READ: Dan Rather’s Statement About Donald Trump’s Missile Attack On Syria Legendary journalist Dan Rather continues to be one of the most vocal critics of Donald Trump. And after Donald Trump ordered missile attacks on Syria yesterday, Dan Rather issued a statement via his facebook page that “truly great presidents understand that knowing when NOT to act is as important as knowing when to act.” A clear swipe at what seems to be Donald Trump’s ability to be so easily swayed into using military force. Of course, despite the use of force in Syria, it is not yet clear...

Bernie Sanders Issues Dire Warning About Trump Airstrikes Senator Bernie Sanders warned that Donald Trump’s airstrikes could lead to the U.S. being dragged into another Middle East quagmire.  In response to Donald Trump’s missile strikes in Syria, Senator Bernie Sanders is raising his skepticism about the effectiveness and concerns about potentially getting dragged into a years-long war. “I’m deeply concerned that these strikes could lead to the United States once again being dragged back into the quagmire of long-term military engagement in the Middle East,” Sanders said in a statement. And Sanders also said that after the wars in...

Syrian Forces Resume Military Operations From Airbase Hours After U.S. Strike: Report Syrian warplanes continued to carry out attacks just hours after Donald Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes against the base where chemical weapons attack originated.  In yet more evidence that Donald Trump’s order for missile strikes in Syria was nothing more than an empty publicity stunt, news reports are confirming that Syrian warplanes have resumed operations from the airbase that U.S. missiles targeted. The Syrian military carried out attacks from the central Syrian air base just hours after it was hit by U.S. missile strikes, according to a report from...

Russia And Syria Were Given Advance Warning Of Missile Strikes: Reports Reports indicate that both Russia and Syria were given advanced warning about Trump’s missile strikes.  Donald Trump is fond of saying he won’t announce his military plans to the public in advance so as not to tip off the enemy. But multiple reports now indicate that the U.S. in fact tipped off the enemy prior to the missile strikes Trump ordered. According to a report, Syria’s armed forces were warned about the air strikes hours before the missile strike accord on the Shayrat airbase, the AFP reports. #BREAKING: Syria’s armed...

Kushner Failed To Disclose Meetings With Russians On Security Clearance Forms Donald Trump’s son-in-law omitted dozens of meetings with foreign officials in top-secret security clearance application forms.  In order to get top-secret security clearance, Jared Kushner was required to disclose all meetings with foreign governments over the past seven years. But according to the New York Times, Kushner failed to disclose meetings with the Russian Ambassador and the head of a controversial Russian state-owned bank. The New York Times report notes that “Kushner did not mention dozens of contacts with foreign leaders or officials in recent months. They include a December meeting with...

Republicans Confirm Neil Gorsuch After Breaking Filibuster The Senate triggered the so-called “nuclear option” yesterday that allowed Republicans to break a Democratic filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. And this morning, the Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch in a 54 to 45 vote. Three Democratic senators – Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota – jumped over to the Republican side to vote yes on Gorsuch’s nomination. One Republican senator, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, did not vote. McConnell celebrated the confirmation of Gorsuch today, calling it “a proud day.” On the...

EDITORIAL FROM PROGRESSIVE POST DAILY: Mitt Romney Shouldn’t Run For Senate, He Should Run For President There were several reports Thursday that Mitt Romney is considering a run for Senate in Utah in 2018. It seems Romney wants a way to serve his country – that is noble. And while the Senate can use more moderate Republicans, Romney shouldn’t do it. Mitt Romney should run for president in 2020. Let us be clear, we would far prefer a progressive president. In fact, if Romney was the Republican nominee our sincere hope would be for the progressive to win and...

Democrat Jon Ossoff Announces $8.3M Fundraising Haul In Georgia House Race National attention is paying off for Democrat Jon Ossoff. The race to fill the empty Georgia Congressional seat formerly held by Tom Price has gained national attention. And Democrats have focused on that district as a chance to snag Republican seat.  Democrat Jon Ossoff raised an eye-popping $8.3 million for his House campaign in a Georgia special election, according to a release from his campaign.C That national attention is paying off for the Democrat in the race. Thursday Democrat Jon Ossoff announced that he raised $8.3million for the Georgia special...

BREAKING: Senate Republicans Go Nuclear Senate Republicans on Thursday voted to change Senate rules and longstanding Senate precedent by lowering the threshold to end Senate debate from 60 votes down to 51. The move strips Democrats of the power to filibuster Donald Trump Supreme Court nominees. Senators voted along party lines 52 to 48 for the “nuclear option.” The vote came shortly after Democrats successfully filibustered Neil Gorsuch. Republicans are expected to set the final Senate votes on Friday afternoon. Senate Democratic leader said Thrusday, “We believe the Republican Party has been far more aggressive in the escalation of tactics...

Senate Democrats Successfully Filibuster Neil Gorsuch After successful filibuster, attention turns to Mitch McConnell who has vowed to change Senat rules in what is called the “nuclear option.”  Democrats succeeded in at least temporarily blocking Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Senators voted 55 to 45 on ending Senate debate on the nomination, falling 5 votes short of the needed 60. The successful filibuster sets up a “nuclear option” showdown later in the day as Republicans have vowed to change Senate rules in order to force through Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick. Four Democrats broke with...