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‘Trumpfoolery,’ or the art of the lie
Donald Trump has uttered such a constant torrent of lies, distortions, and false promises that a weighty book already could be assembled describing them and debunking them. The lies…
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Calling Rex Tillerson
To be clear, we are 43 days in and the Trump administration has made no changes to Cuba policy. We're not trying to jinx that. We're trying to understand it. Now if Rex Tillerson can be…
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Trump’s 10 steps for turning lies into half-truths
Don’t let Trump’s lies become near truths, insists Robert Reich in this 10-step demonstration of how the president gets away with his false statements. Be vigilant. Know the truth, and…
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ICE cold
One of the many lies spewed by Trump administration flacks is that there is no roundup of undocumented immigrants. For the truth, all you have to do is talk to the undocumented…
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Growing share of Latinos say situation of U.S. Hispanics is worsening
Hispanics are divided about what a Donald Trump presidency means for their place in America, according to a Pew Research Center survey of Hispanic adults. It also finds that a rising…
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‘Fake News’? Trump’s media attacks have ominous precedent in Nazi-era ‘lying…
Used in World War I to attack enemy propaganda, the phrase 'lying press' resurfaced under the Nazis and during the 2014 anti-immigrant movement in Germany is now staple of Trump's…
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Trump-Netanyahu: Bully’s ball
When Donald Trump met with Benjamin Netanyahu last week, it was a love fest. Any online dating site could have picked up the great affinity between the two men. They are hands down the…
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Senior Trump appointee fired after critical comments
A senior Trump administration official was fired following criticism in a private speech of President Donald Trump's policies and his inner circle of advisers. Craig Deare, whom Trump…
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Once estranged, they reunite over a White House meal with Cuba on the menu
President Trump broke bread with Senator Marco Rubio this week. It was a strange change of events when one considers that during the presidential primaries, then-candidate Trump and…
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The White House mess
Donald Trump sold himself to voters as a successful businessman who knew how to get things done, a no-nonsense manager who’d whip government into shape. He’s showing himself to be about…
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