Cowardice, Not Courage, Led House Republicans to Side with the Democrats The New York Times recently characterized House Republicans that voted to extend government domestic spying and continue to fund wars in the Middle East and ... 04/23/2024 - 7:00 pm | View Link
U.S. House on unfamiliar terrain as Democrats come to Republican speaker’s aid to advance foreign assistance bills Passing this legislation would send a powerful message about the strength of American leadership at a pivotal moment,” says Biden White House. 04/19/2024 - 6:17 am | View Link
Sen. Laphonza Butler isn’t just keeping a seat warm in Washington Butler, appointed to replace Feinstein, launched a Youth Advisory Council and is exploring voting rights even though she'll leave the Senate in November. 04/17/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
Sean Davis: Right Now, Democrats Are Calling The Shots In The House "The Federalist": co-founder Sean Davis comments on the dysfunctional Republican House majority: SEAN DAVIS: Democrats control the House right now. If you look at the bills that have been passed over ... 04/16/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
It’s a GOP House. But Dems have big leverage now. Dingell, who had passed out Sanders chocolates Monday ahead of the election, told reporters she’d work as a “girl team” with co-chairs Escobar, Underwood and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.). The ... 04/16/2024 - 10:30 am | View Link
In a little-noticed court filing recently, feds described sleazy former Trump advisor Steve Bannon as a “co-conspirator” in a massive criminal fraud and racketeering case against a flamboyant, far-right Chinese fugitive -- you know, the guy with the yacht where Bannon was hiding out? Via Mother Jones:
FBI agents in March 2023 arrested Guo Wengui, a self-styled anti-Chinese government activist Bannon once advised, charging him and two associates with using a series of fraudulent investment opportunities to defraud thousands of Guo’s supporters in the Chinese diaspora of more than $1 billion.
Guo used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle for himself and his family, including a $3.5 million Ferrari, a $26 million mansion, a $140,000 piano, and two $36,000 mattresses, the Justice Department alleges.
One of my lawyer friends has been predicting for months we would see Amy Coney Barrett gradually moving toward a partial alliance with the liberal justices on the court, and yesterday, we saw her back up Justice Sotomayor's argument in the Iowa abortion case before the court.
"The U. S. Supreme Court sounded divided yesterday during oral arguments in a case concerning access to emergency abortions.
Maybe Lara Trump will give her a raise! After all, clearly she's willing to do just about anything! Via American Oversight:
Christina Bobb, a former Trump attorney and far-right television presenter who was a fervent supporter of efforts to overturn the 2020 election, is now the Republican National Committee’s senior counsel for “election integrity.”
Bobb’s RNC appointment came shortly after Trump secured the party’s 2024 nomination, and signals the RNC’s focus on continuing to push lies about voter fraud and election security.
HUGE legal news out of Arizona! 11 "Fake Electors" and numerous Trump co-conspirators were just indicted on felony charges related to their shenanigans during the period right after the 2020 election.
The Washington Post reports that a grand jury officially "indicted seven attorneys and aides affiliated with Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on felony charges related to their alleged efforts to subvert Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state." Those indicted include Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman.
Thursday's Turkeys Edition
STRIKE!!! Sounds like an excellent idea. Hamilton Nolan "real talks" it.
An American writes a letter about, among other things, working people.
Speculation: Hackwhackers wonders what the alliterative "Peter" Pecker & Hope Hicks have on Lumpy.
Insult someone w/ dirty words & this reporter is there. North Stars and Cowboy Bars & everyone is entitled to my own opinion come through.
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The West Virginia Senate primary is May 14.
When Zach Shrewsbury started campaigning, he was running against reactionary Democrat Joe Manchin, who has since announced he isn’t running for reelection. At that point, another special interest, corporate-backed right-of-center Democrat, Glenn Elliott, jumped into the race against Shrewsbury. On Monday, as expected, Manchin endorsed Elliott.
And if you want to see another senator just like Joe Manchin, Elliott’s the man.