Melanie Schmitz
The American Independent
Washington, DC, United States
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No, immigrants aren't spreading COVID to Americans like Republicans claim
Despite xenophobic claims by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers, immigrants detained at the border are not being released 'untested' into the country. → Read More
Latinos and Asian Americans are still vastly underrepresented in Congress
The demographic makeup of the 117th U.S. Congress is the most diverse in history, but a new report reveals troubling gaps in representation among Hispanic → Read More
Ted Cruz is mad that a Fox News host wasn't nicer to Trump during the debate
Donald Trump's debate performance Tuesday was widely panned across the political spectrum. CNN's Dana Bash called it a "shit show," and even Fox News host → Read More
GOP senator blames China for global pandemics in fact-free racist tirade
Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) made several racist and incorrect statements on Wednesday while speaking to reporters about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. → Read More
Whistleblower: Workers 'not properly trained or equipped' to help coronavirus patients
A new whistleblower complaint alleges that Health and Human Services employees tended to potentially infected patients without protection and then dispersed into the general population. → Read More
Prosecutors quit Stone case after DOJ backtracks on sentencing
Justice Department attorneys have notified the court that they are withdrawing from the case, less than a day after Trump tweeted that their initial sentencing recommendation was 'unfair.' → Read More
Collins: Trump was 'wrong' and 'improper' but I'm acquitting him anyway
Collins joins the ranks of Republican senators voting to defend Trump in his impeachment trial. → Read More
Trump declines to formally address the nation following Iran attack
Trump spent much of the day following Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani's assassination tweeting about his political rivals and boasting about the airstrike. → Read More
Greenland is ‘open for business, not for sale,’ foreign ministry says
Trump reportedly wants to buy Greenland. Officials say, no way. → Read More
Trump retweets racist British columnist who called Baltimore a ‘proper sh*thole’
The president was criticized last year for referring to Haiti, El Salvador, and several African nations as "shithole countries." → Read More
It sure sounds like Trump thinks America is ‘garbage’
The president took aim at yet another major U.S. city this weekend, after calling Baltimore a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess." → Read More
Trump claims Mueller has no power to ‘exonerate’ after months of stating the opposite
The president has frequently claimed the special counsel's report was a "complete and total exoneration." → Read More
Trump repeats racist attack, says Democratic congresswomen ‘can leave’ the US
President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his previous racist attacks on four congresswomen of color, saying they were free to leave the country if they did not like his policies. “They can go wherever they want or they can stay,” he said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. “But they should love our country. They shouldn’t hate our country. If you look at what they said, I have clips… → Read More
Trump claims he had a falling out with Epstein ‘a long time ago’
The president said in 2002 that the accused child sexual predator was a "terrific guy." → Read More
Democrats are suing to get Trump’s tax returns
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal said he filed the suit in response to the Treasury Department's continued stonewalling on the documents. → Read More
Trump incorrectly complains about Mueller testifying ‘again’
It's actually the special counsel's first time answering questions about his report publicly. → Read More
Trump says he’ll decide new China tariffs following G20, amid trade battle with Republicans
The president threatened to impose an "extra $325 billion worth of tariffs" on the nation, which has already pledged to retaliate. → Read More
Trump warns Republicans not to block latest Mexico tariff
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Republicans lawmakers not to try and stop his new 5% tariff on Mexican imports, saying it would be foolish to try and intervene. “I don’t think they will do that,” he said, speaking to reporters during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May. The tariff is set to take effect next week, Trump said, noting that they “haven’t really… → Read More
Warren wants to change the law so that sitting presidents can be indicted
"If Donald Trump were anyone other than the President ... he would be in handcuffs and indicted." → Read More
Mueller gave Congress a roadmap for impeachment. Most members have rejected it.
Just 10% of the House has backed impeachment proceedings publicly, according to Politico. → Read More