Donald Trump’s response to the disastrous hurricane that devastated Puerto Rico has been belated, defensive, cruel, and pathetic. Among his many failures to appropriately conduct himself during the crisis, Trump has rabidly attacked San Juan’s mayor, Carmen Yulin Cruz, for begging the government to help save her people — who have been largely without food, […]

Donald Trump needs his vacation trips to Trump-branded resorts to conduct international diplomacy, particularly to pressure North Korea and prevent it from going nuclear, according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Trump has spent 88 days of his 258 days in office at Trump properties, with 68 of those days spent at resorts […]

After the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night, Donald Trump again proved how incapable of real leadership he is. His bizarre offering of “warmest condolences” followed by a statement that neglected to even mention gun safety put his all too predictable inadequacy as president on full display. And just as predictably, his administration leapt […]

The Trump administration has literally laughed off concerns about working on gun safety legislation after the massacre in Las Vegas. During the daily White House press briefing, NBC reporter Hallie Jackson asked press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to respond to Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), who called for Congress to “get off its ass and do something” […]

The NFL and many of the Americans who support the sports league have come out in opposition to Donald Trump’s attacks on players who are protesting racism. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made clear that the administration believes “every American” should support Trump’s horrendous position that an athlete who protests racism is a […]

The Trump White House further insulted NFL stars who are protesting racism and police brutality by taking knee during the national anthem by questioning their real motivations and suggesting that they should instead direct their protests toward individual police officers. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders presided over yet another contentious press briefing Monday, […]

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders may be the next administration official who needs to lawyer up as Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation accelerates. Specifically, Sanders may have placed herself in legal jeopardy by agreeing to be the White House point person for the nasty smear campaign it’s been running against former FBI Director […]

The Trump administration made yet another attempt to lie about the record of President Barack Obama, but it only took a few minutes for reporters to completely debunk it. During the daily White House press briefing, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the bold and false proclamation that Donald Trump has done “more for bipartisanship […]

The Trump White House is demanding that an ESPN reporter, who is a black woman, be fired for telling the truth about Donald Trump’s racist behavior. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that criticism of Trump from Jemele Hill, co-anchor of SportsCenter, is a “fireable offense.” Hill has been the subject of controversy […]

On the same day that Donald Trump unnecessarily decided to end a program that protects immigrant children, his White House is already blaming Congress for not fixing it. Trump started the day callousing teasing his plan on Twitter. Of course he didn’t have the courage to make the announcement himself. Instead, he sent Attorney General […]

More than a week after Donald Trump stubbornly insisted that some of the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who rioted in Charlottesville are “very fine people,” the White House still won’t say exactly who those people are. When press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders finally resumed daily briefings Thursday, after an extended vacation, not a single reporter […]

The White House has now confirmed that Donald Trump was involved in drafting his son’s misleading statement about his meeting with Russian operatives. The admission also proves that Trump’s personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, lied in multiple media appearances where he claimed that Trump was not involved. Sekulow said, “The president was not involved in the […]

The Internet has exploded in response to the insane remarks by Donald Trump’s new White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, which were full of extremely graphic and vulgar language directed at other members of the Trump administration. Reeling from the embarrassment and desperate to do damage control, the White House sent press secretary Sarah Huckabee […]

Donald Trump’s proposed budget includes massive cuts to the Department of Education, which he apparently thinks he can offset with a comparatively minuscule donation. As the Washington Post reported in May, the stark proposal includes “a $27 million arts education program; two programs targeting Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students, totaling $65 million; two international […]

Donald Trump’s new press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, threatened to abruptly stop the daily press briefing after she was peppered with questions about the administration’s new ban on transgender military service. Sanders’ unusual threat came in response to a question from American Urban Radio Networks reporter April Ryan, who was the target of several hostile […]

Responding to questions about his sexist attack on MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told an outrageous lie and claimed Donald Trump has never “promoted or encouraged violence of any kind.” The truth is, he has. Many times. During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly called on his protesters to […]

