Salon.com: Beneath the deepening chaos of the Trump administration, the Trump business is doing just fine

February 14th, 2017 [U.S. President Donald Trump's sons Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump sit in the audience waiting to watch their father announce his nominee for the empty associate justice seat at the U.S. Supreme Court, at the White House in Washington] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Beneath the deepening chaos of the Trump administration, the Trump business is doing just fine]( Heather Digby Parton Sure, the new administration is engulfed in scandals and infighting. But the Trump business is poised to cash in [Kellyanne Conway with Matt Lauer] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [“Kellyanne, that makes no sense”: Conway grilled by morning anchors over White House’s position on Michael Flynn]( Jeremy Binckes Kellyanne Conway danced around some alternative facts as the first scandal hit the Trump administration [Mike Flynn, Keith Alexander] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Justice Department warned White House that Gen. Flynn may have been compromised by Russia: report]( Taylor Link Former acting attorney general Sally Yates told the White House that Flynn lied about not discussing sanctions [Omarosa Manigault] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Trump staffer Omarosa Manigault bullied reporter, said White House has “dossiers” of negative information: report]( Jeremy Binckes A White House reporter got into a heated argument with the reality TV star, who revealed some startling information [Women's March On Main - Park City 2017] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [GOP-dominated state legislatures are back in session — working hard to take away women’s rights]( Amanda Marcotte From coast to coast, Republican state legislators go on the attack against women's rights and needs [Stephen Miller; Steve Bannon; Michael Anton] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Donald Trump’s white nationalist “genius bar”: Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, Michael “Decius” Anton and beyond]( Chauncey DeVega Our new president has surrounded himself with a phalanx of white men whose racial views are deeply troubling [ten dollar bill] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Should the U.S. dollar be weak or strong? President Trump allegedly wants to know]( Angelo Young The simple answer is that there is no simple answer, and certainly not one that can be addressed by executive order [Trump watches TV] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Red state TV: Networks are reportedly seeking pilots appealing to Trump voters]( Melanie McFarland Pilot season is in full swing and networks are looking for red state programming. But what does that mean? [Captain America; David Duke] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Captain America vs. David Duke: Why this Twitter war really matters]( Matthew Rozsa Actor Chris Evans' exchange with David Duke has a great deal of relevance to modern American politics [Donald Trump] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [America’s primary foreign creditors are starting to pull away]( Matthew Rozsa It's unclear why, but it's also unlikely that Trump has nothing to do with it VIDEO [Donald Trump, Reince Priebus, Mike Pence, Sean Spicer, Michael Flynn, Steve Bannon] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [President Trump is blaming his staff for his administration’s failings]( Taylor Link The operation is not exactly running smoothly in the West Wing, as sources say the problems likely start at the top [Donald Trump, Betsy DeVos] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [5 lessons for the Trump resistance from Betsy Devos’ contentious confirmation]( Jefferson Morley, [Alternet]( The success of DeVos’ opponents holds lessons for the burgeoning opposition to the Trump administration [Screen Shot 2017-02-14 at 6.44.08 AM] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [WATCH: John Oliver, Seth Meyers fondly remember the first days after the 2016 election]( Taylor Link The two late-night hosts reminisce about the time they had to tell jokes at an environmental event VIDEO [Michael Flynn] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Russian lawmakers are coming to the defense of Michael Flynn after his resignation]( AP Staff, Associated Press Lawmakers say that "relations with Russia" were targeted [Mideast Syria Al-Qaeda] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [A new “moderate” coalition: U.S.-armed Syrian rebels join Al-Qaeda’s “Bin Laden Front”]( Ben Norton, [Alternet]( The new alliance, which is led by former heads of extremist militias, calls itself Tahrir al-Sham [Jeff Sessions] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Behind Team Trump’s bogus claims of “voter fraud” lies a strategic goal: Suppressing votes to ensure Republican victory]( Bob Cesca Republicans aren't just spreading lies to boost Donald Trump's ego. These phony claims hold the key to GOP hegemony [China US Trump] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Forget “bad hombres,” President Trump is headed for a war with China]( Rajan Menon, TomDispatch.com The Trump administration has already drawn a red line and disaster might follow [Trump Immigration] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Doomed to repeat history: Trump’s immigration order is bad foreign policy]( David FitzGerald and David Cook Martín, The Conversation History shows that humiliating groups on the world stage by restricting entry makes it harder to keep our allies [National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday night.] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns]( JULIE PACE, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press President Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns late Monday night over Russia contacts [bachelorette] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [The first black “Bachelorette”: After 12 seasons, ABC casts a woman of color as its lead]( Jessica Lipsky Texas attorney Rachel Lindsay is the result of a years-long battle to cast more people of color follow salon Most Read - [[Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Robert Kraft, Shinzo Abe, Akie Abe] Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club has a new feature: Watch the president discuss top secret security issues!]( - [[Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Stephen Miller] Stephen Miller goes Kellyanne Conway: Trump adviser blasted for dishonesty on Sunday morning shows]( - [[1] “The OA” Season two is coming, and it could be great]( - [[California War Game] An independent California isn’t that wacky of an Idea]( - [[Alec {NAME} as President Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live 2.12.17] WATCH: Alec {NAME} as President Donald Trump on "The People's Court"](NAME}-as-president-donald-trump-on-the-peoples-court/) - [[Kellyanne Conway] Can Kellyanne Conway be redeemed?]( - [[Donald Trump] Trump's supporters believe a false narrative of white victimhood — and the data proves it]( - [[Donald Trump] Officials hate each other: 5 disturbing revelations about what's happening inside Trump's White House]( - [[Noam Chomsky] Noam Chomsky's "Responsibility of Intellectuals" after 50 years: It's an even heavier responsibility now]( - [[Final Presidential Debate Between Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Held In Las Vegas] Ivanka goes out of style: More women are refusing to buy what she's selling]( [Help]( | [Advertising Information]( Copyright ©2017 Salon Media Group, Inc. 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