Nearly every member of the White House Asian-American advisory council just resigned in protest of Trump
US Uncut - Thu Feb 16, 2017
10 out of the 14 people on a White House advisory board for Asian-American issues have officially resigned, protesting Trump's harsh policies on immigrants. More»
White House website posts "alternative" versions of Trump's executive orders
Raw Story - Tue Feb 14, 2017
The White House website posted inaccurate texts of President Donald Trump's executive orders, according to an analysis. More»
Day After Flynn Bombshell, Trump Calls On Only Murdoch Outlets At Press Conference
Media Matters - Fri Feb 10, 2017
Following a bombshell report that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn may have violated the Logan Act, President Donald Trump called on reporters only from outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch at a February 10 US-Japan joint press conference, favoring news sources that have been major supporters and receiving no questions about the Flynn report. More»
White House blacklists CNN because it won't 'promote' Trump's agenda
US Uncut - Tue Jan 31, 2017
The Trump White House won't be sending any spokespeople to appear on CNN because the network doesn't promote the administration's agenda, reports Politico. More»
Trump signs order "reducing regulations"
The Hill - Sun Jan 29, 2017
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at rolling back regulations, fulfilling one of his campaign pledges. More»
President Donald Trump says he believes torture works
BBC - Wed Jan 25, 2017
US President Donald Trump has said he believes torture works, saying "we have to fight fire with fire". More»
The State Department's Entire Senior Management Team Just Resigned
Washington Post - Wed Jan 25, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's job running the State Department just got considerably more difficult. More»
Trump Imposes Gag Order On The EPA And USDA
US Uncut - Mon Jan 23, 2017
The Trump administration is placing an immediate gag order on offices within the Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Agriculture. More»
In Trump's America, 'Felony Riot' Charges Against Inauguration Protesters Signal Dangerous Wave of Repression
AlterNet - Sat Jan 21, 2017
More than 200 people who were mass-arrested at the Washington, D.C. protests against the inauguration of Donald Trump have been hit with felony riot charges that are punishable by up to 10 years in prison and quarter-million-dollar fine. More»
Trump Transition Garners Highest Disapproval Rating In History
New York Post - Fri Jan 13, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump has the highest disapproval rating in history over his transition effort. More»
Trump just asked Rupert Murdoch to handpick the next FCC chief
US Uncut - Sun Jan 8, 2017
Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News parent company Newscorp, has been asked by the Trump transition team to submit names for the open FCC chair position. More»
Jeff Sessions Was Deemed Too Racist To Be A Federal Judge. He'll Now Be Trump's Attorney General
Huffington Post - Thu Nov 17, 2016
WASHINGTON - The man who President-elect Donald Trump will nominate as the 84th attorney general of the United States was once rejected as a federal judge over allegations he called a black attorney "boy," suggested a white lawyer working for black clients was a race traitor, joked that the only issue he had with the Ku Klux Klan was their drug use, and referred to civil rights groups as "un-American" organizations trying to "force civil rights down the throats of people who were trying to put problems behind them. More»
Trump Taps Anti-Muslim, Pro-Torture Tea Partier Mike Pompeo To Run The CIA
Huffington Post - Thu Nov 17, 2016
Representative Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas) announced Friday that he will accept a nomination from President-elect Donald Trump to lead the CIA. More»
Cops brutalize black off-duty officer after profiling him for crime he didn't commit
US Uncut - Wed Oct 26, 2016
An off-duty police officer based out of DC was thrown to the ground and hit in the head by Prince George's County police officers because he fit a description of a shooting suspect vaguely described as a black male wearing a hoodie and blue jeans. More»
Trump explains why the First Amendment has 'too much protection' for free speech
Think Progress - Sun Oct 23, 2016
