Skip to content

thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

Trusted news at #1 place

About us
Trusted sources
Democracy matters
Trump’s decisions

Search for:

Home - Real Clear Politics - Who’s Willing To Say That Obama Did Something Illegal?

Posted in

Real Clear Politics

Who’s Willing To Say That Obama Did Something Illegal?

by The editor•31 July 2025•Posted inReal Clear Politics

Post Content

More by The editor

You might also like

I Challenged Duke’s DEI Dogma, Paid With My Job

Public Watching as Russiagate Lies Exposed

Continental vs. Maritime Power in a New World Order

Post navigation

Previous Article Previous article:
Grassley: One of the Biggest Scandals and Cover-Ups in History

Next Article Next article:
Whistleblower Report Drops as Pressure Mounts in Russia Case

The Atlantic

Fast Times at Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Flush with cash and soaring with hubris, Trump appointees are supersizing ICE.
The Real Reason American Socialists Don’t Win
Only part of the left’s most promising political party even wants to win elections or come to power.
Nobody Likes John Bolton
But no one can say definitively whether today’s raid is due to Bolton’s status as critic, Bolton’s bad judgment or malfeasance, or nothing at all.
‘Make McCarthy Great Again’
Laura Loomer has become the Joseph McCarthy of the Trump era.
A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants
You all deserved better.

Talking Points Memo

Thinking Outside the Box; Getting Creative
Two ideas I heard from TPM Readers today. The first is from TPM Reader BT recommends that big cities hold...
A MAGA Warrior Is Rifling Through Your Mortgage Paperwork
I’m by no means the first one to note this. But it’s so important that I want to make sure...
It’s Not Enough But It’s Something: DC Tenuously Holds The Line Against Trump
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version....
Trump Outlines Vision for Next Power Grab Over Blue State and City Officials
President Trump doubled down on his vision to make Chicago the next city his administration’s targets as it attempts to...
Exclusive: The University of Michigan Will End Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Amid Trump Admin Legal Onslaught
The Trump administration has strong-armed the University of Michigan’s statewide hospital system over its provision of transgender health care services...

Fox News

Trump reacts to Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce engagement in high-profile Cabinet meeting
President Donald Trump reacted positively to the engagement ofTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce during the Tuesday Cabinet meeting after previously slamming the singer.
Trump ignites conservative backlash after opening door to 600,000 Chinese students: 'What is this madness?'
Conservative groups oppose Trump's 600,000 Chinese student visa plan, arguing it prioritizes foreign nationals over U.S. citizens and threatens national security.
Fight over policing DC moves to Congress as parties split on control
The battle over federal policing in Washington D.C. heads to Congress, with Republicans seeking expanded presidential control and Democrats defending local authority.
'It's a trap': Trump mocks Chuck Schumer, Dems for stepping on political land mines
President Trump criticized Democrats on crime and transgender sports policies during a Monday Cabinet meeting, predicting continued political fights ahead.
White House accuses Pritzker, Illinois Dems of whining while Chicago crime rages
President Donald Trump confirmed his willingness to send troops to Chicago amid his crime crackdown, while city officials cited a 33% reduction in homicides under Mayor Brandon Johnson.

The Hill

Trump weighs in on Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce engagement
President Trump on Tuesday weighed in on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement, changing his tune on the superstar singer who he has publicly bashed in the past. The news of their engagement broke while the Trump held an hours long, marathon Cabinet meeting, after which a reporter asked the president for his reaction. “Well,...
America depends on immigrants — illegal or not
If our borders were instantaneously shuttered and all immigrants magically vanished, our country would cease to function as we know it.
Raskin: 'We're not going to be pushed around by this fraudulent would-be king'
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Monday called President Trump a “fraudulent would-be king,” as the Trump administration is looking to expand its federal takeover of local police departments outside of the nation's capital. “I think that everybody is standing up for their state, like Governor Moore is standing up for the free state of Maryland,”...
Jack Smith probe's basis 'imaginary and unfounded,' lawyers argue
Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith, who brought criminal charges against President Trump, denounced a watchdog investigation into Smith’s work as “imaginary and unfounded” in a letter to the Office of Special Counsel. The letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, marked Smith’s first response to news that the government watchdog was investigating...
NewsNation to launch ‘Batya,’ hosted by Batya Ungar-Sargon, on Saturday, Sept. 20
Weekend Edition of “NewsNation Prime,” Anchored by Natasha Zouves, Extended to 11 p.m. ET CHICAGO, IL (August 26, 2025) – NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing cable news network in total day viewership, today announced that it will launch a new weekend show hosted by author and journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon on Saturday, September 20. The one-hour program, “Batya,” will air Saturdays at 4 p.m. ET and...

Categories

Adventure
Architecture
Astronomy
BBC US politics
Beauty
CNN
Democracy matters – defending democracy
Fashion
Featured articles
FiveThirtyEight
Food
Fox news
Just security
Movie Stuff
NPR
Painters Matter
Politico
Politics Matters
Real Clear Politics
Talking Points Memo
The Atlantic
The Guardian
The Hill
Travel

About us
Trusted sources
Democracy matters
Trump’s decisions

Find Us

This is a good place to read all your sources at just one stop.

