Author: Stephanie Moffat

Support For Republican Health Plan Plummets: Poll Support for the Republican health care plan has dropped by 6 points in the last week according to a new poll. Registered voters are significantly less enthusiastic about the Republican health plan just one day before the House is set to vote on the bill, a Morning Consult/Politico survey found. The poll found that 37 percent of voters disapprove of the Republican health bill which is an increase of 2 points from the previous week’s poll. Another 22 percent of voters are undecided on the Republican plan. 43 percent also said they...

Paul Manafort Wrote Secret Pro-Putin Memo to Russian Billionaire The AP reported that they have uncovered a 2005 memo from former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort that he wrote to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. The memo boosts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s agenda and undermines anti-Russian opposition across Europe, the U.S. and former Soviet republics. “We are now of the belief that this model can greatly benefit the Putin Government if employed at the correct levels with the appropriate commitment to success,” Manafort wrote, adding it “will be offering a great service that can re-focus, both internally and externally, the...

Twitter Is Roasting Ted Cruz For Looking Lovingly At Neil Gorsuch Those who watched Tuesday’s confirmation hearing of Neil Gorsuch noticed something about Ted Cruz during his questioning. It seems that Mr. Cruz is smitten with Mr. Gorsuch and Twitter is having a field day.   Find someone that looks at you the way Ted Cruz looks at Neil Gorsuch pic.twitter.com/pr9e16sarH — Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 21, 2017 Ted Cruz looked at Judge Gorsuch today like Buddy the Elf looked at Santa "I KNOW HIM!!!!!!!"#gorsuchhearing — David Kazzie (@DavidKazzie) March 21, 2017 Just want someone to look at me...

Trump Campaign Manager Hires Crisis Communications Firm Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has hired a crisis communications firm. The move by Manafort to hire a crisis communications firm comes one day after the FBI Director revealed the existence of a counter intelligence investigation into the Trump campaign for collusion with the Russian government. Manafort has faced scruteny over his ties to Russian-linked groups including the pro-Russian former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. According to the Hill Manafort’s new spokesperson Jason Maloni said, “Paul retained me recently because he was getting a lot of media inquiries. Having some support in...

Jake Tapper Smacks Down Fox News On Twitter CNN host Jake Tapper on Tuesday smacked down Fox News’s morning show Fox and Friends for downplaying FBI Director James Comey’s congressional testimony Monday during which he disclosed that the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign’s connections to the Russian government. The “Fox & Friends” Twitter account earlier Tuesday suggested Comey’s appearance before the House Intelligence Committee wasn’t very consequential. “If you missed yesterday’s congressional hearing with FBI Dir. James Comey, you didn’t miss much…,” the tweet reads. Well Jake Tapper shut that down pretty quickly by saying, “False. Quite consequential. FBI confirmed it...