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New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd called U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK Jr. a quack who’s “needlessly” endangering the nation’s children with his war on vaccines. But what’s most galling, said Dowd, is that Trump knows he’s a quack and still lets him swing his hammer at the CDC.“I almost died of rubella when I was 3,” said Dowd, adding that her father helped guard F.D.R. at baseball games and other events, and “saw F.D.R.’s braces, a result of polio, and saw the elaborate lengths the White House went to camouflage the para

In 2016, scholar Matthew MacWilliams’ was puzzled at the appeal of then-candidate Donald Trump. Nearly 10 years later, MacWilliams’ told the Bulwark that the thing that made you a Trump supporter in 2016 is still the reason you are today.“So, are [his supporters] poorly educated? Are they white? Is this race based? Is this about trade and the hollowing out of the middle class?” asked Bulwark writer Sam Stein.“It’s the authoritarian outlook,” answered Mac

The Daily Beast reports Former White House staffer Kellyanne Conway praised President Donald Trump for putting the picture of a man back on a restaurant logo.Conway, who was filling in for “Sean Hannity Show” host Sean Hannity, congratulated Trump for personally pressuring restaurant chain Cracker Barrel to revert to an older image depicting the restaurant name next to the image of a man resting in a chair next to a barrel. The newer logo, which consisted of just the restaurant name, was judged too “woke,” and Conway praised Trump for “taking control of

During the late 19th Century, the United States developed a civil service system that was designed to replace the old spoils system. The idea was that government would be stronger if employees had to compete based on merit rather than gifts they offered a president.Journalist/radio host Thom Hartmann discussed the history of that system during a Saturday, August 30 appearance on MSNBC, arguing that President Donald Trump is replacing it with a pay-to-play system.Hartmann

President Donald Trump is not only trying to remove Lisa Cook as a U.S. Federal Reserve governor — he also wants her investigated for mortgage fraud allegations, although she hasn't been charged with anything.Liberal economist and former New York Times columnist Paul Krugman discussed Trump's campaign against Cook during a Saturday, August 30 appearance on MSNBC. Krugman warned that a range of Trump economic policies — from steep new tariffs to efforts to destroy the Fed's independence — risk getting the United States into a major economic crisis. And he pointed to the mortgage fraud claims about

Republican strategists agreed the GOPs dominance in the House is under severe threat in 2026, judging by polls and recent election losses.Former Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told the panel on CNN’s “Table for Five” that Democrat Catelin Drey landed a 10-point win in an Iowa seat that President Donald Trump claimed by 11 points in 2024.“That's over a 20-point swing in Democrats favor between those races,” said Singh, adding that Democrats are outperforming Kamala Harris. “…in other special elections all around the country Democrats are outperforming by an average of 13 points. … Those are the numbers that are indicators to flip the House.”READ MORE:

Despite his history of making extreme statements and promoting wild conspiracy theories, far-right Anthony J. Tata is now a senior Pentagon official during Donald Trump's second presidency. Tata, in the past, described former President Barack Obama as a "terrorist leader," called Islam the "most oppressive, violent religion I know of," and claimed that the Obama Administration's Iran deal was motivated by Obama's "Islamic roots." Tata is now involved in a lawsuit, alleging that astrologer Amy Tripp, a.k.a. Starheal, stalked him.

The New York Times reports Podcaster Benny Johnson has been a regular in the Oval Office since President Donald Trump and his aides invited right-wing entertainers into the press room. What’s less regular is his honesty.The day after Trump announced the federal takeover of law enforcement in Washington, the White House invited Johnson to the press briefing, where he told Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and the rest of the press corps about recording murders on a camera

President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick continue to insist that his steep new tariffs will ultimately lead to a manufacturing renaissance in the United States. But countless economists, both left and right, are warning that the tariffs will hurt both businesses and consumers by making a wide range of goods much more expensive — from coffee to electronics to construction materials.In an op-ed published by the Washington Post on August 29, Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Sachin Shivaram (chief executive of the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry) details the

Conservative attorney George Conway said voters aren’t accepting Republicans’ increasing denial of facts, and they’re showing their frustration at town halls and public meetings.“We [the Republican Party) used to listen to defense experts,” Conway told the MSNBC weekend panel. “We used to listen to monetary experts like Milton Friedman. There were a lot of experts that Republicans listened to, but now it's not about expertise. It's not about facts. It's not about the health of the American people or about sound monetary policy. It's about loyalty and control.”Conway and the panel were discussing the Trump administration’s ongoing bloodbath as it fires veteran experts at the Fed and the recent