Author: Jeff Anderson

WATCH: Chuck Schumer Says Steve Bannon Has ‘Too Much Influence’ In an interview with Yahoo’s Katie Couric, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he thinks that Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has “far too much” influence and “seems to be the strongest person” in the Trump administration. “Do you think Steve Bannon is dangerous?” Couric asked Schumer. “I really worry about him,” Schumer said. “I worry about the alt-right stuff, I worry about when he was head of Breitbart News, the appeal to bigotry, I worry that he doesn’t respect the basic values of this country, absolutely.” “Do...

WATCH LIVE: Protest Erupts In Phoenix Over Mother’s Deportation This story is developing, we will continue to update. Protesters surround the van holding a Phoenix-area mother who is facing deportation that her family claims is due to Donald Trump’s executive order. Protestors surround the van preventing it from driving away. One man even attached himself to the wheel well of the van. Here are photos of the protest: CiviI right activist stop ICE vehicles from transporting Garcia to Deportation #12news no PD on scene? pic.twitter.com/6umHxkxXBi — Carlos Chavez (@azphotoeditor1) February 9, 2017   #BREAKING– Crowd of about 40-50 protestors blocking...

President Obama’s Ethics Chief Say Donald Trump’s Nordstrom Tweet Is An ‘Abuse’ Of Presidency Norm Eisen who served as President Barack Obama‘s ethics czar said on Thursday that Donald Trump’s attack on Nordstrom for dropping his daughter’s clothing line is “an abuse of the office of the presidency.” Eisen said in an interview on MSNBC, “It is an example of why Donald Trump and his family needed to step away, needed to make a more definitive break,” He went on to say, “And I think it’s an abuse of the office of the presidency. He’s putting the bully in the bully pulpit.”...

100 Evangelical Leaders Will Place Full Page Ad Asking Trump To Change Mind On Refugees CNN is reporting that a group of 100 evangelical leaders are going to place a full-page ad in the Washington Post calling on Donald Trump to support refugees. The ad is in response to his Executive Order banning refugees from entering the United States. The ad is scheduled to run in The Washington Post and will be signed by 100 evangelical leaders including at least one from all 50 states. The advertisement will say, “As Christian pastors and leaders, we are deeply concerned by the...

McCain Fires Back At White House; Invokes His Own POW History Senator John McCain fired back at Sean Spicer and the White House on Wednesday and invoked his own history as a prisoner of war. McCain was responding to criticism from the White House of his assessment of the botched Yemeni raid as a “failure.” McCain told NBC news: “Many years ago, when I was imprisoned in North Vietnam, there was an attempt to rescue the POWs. Unfortunately, the prison had been evacuated, but the brave men who took— risked their lives in an effort to rescue us prisoners of war were...