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    The GOP’s Terminal Infection of Advanced Trumpism Has No Known Cure
    Jan25

    The GOP’s Terminal Infection of Advanced Trumpism Has No Known Cure

    Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA dangerous virus is rapidly spreading that threatens grave danger to those afflicted. I’m talking, of course, about Trumpism. Even moderate exposure renders Republicans unable to discern lies from truth, often causing them to mistake scandalous revelations for a nothingburger. Case in point: Recently...

    World briefs: Pompeo to visit Ukraine amid trial
    Jan25

    World briefs: Pompeo to visit Ukraine amid trial

    …read more Source:: Pittsburgh...

    NPR reporter says Mike Pompeo ‘screamed and cursed’ at her, made her find Ukraine on a map
    Jan25

    NPR reporter says Mike Pompeo ‘screamed and cursed’ at her, made her find Ukraine on a map

    An NPR reporter claimed that her questions so angered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he “screamed and cursed” at her in private and demanded that she point out Ukraine on a globe. The alleged interaction happened after Pompeo cut short an interview where Mary Louise Kelly pressed him on whether he supported Marie Yovanovitch, the...

    House Is Given Tape of Trump Calling for Ambassador’s Ouster
    Jan25

    House Is Given Tape of Trump Calling for Ambassador’s Ouster

    An associate of Rudy Giuliani has provided congressional investigators with a recording of President Donald Trump saying he wanted to get rid of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. …read more Source:: U.S....

    All The President’s Men Are Whiny Little Boys
    Jan25

    All The President’s Men Are Whiny Little Boys

    Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos GettyWe are a nation on downers, with a president on uppers and a Secretary of State that is, as the kids would say, tripping. Secretary of State and 56-year-old adult man Mike Pompeo threw a full-fledged tantrum Friday when NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly dared ask him tough questions about his role...

    Closing Dems’ Opening Argument, Schiff Says That Trump Is Threat To Republic
    Jan25

    Closing Dems’ Opening Argument, Schiff Says That Trump Is Threat To Republic

    President Trump presents an unprecedented threat to the country’s Constitutional structure and would “make himself a monarch,” said lead impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) as he closed his opening argument Friday night. “That has been proved,” the House Intelligence Committee chief added. He repeated that sentence — “that has been...

    NPR Reporter: Pompeo Lashed Out at Her After Testy Interview
    Jan25

    NPR Reporter: Pompeo Lashed Out at Her After Testy Interview

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed at a National Public Radio reporter and repeatedly “used the F-word” in a shouted diatribe after she questioned him about Ukraine and the ousted American ambassador to Kiev in an interview on Friday, the reporter said.Mary Louise Kelly conducted a testy interview lasting about nine minutes with Pompeo...

    Schiff Methodically Preempts And Rebuts Likely Team Trump Arguments
    Jan25

    Schiff Methodically Preempts And Rebuts Likely Team Trump Arguments

    Towards the end of the proceedings Friday night, lead impeachment manager Adam Schiff (D-CA) laid out predictions of what he thinks President Donald Trump’s lawyers will argue Saturday, rebutting them as he went. He broke down the process attacks, including Republican complaints about “secret” House depositions. “Those super secret...

    Trump’s Lawyers Ready to Argue That Abuse of Power Is Not Impeachable
    Jan25

    Trump’s Lawyers Ready to Argue That Abuse of Power Is Not Impeachable

    As U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers begin three days of opening statements in his impeachment trial on Saturday, they’ll push a widely disputed theory: that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense. The first of two articles of impeachment against Trump alleges that Trump abused the powers of his office by asking Ukraine to...

    Trial highlights: Dems cry cover-up, Trump hails activists
    Jan25

    Trial highlights: Dems cry cover-up, Trump hails activists

    From the floor of the Senate, Democratic impeachment prosecutors said Friday that President Donald Trump tried to cover up his actions with Ukraine, another reason to remove him from office. … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...