$1 Billion a Month: The Cost of Trump's Tariffs on Technology

“U.S. companies paid $1 billion more in tariffs on technology products imported from China in October than a year earlier, as new duties imposed by...”

The tariff costs rose more than seven-fold to $1.3 billion, as the world’s two biggest economies became embroiled in a trade war, according to data provided by the Consumer Technology Association and analyzed by consulting firm The Trade Partnership.

The Trump Administration’s War On Science Is Worse Than the Inquisition

“The White House’s crude deflections on science aren’t simply ignorant — they’re calculated to serve the fossil fuel industry at the entire planet’s...”

 new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists lays out in shocking detail the scale and depth of the Trump administration’s assault on science and scientists. It describes how the Interior Department has single-mindedly pursued an agenda of handing over the public lands it manages to oil and...

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“Many congressional Republicans were opposed to President Obama's request to approve a similar action against Syria in 2013. On Thursday, Trump...”

Many of the congressional Republicans who are praising President Donald Trump's decision to strike a Syrian airfield were opposed to President Obama's request to approve a similar action against Syria in 2013. Trump ordered the launch of more than 50 tomahawk cruise missiles on Thursday in...

The Government Really Might Take All of Trump’s Money and Property

“For those of us who wish the worst upon Donald Trump and his crime family, some good news occurred yesterday. Due to actions of the State of New...”

“President Trump has agreed to shut down his embattled personal charity and to give away its remaining money amid allegations that he used the foundation for his personal and political benefit, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced Tuesday.” “Underwood said that the Donald J....

Was the Celebration of Christmas Illegal in the U.S. Until 1836?

“The final weeks of every year see the “War on Christmas” return to television panel debates and newspaper columns in the United States, bringing...”

At one time, in both American and English history, Christmas was indeed regarded as a pagan holiday, but it’s not true to say that the festival was banned in the United States until 1836. Neither the meme itself nor “For Truth Not Religion” cited any sources, but the two archaic notices shown...

Ringing in a Christian Nationalist 2019 With an Even Larger Legislative Playbook

“A Christian nationalist coalition, including the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, has published a new state legislative playbook for 2019...”

State legislatures across the country became showcases for Christian nationalist legislation in 2018. Leading the charge was the ominously named Project Blitz—a coalition of Christian Right groups that are unambiguous about their intentions for the short and long term, to restore America to a...

Here are 11 kinds of Bible verses Christians love to ignore

“Most Christians tend to ignore the awkward parts of the Bible.”

Some Bible-believing Christians play fast and loose with their sacred text. When it suits their purposes, they treat it like the literally perfect word of God. Then, when it suits their other purposes, they conveniently ignore the parts of the Bible that are—inconvenient. Here are 11 kinds of...

The VA’s Private Care Program Gave Companies Billions and Vets Longer Waits

“Trump wants to supersize a program that spent almost a quarter of its funds on overhead.”

This story was produced in collaboration with PolitiFact. For years, conservatives have assailed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a dysfunctional bureaucracy. They said private enterprise would mean better, easier-to-access health care for veterans. President Donald Trump...

Wave of Lawsuits and Investigations Threaten Trump and His Presidency

“Two years after Donald Trump won the presidency, every organization he has led in the past decade is under investigation or involved in at least...”

Trump’s private company, the Trump Organization, is facing civil suits digging into its business with foreign governments as well as state criminal inquiries into its tax practices. Trump’s 2016 campaign is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller, who has obtained guilty pleas from...

Depressed Trump Watched TV And Didn’t Bother To Show Up For Work

“Trump was depressed all day as his Michael Cohen got sent to prison, so he stayed in his room, watched TV, and didn’t show up for work”

Donald Trump’s world is crashing down around him, but instead of fighting back like he claims he does, the president is holed up in his bedroom, watching TV, and feeling sorry for himself.