Address
123 Main Street
New York, NY 10001

Hours
Monday–Friday: 5:00AM–5:00PM
Saturday & Sunday: Only urgent matters

The abouve looks good so I left it there, like I would be running a regular physical operation as well ,-)

You can reach me at editor@thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

The Guardian

Court tosses Trump lawsuit against Maryland judges over US deportations
Trump-nominated federal judge said Maryland judges were ‘absolutely immune’ from suits over their judicial actionsUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge on Tuesday dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit filed by the Trump administration earlier in the summer against all 15 judges serving on Maryland’s federal district court – a case that opposed pausing some deportations from the state.In a 37-page ruling, US district judge Thomas Cullen of Virginia’s western district – who was nominated and confirmed to his position during Donald Trump’s first presidency – wrote that “any fair reading of the legal authorities cited by defendants leads to the ineluctable conclusion that this court has no alternative but to dismiss”. Continue reading...
Trump is out to end the Fed’s autonomy. Here’s how he’s trying to get his way
A condo is at the heart of extraordinary battle over the future of the Federal Reserve – and its independenceWhen Donald Trump stepped up his campaign to influence the US Federal Reserve, he traveled less than a mile from the White House, to tour the central bank’s headquarters. But as the administration considers how to actually get what it wants, one of the US president’s acolytes looked about 500 miles south.A condominium above the Four Seasons hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, is at the heart of an extraordinary battle over the future of the Fed, and the independence of its power of the world’s largest economy. Continue reading...
Elon Musk’s Doge put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says
SSA official alleges that Doge staff uploaded personal data of hundreds of millions of Americans to vulnerable cloud serverUS politics live – latest updatesElon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) copied and uploaded sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) data to a vulnerable cloud server, potentially risking the safety of hundreds of millions of Americans and violating federal privacy laws, according to a whistleblower complaint filed on Tuesday.The complaint from Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the SSA, alleges that Doge staffers effectively created a live copy of the entire country’s social security data from its numerical identification system database. The information is a goldmine for bad actors, the complaint alleges, and was placed on a server without independent oversight that only Doge officials could access. Continue reading...
Who is Lisa Cook, the Fed governor facing removal by Trump?
The first Black woman to sit on Fed board faces another obstacle in a long line she has faced and written aboutLisa Cook, the first Black woman to sit on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, is now facing removal by Donald Trump, another obstacle in a long line she has faced and written about during her experiences as one of a small number of Black women in the field of economics.Cook was nominated to the Fed in 2022 by then president Joe Biden after building a career that spanned both government and academia, including work at the treasury department, service in the White House, and a long record of scholarly contributions. Continue reading...
Botswana’s president declares health emergency over supply shortages
Duma Boko announces urgent funding package for medicines to be distributed with military oversightBotswana’s president has declared a public health emergency due to shortages of essential medicines and equipment, as a downturn in the global diamond market and US aid cuts take a toll on the country’s finances.The announcement came after the Ministry of Health suspended non-urgent surgeries on 4 August, stating that the country was short of medicines to treat hypertension, diabetes, cancer, asthma and eye conditions, as well as supplies including bandages and sutures and those for sexual and reproductive health. Continue reading...

Politico

Chicago doesn’t need or want federal troops, Gov. Pritzker says
President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to the city to fight crime.
This blue state is the first to grapple with megabill response
Colorado has a roughly $1 billion budget hole to address in a legislative special session.
Texas GOP passes the House gerrymander Trump asked for
The new map could help Republicans flip as many as five seats, boosting the GOP’s chances of holding House control.
The ‘woke’ words Democrats should cut from their vocabulary
A new memo identifies 45 words and phrases for Democrats to avoid, alleging the terms turn voters off. They span six categories — from “therapy speak” to “explaining away crime.”
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

NPR

Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers
A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.
DNC chair says he's tired of Democrats bringing 'pencil to a knife fight'
Day 1 of the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting saw party chair Ken Martin detail how the party is pushing back on Trump administration policies and trying to win back voters.
The DOJ sued the federal district bench in Maryland. A judge just dismissed the case
A district judge in Virginia was specially tapped to oversee the unusual case after DOJ named all 15 federal district court judges in Maryland as defendants in a lawsuit related to deportations.
ICE detains Kilmar Abrego Garcia again. And, Trump seeks to fire Fed governor
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been taken into custody and faces deportation again, this time to Uganda. And, Trump seeks to fire a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Illinois Democratic leaders rebuff Trump on hints to deploy National Guard to Chicago
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says there no need for the National Guard to patrol Chicago streets and that President Trump's suggestion to deploy them there is purely political.

Five Thirty Eight

What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration
The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without Trump
The second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one
The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans
On Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a
Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For Biden
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1 percent last June. The same
Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of Color
Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll

Painte

Paul Klee

24 April 202330 December 2024

Michael Parkes

24 April 202312 July 2025

Wassily Kandinsky, 1903, The Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter)

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky

20 December 202012 July 2025

Copyright © 2025 thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org.

Powered by WordPress and HybridMag.

About us
Trusted sources
Democracy matters
Trump’s decisions

thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

Trusted news at #1 place

About us
Trusted sources
Democracy matters
Trump’s decisions

bladibla

Scroll Up