Donald Jefferson Milhous Johnson

Like other Washington-based journalists, I'm often asked by civilians and by that, I mean non-political junkies some variation of this question: Will Donald J. Trump get impeached? The short answer is that no one knows the future, but I covered the White House in the not-so-distant past and will attest to this lesson: If a president wants to get himself impeached badly enough, he certainly can pull it off. To be more precise about the most recent case in point: William Jefferson Clinton essentially dared House Republicans to impeach him.

Bernie Sanders Endorses Ben Jealous for MD Governor at Silver Spring, MD Rally

Even as the progressive list of everything wrong in our society that the 99 percent suffers at the hands of the one percent was enumerated at least three times, the mood at the Civic Center was upbeat today in Silver Spring, Maryland. Sen. Bernie Sanders was coming to speak, to introduce and endorse Maryland progressive gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous, the popular former national president of the NAACP.

Kate Hudson Takes Classy And Chic To The Next Level [SLIDESHOW]

America's sweetheart, Kate Hudson is known not only for her success on the big screen, but for her wildly popular activewear line as well. The actress is one of few stars who has used her celeb status to promote a healthy lifestyle as opposed to one of drugs and partying.

Why Abraham Lincoln is an icon for Republicans and Democrats alike

During the 2016 Republican presidential primary, The Washington Post's Bob Woodward and Robert Costa asked Donald Trump if he could be a "unifier" like Abraham Lincoln who expressed "'Malice toward none, charity for all.' " Trump's answer was surprising, but the fact that he was asked the question is not.

Filthy Rich Actor John Cusack Gets Top Billing At Socialism 2017 Conference

Mega-wealthy, left-wing actor John Cusack will speak at Socialism 2017 , a four-day conference in Chicago where some 1,500 "socialists and radical activists from around the country" will assemble to "learn about Marxist theory," discuss "working-class history" and share organizing strategies. The socialist conference will take place July 6 through July 9 at Chicago's sleek and modern Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.

Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso enjoy dinner date

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Trump adviser who called for Hillary Clinton to be “shot for…

On the same day that the White House demanded Johnny Depp apologize for his comments joking about the assassination of Donald Trump, the president hosted a former campaign adviser who called for Hillary Clinton to be "shot for treason." "was sitting in one of the first two rows in the audience" in the East Room on Friday during a signing ceremony for a law promoting accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a White House pool report.

RISE: Bombing in Pakistan; new Hollywood stars; Cindy moves inland

A powerful car bombing near the office of the provincial police chief in southwestern Pakistan on Friday killed 11 people and wounded 20, officials said. The explosion near the police chief's office in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, was powerful enough that it was heard across the city, shattering windows of nearby buildings, said police spokesman Shahzada Farhat.

Leonardo DiCaprio hands over Marlon Brando’s Oscar, a Picasso and more to U.S. government

In November 2012, Leonardo DiCaprio - at the time, three months into filming "Wolf of Wall Street," which would later further his legacy of almost-Oscars for a fourth time - received Marlon Brando's best actor statuette for 1954's "On the Waterfront" as a 38th birthday gift. The gift-givers were DiCaprio's business associates at Red Granite Pictures, the production house behind "Wolf of Wall Street."

Michigan Vietnam vet is Trump’s 1st Medal of Honor recipient

This 1969 photo provided by James McCloughan shows him with the former Army medic, right, with a platoon interpreter in Nui Yon Hill in Vietnam. An Army spokeswoman said Tuesday that McCloughan, who saved the lives of 10 soldiers during the Battle of Nui Yon Hill in May 1969 in Vietnam, will become the first person to be awarded the nation's highest military honor by President Donald Trump.

Credulous Oliver Stone on Thug Putin: Why Would ‘Statesman’ Lie to Me?

It seems that, finally, liberal journalists are challenging the credulous, dictator-coddling filmmaking of lefty Oliver Stone. But maybe that's because the communist-friendly director avoided tough questions when talking to Vladimir Putin about the 2016 presidential election.

Almanac for Saturday, June 10, 2017

Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include actor Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Oscar , in 1895; Broadway composer Frederick Loewe in 1901; Nobel literature laureate Saul Bellow in 1915; Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1921 ; Hollywood icon Judy Garland in 1922; children's author/illustrator Maurice Sendak in 1928; attorney F. Lee Bailey in 1933 ; football Hall of Fame member Dan Fouts in 1951 ; actor Andrew Stevens in 1955 ; model/actor Elizabeth Hurley in 1965 ; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in 1971 ; Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski in 1982 ; actor Leelee Sobieski in 1983 .

Peyton Manning joins Trump at golf club

Former NFL star Peyton Manning and Republican Sen. Bob Corker were spotted at the White House on Sunday, joining President Donald Trump in his motorcade on a trip to Trump National Golf Club. The White House did not comment on what Trump was doing at his property, but reporters saw golf clubs being unloaded from the motorcade after the President's arrival back to the White House.

Megan Leavey Review: Could have you in tears of joy

Megan Leavey Bleecker Street Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Written by: Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt Cast: Kate Mara, RamA3n RodrA guez, Tom Felton, Bradley Whitford, Will Patton, Sam Keeley, Common, Edie Falco Screened at: Critics' link, NYC, Opens: June 9, 2017 When I was a kid I thought that Norman Ferguson and Tee He's "Pinocchio" was not only the best movie I had seen but probably the best movie that will ever be made. Seventy-six years later, when I sit in on some allegedly more mature pictures, I am likely to think back to my judgement on that cartoon with fondness for its accuracy.

The Glorious Bullshit of “Reservoir Dogs,” Twenty-Five Years Later

"He is the single most influential director of his generation," Peter Bogdanovich said, during an event at , in 2012, honoring the director, by which time it was customary to add the phrase "for better or worse." To talk of Tarantino's influence now is to do so with a wince or small cluck of nostalgia for that period, somewhere between the launch of the Hubble telescope and the impeachment of Bill Clinton, when you could barely find a coffee shop in Southern California that didn't clatter with the sound of aspiring young screenwriters bashing out talky, violent, blackly comic shoot-'em-ups on their typewriters.