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  • Measure to break California into 3 states removed from ballot after court ruling

    The California Supreme Court shot down the controversial initiative from appearing on the November ballot in a unanimous decision, writing that “significant questions have been raised regarding the proposition’s validity.” Proposition 9 would’ve asked voters whether California should separate into three states: California, Northern California and Southern California. It would’ve been subject to approval by […]Read More
  • GOP lawmaker griped that women can’t be called ‘sluts’

    CNN’s KFile reviewed several months of audio from Rep. Jason Lewis on the “Jason Lewis Show,” a syndicated radio program Lewis hosted from 2009 until 2014 with the tagline “America’s Mr. Right.” In one instance, while arguing that “young single women” vote based on coverage of birth control pills, Lewis said those women were not […]Read More
  • Opinion: Confronted with Putin’s lies, Trump flinches again

    Amid recitations of his tired mantra — “no collusion” — Trump called former CIA Director John Brennan “a total lowlife” and said former US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has “gone haywire” because they have been calling attention to Russia’s attack on American democracy. Both men have served America for decades, working with presidents […]Read More
  • Trump now says he holds Putin responsible for interference

    Speaking to CBS, Trump said he would consider Putin culpable because he’s Russia’s leader. “I would because he’s in charge of the country just like I consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country,” Trump said. “So certainly as the leader of the country you would have to hold him responsible.” […]Read More
  • Jeffrey Toobin blasts Trump’s ‘pathetic’ interview

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  • Anderson Cooper imitates Trump’s ‘no’ moment

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  • Zakaria: Trump’s political genius is this …

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  • Trump reportedly enraged by Putin video of missiles hitting Florida

    Although Trump did not react publicly to the video, he “lashed out at the Russian President in a phone call,” the report says, citing sources with direct knowledge of the call. The call happened a few weeks after Putin showed the video during his address to the Russian parliament and before his re-election, Axios reports. […]
  • Stelter: Trump and Putin can’t be trusted

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  • Hillary Clinton trolls Trump with a World Cup tweet

    “Great World Cup. Question for President Trump as he meets Putin: Do you know which team you play for?” Clinton tweeted Sunday night, ahead of the President’s first official summit with Putin, taking place in Helsinki, Finland. Earlier Sunday, Trump tweeted out congratulations to the tournament’s victors, France, as well as Putin and his countrymen […]Read More