The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton, helping Republican Donald Trump and undermining faith in American democracy, say independent researchers who tracked the operation. Russia’s increasingly sophisticated propaganda machinery — including […]
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Trump Violated Campaign Finance Laws Over 1,100 Times
The Federal Election Commission reportedly found the Donald Trump campaign accepted over 1,000 donations that violated some campaign finance laws. The FEC issued a letter to the campaign indicating that they had accepted about 1,100 problematic donations, totaling about $1.3 million. Some of the donations came from groups that had not properly registered, according to […]
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Another Scam According To Bernie Sanders
Our infrastructure is collapsing, and the American people know it. Every day, they drive on roads with unforgiving potholes and over bridges that are in disrepair. They wait in traffic jams and ride in overcrowded subways. They see airports bursting at the seams. They see the need for a modern rail system. They worry that […]
Trump Foundation Admits To Financial Improprieties
President-elect Donald Trump’s charitable foundation engaged in self-dealing in 2015 and prior years, the foundation said in an Internal Revenue Service filing. That self-dealing, which typically triggers additional taxes for anyone who got improper benefits, resulted from payments to “disqualified persons,” or foundation insiders, according to the document. The document, which was the foundation’s tax […]
Trump Won’t Follow Through On Prosecuting Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald J. Trump repeatedly said Hillary Clinton ‘s “lies and deception” rivaled Watergate. He called her “Crooked Hillary.” His most rabid fans chanted it over and over again at huge campaign rallies: “Lock her up!” But on Tuesday, Mr. Trump essentially said: “never mind,” signaling that he does not intend to pursue […]
Trump Possibly Using Presidency To Strong Arm Better Personal Business Deals
The Trump Organization spent months trying to drive off the culinary union from its Las Vegas hotel, losing one legal battle after another before a federal labor board. Soon Donald Trump’s company, which has refused to bargain with the union after housekeepers and other employees voted to join last December, could gain some leverage. As president, Trump will […]
Gen. James Mattis Is Trump’s Leading Candidate For Defense Secretary
This weekend, President-elect Donald Trump described retired Marine General James Mattis as a contender to be the next defense secretary and as “the real deal” following their hour-long meeting Saturday. Mattis retired from the Marine Corps in 2013 after a 41-year career where he led Marines into Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, the initial […]
Obama Will Speak Out Against Trump If He Threatens American Ideals
US President Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the political fray and avoid commenting on their successors. Mr Obama said he would give Mr Trump time to outline his vision but […]
Green Day Leads American Music Award Audience In Anti-Trump Chant
Just two days after the cast of Hamilton delivered some pointed words to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence, another group of artists used their time on stage to publicly share their feelings about the Trump administration. During Sunday night’s American Music Awards, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong chanted “No Trump, no K.K.K., no fascist U.S.A.!” during […]
Donald Trump Whines About SNL Again
The president-elect took time out from the important job of preparing for office to again blast the comedy sketch show over its portrayal of him. Here’s what Trump tweeted on Sunday morning: I watched parts of @nbcsnl Saturday Night Live last night. It is a totally one-sided, biased show – nothing funny at all. Equal […]
Obama Tells World His Vision Is Correct, Warns Of Trump’s Dangers
Facing rejection of his worldview on both sides of the Atlantic, President Obama doubled down Tuesday on the dangers of populism and declared that Donald Trump’s supporters don’t realize how good they’ve had it for the past eight years. Declaring, “My vision’s right,” the president said Mr. Trump won the presidential election by exploiting conservatives’ […]
Trump Campaign Worker Berates Starbucks Employee For Discriminating Against Whites
A Florida real estate remodeler said he has been “harassed by people all over the country” since a video went viral showing him berating a Starbucks barista. He was incensed, he said, that the woman refused to serve him because he’s a white man who supports President-elect Donald Trump. A witness said the man simply got angry that his […]