The lies appear to have finally caught up to Roger Stone. On Friday morning, the former Trump adviser and longtime Republican operative was indicted as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation into the Trump campaign’s coordination with Russia during the 2016 election.Stone was charged with seven counts — including …
Read More »For Years, the Supreme Court Has Been Silent on Gun Rights — Until Now
When Brett Kavanaugh replaced Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court this past fall, most people thought the most drastic changes would come in the areas of abortion, LGBT rights and the death penalty. Justice Kennedy was a conservative, but he often sided with the Court’s liberals on these areas of …
Read More »Puerto Rico May Be Trump's Ultimate Stain
Update: The special counsel’s office has released a statement in response to Buzzfeed’s report: “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony are not accurate,” wrote special counsel spokesperson Peter Carr. Original text …
Read More »The President and the Soviet-Born Pianist
Lola Astanova may not be the most famous classical pianist in the world, but she has managed to gain a devoted following by performing Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Liszt in provocative attire. Over a half-million people follow Astanova on Instagram where she frequently poses in low-cut tops, miniskirts and stiletto heels. …
Read More »Robert De Niro Says Trump Is a Con Artist and White Supremacist
Robert De Niro has never been shy with his feelings about President Donald Trump, and in a new interview with theGuardianpublished on Sunday, he is still throwing barbs at the man in the White House. Here are just a few of the insulting names he called Trump in his latest …
Read More »A Brief History of Everything That Happened Because of George H.W. Bush's Insecurity
It’s become fashionable in some circles this week to denouncethenewly buriedGeorge. H.W. Bush as a war criminal, but that seems gratuitous. After all, from a technical standpoint, what American president isn’t a war criminal? It’s probably a short list. Thanks to the invasion(s) of Iraq, the bombing of civilians in …
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