If Donald Trump is president, he'd like to make some changes to the First Amendment. More»
Nixon Aide Reportedly Admitted Drug War Was Meant To Target Black People
Huffington Post - Tue Mar 22, 2016
An eye-opening remark from a former aide to President Richard Nixon pulls back the curtain on the true motivation of the United States' war on drugs. More»
Maryland cops arrest man and threaten his girlfriend over non-existent 'breast feeding violation'
Raw Story - Wed Oct 21, 2015
Charles County, MD - An infuriating video posted to Facebook this week shows the grim and infuriating reality of incompetent and power tripping cops in police state USA. More»
House votes to overturn DC law so employers can fire women for using birth control
Raw Story - Thu Apr 30, 2015
Late Thursday night, the House of Representatives voted in favor of "H. More»
Cheney Calls Torture Report A Crock, Says He'd 'Do It Again In A Minute'
Think Progress - Sat Dec 13, 2014
Before the Senate Intelligence Committee's extensive report on the forms of torture used on Guantanamo Bay detainees was released this week, former Vice President Dick Cheney was already defending the CIA's actions. More»
13, including suspect, killed in Navy Yard shooting
Daily Mail, UK - Mon Sep 16, 2013
Terror visited Washington DC this morning as at least one heavily armed gunman calmly opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 12. More»
Right-Wing Editor Brags about "Infiltrating" DC Protest March
AlterNet - Sat Oct 8, 2011
Washington, DC saw not one but two major protest actions this weekend, and one of them, a peaceful march to the Air and Space Museum to protest an exhibit on unmanned drones, saw a confrontation with police that led to protesters getting pepper-sprayed. More»
Military blocks access to popular video websites
Associated Press - Sun Mar 13, 2011
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's Cyber Command has shut down Defense Department workers' access to popular streaming video websites including YouTube, Amazon, and Googlevideo. More»
For UFO lobbyist, the truth is out there
Politico - Tue Jul 6, 2010
The airspace above the US Capitol is a no-fly zone, but Wilbur Allen says he regularly sees unidentified flying objects overhead. More»
Rare photo shows Marilyn Monroe with JFK, RFK
CNN - Mon May 31, 2010
Los Angeles, California - Marilyn Monroe's sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" sung for President John F Kennedy's 45th birthday celebration marked the actress' last major public appearance before her mysterious death in August 1962. More»
Republican Senator Says "Tough Shit" to Unemployment Extension
CNN - Thu Feb 25, 2010
Washington - The Senate adjourned Friday without approving extensions of cash and health insurance benefits for the unemployed after a lone senator blocked swift passage due to his insistence that Congress first pay for the $10 billion package. More»
Homeless veteran who saved 5 in fire laid to rest
Associated Press - Sat Jan 23, 2010
ARLINGTON, Virginia - Ray Vivier had been an adventurer, a Marine veteran who explored the country from South Carolina to Alaska, the father of five children. More»
White House targets Fox as it goes after press critics
AFP - Mon Oct 12, 2009
WASHINGTON - The White House has gone on the offensive against its critics in the press, singling out Fox News and going so far as to accuse the News Corp-owned network of waging a "war against Barack Obama". More»
Crow Chief Receives Medal of Freedom
Associated Press - Wed Aug 12, 2009
WASHINGTON - A 95-year-old Crow Indian who went into battle wearing war paint under his World War II uniform has been awarded the nation's highest civilian honor. More»
Rove involvement in US attorney firing detailed
Associated Press - Mon Aug 10, 2009
WASHINGTON - Former White House political adviser Karl Rove played a central role in the ouster of a US attorney in New Mexico, one of nine prosecutors fired in a scandal in 2006 over political interference with the Justice Department, according to transcripts of closed-door testimony released Tuesday. More»
Army charity hoards millions
Associated Press - Sun Feb 22, 2009
FORT BLISS, Texas - As soldiers stream home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the biggest charity inside the US military has been stockpiling tens of millions of dollars meant to help put returning fighters back on their feet, an Associated Press investigation shows. More»