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Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his ties to Russia and debilitating attacks from supporters on his credibility. (Photo: Getty)

Trump Officials Should Face Contempt, Jail for Ignoring Impeachment Subpoenas

Keith GirardNovember 14, 2019

Top Trump officials who have refused subpoenas to testify in impeachment hearings should face a long-standing process as old as the nation itself. ...

COMMENTARYCONGRESS

Donald Trump Louisiana Rally Lies, Misstatements Flow Fast, Furiously

Keith GirardNovember 7, 2019

Donald Trump long ago lost touch with reality. Nowhere was that more evident than his Louisiana rally last night. One fact is indisputable: The president has spouted oceans of lies....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Donald Trump oversteps authority by declaring churches 'essential services.' (Photo: ScreenCap)

Donald Trump Lying So Fast at Louisiana Rally Fact Checkers Barely Kept Up

Keith GirardNovember 7, 2019

Donald Trump lying long ago lost touch with reality. Nowhere was that more evident than at his Louisiana rally last night. ...

POLITICS

Trump, GOP Effort to Pack Supreme Court Could Get First Test With NY Tax Case

Keith GirardNovember 4, 2019

Donald Trump and Senate Republicans steered the U.S. Supreme Court hard right by appointing Bret Kavanaugh. Now a New York tax case could be the first test of whether that gambit pays off....

CRIME

William Barr being sworn in as U.S. Attorney General. (Photo: White House/ Tia Dufour)

Bill Barr Barnstorms Europe Looking for Dirt, Alarming Allies

Keith GirardNovember 3, 2019

Bill Barr has stepped outside the U.S. Attorney General’s traditional role to run political interference for Donald Trump, barreling through Europe, alarming U.S. allies, in a Quixotic quest....

NATIONAL SECURITY

Jared Kushner pictured with wife Ivanka Trump, is the owner of dozens of substandard apartments in Maryland. (Photo: White House)

Jared Kushner Sued Over Rats, Vermin in City Trump Called ‘Rodent Infested’

Keith GirardOctober 29, 2019

Jared Kushner is being sued in Maryland for failing to maintain substandard, rat-infested housing in Baltimore. It’s the same city father-in-law Donald Trump called “rat infested."...

BUSINESSWHITE HOUSE

Donald Trump Razzed at World Series Game 5: Boos, Shouts of ‘Lock Him Up!’ (See)

Keith GirardOctober 28, 2019

Donald Trump stepped outside the bubble of Fox News and sycophantic rallies last night and got a measure of what people actually think of him in a good old fashion razzing at the World Series Game 5....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Russian spy Maria Butina continues to create legal problems for the National Rifle Association. (Photo: Maria Butina/Facebook)

Maria Butina, Who Wooed NRA, GOP With Sex and Guns, Kicked Out of Country

Keith GirardOctober 28, 2019

Russian spy Maria Butina walked out of a U.S jail today (Oct. 25) and is on he way back to Russia....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Russian agent Maria Butina knew the way to the heart--and soul-- of the NRA and old-fart Republicans--guns and sex. (Photo: Instagram)

Maria Butina, Russia’s Guns n’ Sex Red Sparrow, Flying the Coup for Moscow

Keith GirardOctober 25, 2019

Russian spy Maria Butina, who used her sexuality and obsession with guns to get close to influential conservative politicians and groups, walked out of a U.S jail today (Oct. 25)....

FOREIGN POLICYSpy vs Spy

Giuliani Bagmen Could Widen Probe of Illegal Foreign Money Into Trump Campaign

Keith GirardOctober 10, 2019

Rudy Giuliani has been tied to two men indicted on federal campaign finance charges for allegedly funneling foreign money to support Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign....

POLITICS

Ivanka, Jared Kushner No Shows as Trump Faces Serious Charges

Keith GirardOctober 4, 2019

Ivanka and Jared Kushner have virtually gone underground in recent weeks, a possible sign of the seriousness of President Donald Trump’s alleged crimes and effort to cover them up....

ADMINISTRATIONPOLITICS

Alex Baldwin Back on SNL As (You Know Who) in Star-Packed Cold Open (Watch!)

Keith GirardSeptember 29, 2019

Alec Baldwin swore he was done with Donald Trump impressions, but hey, nothing like a fresh impeachment brings out the best in everybody in a Saturday Night Live cold open. (Watch!)...

COMEDY

Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs refutes Trump tariff claims. U.S. is paying. (Photo: Vlad Lazarenko)

Wall Street Rips Trump Tariff Folly; Here’s Who’s Really Paying

Keith GirardSeptember 23, 2019

Wall Street is the latest to join a host of academics and economists who unanimously agree U.S. businesses and consumers are footing the entire bill for Donald Trump’s tariff war....

BUSINESSECONOMY

Donald Trump went to extremes with lies, misstatements in State of the Union Speech

Was Donald Trump Really in New York City on 9/11? Evidence Suggests He Lied (video)

Keith GirardSeptember 11, 2019

Donald Trump solemnly declared today that he personally saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 terror attacks, but evidence suggests he was nowhere near New York City....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Donald Trump's $1.4 trillion tax cut is causing government debt to soar. (Photo: CBO/Getty)

Trump Browbeats Fed as Tax-Cut Fizzles; CBO Sees 1.8% GDP Growth, Soaring Debt

Keith GirardSeptember 11, 2019

Donald Trump’s massive tax cut has run its course, leaving behind massive deficits that will weigh on the economy for years to come as growth slips....

ADMINISTRATIONBUDGET