Shareblue has been covering the many aspects of the poorly received Republican Obamacare repeal plan. But as bad as that plan has already proven to be, there are many Republicans who want to do much worse. One of those Republicans is Florida Representative Ron DeSantis, who is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, which […]

Chris Christie has always fervently denied any involvement in or prior knowledge of the lane-closure scandal know as “Bridgegate.” But prosecutors have stated that Christie did indeed know about the closures as they were happening, and a judge recently found that there was probable cause for a criminal complaint against the Governor, which could lead […]

As the 2016 presidential election nears its conclusion, tough choices are being made: Libertarian VP candidate Bill Weld told the Boston Globe that he plans to focus exclusively on attacking Donald Trump for the remainder of the campaign — essentially admitting that running mate Gary Johnson can not become president. Trump has Weld’s “full attention,” […]

Here is Bernie Sanders speaking as directly as he ever has on the choice facing voters in November: .@BernieSanders: Voting for anyone but Clinton essentially "a vote for Trump." https://t.co/liTKZNYuTx #ThisWeek https://t.co/9e2gM17mAz — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 2, 2016 The evidence is overwhelming that the next president of the United States is going to […]

Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” He liked paying taxes; with them, he argued, he helped build the nation. This is clearly not the view of Donald Trump, who, when confronted by Hillary Clinton during their first debate on the likelihood of his not having paid taxes, responded: […]

Here’s George Takei on Gary Johnson: Libertarian Johnson supports TPP, fracking, Citizens United, and no min wage. How any Sanders supporters could back him is baffling to me. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 24, 2016 My colleague Matthew Chapman elaborates: Gary Johnson has proposed abolishing the income tax, the Department of Education, the EPA, and […]

Chris Christie was told about the bridge scheme during a 9/11 ceremony, and he laughed about it, a witness testified https://t.co/nPl4wa8XDR — The New York Times (@nytimes) September 27, 2016 In 2014, Chris Christie said he “unequivocally” had no knowledge of the lane closure plan, nor its intent as retaliation against the mayor of Fort […]

There is really very little we can say about this other than to warn you that it’s truly bizarre (and note the reporter reflexively recoiling): Johnson is not a serious option for young voters, not least of which because of his reckless environmental policies. This tongue-wagging moment just confirms what we already know.

Economic policy does not exist in a vacuum, but in the real world with real consequences for real people. And while individual choices do make a difference in one’s financial security, the range of opportunity to any individual person, in which their choices are made, has an even bigger impact. A candidate who advocates economic […]

FACT: The most prominent and accomplished people in America vouch for Hillary Clinton’s honesty and integrity, from Barack and Michelle Obama to Warren Buffett, Jimmy Carter, Elizabeth Warren, and Joe Biden. FACT: The most respected activists and progressive leaders in the country support Hillary Clinton, from John Lewis to Dolores Huerta, Lilly Ledbetter, Bernie Sanders and the […]

If there’s one message I want to deliver to everybody: If you don’t vote, that’s a vote for Trump. If you don’t vote, that’s a vote for Trump. If you vote for a third-party candidate who’s got no chance to win, that’s a vote for Trump. In addition to what the President is saying here, […]

As the 2016 election enters its final phase, we need to state the truth as it is: Gary Johnson and Jill Stein have consistently proven throughout the campaign cycle that they are not credible candidates. They have proposed horrendous policy ideas that would harm people across the country. Libertarian Johnson supports TPP, fracking, Citizens United, and no min wage. […]

My colleague Matthew Chapman writes about Gary Johnson’s highly questionable environmental policies: As we have noted before, there is a great deal to dislike about Johnson. He wants to eliminate the federal income tax. He keeps flip-flopping on Citizens United. He wants to abolish mandatory vaccination. He has very weird ideas about public accommodation laws. His […]

Although most young people oppose Donald Trump, a surprising number of them are also considering turning their backs on the major parties altogether and backing the Libertarian candidate, Gary Johnson. As we have noted before, there is a great deal to dislike about Johnson. He wants to eliminate the federal income tax. He keeps flip-flopping on Citizens […]