Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) said fearful Democratic colleagues across his caucus are getting fitted for bullet-proof vests.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is not an outlier in the GOP, and neither are the terrorists in red MAGA caps who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6.
As Joe Biden quickly gets to work fixing Donald Trump’s mess, the Republican Party is sprinting toward extinction.
Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley thought it would be good politics to spread Donald Trump’s big lie about election fraud.
It’s become increasingly clear that the Republican Party is broken and incapable of even pretending to be a governing partner.
Former Rep. David Jolly said the clearest path forward for Democrats is to either eliminate the filibuster or use the reconciliation process.
Chuck Schumer reminded Mitch McConnell on Monday that he lost the Senate and no longer gets to hold the chamber hostage.
Trump-loyal Republicans are already itching to go full MAGA and nominate one of the disgraced ex-president’s true loyalists, Rep. Jim Jordan.
McCarthy placed blame on Democrats, social media users, and those who call themselves the resistance for the Jan. 6 attack.
GOP Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) was caught trying to carry a gun into the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s move to impeach Joe Biden is nothing more than political theatre meant to soothe the QAnon-MAGA mob.
The McConnell-MAGA back-and-forth is likely to be just the beginning of an internal civil war that could rip the Republican Party apart.
If America wants to regain its credibility abroad and rebuild democracy at home, Trump must be convicted for his role in the Capitol attack.
The Koch network, the darling of the corporate donor class, has announced that lawmakers’ actions before and after last week’s attack on the Capitol will “weigh heavily” on who will receive future support in the next election cycle. “Lawmakers’ actions leading up to and during last week’s insurrection will weigh heavy in our evaluation of future…
The GOP Senate, led by Mitch McConnell, will have one last chance to do what they haven’t done for four years: Hold Donald Trump accountable.
After the MAGA mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent coup attempt, the phoniness of right-wing law enforcement rhetoric has been exposed.
Rachel Maddow unloaded on Donald Trump and the Republican Party following yesterday’s MAGA terrorist attack at the United States Capitol.
This years presidential election featured a daunting map for Donald Trump. In 2016, he won traditionally Democratic states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin by the slimmest of margins. He also had so contend with the leftward lean of Republican strongholds like Georgia and Arizona. In the end, Trump lost all 5 of those states. In…
The people of Georgia may not have chosen Kelly Loeffler to be their United States Senator, but they will have the opportunity to fire her.
Over the past couple of decades Republicans have wantonly taken everything from the American people to benefit their favorite causes. Now, in an attempted coup to keep Trump in the White House, a fascist Republican cabal are attempting to take the people’s electoral voices in an undemocratic machination resembling a two-bit banana republic. Since Americans…
Raffensperger repeated what he has already said for months: The election in Georgia was conducted with integrity and Donald Trump lost.
While the two runoff elections in Georgia are too close to call, Donald Trump appears to be doing his best to sabotage them for Republicans.
A GOP that elevates people like Donald Trump and Louie Gohmert is not a political party that can be salvaged.
Stacey Abrams blasted Perdue and Loeffler for putting the interests of Trump and McConnell over the needs of struggling Americans.
U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff torched incumbent GOP Sen. David Perdue on Monday for having the nerve to oppose $2,000 relief checks.
The move by the Democratic-controlled House is good for the American people, but it puts the Republican Party in a tough spot.
These same Republican lawmakers sure know how to act quickly when it comes to handing out tax breaks to wealthy corporations and individuals.
The fact that the GOP is more interested in tossing out ballots than reaching out to voters is a clear sign that they’re terrified of losing.
Ex-GOP strategist Steve Schmidt said on Tuesday that the Republican Party in its current form must never again win a presidential election.
A growing number of Republican lawmakers are telling Donald Trump that it’s time to accept Joe Biden’s victory and move on.
Ex-GOP strategist Steve Schmidt said on Saturday that the fight to save American democracy has only just begun with Donald Trump’s defeat.
Black turnout was crucial for Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in Georgia in last month’s presidential election.
