Keith Olbermann To Donald Trump: ‘You Are A JackAss’ Keith Olbermann delivers a scathing message to Donald Trump, calling him a “jackass.” In the latest edition of his web series “The Resistance,” Olbermann said he had a “heartfelt message” for the President of the United States. Olberman asks the question, what kind of man is Donald Trump? And Olbermann’s answer – a “Jackass.” The Resistance host walks through Donald Trump’s insane series of responses to the Syria...

Schumer Blasts Trump For Failing To Hold China Accountable On Currency and Trade Senator Chuck Schumer blasted Donald Trump for failing to hold China accountable on currency and trade manipulation. Trump announced on Wednesday that he will not label China a currency manipulator, and Schumer the Democratic leader in the Senate said that Trump’s approach falls short. “Unfortunately, the president’s failure to name China a currency manipulator is symptomatic of a lack of real, tough action on trade against China,” Schumer said. “China steals our intellectual property, doesn’t let American companies compete in China, and has manipulated their currency...

Paul Manafort Forced To Register As A Foreign Agent Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman is registering as a foreign agent, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Paul Manafort has been in negotiations with the Justice Department since about the whether he will need to register as a foreign agent. Manafot’s spokesperson said, “Since before the 2016 election, Mr. Manafort has been in discussions with federal authorities about the advisability of registering under [Foreign Agents Registration Act] for some of his past political work.” Donald Trump’s former national security adviser was also forced to register as a foreign agent for lobbying work he...

Veteran Sends Donald Trump A Powerful Message In New VoteVets Ad   Our new ad on @Morning_Joe, @foxandfriends & @NewDay features a #WWII vet, who served in Patton’s Army, with a message for @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/gzqW32XuUr — VoteVets (@votevets) April 12, 2017 VoteVets released a new ad on Wednesday blasting Donald Trump over the Russia scandal saying General Patton would be most shocked by Donald Trump. The ad features a veteran who severed under General Patton who calls out Donald Trump for his refusal to accept the conclusions of the FBI and the CIA that Russia interfered in the election...

Betsy DeVos Just Removed Obama Student Loan Protections The Trump administration’s latest attack on the middle class just made it harder for students to pay back their student loans.  Betsy DeVos on Tuesday rolled back an Obama administration protection for student loan borrowers that reformed how student loan servicers collect debt. Faced with the rising student loan crisis, the Obama administration put in place protections for borrowers that directed the Federal Student Aid Office to shift their focus from collecting debt to helping borrowers find ways to manage their debt and prove payment plans. Well, the Trump administration just formally undid...

Senator Elizabeth Warren Announces Massive Fundraising Haul Elizabeth Warren has a giant grassroots fundraising machine.  Senator Elizabeth Warren announced Tuesday that her campaign raised a massive $5.2 million in the first three months of 2017. The $5.2 million in Q1 brings Warren’s total cash on hand up to $9.2 million, according to Politico. Even more impressive for Warren is that over 90 percent of the contributions were $50 or less and 98 percent of the contributions were $100 or less. Warren tweeted out a map of the nearly 16,000 people from “every corner of Massachusetts.” In the first three...

Financial Records Confirm Manafort’s Off The Books Ukraine Payments: Report An AP report confirms that Paul Manafort received $1.2 million in payments tied to the handwritten Ukrainian ledger.  Paul Manafort’s firm received at least $1.2 million in payments from clients listed on a handwritten ledger that surfaced in Ukraine according to financial records. The Ukrainian “off-the-books” ledger originally surfaced in August while Manafort was still Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. The payments were confirmed by the Associated Press Wednesday. Manafort is currently part of an FBI investigation into collusion between Trump campaign members and Russia during the 2016 election. The payments...

Maddow Explains Why The Carter Page FISA Story Is The Most Important Break Yet In The Trump-Russia Scandal Trump adviser Carter Page being investigated by FBI for being an agent of a foreign government. On Tuesday evening the Washington Post reported a bombshell story about Trump adviser Carter Page being the subject of an FBI FISA warrant. Unsurprisingly, Rachel Maddow kicked off her show on Tuesday with an in-depth explanation of why the Carter Page FISA story is the most important break in the Trump-Russia scandal. Maddow interviewed Adam Entous who is a national security reporter for The Washington Post,...

Bill O’Reilly Announces Vacation Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal Tuesday’s show could be Bill O’Reilly’s last on Fox News according to reports.  As his enormous sexual harassment scandal continues to snowball, Bill O’Reilly announced at the end of his show on Tuesday that he was leaving for “a pre-planned vacation.” O’Reilly said he would return on air in a few weeks. “We all need R&R. Put it to good use,” he told his viewers. However, according to ta New York Magazine report, some at Fox News don’t think that Bill O’Reilly will return to the air. New York Magazine reports that “according...

Devin Nunes Surveillance Claims Contradicted By Classified Documents: Report A CNN report Tuesday night confirmed that former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’s previous statements about the Obama administration are false. The report noted, “After a review of the same intelligence reports brought to light by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers and aides have so far found no evidence that Obama administration officials did anything unusual or illegal, multiple sources in both parties tell CNN.” The CNN story also contradicts Donald Trump’s allegation that Susan Rice, President Obama’s national security adviser, broke the law...