| Title | Author | Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| House managers make the opening argument for impeachment: Live coverage #2 Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with overwhelming evidence despite his obstruction that has blocked investigators from access to key witnesses and documents. But now it’s in Mitch McConnell’s Senate, and... |
Laura Clawson | 01/22/2020 | 193 |
| Republicans swoon with fake outrage after Nadler calls a cover-up a cover-up It looks like the accurate characterization of Republican plans for the impeachment trial of Donald Trump as a cover-up is getting under some Republican skin. After Rep. Jerry Nadler dared to call a cover-up a cover-up on the Senate floor late Tuesday... |
Laura Clawson | 01/22/2020 | 71 |
| Opening arguments begin in impeachment trial of Donald Trump: Live coverage #1 Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with overwhelming evidence despite his obstruction that has blocked investigators from access to key witnesses and documents. But now it’s in Mitch McConnell’s Senate, and... |
Laura Clawson | 01/22/2020 | 128 |
| They face their own tough races, but these House Democrats are working to flip more red districts Swing-district House Democrats with military and national security backgrounds are teaming up to help flip some more congressional districts in 2020. Reps. Mikie Sherrill, Chrissy Houlahan, Jason Crow, and Max Rose will co-chair the “Second Service... |
Laura Clawson | 01/22/2020 | 5 |
| Trump dismisses troop injuries in Iran airstrikes as 'headaches and a couple of other things' He avoided Vietnam thanks to bone spurs and later said that trying to avoid sexually transmitted diseases was “my personal Vietnam,” but Donald Trump knows about war injuries. He says. Trump on Wednesday morning dismissed the injuries to 11 U.S. troops... |
Laura Clawson | 01/22/2020 | 128 |
| Some Democrats reportedly open to boosting Republican talking points with impeachment witness trade Behind the scenes of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, some Democrats are reportedly pondering a deal that could go wrong in about a dozen ways. With Republicans blocking witnesses while yelling about Hunter Biden, these Democrats are considering... |
Laura Clawson | 01/22/2020 | 95 |
| Impeachment trial opening arguments kick off Wednesday after marathon Tuesday debate Opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump begin at 1 PM ET on Wednesday, after a brutal nearly 13-hour day of procedural debate on Tuesday that ended at nearly 2 AM. Democrats offered a series of amendments to Senate Majority Leader... |
Laura Clawson | 01/22/2020 | 14 |
| Impeachment trial concludes debate on McConnell's cover-up plan: Live coverage #10 The impeachment trial of Donald Trump started on Tuesday with debate on trial procedures—namely, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's carefully planned cover-up. The debate has been conducted by the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 221 |
| Impeachment trial opens with debate of McConnell's cover-up plan: Live coverage #9 The impeachment trial of Donald Trump started on Tuesday with debate on trial procedures—namely, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's carefully planned cover-up. The debate has been conducted by the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 117 |
| Impeachment trial opens with debate of McConnell's cover-up plan: Live coverage #6 The impeachment trial of Donald Trump starts Tuesday with debate on trial procedures—namely, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's carefully planned cover-up. The debate will be conducted by the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team.... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 160 |
| Impeachment trial opens with debate of McConnell's cover-up plan: Live coverage #5 The impeachment trial of Donald Trump starts Tuesday with debate on trial procedures—namely, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's carefully planned cover-up. The debate will be conducted by the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team.... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 97 |
| Impeachment trial opens with debate of McConnell's cover-up plan: Live coverage #4 The impeachment trial of Donald Trump starts Tuesday with debate on trial procedures—namely, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's carefully planned cover-up. The debate will be conducted by the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team.... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 97 |
| Impeachment trial opens with debate of McConnell's cover-up plan: Live coverage #3 The impeachment trial of Donald Trump starts Tuesday with debate on trial procedures—namely, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's carefully planned cover-up. The debate will be conducted by the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team.... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 186 |
| Impeachment trial opens with debate of McConnell's cover-up plan: Live coverage #2 The impeachment trial of Donald Trump starts Tuesday with debate on trial procedures—namely, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's carefully planned cover-up. The debate will be conducted by the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team.... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 199 |
