Before Retiring, Harry Reid Told Elizabeth Warren To Run For President Former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid apparently thinks Elizabeth Warren should run for president in 2020 in fact he told her as much before he retired last year. The report is buried in a New York Times Magazine story about the future of the Democratic Party in the Trump era. Here is the relevant section: “Shortly before Thanksgiving, he summoned Warren to the minority leader’s office. When she arrived, the room was littered with art supplies; on an easel was a half-finished portrait of Reid that would be unveiled...

Trump Administration Asks Congress For More Time On Wiretapping Evidence It looks like the Trump team forgot to do their homework and now they are begging the teacher for an extension. The Justice Department late on Monday asked the House Intelligence Committee for more time to turn over any evidence related to Trump’s unproven wiretapping accusation. The House Intel Committee had given the Trump administration a Monday deadline to provide any evidence they might have. But at the last minute a Department of Justice spokesperson said they need more time to “review the request in compliance with the governing...

7 Most Important Numbers From The CBO Report On The Republican Health Plan The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its official analysis of the Republican plan to replace Obamacare and the numbers aren’t very good. In fact, for the average American, they are pretty devastating. And with all the back and forth going on in Washington, we thought it would be best to stick to the numbers to see just how the Republican plan would impact Americans. So here are the numbers you need to know about the Republican health bill: 1. 24 million Under the Republican plan, 24...

Joe Biden Reveals His Favorite Obama-Biden Meme The internet long ago fell in love with Obama-Biden memes, but today we found out which meme is former Vice President Biden loves. Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley revealed to the blog Moneyish that the former Veep’s favorite meme includes the Michelle and Jill as well. Ashley noted that Joe Biden “sat there for an hour and laughed” when she told him about the meme. “See? Doesn’t this feel right?” “Joe I’m not leaving my wife for you.” “You said we’d be together forev-” “8 years. I said 8 years.” pic.twitter.com/C2PoAXCD00 — Ol’ QWERTY Bastard...

White House Own Analysis Finds Even Worse Loses Than CBO Did In today’s edition of YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, a new report from Politico notes that the Trump White House’s own analysis of the Republican health care plan found that even more people would lose health insurance than the CBO report did. The White House report found that 26 million people would lose coverage over the next decade under the GOP’s health care plan, compared to the 24 million that CBO noted. The White House analysis also noted that by 2026 there would be a total of 54...

How Republican Senators Are Reacting TO CBO Analysis The Congressional Budget Office released their report on the Republican health plan analysis and it’s safe to say that it has shaken Washington D.C. The CBO determined that 14 million people will lose their health insurance by 2018. And by 2026, that number climbs to 24 million fewer people insured. Democrats have come out strongly after the CBO analysis slamming Republicans for proposing such a disastrous plan. Reactions are starting to trickle in from Senate Republicans and so far it’s not good news for Donald Trump and Paul Ryan. It’s important...

DNC Chief: CBO Analysis Shows Trumpcare Is ‘A Big Fat Lie’ Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez slammed Donald Trump and the Republicans for proposing a health plan that would cost 24 million people their health insurance. Following the Congressional Budget Office report, Perez slammed Trump for failing to fulfill his promise of “insurance for everyone.” “Donald Trump’s ‘insurance for everybody’ pledge was a big fat lie … the plan slashes Medicaid, drives up the cost of care for older Americans, and defunds life-saving services provided by Planned Parenthood. The only winners here are Trump, and the corporations and rich...

‘Thousands Of Americans Will Die,’ Sanders On CBO Analysis Of Republican Plan Senator Sanders responded on Monday to the analysis from the Congressional Budget Office that 24 million people will be uninsured under the Republican health plan. Senator Sanders said that “thousands of Americans will die” under the House Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. “If this legislation is passed and millions of people are thrown off health insurance…thousands of Americans will die,” Sanders told reporters. The comments from Sanders came after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office analysis of the House bill found that by 2026, 24 million people...

Tillerson Used An ‘Alias’ Email To Discuss Climate Change At Exxon The New York Attorney General alleged on Monday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, while he was CEO of Exxon Mobil, used an “alias email account” to discuss climate change issues. In a letter to a state judge, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office said an investigation into the company’s climate science had revealed Tillerson used an alternate email account under the name “Wayne Tracker” to discuss climate changes issues. The New York Attorney General’s office noted that Tillerson used the “alias” account between at least 2008 and 2015....

Chuck Schumer Responds To CBO Numbers Saying 24 Million Will Lose Insurance Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that the Congressional Budget Office report on the Republican Obamacare replacement plan makes it clear that “TrumpCare will cause serious harm to millions of American families.” The CBO estimated that the Republican bill would result in 14 million fewer people having health insurance in 2018 and 24 million fewer people by 2026. “The CBO’s estimate makes clear that TrumpCare will cause serious harm to millions of American families,” Schumer said in a statement. “Tens of millions will lose their coverage,...