> The idea that Trump fired Comey because he was unfair to Hillary Clinton or set aside DOJ guidelines in a way that was damaging to her is clearly not true. Indeed, it is so transparently nonsensical that putting it forward as a rationale suggests a certain presidential indifference to what anyone thinks. As an accomplished lawyer, Rosenstein may have been able to justify … [Read more...] about A Very Dark and Perilous Moment
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: What’s behind Trump
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Trump to Meet Putin's Top Diplomat at the White House, Official Says --What You Need to Know About Trump, Comey and the Russia Probe --Behind Comey’s firing: An enraged Trump, fuming about Russia --Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties --Another Mike Peters Putin-Trump cartoon Mike Peters is recognized as one of our … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: What’s behind Trump
Sen. Schumer: Trump’s Decision to Fire Comey ‘Part of a Cover Up’
After the news made headlines that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) held a press conference, calling the decision a “big mistake” and alleging the decision to dismiss Comey was “part of a cover up.” Schumer questioned the President’s timing, saying that Trump could have fired Comey when he… … [Read more...] about Sen. Schumer: Trump’s Decision to Fire Comey ‘Part of a Cover Up’
Brookings Scholars note “The Nightmare Scenario: Trump Fires Comey”
Brooking Institution scholars Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey have a take on the firing of FBI Director by President Donald Trump on Lawfare titled: "The Nightmare Scenario: Trump Fires Comey, the One Man Who Would Stand Up to Him" Here are two key paragraphs: Make no mistake: The firing of James Comey as FBI director is a stunning event. It is a profoundly … [Read more...] about Brookings Scholars note “The Nightmare Scenario: Trump Fires Comey”
Comey’s Firing Ironic Justice But In Long Run Alarming For Integrity of Investigations
Photo via whorunsgov.com It may be a case of, "What comes around goes around." President Trump's bombshell announcement last night that he had fired FBI Director James Comey caught Washington by surprise. In fact, Politico even noted that "Chyrons promising 'breaking news' actually delivered it." But despite the Director's bad judgement, motives or both in the Hillary … [Read more...] about Comey’s Firing Ironic Justice But In Long Run Alarming For Integrity of Investigations
Cartoon: Trump Nixon
Comey Fired Timeline: Everything You Need to Know
FBI Director James Comey has been fired and like nearly everything in U.S. politics in recent years, it might be because of Hillary Clinton's emails. Authorities told the Washington Post and ProPublica that Comey misspoke last week when he told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Human Abedin, Clinton's right-hand woman, regularly forwarded "hundreds and thousands" of… … [Read more...] about Comey Fired Timeline: Everything You Need to Know
Trump fires FBI director James Comey
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey Tuesday, saying it was necessary to restore "public trust and confidence" in the nation's top law enforcement agency following several tumultuous months. "The FBI is one of our nation's most cherished and respected institutions, and today will mark a new beginning for our crown… … [Read more...] about Trump fires FBI director James Comey
Trump Is Unable To Understand Anything Beyond His Alternate Reality. Like The Fact Michael Flynn Was Toxic
Let's be clear from the jump that it is exceedingly difficult to have a discussion -- or dialogue or debate or whatever -- about the merits of Trumpcare because there is nothing meritorious about taking away health care from 24 million Americans even if you believe rewarding corporations and the rich with tax cuts and building more aircraft carriers and a border wall is more … [Read more...] about Trump Is Unable To Understand Anything Beyond His Alternate Reality. Like The Fact Michael Flynn Was Toxic
Cartoon: France’s loser
United Airlines Flies Woman 3,000 Miles In Wrong Direction
The last thing United Airlines needed was another public incident, but that’s precisely what happened when the airline failed to notify a passenger of a gate change and sent her on a 3,000-mile flight in the wrong direction. Lucie Bahetoukilae, who speaks only French and no English, was leaving Newark Airport in New Jersey on a… … [Read more...] about United Airlines Flies Woman 3,000 Miles In Wrong Direction
Cartoon: France Says “Non”
France said “non.” They said “non” to fascism, tyranny, racism, xenophobia, and hatred. In fact, France overwhelmingly said “non” with centrist Emmanuel Macron beating far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen by a devastatingly 30%. With Macron’s victory, France, Europe, and the entire world breathed a sigh of relief. The entire world minus Russia. Putin was up to his old … [Read more...] about Cartoon: France Says “Non”
Yates Contradicts White House on Flynn-Russia Warnings
In her Senate subcommittee testimony on Monday, Sally Yates, the former acting U.S. attorney general, contradicted earlier claims by White House officials about a warning she gave them about contacts between former national security adviser Michael Flynn and the Russian ambassador to Washington. In February, both White House press secretary Sean Spicer and White House Chief… … [Read more...] about Yates Contradicts White House on Flynn-Russia Warnings
Report: Obama Warned Trump About Hiring Mike Flynn
The Washington Post says three former Obama administration officials have confirmed that former President Barack Obama warned President Donald Trump about hiring Mike Flynn as his national security adviser. Trump hired Flynn anyway, which turned out to be a major error: Flynn was fired three weeks later. Former President Obama warned President Donald Trump against hiring … [Read more...] about Report: Obama Warned Trump About Hiring Mike Flynn
Cartoon: High Risk Pools
Macron won — now comes the hard part
Taylor Jones, Politicalcartoons.com[/caWASHINGTON -- The voters of France acted responsibly and decently on Sunday. But they also sent a warning. France's new president-elect is Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old centrist whose 2-to-1 victory over the National Front's Marine Le Pen offered yet another sign that the rise of President Trump is not the harbinger of a new and … [Read more...] about Macron won — now comes the hard part
Faith-Based POTUS Tourism
by David Anderson, J.D. For his inaugural trip abroad our President has picked an unpredictable but thematically consistent itinerary. He’ll be stopping at the Vatican, presumably without the whole kerfuffle of a state visit in Italy, then on to Israel and Saudi Arabia. The commonality is that they are three of the very few countries which are legally legitimized … [Read more...] about Faith-Based POTUS Tourism
Cartoon: tRump
Still The Party Of No (Taxes)
The Republican Party has been steadfast in opposition to taxes for decades, claiming that cutting taxes results in greater economic growth. This is in spite of the fact that economic growth soared after taxes increases by Bill Clinton and Lyndon Johnson, while tax cuts with two wars during George W. Bush’s term was responsible for ballooning of the deficits and partially for … [Read more...] about Still The Party Of No (Taxes)
In letters from Stalin’s labor camps, a window into Soviet political oppression
By Emily Johnson, Associate Professor of Russian, University of Oklahoma. Over a period of 30 years, millions of criminals and political prisoners were sent to Soviet labor camps. Wikimedia Commons In 2011, I was at the Hoover Institution Archives sifting through the papers of the Latvian poet and journalist Arsenii Formakov (1900-1983) when I noticed a… … [Read more...] about In letters from Stalin’s labor camps, a window into Soviet political oppression