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Report: Trump to Deliver Tweet Storm During Comey Testimony

Getty It’s known far and wide that President Trump’s tweets are masterpieces of deception and disinformationโ€”so yeah, it makes perfect sense that he wants to live-tweet during former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to a Senate committee on Thursday. Washington Post reporter Robert Costa told MSNBC yesterday that he’d picked up the intel from White […]

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Tweet Storm: GOP Candidate Greg Gianforte Body Slams Reporter, Twitter Body Slams Back

As noted in Good Morning, News, Montana GOP candidate Greg Gianforte has been charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly body slamming a Guardian reporter after he asked a tough question. To make matters worse, Gianforte then issued a press statement that blamed the victimโ€”even though the audio of the incident seems to tell quite a […]

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Sen. Al Franken to Speak at the Newmark Theater; Get Your Tickets!

In these depressing times, a constant bright spot is watching Sen. Al Franken skewer GOP no-goodniks during whatever commission he happens to be sitting on. A former writer/performer for Saturday Night Live, Franken has risen within the Democratic Party to be one of the few politicians who still puts his constituents firstโ€”and he’s pretty goddamn […]

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BREAKING: Donald Trump’s Witch Hunt Not Greatest Witch Hunt

This morning, Donald Trump tweeted this… This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history! โ€” Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2017 …which inspired a lot of thoughtful and sometimes hilarious threads. But here’s my fave so far. @realDonaldTrump See, now I’m glad you added that word “politician.” Because you […]

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GOP Congressman Has Ass Handed to Him by TV News; Then Handed to Him Again by Angry Town Hall

Courtesy KCRG Iowa Republican Congressman Rod Blum had a terrrrrible day yesterdayโ€”and he deserved every minute of it. As one of the Freedom Caucus members who helped pass the Trumpcare bill that will kick millions off their insurance, cripple Medicare, raise rates for seniors, limit preexisting conditions, and defund Planned Parenthood, Blum also happens to […]

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Tom Price Announces Intent to “Reexamine” Obamacare’s Birth Control Coverage Mandate

Price could sabotage the Obama administration’s birth control coverage protections. Getty / itakdalee Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is no friend to women’s rights, so it seemed only a matter of time before he took to sabotaging Obamacare’s protections for access to birth control. Now, the worst seems to have happened. Here’s a […]

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The Trump Administration Wants to Make Discriminating Against Transgender Patients Legal Again

It’s a bigoted, sneaky way of weakening the Affordable Care Act without having to do the dirty work of comprehensively overhauling the law. Getty / sturti Here’s the Advocate with the details: The Department of Health and Human Services filed documents in court today indicating that itโ€™s backing away from a trans-inclusive nondiscrimination rule applying […]

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The Video To Watch After You Watch That Viral Jimmy Kimmel Video

Everyone is sharing Jimmy Kimmel’s moving opening monologue from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. His wife gave birth to their second child last week. While the baby appeared healthy at first, a nurse noticed something and called in the docs, who called in more docsโ€”including a doc called in from the airportโ€”and Kimmel’s newborn son, […]

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