As of this writing, two more women have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual harassment and assault after Christine Blasey Ford first went public. Kavanaugh is facing another Senate Judiciary Committee hearing because of these accusations. Never fear, though, the nominee has calendar pages from 1982 that will exonerate him, promise!
Read MoreJustice is Blind Drunk
Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court is hanging in the balance after Christine Blasey Ford accused him of sexual assault when they were teenagers. The only other person Ford says was present when the alleged assault took place was Kavanaugh’s friend, Mark Judge.
Read MoreDeep Stake
Embrace Your Inner Kavanaugh
What better way to confirm a new U.S. Supreme Court justice who was involved in nearly every single partisan touchstone over the last twenty years than to wrap him in warm and fuzzy impartiality? Never mind Brett Kavanaugh’s involvement in everything from indefinite detention to Bush v. Gore, he coaches his kids’ basketball team!
Read MoreBack-to-Screwed
When the guy who was the student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is making news you know there is a problem. Seth Frotman recently resigned to protest what the Trump administration is doing to make it easier for lenders who prey on students.
Read MoreThe Wonderful White House Isn’ts
It’s been quite a week so far, from “truth isn’t truth” to an unindicted co-conspirator for a president. On Tuesday we saw two top Trump characters go to the “guilty” column, joining Michael Flynn, Rick Gates and others. The circle around Trump is getting tighter and filled with more legal danger.
Read MoreNo Guarantees
All signs are pointing to the release of a recording featuring President Trump saying the “n-word.” It might not exist and he may have never said it but I think it’s safe to mark this down in the “imminent release” column. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she “can’t guarantee” her boss hasn’t used the n-word.
Read MoreThe Leaning Tower of Trump
The Leaning Tower of Trump seems to be leaning a little more each day. The shifting explanations of the famed 2016 Trump Tower meeting between the Trump campaign and Kremlin connected operatives seem to be inching closer to the truth.
Read MoreExclusive: The Trump-Giuliani Tape
President Trump’s crack lawyer kept working the cable news outlets to stick up for his boss. Rudy Giuliani pointed out that, after Trump and crew have been saying “no collusion” nonstop for months, if there was collusion it’s no big deal and is not even a crime. Rudy is out there downplaying collusion in anticipation of . . . hmmmm.
Read MoreThe Endangered Species Academy
The Donald J. Trump “regime” is on track to gut the Endangered Species Act, a law that has been keeping plants and animals from going extinct for 45 years. You know, the law that saved the bald eagle. Trump and Congressional Republicans want to make it easier to do business and make money, who cares about extinction?
Read MoreDoubly Negative
The train wreck that is the Trump Presidency is gathering momentum. If anyone had doubts Donald Trump is up to his eyeballs in Russian naughtiness, the joint Trump-Putin press conference may open some eyes. (You know, if multiple convictions and indictments weren’t enough.)
Read MorePablo: A Family Separation Theme Song
Just a little reminder that even though President Trump issued an executive order officially ending his administration’s cruel policy of family separation, thousands of children have yet to be reunited with their families. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice said they wouldn’t be reuniting all of the children under 5-years-old as ordered by the court because it was just too darn hard. (And for some reason, those migrant parents were having a hard time coming up with the dough to pay for the required DNA tests.)
Read MoreIndependence Donald
With Donald Trump at his golf club in New Jersey and many people headed away for the Fourth of July holiday, there’s no telling what might happen. Maybe a Wednesday Night Massacre? Let’s hope it’s just a calm vacation day that doesn’t have any surprises in store for Democracy.
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Everything seems to be coming up Trump on the Supreme Court lately. From wedding cakes to the Muslim Ban to unions, the Trumpier Court is on the march. Oh, and now the President gets to pick another Supreme Court justice.