| Impeachment trial opens with debate of McConnell's cover-up plan: Live coverage #1 The impeachment trial of Donald Trump starts Tuesday with debate on trial procedures—namely, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's carefully planned cover-up. The debate will be conducted by the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team.... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 139 |
| Bernie should argue for party unity. He needs all Democrats just as all Democrats need him Oh boy, did Hillary Clinton create a shitshow today. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, she said, “I will say, however, that it's not only [Bernie Sanders], it's the culture around him. It's his leadership team. It's his prominent supporters. It's his... |
kos | 01/21/2020 | 687 |
| Justice Department, again acting as Trump's personal lawyers, blessed impeachment obstruction The Justice Department is once again acting as Donald Trump’s personal law firm rather than doing what the Justice Department is supposed to do. The department’s mission statement is “To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 4 |
| Mitch McConnell's impeachment trial cover-up is starting. How will it play out? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has developed an elaborate procedural plan for an impeachment trial cover-up. Assuming that McConnell has his 53 Republicans in line to vote for the broad strokes of the cover-up and set it in motion, how will it... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 83 |
| Pelosi blasts McConnell's planned 'dark of night impeachment trial' cover-up Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “plan for a dark of night impeachment trial confirms what the American people have seen since Day One: the Senate GOP Leader has chosen a cover-up for the President, rather than honor his oath to the... |
Laura Clawson | 01/21/2020 | 126 |
| I write these words with great sadness and trepidation I have read about and listened to commentary on McConnell’s proposed rules for the Senate impeachment trial beginning tomorrow. It is for me the final straw. Perhaps I can provide some context with a tweet I posted after reading them. I wrote: simply... |
teacherken | 01/20/2020 | 334 |
| Marriott's 'green choice' isn't so green, and it's hurting workers Why would environmental organizations like the Sierra Club, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and 350.org have signed a pledge that they wouldn’t use a hotel chain’s environmental program? ... |
Laura Clawson | 01/20/2020 | 70 |
| Childcare costs are sucking U.S. parents dry and still leaving early childhood teachers in poverty Parents in the U.S. pay a staggering amount for care for their young children—and here, as in so many other areas, the support they get from their government falls short of what peer nations ... |
Laura Clawson | 01/20/2020 | 75 |
| Cattle Call 2020: They debated in Iowa, so where do they stand now? The polling aggregate:
Full disclosure: I get to cheat. Thanks to Civiqs , I get to see how the primary campaign is playing out throughout the country and in individual states. BUT, since we don� |
kos | 01/19/2020 | 304 |
| Pregnant Workers Fairness Act takes a step forward in the House, this week in the war on workers The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took a step toward a full House vote on Wednesday when it passed in the House Committee on Education and Labor. “ The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) |
Laura Clawson | 01/18/2020 | 4 |
| Big bank explains in great detail why Elizabeth Warren scares big banks Big banks agree with Elizabeth Warren that an Elizabeth Warren presidency would not be good for big banks. A series of reports from Barclays obtained by Mother Jones waxes fearful about Warren plans like a corporate profits tax, a wealth tax, canceling... |
Laura Clawson | 01/17/2020 | 93 |
| Trump campaign makes a show of outreach to groups he's attacked, demonized, and assaulted Team Trump is fanning out across the states making a big show of its outreach to women voters, black voters, and Latino voters. One of these efforts is more sincere than the other two. Sure, the Trump campaign would like to peel off a handful of black... |
Laura Clawson | 01/17/2020 | 22 |
| Democrats across the country seek to make California's mistake, destroying careers of freelancers The problems of the gig economy are real, with corporations like Uber legitimately screwing over many of its workers. But the first attempts at addressing these concerns have been an unmitigated disaster in California—the bad actors are merely going to... |
kos | 01/17/2020 | 391 |
| Trump's impeachment defense is heavy on Fox News and Jeffrey Epstein and Twitter has thoughts Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team got several additions Friday morning and there is SO MUCH to say. Let’s start with the new names: Pam Bondi, Alan Dershowitz, Jane Raskin, Robert Ray, Ken Starr. A few of these stand out, to say the least. Bondi... |
Laura Clawson | 01/17/2020 | 236 |
| Trump declares himself exonerated from brutal GAO report because Alan Dershowitz said so on Fox News Sure, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says that Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget broke the law by withholding aid from Ukraine, but forget about all that, because Fox News has exonerated Trump. Trump tweeted a... |
Laura Clawson | 01/17/2020 | 181 |
| Trump's bravado rings even more false than usual as he freaks out about impeachment trial Donald Trump is a nervous, seething wreck. According to The New York Times, Trump “has become increasingly unnerved by the prospect of a Senate trial, even one in which his Republican allies are widely expected to acquit him. And by the few times the... |
Laura Clawson | 01/17/2020 | 186 |