The Progress Report IS YOUR CONGRESSMAN CORRUPT? It’s no secret that politicians in Washington are looking out for themselves and their donors instead of serving the people they represent (cc: Chris Collins). This kind of corruption has become the everyday norm under President Donald Trump’s White House and the Republican-controlled Congress, and it benefits one...
Brett Kavanaugh could be the final vote to dismantle the ACA. Here’s how: Trump’s animus for the Affordable Care Act isn’t a secret. Since day one on the campaign trail, Trump blustered on about repealing the law that ensures health care for so many Americans and protects the more than 130 million people with pre-existing...
This weekend marked one year since white supremacists converged on Charlottesville, Virginia and Heather Heyer was senselessly murdered. A year ago this week, Donald Trump failed to condemn the racism and hatred so grossly exhibited in Charlottesville. Instead, Trump blamed the violence “on both sides.” Ahead of the Unite the Right rally yesterday, Trump again...
Sham hearings for Brett Kavanaugh in the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin 9/4, despite the fact that The National Archives can't produce even the small part of his record that Republicans requested before late October. You have 25 days to make your voice heard. Call or tweet at your Senators today using SaveScotusToolkit.org. THE TRUMP...
Rachel Maddow broke news last night with leaked audio of Rep. Devin Nunes giving some disturbing opinions on the Russia investigation, collusion, and Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination. At a closed fundraiser, Nunes gave us a new window into the culture of corruption and cover-up happening in the GOP-led Congress. A few key admissions: Despite Nunes’ constant...
The culture of corruption got a new poster boy as GOP Rep. Chris Collins—the very first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump—was arrested this morning on charges of insider trading and lying to the FBI. You may remember Collins from his blunt take on the quid-pro-quo basis of the $2 trillion GOP tax scam:...
While Trump has been waging trade war by Twitter, one of his least known but most corrupt Cabinet Secretaries has been running point behind the scenes. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is an ex-Wall Street private equity boss with a net worth of approximately $700 million. He’s also allegedly a grifter; there are multiple lawsuits past...
Trump’s national security advisors tried to send a message yesterday by issuing a strong warning about Russian election interference. Too bad the president didn’t get that message. In one of his infamous campaign rallies last night, Trump massively undercut his top intelligence advisers when he called Russian election meddling “a hoax.” While Trump was denouncing...
Scott Pruitt might be gone, but the culture of corruption he helped establish is still open for business under new management: Andrew Wheeler. Today, in a gift to their big oil friends, the Trump Administration announced plans to freeze fuel efficiency requirements for cars and trucks through 2026. The impact? Our air will be harder...
The Trump Administration wants to give another gift to its wealthy donors: up to $100 billion in tax cuts. The Treasury Department—under the leadership of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who once said “it’s very hard not to give tax cuts to the wealthy”—is exploring a plan to allow capital gains to be “adjusted for inflation...