Watchdog groups are claiming victory on Monday after the Trump administration said it would release the visitor logs for Mar-a-Lago, the resort estate the president owns in Florida and which he dubbed the “Winter White House” after facing a lawsuit. Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington (CREW), the non-profit National Security Archive, and the Read more about Transparency Victory: Trump Forced to Release Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs[…]

Wages for most American workers have remained basically stagnant for decades, but a new report published on Thursday by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows that the CEOs of America’s largest firms have seen their pay soar at a consistent and “outrageous” clip. “Simply put, money that goes to the executive class is money that Read more about Worker Wages Flat, But Since 1978 CEO Pay Has Soared by 'Outrageous' 937%[…]

Just 10 days after announcing that Anthony Scaramucci would serve as the new White House communications director, President Donald Trump has decided to dismiss him from the position, the New York Times first reported Monday. The new reporting cites “three people close to the decision,” and says the decision followed a request from former Homeland Read more about That's It for 'The Mooch'? Trump Boots Scaramucci From Post[…]

As questions about the Trump administration’s conflicts of interest continue to swirl, the real estate firm owned by Jared Kushner’s family is under federal investigation for its use of a program that offers visas in exchange for financial investments. The president’s son-in-law and top advisor still owns a large portion of Kushner Companies, which has Read more about Kushner's Company Issued Subpoena Over Misuse of Visa Program[…]

If top advisors and others are as angry with President Donald Trump as some reporting indicates, why don’t they speak out publicly or resign their posts? “[The] self-exonerating practice of anonymously leaking one’s private ‘disgust,’ while saying & doing nothing publicly, is simply pathetic.” —Glenn Greenwald, journalistWhile the New York Times‘ Glenn Thrush reported he Read more about Trump Inner-Circle Privately "Appalled" and "Disgusted." Publicly? Dead Silent[…]

After months of delay and an apparently “tortured search” to come up with a “winning” strategy for Afghanistan, what President Donald Trump will announce Monday evening looks like it will be nothing more than an extension of the failed strategy that has kept U.S. forces in the country for 16 years with no end in Read more about Replicating Obama Failure, Trump Expected to Bolster Endless Afghan War With Troop Surge[…]

As President Donald Trump kicked off his aggressive, Koch brothers-backed tax “reform” push with a speech in Missouri on Wednesday, progressive advocacy groups and policy analysts argued that the president’s tax agenda is nothing more than a “scam” that would take money from low-income families and hand it to the rich. “Working families will be Read more about As Trump Begins Tax Reform Push, Critics Rip Plan as Fact-Free, Trickle-Down 'Scam'[…]

Doubling-down on the previous threats made by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis over the weekend, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday morning declared “enough is enough” when it comes to diplomatic efforts with North Korea—indicating that both military strikes and sanctions against Pyongyang’s trading partners could be next. Read more about 'No More Road Left' for Diplomacy, US Ambassador Tells Security Council[…]

At a much-anticipated event in Washington, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 16 Democratic co-sponsors are introducing the 2017 Medicare for All Act, which aims to “revolutionize” American healthcare by replacing the current for-profit system with a single-payer program that would provide insurance to all Americans as a right. Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership “When an Read more about Watch Live: Sanders Introduces 2017 Medicare for All Act[…]

Along with undocumented Dreamers and other lawmakers, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was shouted down during a press event in San Francisco on Monday when a group of immigration rights advocates took over the room in protest of what they perceive as a show of political weakness by Democrats in Congress. Click Here: camiseta Read more about Refusing to Be Bargaining Chips, Dreamers Shut Down Pelosi's Pro-Dreamer Event[…]