Trump: I ‘Didn’t Care’ About Arctic Drilling Until My Big Oil Friend Said I Should

“It’s a sickening display of how easily the president is swayed into supporting something that will likely benefit his friends at the expense of the public.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer at Common Dreams If President Donald Trump’s own account is to

Trump Claims GOP Memo “Totally Vindicates” Him. Um … No, It Does Not

“Has anyone explained to him yet that this is pretty much the opposite of the truth?” by Jon Queally, staff writer at Common Dreams Appearing to exploit a highly controversial and misleading memo written by Congressional Republicans in the exact way many

What the Battle over the Dream Act means for the West

As the threat of a government shutdown looms, Congress wrestles over DACA. — by Maya L. Kapoor is an associate editor for High Country News. For a short time, soccer seemed like it might be Daniela Benitez’s ticket to attending college. She didn’t begin

Mueller reportedly files first charges in Russia probe. Key Trump allies call on Mueller to resign.

Buckle up. Special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who has been investigating potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, has filed his first charges, according to CNN. The charges, reportedly approved by a grand jury on Friday, remain under seal. Who has been charged

DACA Under Siege by Trump and AG Jeff Sessions

Last week, Trump pardoned Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a notorious national symbol of racism who refused court orders to stop his racial profiling in his zealous multi-year campaign of persecution against Latino communities. Now, one week later, Trump is throwing MORE red

Trump Set to Deport Dreamers to Appease His Supremacist Base

A Note from Senator Catherine Cortez Masto — Last month, we celebrated the fifth anniversary of President Obama’s landmark Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This program granted hundreds of thousands of young people the opportunity to come out of the

News & Views | 04.25.17

  Betraying ‘Hire American’ Pledge, Trump Rewards Companies Offshoring US Jobsby Lauren McCauleyThough he has the power, President Trump has yet to wield his executive authority to stop U.S. jobs from being shipped abroad   It’s Now Been Three Long Years Since

Falsehoods and Incoherence

If there’s one thing we can say about Trump’s presidency, it’s that it foments lies – blatant, continuous, and unsubstantiated lies.  Advance forward through his first 100 days, and his most recent AP interview and here are 16 falsehoods he perpetrated on