Published on http://www.counterpunch.org About half of the U.S. is offended and repulsed by the existence of Donald J. Trump while the remaining half welcome him as a Messiah. Passions and o... Read more
President Trump has proposed construction of an arch in the style of the Arc de Triomphe in Washington in the lead-up to the nation’s 250th anniversary. [...]
Paul Ingrassia’s nomination illustrated how much antisemitic and hateful rhetoric has been explained away or rewarded by Republicans in power. [...]
Activists welcome the truce. But the backlash to their demonstrations, some said, offered sobering lessons about power and politics. [...]
Architects were surprised by the scale and speed of the project, but the president is moving forward with his plans for a ballroom at the White House. [...]
With the firing of the Export-Import Bank’s inspector general, the president has sidelined around two dozen of the watchdogs who seek out fraud and mismanagement in federal agencies. [...]
Lawyers for the special counsel, who investigated Donald J. Trump, denied accusations by Republican lawmakers that he had surveilled or spied on senators as part of his inquiry. [...]
