House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday sidestepped a question asking if she believes Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should resign in light of the damning reports about his wife’s efforts to have the 2020 presidential election overturned. At her weekly Capitol press conference, the House Democratic leader responded to …
Read More »Progressives Lay Out Plan to Save the Democratic Party From Itself
After a year of thwarted plans and with little time before the 2022 midterms, progressive lawmakers are throwing a Hail Mary to get their priorities into the end zone: a push for President Joe Biden to take what he can of his stymied agenda and enact it through executive actions …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Claims His Pro-Putin Talking Points Are Actually a Defense of Ukraine
Tucker Carlson took to his Fox News program Tuesday to deliver some more seemingly pro-Putin talking points, railing against ongoing discussions in Congress regarding supplying military aid to Ukraine to further assist in the country’s fight against Russia. According to Media Matters, while Carlson did acquiesce that civilians are indeed …
Read More »Film Crew Recorded Illicit Pre-Insurrection Meeting Between Proud Boys and Oath Keepers: Court Document
A documentary film crew attended an illicit, parking-garage meetup between the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers in downtown Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021, according to a memo filed by prosecutors seeking to keep Enrique Tarrio locked up pending trial. Tarrio was the National Chairman of the Proud Boys …
Read More »Trump Refuses to Condemn Putin Despite Sean Hannity Practically Begging Him To
Donald Trump‘s affection for Vladimir Putin never seemed to bother Republicans in Congress. It’s made them a little uncomfortable, however, as the Russian president continues to unleash hell on Ukraine in an invasion that has killed thousands and laid waste to one of America’s allies. Trump initially praised the invasion …
Read More »Texas Congressman: Covid Vaccines, Not Ukraine Invasion, Are the Real 'Crimes Against Humanity'
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is concerned. Innocent people are dying needlessly. A tyrannical government has grossly overstepped its bounds. Freedom and democracy are under attack — and it’s all Dr. Anthony Fauci’s fault. In an appearance on Fox News Friday evening, the Texas Congressman and outspoken anti-vaxxer used his platform …
Read More »Congressional Candidate Apologizes for Drunkenly Berating Tween Girls at Slumber Party, Throwing Up in Hamper
We live in divisive times. Americans are split on whether the climate crisis is real, whether everyone should have access to affordable health care, and whether the wealthy should pay their fair share in taxes. The pandemic demonstrated that Americans can’t even agree on whether it’s worth trying to prevent …
Read More »Mike Pence, Who Was Targeted by Capitol Rioters, Defends Resolution Calling Jan. 6 'Legitimate Political Discourse'
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday defended the Republican National Committee’s resolution describing the events of Jan. 6, 2021 as “legitimate political discourse,” despite the attack resulting in five deaths, dozens of injured police officers, and some rioters calling for Pence himself to be hanged or otherwise executed. The …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani Opposed the Military Seizing Voting Machines. He Tried to Get Them Himself, Instead
Rudy Giuliani tried to get a Michigan prosecutor to turn over voting machines to former President Trump’s team as it worked to overturn the election, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. James Rossiter, the Republican prosecutor of Antrim County, Michigan, told the Post that Giuliani and other members of Trump’s …
Read More »Elderly Florida Democrats Say GOP Canvassers Duped Them Into Changing Party Affiliation
Residents of a public housing building in Miami say their voter registrations were unknowingly changed from Democrat to Republican after being visited by GOP canvassers, WPLG Local 10 News reported on Wednesday. The vice chair of the state Senate’s Ethics and Elections Committee told Rolling Stone on Thursday that she …
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