Author: Stephanie Moffat

Trump, GOP Push Bill That Would Allow Political Activity By Churches On Thursday, lost among the myriad controversies Donald Trump has caused for himself, Republicans introduced a bill that would allow churches and other religious organizations to engage in political activity without putting at risk their tax exempt status. During the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump vowed to destroy the Johnson Amendment saying, “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution.” The law known as the Johnson Amendment was first enacted in 1954 and...

Lindsey Graham Announces Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election Republican Senator Lindsey Graham announced Thursday that the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism is launching an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and how to prevent similar attacks in the future. “Our goal is simple — to the fullest extent possible we want to shine a light on Russian activities to undermine democracy,” committee Chairman Lindsey Graham and Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse said in a joint written statement. They said the investigation will focus on Russia’s activities in the 2016 election and “possible avenues to help prevent...

Trump Threatened Federal Funds After UC Berkeley Students Protested White Nationalist Donald Trump threatened to pull federal funding from the University of California at Berkeley after the campus protested a planned speech from white nationalist Milo Yiannopoulos. The protest was peaceful, until anarchists from around the area started instigating violence. “If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view – NO FEDERAL FUNDS?” Trump wrote on Twitter on Thursday morning. If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of...

WATCH: Samantha Bee Destroys Trump On Muslim-Ban “Nice misdirection, Criss Angel, but you can’t just shake your keys and distract us from this giant mess you made,” Bee said at the beginning of Full Frontal on Wednesday night. “We’re not cable news, we’re Americans. And we would like a word.” Later she eviscerated the idea that Trump’s Muslim-ban was merely confusing by saying, “Confusing? Give Trump’s ban some credit. It was the HealthCare.gov of Islamophobia, the Ford Pinto of intolerance, a big fat cocktail of New Coke and Zima poured onto a Microsoft Zune playing an endless loop of...

Huge Protest Erupts On UC Berkeley Campus Against White Supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos A huge protest has erupted on the campus of UC Berkeley in reaction to what was scheduled to be a speech by white supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos. Here are photos of the protest: Anti-fascist protesters against Milo hunkering down behind shields as UC Berkeley police shoot non lethal bullets. pic.twitter.com/jGOcBa9KUC — Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) February 2, 2017 @berkeleyside: Protestors in black tear down barricade and light pyrotechnics towards @UCPD_Cal — chants of “Shut it down!” pic.twitter.com/Q43LjsyqQF — Carlo David (@carlodavid1115) February 2, 2017 @berkeleyside: “No Milo, No Trump,...