In a year that has filled morgues, emptied schools, shuttered workplaces, swelled unemployment lines and polarized the electorate, these are a few of the Americans struggling to respond.
America Creeps Closer To Open Insurrection On Its Streets
Atlanta, D.C., Manhattan, Kenosha, Seattle, and now Portland again: America is quickly approaching a state of open insurrection. Deaths on the streets may only the beginning. What if an organized and funded Antifa or Black Lives Matter group attacks an Army Reserve or National Guard armory? Are we that far […]
Trump Embraces Fringe Theories on Protests and the Coronavirus
WASHINGTON — President Trump unleashed an especially intense barrage of Twitter messages over the weekend, embracing fringe conspiracy theories claiming that the coronavirus death toll has been exaggerated and that street protests are actually an organized coup d’état against him. In a concentrated predawn burst, the president posted or reposted […]
What Happened in the Portland Shooting
Portland, Ore., has had nightly protests since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. On Saturday night, a caravan of supporters of President Trump traveled through the city, clashing with counterprotesters. A man was shot and killed during the unrest. Here’s what we know so far. What happened in Portland? […]
Shift on Election Briefings Could Create an Information Gap for Voters
The decision by the nation’s top intelligence official to halt classified, in-person briefings to Congress about foreign interference in a presidential election that is just nine weeks away exposes the fundamental tension about who needs to know this information: just the president, or the voters whose election infrastructure, and minds, […]
Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trump’s Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department secretly took steps in 2017 to narrow the investigation into Russian election interference and any links to the Trump campaign, according to former law enforcement officials, keeping investigators from completing an examination of President Trump’s decades-long personal and business ties to Russia. The special counsel […]
Splaining How Government Works to Young Voters
Name: Ben Sheehan Age: 35 Hometown: Washington, D.C. Now Lives: In a two-bedroom condo in the Hancock Park section of Los Angeles, with his fiancée, Jackie, and his dog, Chooch. Claim to Fame: Until 2016 Mr. Sheehan was the head of talent for the humor site Funny Or Die, in […]
Steven Mnuchin Tried to Save the Economy. Not Even His Family Is Happy.
One spring day, not long after President Trump signed the largest economic stimulus package in American history in March, a group of his top aides and cabinet officers gathered in the Oval Office. The $2.2 trillion government rescue — which delivered cash to individuals, small businesses and giant companies — […]
Bill Maher Reveals Why He’s ‘Very Nervous’ That Biden Will Lose To Trump
During Friday’s episode of his HBO show “Real Time,” Bill Maher revealed why he’s “very nervous” that Joe Biden will lose to President Donald Trump. Maher Admits RNC Hurt Biden While talking to MSNBC host Joy Reid, Maher said that he thinks that the Republican National Convention’s optimism will prove […]
Michael Moore Admits Trump Is On Course To Win In November After Predicting His Victory In 2016
The radically liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore just admitted that it’s time to prepare for President Donald Trump winning the election in November. Moore Admits Trump Is On Track To Win Moore, who correctly predicted Trump’s win in 2016 when few others did, took to Facebook on Saturday to warn […]