Noam Chomsky

• Trump claims he signed a law that’s been on the books for decades
  President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he signed legislation that has, in fact, been law for many years: To think I signed the Whistleblower Protection Act! https://t.co/OSmPPcRs7x — Donald…
  Cody Fenwick
• Republicans are sending out a ‘cry for help’ as Trump’s public impeachment hearings loom
  House Republicans’ request for witnesses in the impeachment inquiry reads more like a “cry for help” than an actual contribution to the investigation into President Donald Trump’s conduct, argued MSNBC’s…
  Cody Fenwick
• Yet another federal judge tosses Trump’s attempt to block release of his tax returns
  A federal judge has tossed out a portion of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit which attempts to block a ruling ordering his tax returned to be released. The Washington, D.C. judge, according…
  David Badash
• Giuliani associate flips on Trump — says he threatened Ukraine to investigate Biden or lose aid
  Lev Parnas, one of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani’s indicted associates in his months-long expedition to find dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine, appears to have flipped on President Donald Trump…
  Igor Derysh
• Robert Reich: There are only 5 ways to become a billionaire — and none of them involve being successful in free market capitalism
  Billionaires are wailing that Elizabeth Warren’s and Bernie Sanders’s wealth tax proposals are attacks on free market capitalism. Warren “vilifies successful people,” says Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase. Rubbish.…
  Robert Reich
• Marsha Blackburn roasted for invoking ‘Jesus’ to bash Trump impeachment — but actually quoting Shakespeare instead
  Far-right white evangelicals have been insisting that God himself sent Donald Trump to govern the United States, and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee joined them in opposing Trump’s impeachment…
  Alex Henderson
• Trump faces ‘lock him up’ chants and ‘impeach’ signs as he delivers Veterans Day speech in New York
  President Donald Trump continued his strategy of using his office for political gain, including re-election, by delivering for the first time a speech in New York City on Veterans Day.…
  David Badash
• There are 2,000 untested chemicals in packaged foods — and it’s completely legal
  This potential scandal is so large, it’s hard to fully comprehend what the implications may be.
  Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
• How Mitch McConnell’s legislative graveyard is leaving veterans behind
  On this Veterans Day, here’s a reminder from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about recognizing the service of the men and women in our military.
  Joan McCarter
• ‘Pay-to-play all day’: Report reveals GOP groups and campaigns have spent a staggering $19 million at Trump properties since 2015
  Before Donald Trump ran for president of the United States, politicians spent money at his properties. But it was only a fraction of what it is now. And a report…
  Alex Henderson