appoint a “special counsel” to investigate Russian…

8 years ago

Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump Are Tripping Over Their Own Russia Excuses

Sessions not only forgot how to speak English (Trump says he could have answered "more accurately") but apparently forgot how…

8 years ago

An Unhinged Donald Trump Accuses Democrats of a ‘Total Witch Hunt!’

"They have lost their grip on reality. The real story is all of the illegal leaks of classified and other…

8 years ago

Sessions’ Sermon On the Dangers of Legal Marijuana Is a Pack of Lies

Jeff Sessions told so many lies about non-existent dangers associated with legal recreational marijuana that it likely made his audience's…

8 years ago

Sessions Couldn’t Even Get Through A Softball Fox News Interview Without Falling Apart

"I don't believe there's anything wrong with a U.S. Senator meeting with an ambassador from Russia," he said.

8 years ago

Rand Paul Says It’s Time To Move Past Russia Scandal, Focus On Taking People’s Healthcare

As the Russia scandal continues to blow up, Rand Paul is urging the country to look away and focus on…

8 years ago

Russia Scandal Blows Up As Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Trump Investigations

In a move that will only add fuel to the Russia scandal fire, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself…

8 years ago

Here’s The Kill Shot On The GOP Argument That Sessions Met with Russians Like All Senators

Republicans are trying to advance the argument that Sessions was just doing his job when he met with the Russian…

8 years ago

A Reeling Trump Tries To Cover His Backside By Saying Sessions “Probably” Told The Truth

President Trump told reporters he still has "total" confidence in his Attorney General amid calls for AG Jeff Sessions to…

8 years ago

Al Franken Just Hammered Jeff Sessions With An Amazing Letter Demanding Answers

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is pulling no punches as he just dropped an amazing letter demanding answers on Attorney General…

8 years ago

GOP Intelligence Chair Threatens To Investigate Reporters Who Talk To Russia About Trump

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) threatened to investigate journalists who talk to Russia about Donald Trump.

8 years ago

Bernie Sanders Blasts Through The Republican BS On Sessions And Goes Straight For Trump

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) went straight to the heart of the matter, and the Oval Office, by calling on Jeff…

8 years ago

Republicans Rip Off Their Patriotic Masks With Un-American Defense of Jeff Sessions

Republicans have their talking point, and it's that AG Jeff Sessions might want to maybe recuse himself from the Russia…

8 years ago

The Noose Tightens As Nancy Pelosi Connects The Dots On Why Sessions Lies Are Trouble For Trump

Democratic House Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) connected the dots during her weekly news conference and explained why Attorney General…

8 years ago

Watch Jeff Sessions Say That “No One Is Above the Law” When It Comes To Perjury

Here's a clip of that time when then Senator Sessions said on perjury, "No one is above the law."

8 years ago

As the Russian Dominoes Fall, Trump Will Soon Be Left With No One to Blame

"If Jeff Sessions is the AG 24 hours from now, understand -- Trump WH is fine with being lying, lawless…

8 years ago

Elizabeth Warren Calls Jeff Sessions A Farce And Demands That He Resign Now

"And we need Attorney General Jeff Sessions – who should have never been confirmed in the first place – to…

8 years ago

Jeff Sessions Just Issued A Statement That Made The Russia Scandal Worse For Trump

Attorney General Sessions issued a statement in response to allegations that he lied under oath about contacts with Russia that…

8 years ago

Calls Grow For Attorney General Jeff Sessions To Resign After He Lied About Contact With Russia

Calls are growing for Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after it was reported that he lied under oath…

8 years ago

Sessions Spoke To Russian Ambassador Twice During The Campaign And Never Disclosed It

A man who communicated with Russia at various points during the presidential campaign – and then lied about having done…

8 years ago

Darrell Issa Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Trump-Russia Contacts

Issa said Sessions must recuse himself: "You cannot have somebody, a friend of mine Jeff Sessions, who was on the…

8 years ago

Opinion: Trump Unleashes Hell By Rescinding Transgender Kids’ Protection

By following evangelical preachers’ edict to legalize discrimination against school-age children, Trump unleashed his theocrats and set a dangerous precedent.

