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Bonchie //&nbsp Posted at 2:57 pm on July 29, 2017 by Bonchie There are many excellent reasons to oppose how Trump has handled his staff. His brutishness, unprofessional nature, and inability to set a clear hierarchy have led to much self-inflicted chaos. This has led to continual infighting and division among the starkly different factions within the administration. Reince Priebus is just the latest victim in a never ending game of thrones, taken down by the profane rantings of someone who calls himself “The Mooch.” Enter Gen.

Posted at 3:30 pm on July 29, 2017 by streiff Yesterday, everyone was caught by surprise when Reince Priebus did a re-enactment of the Defenestration of Prague. At 2:19 pm, Maggie Haberman sent this tweet. Haberman is a New York Times White House correspondent. She was one of the reporters who interviewed Trump last week (omigod, was it only a week ago?) when he unloaded on Jeff Sessions.

Posted at 4:00 pm on July 29, 2017 by smoosieq Earlier this week, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, the parents of Charlie Gard, announced their heartbreaking decision to stop seeking treatment on his behalf.

Posted at 6:00 pm on July 29, 2017 by Susan Wright Senator Lindsey Graham was apparently watching Fox News when Dana Perino suggested moving Attorney General Jeff Sessions to fill the spot at the Department of Homeland Security left vacant by John Kelly. Perino’s motivation seemed to be that this would make it easier to hire someone who would fire Robert Mueller and end the Russia probe. While there has been no specific call to make that happen, it has apparently been added to the rumor mill. From

Comedian Chelsea Handler told CNN’s Jake Tapper that President Trump “scares the sh-t” out of her, during an event at Politicon Saturday night. "

An influential Iowa political activist is calling on President Trump to fire Anthony Scaramucci after the White House communications director went on a profanity-laced tirade during an interview with The New Yorker. "'Silence equals assent.'" @POTUS must model and demand a higher standard.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) took aim at President Trump on Saturday over his comments to police officers during a speech in Long Island, N.Y.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) suggested on Saturday that Vice President Pence is already planning his inauguration in anticipation of President Trump's impeachment. "filed a resolution earlier this month accusing Trump of obstructing justice by firing former FBI Director James Comey, who was, at the time, charged with leading the law enforcement investigation into possible collusion between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. Sherman's resolution, co-sponsored by Rep.

The United States on Saturday flew two Air Force B-1 bombers over South Korea in response to North Korea's ballistic missile test earlier in the day. "North Korea remains the most urgent threat to regional stability," Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, a Pacific Air Forces Commander, said in a statement released Saturday. "Diplomacy remains the lead; however, we have a responsibility to our allies and our nation to showcase our unwavering commitment while planning for the worst-case scenario.

BAGHDAD — A young Iraqi soldier wheeled himself into a makeshift examination room in Baghdad’s best government hospital and used his elbows to climb onto the bed. Ripping off an array of straps, he removed a worn prosthetic leg so Dr. Munjed al-Muderis could examine his stump. Dr. Muderis, an Iraqi-Australian orthopedic surgeon, was back in his hometown for the first time since he escaped in 1999 after being ordered to cut off the earlobes of army deserters.