Author: Stephanie Moffat

Tom Perez: ‘They Need To Change The Nominee’ Not the Senate Rules DNC Chair blasts Republicans over Neil Gorsuch  DNC Chair Tom Perez on Monday blasted Republicans for threatening the Senate rules to get Neil Gorsuch onto the Supreme Court. Perez said that the Democrats opposition and filibuster calls for Donald Trump to chose a new nominee. “It’s plain and simple: Gorsuch has not earned the votes in the Senate to join the Supreme Court,” Perez said in a statement on Monday. “Republicans can’t fix Gorsuch by changing the rules,” Perez continued. “They need to change the nominee.” Perez...

Olbermann: Trump is Panicking About Russia In his latest edition of “The Resistance,” Keith Olbermann lit into Donald Trump for his panicky behavior about Russia. “Trump is panicking – about Russia” Olbermann said at the beginning of the episode. Olbermann pointed out the absurdity of Trump’s recent tweets trying to claim there was something nefarious with John Podesta. Also on Olbermann’s list were Devin Nunes and Sean Spicer who’ve behaved oddly of...

Trump Campaign Associate Met With A Russian Spy In 2013: Report Carter Page, a Trump campaign associate, met with and passed documents with a Russian spy in 2013. One of Donald Trump’s former campaign advisers, Carter Page, had a meeting with a Russian intelligence operative in Russia’s UN office in New York City, according to a new report by BuzzFeed. According to the report, Carter Page met with Victor Podobnyy and passed documents to the Russian intelligence agent during the 2013 meeting. Victor Podobnyy was later charged by the U.S. for acting as an unregistered foreign agent. According to...

Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Plummets In New Poll A new poll finds that Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped 11 points since last month.  Just 34 percent of Americans approve of Donald Trump’s job performance as president. And 56 percent of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump’s job performance, according to a new poll. The latest Investor’s Business Daily (IBD)/TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (TIPP) survey found that the 34 percent approval rating represents an 11 point drop in Donald Trump’s approval rating since last month’s poll. The poll also found that Donald Trump is losing support from independents and...

Senator Chris Coons Announces No Vote On Gorsuch Ensuring Filibuster Democrats achieved the necessary votes for a filibuster of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.  Senator Chris Coons, Democrat of Deleware, on Monday announced that he will oppose Donald Trump’s nomination for the Supreme Court. The announcement by Coons ensures a filibuster of Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Court. Coons made his announcement in front of his Senate colleagues during a committee hearing. Senator Coons, in addition to announcing that he will vote no, announce that he will vote against cloture meaning he will join the Democrats filibuster...