Trump to State Dept. Officials Objecting to Muslim Ban: ‘Get with the Program or… Go’

If Monday’s White House press briefing is any indication, internal dissent will not be tolerated under Trump — by Jon Queally, staff writer at Common Dreams First of all, those objecting to a White House executive order which sowed “chaos, heartbreak, and

Buckle Up–It’s Gonna Be a Bumpy Ride!

Buckle up folks, we’re screwed… On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the DOJ’s Violence Against Women programs. On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. the

If You’re Against Immigrants, You’re Against My Grandma

Many good kids — with the same American dreams my grandparents had — now fear being exiled to a land alien to them. — by Mitchell Zimmerman One day in a Latvian town more than 100 years ago, when my grandmother wasn’t

Ethics, Conflicts of Interest and Confirmation Hearings

With the advent of the incoming #trump administration backed up by a Republican-led Congress in both houses, it’s become ever more important that we speak up, loudly and en masse, when actions are proposed that are contrary to what we the American

Intelligence Report Regarding Russian Interference in Election

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So Much for Trump’s 400-lb Guy Theory

Today, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a joint report detailing how federal investigators linked the Russian government to hacks of Democratic Party organizations.  The documentation clearly references the hacks of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Clinton’s campaign chairman

McCain, Graham, Schumer, Reed Joint Statement on Reports That Russia Interfered with the 2016 Election

Sunday, December 11, 2016 Washington, D.C. ­– U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader-elect, and Jack Reed (D-RI),

The Facts Behind Comey’s Unprecedented Letter

By now, you’ve probably heard some news about a bewildering letter sent to Congressional leaders by the Director of the FBI. Republicans received their copy first.  Congressional Democrats didn’t receive a copy until it Republicans had promulgated it on wrong-wing media sites. This

White House: “Ignorance is not an excuse”

A day after the Senate and House voted to override President Obama’s veto of legislation to allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest made a statement about Congress’ action. Senator Schumer (potentially the next