Author: Stephanie Moffat

Body Slamming Montana Republican Pleads Guilty To Assault The incoming Republican Congressman from Montana Greg Gianforte will plead guilty to assaulting a reporter on the day before his election to the House, According to the Associated Press. The prosecutor said Gianforte will enter his plea at a sentencing hearing on Monday. Gianforte assaulted reporter Ben Jacobs after Jacobs asked him a question on health care the day before the Montana special election. Gianforte and Jacobs reached a settlement in civil court this week and as part of the settlement, Jacobs said he would not object to Gianforte entering a...

Tom Brokaw: ‘Trump Ran As A Big Time Exec, Not As An Apprentice’ Tom Brokaw’s Response To Paul Ryan’s Trump Excuses Is Perfect.  Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw responded to Republicans who are excusing Donald Trump’s behavior using the ignorance defense. In his tweet, Brokaw was specifically responding to Speaker Paul Ryan who Thursday said Trump is new to Washington. “I’m not saying it’s an acceptable excuse. It’s just my observation,” Ryan told reporters. “He’s new at government and so, therefore, I think that he’s learning as he goes.” “Spkr Ryan’s excuse for Trump – this is new...

Nancy Pelosi Calls On Jeff Sessions To Resign During an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi again called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after reports emerged yesterday that he had a third undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador. “When you talk about all of these things, just remember there’s something strange that isn’t connecting,” Pelosi said. “Now I can’t…confirm or deny the issue of the third meeting. But I did say on March 2 that he should resign,” she continued. “Sessions should resign as attorney general.” Pelosi’s renewed call for Sessions to resign...

Jon Ossoff Leading Karen Handel By 7 Points In New Poll Democrat Jon Ossoff is now leading Republican Karen Handel by 7 points in the Georgia 6th congressional special election, according to a new poll. The new poll released Friday found Ossoff with 51 percent to compared to Karen Handel with 44 percent – 5 percent of voters are still undecided. The poll was conducted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution survey released Friday. The race to fill the seat left open by Tom Price has gained national attention as Democrats attempt to retake the House in 2018. Another poll released...

New York Daily News Cover Calls Donald Trump A Liar Donald Trump isn’t going to like tomorrow’s New York Daily News cover page.  The New York Daily News is calling out Donald Trump as a liar after former FBI Director James Comey said that Trump lied about him and the FBI. The New York City tabloid’s front page Friday will feature a close-up of Donald Trump’s face with the word “LIAR” as the headline across the center of the image. According to the New York Daily News the three takeaways from Comey’s testimony are: 1) “Trump lied about Flynn...