Puerto Rico Is Going To Recount Hurricane Deaths There is mounting evidence that the death toll is significantly higher than official numbers suggest.  Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló has ordered a recount of every death on the island caused by Hurricane Maria. The recount announcement comes as evidence continues to mount that the official death toll massively underestimates the true number. The official death count in Puerto Rico from the storm is at 64. However, The New York Times conducted an independent analysis that concluded the number is closer to 1,052. Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism also estimated...

Sarah Palin’s Son Arrested After Beating His Father Sarah Palin’s son, Track, was arrested Saturday night for domestic abuse after he allegedly beat his father at his parents’ home, the LA Times is reporting. According to the report, the confrontation started when Track Palin, 28, allegedly said he was coming over to the Palin residence in Wasilla, Alaska, to pick up a truck. His father, Todd Palin, told him to stay away because Track Palin had been drinking and taking pain medication. Track Palin showed up anyway. According to the LA Times, when Track arrived, Todd Palin allegedly confronted...

Donald Trump Has Another Weird Water Moment On Live TV (Video) The nation should be very concerned about the president’s inability to drink water like a normal person. Donald Trump has been having some awkward moments on live television lately. From seemingly losing his dentures at the end of his Israel speech to his bizarre cottonmouth water drinking moment when he got back from his overseas trip – the Donald has been having a hard time. And we just got another one. Today, in the middle of his foreign policy speech, Donald Trump again had a weird water drinking...

Trump’s Unqualified Judicial Nominee Withdraws After Viral Video Matthew Peterson has withdrawn himself after failing to answer basic legal questions. The Trump judicial nominee who couldn’t answer basic legal questions during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week has withdrawn his nomination. Matthew Petersen, who is currently a member of the Federal Election Commission, was selected by President Trump for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. However, when his stunning lack of qualifications was put on display during his confirmation hearing he quickly became the face of Trump’s failure to “hire the...

WATCH: The Morning Joe Crew Shred The GOP Tax Bill The wealthy do very well under the GOP tax bill while the middle class and poor Americans get screwed. [watch the video below] It’s no secret that MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough is no fan of the modern day Republican Party, and this morning we got a little more insight into why that is. The Morning Joe crew had Steve Rattner on to break down who the winners and losers will be from the final Republican tax plan. And as expected, the wealthy do very well under the GOP tax bill...

Trump Was Warned By FBI That Russia Was Trying To Infiltrate His Campaign A new report confirms that Donald Trump was warned that Russia was attempting to infiltrate his campaign. He was warned. Donald Trump received intelligence briefings during the campaign where he was told the Russians were attempting to infiltrate his campaign, a new report confirms. According to NBC News, the FBI “briefed and warned” Trump as early as August 2016 about Russia’s election efforts. NBC notes that “the revelation that the Trump campaign was warned about spying threats from Russia and other adversaries, which has not been...

Obamacare Popularity Continues To Rise Republicans have succeeded in making the Affordable Care Act popular with the American people. One of the few things Republicans have been able to achieve this year is making Obamacare more popular with the American people. A new poll released this week found that President Obama’s landmark legislation continues to gain in popularity. Public Policy Polling’s December survey found that Obamacare has 57 percent approval, with just 36 percent disapproving. That represents a 21 point gap. And the popularity the Affordable Care Act has gone up over the last few months. According to PPP,...

Eric Holder Calls For Mass Protest If Trump Fires Mueller Former Attorney General calls the firing of the Special Counsel an ‘ABSOLUTE RED LINE.’ Obama Attorney General Eric Holder called for “mass, popular, peaceful” protest if Donald Trump attempts to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Holder tweeted Sunday saying “ABSOLUTE RED LINE: the firing of Bob Mueller or crippling the special counsel’s office. If removed or meaningfully tampered with, there must be mass, popular, peaceful support of both. The American people must be seen and heard – they will ultimately be determinative.” ABSOLUTE RED LINE: the firing of Bob...

McCain Returning To Arizona, Will Miss Tax Vote Senator John McCain is heading back home to Arizona to recover from chemotherapy.  Senator John McCain will return home to Arizona after spending time at Walter Reed hospital because of side effects of chemotherapy treatment for brain cancer, CBS reports. McCain will miss the vote on the Republican tax bill, which is likely to take place early this week. Thus far, McCain has been a “yes” vote for the bill, but with his absence, Republicans can only afford to lose one more vote. The senator’s daughter, Meghan McCain, tweeted after the...

Democrats Have Massive Lead In The Race To Control Congress In 2018 New poll has an ominous sign for Republicans in 2018. Americans want Democrats to take back control of Congress. Americans want a Democrat-controlled Congress after the 2018 midterm elections, a new NBC/WSJ poll finds. The poll surveyed registered voters and found that 50 percent said they would rather see Democrats in control of Congress. Just 39 percent said they prefer Republicans in power. The results represent a 4 point increase from the same poll in October. This is the strongest position Democrats have been in since 2008...