Propaganda

The Hill reports: A new ad from the Republican National Committee (RNC) claims ObamaCare is “failing,” and blames Democrats for congressional Republicans’ failure to repeal and replace the law earlier this year. The ad points to “skyrocketing” insurance premiums as an example of ObamaCare failing, and hits Democrats for blocking “a better plan to repeal and replace Obamacare once and …

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is scheduled to deliver today’s lies at 2PM. Yesterday she opened with a rambling, bizarre math problem that generated widespread mockery. Today she is likely to continue to attack Robert Mueller’s investigation and pretend that federal prison-bound Paul Manafort was really just a temp and had nothing to do with the Trump campaign.

“Let me be very very clear, I am certain of this, this has nothing to do with the president. If there were players on the outside that had a periphery or a small role of some type in the campaign, my guess is these charges have nothing to do with the campaign because I was there, there was no collusion, …

The Financial Times reports: Donald Trump took to social media on Friday evening to tease next week’s grand reveal of his nominee to chair the Federal Reserve. In a video on Instagram, Mr Trump said the nominee “will be a person who hopefully will do a fantastic job.” “I have somebody very specific in mind,” he continued. “I think everybody …

CBS News reports: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will address the press today during an on-camera briefing scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET. After her announcements, Sanders is expected to take questions from the press. Likely topics are below. JFK assassination documents released: At the last minute, President Trump decided to grant the requests from various intelligence …

Talking Points Memo reports: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that she believed special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and other matters was “getting closer to conclusion.” She did not cite any new evidence to back up the claim, instead referring to vague “reporting” on “more details about why the President …

Perhaps obviously, most of today’s questions will be about Bob Corker and now, Jeff Flake. The spat began when Corker offered a litany of criticisms directed toward Trump in morning television interviews. The two then battled over Twitter, with Corker saying Trump should stay out of the tax-overhaul effort on Capitol Hill and Trump accusing the Tennessee Republican of trying …

The Hill reports: President Trump is set to sit down for an interview with Fox Business host Lou Dobbs on Wednesday, marking the president’s 14th appearance on Fox News or Fox Business since taking office. Trump is set “to discuss the latest surrounding the efforts to get tax reform passed by the end of this year,” Fox Business said. The …

CBS News lists today’s potential topics: Trump call to widow: President Trump called reports that he told the widow of a fallen solder that her husband “knew what he was getting into” false this morning. The soldier’s mother says Mr. Trump showed “disrespect” on the phone call. Trump NFL feud: The war between Mr. Trump and NFL players kneeling for …

The Daily Beast reports: Some of the Trump campaign’s most prominent names and supporters, including Trump’s campaign manager, digital director, and son, pushed tweets from professional trolls paid by the Russian government in the heat of the 2016 election campaign. The Twitter account @Ten_GOP, which called itself the “Unofficial Twitter account of Tennessee Republicans,” was operated from the Kremlin-backed “Russian …

An avalanche of fresh lies are incoming: Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is scheduled to provide press with the White House briefing on camera Wednesday. Questions may center around President Donald Trump attacking the NFL over protests, his pitch to reluctant Democrats regarding GOP tax reform and tweets targeting James Comey. Trump alleged early Wednesday morning that the former FBI …

The Hill reports: Sexual assault and harassment allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein highlight hypocrisy on the left, according to White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. “I hear a lot of people on their soap box, the high-horse cavalry, always talking about women’s rights, women in the workplace and women empowerment,” Conway said. “I’m in an environment where it’s practiced regularly. …

The Huffington Post reports: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway insisted Wednesday that while she doesn’t always like how the media covers her boss, she still has the utmost respect for the news business. “I’m a person in the West Wing who’s actually never uttered the words ‘fake news,’ ‘enemy of the people,’ ‘opposition party,’” Conway said at the Fortune Most …

Mediaite reports: Kellyanne Conway — counselor to President Donald Trump — has some counsel for Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN). Never tweet. Appearing Monday on Fox & Friends, Conway blasted the retiring Senator for his Sunday tweet in which he referred to the White House as an “adult day care center.” She, apparently, took issue with the Senator for delivering a …

The Hill reports: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Friday that the White House has become “increasingly optimistic” about the Republican effort to pass a last-minute measure to repeal and replace ObamaCare. “Obviously, those two senators came up with an innovative solution that would still preserve many of the most important components of repealing and replacing ObamaCare, doing away with …

Media Matters today published an extensive examination of homocon Matt Drudge’s affinity for Russian state news outlets and propaganda. An excerpt: Drudge has for years used his site as a web traffic pipeline for Russian propaganda sites, directing his massive audience to nearly 400 stories from RT.com and fellow Russian-government-run English-language news sites SputnikNews.com and TASS.com since the beginning of …

The Chicago Tribune reports: Republican governors are getting into the “news” business. The Republican Governors Association has quietly launched an online publication that looks like a media outlet and is branded as such on social media. The Free Telegraph blares headlines about the virtues of GOP governors, while framing Democrats negatively. It asks readers to sign up for breaking news …

Politico reports: White House adviser Kellyanne Conway was no fan of the overtly political tone at Sunday night’s Emmy awards, complaining Monday morning that the ceremony featured much of the “sameness” that she said is generally prevalent in Hollywood. “They got plucked and polished and waxed and some of them didn’t eat for two months — and all for what? …

The Hill reports: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway previewed President Trump’s upcoming, first appearance before the U.N. General Assembly this week, saying he would promote global leadership and sovereignty at the international body. “He will be promoting peace, he will be promoting prosperity, and the president will be promoting sovereignty and accountability,” Conway said on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” …

Jezebel reports: In an interview with Time, Kellyanne Conway discussed the lack of leadership roles in the Republican party—can you believe it?—when she got her start in politics, describing working for the GOP as a woman in the 1990s as like “walking into the men’s locker room at the Elks Club holding a bachelor party.” She credits her “comfort level” …