The Georgia gubernatorial race is practically dead-even with 25 days to go before the 2018 midterm elections. Democrat Stacey Abrams is the former minority leader of the state’s house of representatives, as well as the first African American woman to be nominated for governor by a major political party. Republican …
Read More »Susan Collins Will Vote 'Yes' on Kavanaugh, Nearly Solidifying His Supreme Court Seat
UPDATE: Following the conclusion of Collins’ speech before the Senate, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) released a statement confirming that he will be the only Democratic senator to vote in favor of Kavanaugh’s confirmation. “I believe he will rule in a manner that is consistent with our Constitution,” the statement said. …
Read More »A Federal Order Demands Reunification for Separated Families. Will Trump Comply?
Though President Trump’s recent executive ordercalled for an end to migrant family separations, it didn’t address what the administration plans to do about the more than 2,000 children who have already been taken from their parents as a result of the “zero tolerance” immigration policy enacted last month. The government …
Read More »These Are the Key Republicans Staying Silent on Family Separation
Update, 6:10 p.m. ET: Sen. Ted Cruz announced he plans to introduce legislation this week mandating that families be kept together while their immigration cases are resolved. The separation of immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border is spiraling into a national crisis of policy and conscience, and the leading voices …
Read More »Trump Defies Sessions by Saying He Will 'Probably' Support Marijuana Bill
Before heading on a trip abroad that will take him to the G-7 summit in Canada on Friday, and then to Singapore to meet with Kim Jong-un early next Tuesday, President Trump hinted that he is likely to support a bill introduced Thursday that would protect state marijuana laws from …
Read More »Trump's Battle with the NFL Has Reached Critical Mass
Update:The White House has released a second statement about the event. *** One of the unique perks to winning a major national sports title used to be traveling to the White House to meet the president. This hasn’t been the case since Trump took office, though, and what used to …
Read More »Jamil Smith: The President Is Soft
Not even their wives want to see Joe Biden and Donald Trump measure dicks. Every time that men like them go off about how they’d beat each other up in a physical fight, it is a reminder of why we need more women in office. Their particular brand of pugilistic …
Read More »YouTube's Crackdown Goes Beyond Alex Jones
“False flag” allegations in the aftermath of mass shootings have become something of an Alex Jones franchise. His conspiracy theories about the massacres at Tucson, Arizona; Aurora, Colorado; andNewtown, Connecticut were broadcast on terrestrial radio, streamed on Jones’ website, and, most importantly from an audience standpoint, chopped into bits for …
Read More »Steve Bannon to Step Down as Breitbart Chairman After 'Fire and Fury'
Former White House chief strategistSteve Bannon,who served as the executive chairman of Breitbart News Network since 2012, will step down, according to theNew York Times. “Steve is a valued part of our legacy, and we will always be grateful for his contributions, and what he has helped us to accomplish,” …
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