The U.S. government already spends $600 billion dollars a year on its military – more money than the next seven biggest spenders combined, including China and Russia. On Monday, the White House said it would request $54 billion more in military… Read More ›
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GOP Lawmakers Duck Town Halls, But Still Make Time to Meet with Campaign Donors
Many of the same congressional Republicans who are ducking their constituents by refusing to hold town hall events during this week’s recess are actively offering to meet with donors — for a fee. The Intercept and the Center for Media… Read More ›
Someone Please Ask Donald Trump This Simple Question About Russia
In the maelstrom of anonymous accusations that Donald Trump’s associates were in touch with Russian officials during the 2016 election, one simple point has gotten lost: As president, Trump has the power to declassify anything — which means he could order all the government’s intelligence agencies to make public… Read More ›
Donald Trump’s Remarks Signal He Could Start a New Nuclear Arms Race
Donald Trump’s declaration on Thursday that “if countries are going to have nukes, we’re going to be at the top of the pack,” flew in the face of decades of U.S. efforts to negotiate cautious, mutual reductions in nuclear arsenals around… Read More ›
White House Defers to “States’ Rights” on Transgender Protections — But Not on Legalizing Marijuana
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer cited “states’ rights” on Tuesday in defending the Trump administration’s decision to end the Obama administration’s federal protections for transgender students. “The president has maintained for a long time that this is a states’ rights… Read More ›
Trump’s Cybersecurity Plan is a Big No-Show at Key Event
Tens of thousands of cyber professionals, academics, and a handful of public servants have swarmed downtown San Francisco for the annual RSA Conference — one of the largest digital and cyber security events of its kind. But trying to find… Read More ›
Carter Page, at Center of Trump Russian Investigation, Writes Bizarre Letter to DOJ Blaming Hillary Clinton
Carter Page, briefly a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, sent a peculiar, rambling letter this week to the Department of Justice, asking it to review “the severe election fraud in the form of disinformation, suppression of dissent, hate… Read More ›
Trump Says Palestinian Statehood Isn’t Necessary for Peace. Netanyahu Calls Him the Greatest.
President Trump wiped away 15 years of U.S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday afternoon, explaining his view that statehood for Palestinians is not necessary for peace. “So I’m looking at… Read More ›
After Michael Flynn’s Resignation, Surveillance Defenders Suddenly Care About Wiretap Abuse
Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a leading defender of government surveillance programs, reacted with outrage when he found out the FBI had listened in on conversations between the Russian ambassador and a top Trump… Read More ›
Labor Pick Andy Puzder is Already in Jeopardy. Now He’s Being Sued for Wage-Fixing.
The company run by Andy Puzder, who President Trump has nominated for secretary of labor, ran an illegal wage-fixing scheme for managers at his company’s restaurants, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in California superior court last week. Puzder is… Read More ›