"We are committed to collectively, lovingly and courageously working vigorously for freedom and justice for Black people and, by extension all people. As we forge our path, we intentionally build and nurture a beloved community that is bonded together through a beautiful struggle that is restorative, not depleting." Black Lives Matter
President Trump told reporters the counter-protesters demonstrating against white nationalists are also to blame for violence in Charlottesville Saturday.
US Defense Secretary James Mattis issued a dramatic ultimatum to North Korea on Wednesday to "cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people" -- strong words that come just one day after President Donald Trump warned that the US could unleash "fire and fury" on Pyongyang.
North Korea has taken a major step forward in realizing its goal of becoming a nuclear power, according to a Washington Post report on a confidential US intelligence assessment that concludes Pyongyang has developed a nuclear warhead capable of fitting inside its missiles.
"The collapse of the Republican bid to repeal and replace Obamacare Monday, alongside chaos brewed by the Russia scandal, has revealed a stunted presidency and a White House struggling to master the levers of power."
I decided to post this to the opinion section rather than links because this article contains the opinions of author and playwright Paul Rudnick (Poor Little Lambs, I Hate Hamlet, etc.), that and it's pretty spot on... in my opinion.
Fifteen hours after Donald Trump typed the now-infamous words "Despite the constant negative press covfefe" into his Twitter account, White House press secretary Sean Spicer was asked about the incident.
The man accused of the brutal hate crime slayings of two people at the Hollywood Transit Center on Friday afternoon is a known local white supremacist. Jeremy Christian, 35, was booked early Saturday morning on two aggravated murder charges, an attempted murder charge, two intimidation (hate crime) charges, and a felon in possession of a restricted weapon charge. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) reported that the man "was on the MAX train yelling various remarks...
President Donald Trump called two top intelligence community figures to request that they deny in public any evidence of collusion between his campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election, multiple current and former US officials with knowledge tell CNN.
Michael Cohen, one of Trump's attorneys, recently tweeted a sexualized picture of his "Ivy League" daughter wearing nothing but a bra and pair of nylons. Then, when women on twitter pointed out that a father posting this type of picture of his daughter (while comparing her to Edie Sedgwick), is kind of creepy, he accuses said women of being "jealous"...
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe Thursday rejected assertions by the White House that FBI employees had lost faith in James Comey and that the bureau's probe into Russian election meddling was one of its most minor concerns.
White House says Trump lost confidence in Comey, who was leading probe into Russia's meddling in election
The president dismissed the FBI director based on recommendations from both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
US President Donald Trump appoints anti-abortion crusader Charmaine Yoest to senior communications post in the Department of Health and Human Services.
The choices made by white men, who are prepared to abandon their humanity out of fear of black men and women, suggest the true horror of lost status.
This list sums up the top ten accomplishments by our 45th commander in Chief according to @RoguePOTUSStaff at Twitter.com.
Crowds massed in the US capital and around the world Saturday to support science and evidence-based research -- a protest partly fueled by opposition to President Donald Trump's threats of budget cuts to agencies funding scientists' work.
"In early April, Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta published a story regarding gay men being detained, tortured, and sometimes killed in the Russian republic of Chechnya. The article claims that over 100 homosexual men in the "traditionally conservative Muslim society" had been rounded up and placed in a newly established and secret prison."
"Raytheon stock surged Friday morning, after 59 of the company's Tomahawk missiles were used to strike Syria in Donald Trump's first major military operation as President. Trump ordered the airstrike on the Syrian government Thursday night in retaliation for a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians earlier this week that killed as many as 100 people."
Republicans triggered the nuclear option and changed Senate rules, setting the state for Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
"You will see," Trump said when asked if he would take new action. Trump made the comments as he welcomed Jordan's King Abdullah to the Oval Office. "These are very troubled times in the Middle East, and we see what happened just recently yesterday in Syria -- horrible. Horrible, horrible thing."
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been removed from the National Security Council, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Bloomberg reports the move was part of a larger shake-up within the NSC. In January, Trump released a memo on the organization of his National Security Council, which listed Bannon as a member of the principals committee.
"The rapidly unfolding scandal has the potential to take down the entire administration, including – and possibly most importantly – Vice-President Mike Pence."
In a bizarre stunt, President Trump reportedly handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel an invoice for more than $374 billion to cover military defense costs when they met in Washington last week.
"Kellyanne Conway Awkwardly Sitting On The Oval Office Couch Is The Internet's Newest Meme I don't know how many funny, and sometimes downright bizarre things can come out of Trump's administration. The whole thing's an entire circus. And I have to admit that as an online media curator, I feel kind of bad even writing about Donald Trump." MUSTAFA GATOLLARI
