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Bannon Subpoenaed, Hard of Hearing

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Summoned: President Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by the Special Counsel to testify in front of a grand jury, according to several news outlets. He’s being called to answer questions about possible links or collusion between …

Shutdown Approaches, Children in Chains

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Deadline: After a disastrous week of clashes over an immigration bill, President Trump’s border wall, and his unfortunate pronouncements, it’s looking questionable whether Congress will reach an agreement on a spending bill to keep the government running by the Friday …

Trump Says He’s Not Racist, Journal Audio

Monday, January 15, 2018

Denial Ain’t a River: After a bad week in which he used a scatological slur to describe entire countries, President Trump arrived for dinner last night at one of his Florida golf clubs and told reporters, “I am not a …

Hawaii Missile Alert, DACA Reprieve

Sunday, January 14, 2018

DefCon 1: Amidst heightened missile threats by North Korea, the state of Hawaii mistakenly put out an alert for a missile aimed at the island state, sending residents into a tizzy. The alert sent to cellphones said in all caps, …

Word of the Day, President and Porn Star

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Word of the Day: The world is in an uproar over President Trump’s use of a certain word in reference to Haiti and African countries. “Shithole countries” is what he called them. Virtually the entire continent of Africa and Haiti …

“Shithole” Countries, Foreign Intelligence

Friday, January 12, 2018

Home of the Whopper: In a White House meeting yesterday, President Trump used a scatological term for some of the countries from which he’d rather not accept immigrants. According to multiple witnesses, Trump was in an Oval Office meeting with …

Trump Rants All Day, Immigration Crackdown

Thursday, January 11, 2018

The Trump Thing: President Trump had a busy day yesterday, denying collusion with the Russians, denouncing the court system, trashing California Sen. Diane Feinstein, and calling for stricter libel and slander laws, even while libeling and slandering his enemies. Russia …

Mudslides Kill 13, Russia Testimony Released

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Mudslides: At least 13 people died in Southern California after heavy rains produced devastating mudslides on fire-ravaged hillsides. Homes were swept away and the 101 Freeway in Montecito southeast of Santa Barbara was buried in mud. Cars were destroyed and …

N.Korea to Olympics, Oprah 2020

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Diplomacy: North Korea will send athletes to the Winter Olympics in South Korea as a result of three hours of direct talks today. It’s a symbolic easing of tensions over North Korea’s escalating nuclear missile development. It will be the …

Bannon Walks it Back, Women in Black

Monday, January 8, 2018

What I Meant Was: In Washington, it’s called “walking that back.” President Trump’s former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon modified but didn’t retract his comments about a “treasonous” 2016 meeting between top campaign staffers and a Russian lawyer dealing dirt on …