Jake Johnson

Trump To N. Korea: My Nuclear Button Is ‘Much Bigger, More Powerful’ Than Kim’s, and ‘It Works’

This tweet alone is grounds for removal from office under the 25th Amendment. This man should not have nukes,” argued former White House ethics chief.

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An anti-war protester wears a mask showing US President Donald Trump in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 during a demonstration against nuclear weapons near the Brandenburg Gate. (AP/Michael Sohn)

Just as it appeared that long inflamed tensions on the Korean Peninsula were beginning to wane, President Donald Trump further demonstrated his willingness to drag the world to the brink of nuclear war Tuesday night with a tweet boasting of the size and power of America's (nonexistent) "nuclear button." North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just

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Minnesota To Sue FCC As Outrage Against Net Neutrality Repeal Soars

“Net neutrality is essential for consumers and an informed electorate,” Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson wrote in an email. “This isn’t just a consumer protection issue—it’s a democracy protection issue too.”

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f Global Call to FCC to Preserve Net Neutrality

Joining the large coalition of states and advocacy groups preparing to take legal action against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its newly passed net neutrality repeal plan, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson announced in an email to supporters on Tuesday that she will take part in a multistate suit against the

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World Repudiates US Over Jerusalem Despite Haley’s Pre-Vote Bullying and ‘Temper Tantrum’ on UN Stage

Despite U.S. threats, the U.N. voted 128-9 to declare Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital “null and void”.

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, not seen, in his residence in Jerusalem, Israel, June 7, 2017. (Debbie Hill/AP)

In a speech one critic likened to "a bully throwing a temper tantrum on the world stage," U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday slammed U.N. member states for refusing to line up in support of President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and threatened to withdraw funding if America

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With Tax Bill Looming, GOP Takes Aim At Anti-Poverty Programs

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and progressive groups are calling attention to the GOP plot to run up the deficit with its tax scam to justify devastating safety net cuts

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Reporters ask questions of Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the tax-writing Finance Committee, as he walks to meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

While tax experts continue to exclaim with horror as they sift through the "legislative monstrosity" Republicans rammed through the Senate last week, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday hosted a Facebook live event aimed at detailing the next steps in the fight against both the GOP's tax plan and the party's

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House Approves $700B ‘Cash Cow for Weapons Companies’

“What if we tell House Republicans and Democrats that North Korea wanted to close schools, take our healthcare away and pump CO2 into our air—we could suddenly, magically find $700 billion dollars for all of it.”

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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after speaking to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber)

In a bipartisan show of support for endless war and out-of-control military spending, the House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the nearly $700 billion National Defense Authorization Act of 2018 that aims to boost war outlays by $80 billion—an amount that critics noted would easily cover the costs of free public college

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‘Tsunami’ Of Democratic Victories Delivers Massive Repudiation Of Trump

“They tried to take our healthcare, ban our neighbors, peddle bigotry, and steal for the one percent. Yesterday was the result. Just wait until 2018.”

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Ben Bostwick, a volunteer with the Northam campaign, adjusts an inflatable Trump chicken at a polling place, Nov. 7, 2017, in Alexandria, Va. Republican candidate for Virginia governor Ed Gillespie faces Democrat Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam in Tuesday's election. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Progressives had an opportunity to deliver a "massive repudiation of Donald Trump"—and of Trumpism more broadly—Tuesday night with gubernatorial and state legislature races taking place across the country Tuesday night, and they delivered in a big way. While it was the high-profile victory of Democrat Ralph Northam over the "unabashedly

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Bombshell Piece Exposes ‘Unethical’ Clinton-DNC Fundraising Deal

Former interim chair of the DNC Donna Brazile highlights the agreement that effectively gave the Clinton team full control of the organization as early as 2015.

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Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Donna Brazile speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

In an explosive and "deeply disturbing" piece for Politico Magazine on Thursday, former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Donna Brazile drew upon her brief experience at the organization's helm to reveal the extent to which the 2016 nomination process was "rigged" in favor of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In

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