Woodwards book underscores trumps contempt for sessions

Former White House national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonPence, other GOP officials expected to skip Trump send-off NSA places former GOP political operative in top lawyer position after Pentagon chief's reported order After insurrection: The national security implications MORE is predicting the second impeachment of former president Donald TrumpDonald TrumpSchumer: Impeachment trial will be quick, doesn't need a lot of witnesses Nurse to be tapped by Biden as acting surgeon general: report Schumer calls for Biden to declare climate emergency MORE is also unlikely to end in a conviction and could do more harm to the country than good.  … [Read more...] about John Bolton: Second Trump impeachment ‘badly conceived, poorly executed’ and likely to produce same result as first

As it begins the 117th session of Congress, the United States Senate has many pressing matters on its plate: the need to get on top of the coronavirus, recharge the economy, get serious about climate change, reform our immigration policy, and deal with racial injustice. But no Senate challenge is more important than holding former President TrumpDonald TrumpSchumer: Impeachment trial will be quick, doesn't need a lot of witnesses Nurse to be tapped by Biden as acting surgeon general: report Schumer calls for Biden to declare climate emergency MORE accountable for the death and destruction on the sacred grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. … [Read more...] about Press: The case against Citizen Trump

This is by no means the first controversial comment made by Trump. Some of the presumptive Republican nominee's most inappropriate remarks include calling Mexicans "rapists," advocating a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S. and saying that the authoritarian North Korean leader Kim Jong-un deserved "credit." … [Read more...] about Trump Uses Disney Movie ‘Frozen’ to Defend Tweet That Was Called ‘Anti-Semitic’

It's evident, however, that the saga has grown into much more than an argument over the future of a video game retailer, or the merits of different trading approaches. As no-fee apps like Robinhood democratize access to financial markets, some are reading it as a generational fight between the old and new guard of the investing world. … [Read more...] about The GameStop saga is captivating Wall Street — for good reason

Historically, conservatives have dominated the dark money game, previously outspending liberal organizations by a nearly 4-to-1 ratio, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Following the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010, conservative spending outpaced that of liberals by almost 11-to-1. But that trend has started to shift in recent years: During the 2018 midterm elections, liberal groups outpaced their conservative counterparts in dark money spending on political ads for the first time since 2010. … [Read more...] about Biden’s White House victory fueled by record-shattering $145M in ‘dark money,’ report says