Voters Shame Cowardly Reps with Town Halls Hosted by Cardboard Cut-Outs

A cardboard cut-out of Rep. Roger Williams leans against the microphone at the mock town hall in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. As people flood town halls during the Congressional recess to register their outrage over President Donald Trump's right-wing agenda, many members of Congress are apparently attempting to duck the public outcry by refusing to hold any town halls at all.

Seattle mayor: I’m ready to sue Donald Trump

Mayor Ed Murray heads to the stage to speak during Never Again: Japanese American WWII History and American Muslim Rights Today at Fisher Pavilion on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. Mayor Ed Murray heads to the stage to speak during Never Again: Japanese American WWII History and American Muslim Rights Today at Fisher Pavilion on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017.

1,000 protesters greet Mitch McConnell at Kentucky speech

Nearly a thousand people have crowded behind a chain link fence to try to catch Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's attention as he made his first stop on a tour of Kentucky during the congressional recess. The protesters on Tuesday chanted, "No ban, no wall, Mitch McConnell take our call," a reference to the senator's clogged voicemail system during the first month of Donald Trump's presidency.

Trump denounces ‘horrible’ threats against Jewish centres

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced recent threats against Jewish community centres as "horrible ... painful" and said more must be done "to root out hate and prejudice and evil." "This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms," Trump said.

Abbreviated pundit roundup: Trump’s first month filled with chaos and controversy

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McCain steps up Trump criticism

Now that he has returned to the Senate for another six years, Sen. John McCain is back to being a president's biggest headache on Capitol Hill. The Arizona Republican bashed President Donald Trump's White House as an "administration in disarray" while attending a security conference in Munich.

A Democrat’s Self-Dramatizing Departure Could Bring Real Reform to…

While her departure may not immediately change the partisan balance of the commission, because traditionally her seat "belongs" to the Democrats, President Trump could upset that calculation if he broke with that tradition and appointed someone more aligned with the GOP . Ravel had become a minor political celebrity on the left by castigating the "deadlock" on the FEC allegedly caused by the GOP members, who wouldn't go along with Democratic demands for campaign-finance fines.

Comeback

Use of coal to generate electricity in the United States is expected to make a comeback as Americans begin to understand the reality behind former President Barack Obama's claims of a cheaper, cleaner future based on wind and solar power.

US must work with Turkey on Syria, says US senator McCain

The U.S.-Turkey partnership must be revitalized under the Donald Trump administration, Republican Senator John McCain said on Feb. 20 after meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoAYan. "I had a warm and constructive meeting with President ErdoAYan today.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, now 93, confirms election run

One of Africa's longest-serving heads of state turns 93 today -- but is showing no signs of slowing down. In an interview to state media to celebrate the occasion, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe confirmed that he intends to run for president in the 2018 general election, Reuters reported.

Renewing the Democrats – and America

Why have Democrats struggled to defeat President Trump's most objectionable cabinet nominees? Because Hillary Clinton's 3 million popular vote margin obscures this nettlesome fact: Outside California, Massachusetts, and New York, Donald Trump won by 4 million votes. Across the map, political polarization and demographic sorting are shrinking the party.