This piece is part of our weekly Prime series on corruption and the Trump Swamp, but it has been moved outside of the paywall while we cover COVID-19.
Federal judges don’t like it when federal agencies use “contrived,” after-the-fact justifications for whatever they wanted to do in the first place. Generally, the government needs a good reason to change existing rules.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both made comments Thursday indicating they were fully willing to welcome former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn — who is in a protracted court battle to withdraw his guilty plea — back with open arms.
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Armed protesters entered the Michigan capitol Thursday while Democrats and Republicans debated extending Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) emergency stay-at-home declaration.
Second lady Karen Pence claimed on Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence didn’t know the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota required everyone at the clinic to wear masks when he toured the facility earlier this week.
As Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) emergency declaration hurtles toward its expiration Thursday at midnight, Republicans are so far refusing to play ball as the governor seeks to extend it.
Continue reading “Leaked Emails And A Partisan Clash: GOP Fights Whitmer On Emergency Declaration”
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is hiding something, somewhere.
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The pandemic has changed many things, but it has not changed Michael Flynn’s habit of overhyping claims of FBI entrapment and prosecutorial misconduct.
Continue reading “Why The Latest Flynn Entrapment Claims Are As Bogus As The Last Ones”
Though tens of millions of Americans are getting laid off thanks to COVID-19, President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that there is “tremendous pent-up demand” that will lead to a “spectacular” economy next year because that’s what he feels.
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Holding an election during a pandemic is an unprecedented endeavor that requires thoughtful preparation and resource management. That’s why many states have postponed primary elections, and why those that haven’t have been roundly critiqued for forcing in-person voting without necessary safeguards amid the outbreak. Yet New York recently went a step further by actually cancelling its presidential primary.
This is a tweet from Xinhua News Service, the official state news service of the People’s Republic of China. Give it a look and then a few thoughts after the jump.
this is amazing on many levels https://t.co/tpKnPTAWeo
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 30, 2020
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