On Wednesday, Business Insider reported that former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham’s new book alleges Russian President Vladimir Putin deliberately tried to trigger former President Donald Trump’s fear of germs by pointedly coughing in a 2019 meeting. “Throughout the meeting, which was closed to journalists, Putin coughed or cleared his throat ceaselessly, prompting Trump’s […]
On Monday, The New York Times reported that the wife of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stirred outrage in her home country following reports that she got vaccinated in New York City during the United Nations conference. “Mrs. Bolsonaro’s vaccination, disclosed by Mr. Bolsonaro on Thursday after their return home, generated more adverse publicity, apparently revealing […]
The Texas secretary of state’s office announced late Thursday that it has begun a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general election in four Texas counties: Collin, Dallas, Harris and Tarrant. But the statement from that agency did not explain what prompted the move. There has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Texas […]
During a hearing Monday dealing with the mistakes made during the Afghanistan withdrawal, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) called out former President Donald Trump’s role in making things worse ahead of the evacuation. Lieu, a former active duty Air Force colonel now serves in the reserves, cited the Feb. 29, 2020 document from Trump and Secretary […]
President Donald Trump’s eldest son perpetuated the fake story of executions happening via helicopter in Afghanistan. Donald Trump Jr. created an image using President Joe Biden’s logo with a helicopter dangling a body. He certainly wasn’t the only one to push the debunked story. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) both pushed […]
John Bolton, the former national security adviser, said the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is a big mistake — and there’s no difference between the policies of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Bolton called the abrupt pullout a “strategic mistake” for which both leaders share the blame. “Trump fully supported (withdrawing),” Bolton told […]
While there has been plenty of finger pointing about who deserves the most blame for the disastrous ending to America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan argued on Tuesday that one person that cannot be allowed to escape accountability is former President George W. Bush. During his opening monologue, Hasan said that Bush and […]
(Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday vetoed six voting restriction bills passed by Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled legislature, blocking the latest Republican effort to limit access to the polls in a politically divided U.S. state. “These bills add unnecessary and damaging hurdles for Wisconsinites to participate in our democracy,” Evers, a Democrat, said at a […]
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – When U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan visited Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday, he brought a message from Washington: Don’t mess around with elections. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to Reuters that the Biden administration raised concerns over Bolsonaro’s unfounded claims of fraud in Brazil’s […]
Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) decided on Monday to open an investigation into far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for his statements claiming there will be fraud in next year’s elections. Bolsonaro, who is expected to seek a second term in 2022, has repeatedly said Brazil‘s electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud. Critics say Bolsonaro, like […]
They claim they “follow the science,” but since President Joe Biden’s program to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 became immensely successful, Republican lawmakers have gone from touting it as a miracle – when Donald Trump was president – to attacking it and any efforts to encourage people to take it. The only thing that’s changed […]
Trump-loving Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro this week set the stage for a January 6th-style coup attempt in his country by saying that he would not step down from the presidency if he loses next year’s election due to “voter fraud.” As Reuters reports, Bolsonaro said this week that he would “hand over the presidential sash […]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Sunday likened the Republican Party to the Titanic over the refusal to believe that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. While speaking to CBS host John Dickerson on Face the Nation, Kinzinger weighed in on an effort to remove Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from […]
On Thursday, TIME Magazine reported that the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer Rudy Giuliani began “long before” the FBI raid on his home and office, and sought interviews from his associates around the world. “The witnesses, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described lengthy interviews with investigators in Europe, Manhattan and Washington, […]
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Sunday disputed allegations that President Donald Trump reached out to him to coordinate an alibi after the Capitol was attacked by Trump-supporting insurrectionists on Jan. 6. Fox News host Chris Wallace confronted McCarthy about a telephone call he had with Trump soon after the attack on the Capitol […]
Kodak Black isn’t happy with his new collaboration with fellow Florida native YNW Melly. Today is new music Friday, and fans are anxiously awaiting the release of tracks from some of their favorite artists. This Friday might just be a lot bigger than previous ones in terms of the list of heavyweights set to burn […]
On CNN Monday, former House impeachment counsel Norm Eisen broke down the significance of the Supreme Court turning away former President Donald Trump’s final suit to prevent the Manhattan District Attorney from obtaining his tax returns — a decision met with rage by the former president. “For now, they will be kept only for the […]
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel held out the possibility on Tuesday it would not engage with U.S. President Joe Biden on strategy regarding the Iranian nuclear programme if he returns to a 2015 deal with Tehran. The remarks by Israel’s envoy to Washington came at a touchy juncture for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […]
Charlemagne Tha God: Welcome welcome everybody. It’s ya boy, Charlemagne Tha God Right here Live in New York City, Harlem USA We’re here for tonight’s first ever Presidential debate addressing the Black community We have both Presidential candidates Senator Joe Biden and President Donald Trump First on the floor is Senator Biden Senator, you now have the floor Biden […]
Its been one day since former President Donald Trump departed the White House and Scotland is already taking aggressive actions to ensure his “toxic brand” does not thrive in the country. According to People World, on Jan. 20, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was urged to launch an unexplained wealth order (UWO) to look into Trump’s […]
The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for a second time — just days before he is scheduled to leave office — raising questions about what happens next. The House voted 232-197 to impeach the president, with 10 members of Trump’s Republican Party joining 222 Democrats. Here are some of the […]
America’s relationship with Europe continues to disintegrate during the final days of the Donald Trump administration. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn blasted the U.S. president the day after the fatal attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters seeking to overturn the election — and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled a planned trip in […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reportedly planning to accuse Iran of links to Al Qaeda in a speech Tuesday, an allegation critics described as a rehashing of a Bush administration lie that served as part of the rationale for the catastrophic invasion of Iraq in 2003. Reuters reported late Monday that Pompeo—a warhawk […]
China’s internet erupted in mirth at America’s troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, comparing the chaos to the Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019. On Thursday morning, state media tabloid Global Times tweeted side-by-side photo comparisons of Hong Kong protesters occupying the city’s Legislative Council Complex in July […]
The chaos unleashed on the US Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters dominated front pages across the world Thursday, with headlines such as “Trump sets fire to Washington”, “Democracy under siege”, and “The Coup of Madness”. For the most part the international press laid the blame squarely at the outgoing president’s feet, accusing him of having […]
On Wednesday, Newsweek reported that a former Russian minister is warning that outgoing President Donald Trump’s attacks on the electoral process are reminiscent of how Russian President Vladimir Putin has bent that country to his will. “Andrei Kozyrev, who was foreign minister under President Boris Yeltsin between 1991 and 1996, compared the challenge by President […]
President Donald Trump’s reported plan to escape to Scotland to avoid being in the country for Joe Biden’s inauguration has hit a major snag. The UK Independent reports that Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has said that Trump will not be allowed to stay at his Turnberry golf resort due to the lockdown put […]
Unusual activity near President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Scotland has set off rumors that he might be fleeing there before Joe Biden’s inauguration. Prestwick airport, which is near Trump’s Turnberry resort, was told to expect the arrival on Jan. 19 of a U.S. military Boeing 757 plane the president has reportedly used before, reported […]
President Donald Trump is reporting big losses on his European golf courses according to a new report by Forbes magazine. “Donald Trump continued losing money in 2019 at his two golf properties in Scotland, where he has been struggling for years, according to regulatory documents released this week. Turnberry, the most prestigious property in Trump’s […]
While many of us agree that 2020 can take a long walk off a short pier, some of the worst things that happened brought out the best of us. Amid the hopelessness, isolation, fear and loss there were moments of laughter, gratitude, and above all, compassion. Here is a list of the X good things […]