If the choice was between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, Republicans would rather the Russian strongman was their President, a new poll reveals. The poll is from online pollster YouGov for the Economist, and it shows the Putin vs. Obama contest isn’t even close. Putin’s favorable rating among Donald Trump voters has risen to 35 percent. Obama’s favorable rating, meanwhile, is just 9 percent among Republicans.
A few weeks ago we highlighted an epic climate change rant offered up by California's governor, Jerry Brown, who vowed to fight Trump, saying "we've got the scientists, we've got the lawyers and we're ready to fight" (see "Caught On Tape: CA Governor Brown Goes On Epic Climate Change Rant; Vows To Defy Trump"). And while Brown touted his army of lawyers, apparently he needed just one more which prompted the retention of former Obama Attorney General, Eric Holder. Per the New York Times:
The House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday giving Congress the power to kill so-called "midnight rules", months of recently enacted Obama administration regulations with just one vote, as Republicans charged ahead on their campaign to strip down federal regulations.
It appears "Occupy Wall Street" is a thing again, and this time it's Donald Trump's fault.
Anyone who was wondering if the general population has noticed the abnormal concentration of Wall Streeters in general, and Goldman Sachs alumni in particular, in the Trump administration got their answer on Wednesday afternoon, when screaming protesters, chanting "Drain that Swamp", swarmed the lobby of Goldman Sachs' New York headquarters in opposition to the firm’s growing influence in Donald Trump’s administration.
After Julian Assange has repeatedly confirmed that Russia was not the source of his DNC or John Podesta leaks, including again last night in an interview with Sean Hannity, Paul Ryan would like for you to know that he's not buying it. Sounding a bit like a disaffected Hillary snowflake, Ryan told radio host Hugh Hewitt that he really has no opinion on Assange other than that he's a “sycophant for Russia." Per the Washington Times: