Donald Trump’s desperation is palpable, and it was on full display Thursday when he held a press conference to try and counter the many damaging revelations from Bob Woodward’s latest book, Rage, which has the White House on the defensive as the administration tries to change the topic or at least present it in a […]
Vice President Mike Pence has been trying to shore up support for his boss among evangelicals as the 2020 election draws closer, And that means Pence has been meeting with anti-choice groups who want to criminalize a woman being allowed to control her body and her reproductive decisions by making abortion illegal across the United […]
Over the last two weeks of July, when many U.S. students returned to school at the insistence of President Donald Trump, more than 97,000 children have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a disturbing new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, which included data from 49 states, Washington D.C., […]
First we had Donald Trump refusing to wear a protective mask despite the fact that coronavirus was (and still is) causing thousands of infections and deaths across the United States. And now we have people who have listened to the president and absorbed all sorts of wild conspiracy theories on right-wing websites saying they will […]
It’s starting to look like the next coronavirus relief bill is being held hostage over one issue near and dear to the hearts of conservatives in the GOP: A payroll tax cut, which would deny the Social Security Trust Fund of billions in badly-needed dollars at a time when more people are retiring and retirees […]
On Monday, not long after he announced that he would be restarting the daily Coronavirus Task Force meetings, Donald Trump finally got around to suggesting that it’s a good idea for Americans to wear a protective mask as a way of helping control spread of the deadly disease: We are United in our effort to […]
Even though coronavirus cases are rising ominously in at least 36 states and some (Arizona, Florida, Texas) are considering shutting down their states to help control spread of the virus, Donald Trump is insisting that when cooler weather arrives in the Fall, he expects schools to be open and filled with students. He’s even floated […]
Bless her little heart, Ivanka Trump is always eager to try and put a happy face on her father’s most odious pronouncements and decisions, but she usually just makes matters worse, proving that she did indeed inherit her cluelessness from her father. Such is the case with the Trump administration’s decision to demand that children […]
Medical experts tell us that one of the most effective ways to combat the spread of coronavirus is for everyone to wear a protective mask, practice social distancing, and keep their hands clean with frequent washing and/or sanitizing. And yet, despite evidence supporting those practical steps that every American can take, Donald Trump has steadfastly […]
Much like the tangerine god they so ardently adore and fervently worship, the powers-that-be at Fox News enjoy spreading conspiracy theories, half-truths, and outright lies. After all, it’s what their audience wants and demands of them, and it makes them tons of money. When cornavirus first entered the public consciousness in March, Fox repeatedly told […]