The Fertilizer King: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow did some long takeouts this past week about Donald Trump, his associates, and Dmitry Rybolovlev, the Russian billionaire known as the Fertilizer King for the commodity on which he made his fortune. During a …

Tapped: President Trump went on a Twitter tirade from Florida this morning, claiming that President Obama had Trump’s phones tapped. “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This …

The Russia House: Congressional Democrats are demanding that Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions recuse himself from investigations into Russian influence on the election because he spoke with the Russian ambassador while he was a close supporter of the Trump campaign. Sessions …

Presidential: A somewhat subdued President Trump spoke to a joint session of Congress last night, laying out his plans for bulking up national defense, building a border wall, rebuilding the national infrastructure, and replacing Obamacare. He appeared to have finally …

Spend and Cut: President Trump wants to increase military spending by a whopping $54 billion —10 percent — while cutting across most of the rest of the budget to compensate for it, the White House announced yesterday. The US military …

Correct Envelope, Please: The Academy Awards ended in chaos last night when the musical La La Land was incorrectly named Best Picture instead of Moonlight. Acceptance speeches were already underway when La La Land’s producer announced that there had been …

Trump Gives Self an “A”:  In a long, rambling press conference yesterday, President Trump declared that “This administration is running like a fine- tuned machine,” and “We have made incredible progress. I don’t think there’s ever been a president elected …

Shoot the Messenger: President Trump is blaming the press as well as leaky intelligence and law enforcement agencies for the downfall of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, whom he fired Monday night. This morning the president tweeted, “Leaking, and even …

Out Like Flynn: President Trump waited weeks after he was told about Michael Flynn’s conversation about US sanctions with the Russian ambassador before firing the National Security Adviser, according to the White House. Trump was told on Jan. 26th that …

First Firing: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned last night after it was revealed that he lied about his conversations with the Russian ambassador regarding Obama administration economic sanctions against Russia. Less than a month into his presidency, Donald Trump has …