8 years ago

Trump Administration Takes Ax To Obama-Era Protections For Transgender Students

It's just the latest move in Donald Trump's quest to turn back the clock on civil rights in America.

8 years ago

Michael Flynn Lied To The FBI But Trump’s Justice Department Will Likely Protect Him

It's deeply disturbing that the administration, which sees nothing wrong with Flynn's conduct, is in charge of holding him accountable…

8 years ago

Trump Administration Strips LGBTQ Rights Just Days After Sessions Confirmation

After only three weeks of this new administration, the fears of the LGBTQ community are becoming a reality.

8 years ago

Jeff Sessions Threatened With Lawsuit Just Minutes After Senate Confirmation

The ACLU continues to be on the front lines in the battle to resist the new administration.

8 years ago

Jeff Sessions Believes the First Amendment Separation Clause Is Unconstitutional

Jefferson stating separation of church and state is contained within the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment is "unhistorical" according…

8 years ago

Al Franken Stands Up For Democratic Values By Opposing Jeff Sessions For Attorney General

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is standing up for Democratic Party values by announcing that he will vote against the nomination…

8 years ago

Trump Team Goes Full Racist in Defense of AG Nominee Jeff Sessions

To taint Cory Booker's testimony, Trump’s team presented the committee with a story accusing “black Democrats” of voter fraud.

8 years ago

Minorities and Muslims Should Fear the Incoming White Supremacist Administration

These Trump appointments of extreme racists and religious bigots do not bode well for any Americans who are not white…

8 years ago

Elizabeth Warren Lays Down The Law There Will Be No Compromise with Racism and Hate

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) laid down the law Friday in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump's potential nomination of Senator Jeff…

8 years ago

David Duke Praises Trump’s Picks of Racists Bannon, Flynn, and Sessions

David Duke said, "Bravo President Trump! Some great first steps. We’re on the way, folks, to taking America back."

8 years ago

Trump Declares War On Civil Rights By Filling His Administration With White Supremacists

Three of Trump's first five appointees have ties or views that are in line with the white supremacist movement. These…

8 years ago

People for the American Way Calls on Senate to Reject Jeff Sessions for AG Post

“If anyone still thinks that Donald Trump might govern with more responsibility or moderation than he campaigned, this nomination is…

8 years ago

Outraged Reactions to Trump Choice of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General Roll In

"Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, and now Jeff Sessions. It is now news when Trump chooses someone for his staff who…

8 years ago

Too Racist to Be Federal Judge in 80s, Jeff Sessions to be Trump’s Attorney General

"I told you the shit show would become so intense that the Bannon fiasco would soon seem like distant memory."

8 years ago

Saudi Arabia Not on Trump’s Travel Ban List Despite Providing 15 of 19 9/11 Hijackers

Trump's Muslim travel ban list seems then to be less about danger vectors than sources of wealth for Donald Trump

8 years ago

George F. Will Says Trump’s Message is a Constant Barrage of Racist Attacks

"Senator Sessions says it's a bad week because Mr. Trump got off message. This really is his message, which is…

8 years ago

It Gets Worse For Republicans As Foreign Policy Adviser Admits Trump Knows Nothing

The chairman of Trump's foreign policy committee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) admitted that Trump needs to learn about foreign policy.

9 years ago

Republican Rhetoric of 2015 is Centuries out of Date – Like their Thinking

The GOP talks about "taking our country back" and "making America great again" but they propose to do this by…

9 years ago

Republican Senator Blatantly Lies and Claims More Legal Immigration Is Bad for the Economy

On ABC's This Week, Sen. Jeff Sessions tried to blatantly lie to the American people by claiming that increase in…

12 years ago

Civil Liberties Not Part of the Republican Plan for America

Jeff Sessions denounced ACLU DNA on the Senate floor, and with it, the very idea of the civil liberties the…

14 years ago

Compassionate Conservatives: 8 GOP Senators Blow Off The Unemployed In Their Own States

After Sen. Jim Bunning gave up his filibuster, the Senate quickly passed an extension of jobless benefits 78-19. All 19…

15 years ago