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace tore into the Republican Party on Thursday for fully transforming into an organized crime family.
Ron Johnson’s performance on Tuesday is a reminder that the threat posed to America by the Republican Party will outlive Trump’s presidency.
MAGA world’s reaction to the SCOTUS decision ranges from amusing to disturbing, but it shows just how far removed they are from reality.
Republicans ignored Trump’s veto threat and joined with Democrats to overwhelmingly pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Donald Trump’s MAGA rallies at the end of the 2020 presidential campaign actually appeared to give Democrats a boost.
Control of the U.S. Senate hinges on what happens in the pair of runoff races in Georgia next month, and Donald Trump isn’t helping.
Loser Donald Trump has rewarded Russian president Vladimir Putin with nearly everything he demanded over the past four years, and now that he is an official loser, Trump is giving Putin the gift he’s lusted after for decades. It is no revelation that Vladimir Putin detests everything about the West, with a particularly vehement animus…
There are people on Fox News that are seen as hyper-partisan. Among them, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Jeanine Pirro, Laura Ingraham. Then there are the more straight news reporters like Chris Wallace, Martha McCallum and Bret Baier. For most of his career, John Roberts has been seen as one of those more straight news, down…
The lawsuit is just the latest brought forward by Republicans that will almost certainly get laughed out of court.
Obama ripped Republicans for humoring Donald Trump’s lies about voter fraud after he lost the election decisively to Joe Biden.
At the rate Republicans, led by Trump, are attempting to stop voting, it is glaringly apparent they hate democracy nearly as much as they detest the U.S. Constitution. When Donald Trump refused to say if he would allow a peaceful transfer of power if he does not win re-election, it should have sent a shockwave…
Republican strategist Stuart Stevens said on Saturday that Trump and the Republican Party are just days away from being crushed at the polls.
Restaurants have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indoor eateries have been highlighted as places where the illness could spread more quickly than others. And the Republican party has been oddly focused on the food services industry. Recently, when he was asked what people don’t like wearing masks, Donald Trump replied by saying…
All Georgia voters have to do is roll the tape to understand exactly what the Republican senator was doing.
As Trump sinks in the polls, it’s likely that more and more members of the GOP will try to put distance between themselves and the president.
Democrats must also win back the Senate if they want a shot at implementing a policy agenda that will put America back on the right track.
The Republican-controlled Senate passed a resolution on committing to a peaceful transition of power after the November presidential election, though the measure was introduced by a Democrat. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who is often considered the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, proposed the resolution following President Donald Trump comment’s refusing to commit to…
During a virtual town hall event on Thursday, North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis seemed to agree with a woman who questioned the accuracy of the COVID-19 death toll, which currently stands at more than 207,000 Americans. “How many people has COVID actually killed?” the senator was asked, according to Salon. “Because I think the…
Republicans are in for a rude awakening if they think it’s smart politics to steal another Supreme Court seat right before the election.
While the great majority of civilized nations have made significant strides in social progress, in the age of Trump Americans are worse off than they were less than nine years ago and the United States is nearing being designated as  a “developing country.†Due to the constant confluence of crises plaguing America, there was little…
Pushing through a Supreme Court nominee could also bring down Mitch McConnell’s Republican Senate majority.
It is much easier to find an ex-Trump staffer who has something bad to say about the President than to find someone who is willing to praise him. This is especially true if that former staffer worked in national security. Olivia Troye was formerly the top homeland security aide to Vice President Mike Pence. Troye…
Donald Trump knew who William Barr was before he appointed him to be his Attorney General. Writing an op-ed in the Washington Post, Barr clearly signaled to Trump that he was more than willing to do his dirty work. Since then, Barr has repeatedly acted in the President’s best interest and has made not attempt…
Meghan McCain’s role on The View is not exactly a simple one. She is tasked with giving a Conservative take while surrounded by largely Liberal hosts and the audience tends to skew Democratic as well. That being said, the daughter of former Arizona Senator John McCain is often all over the place. That was true…
When last week’s Atlantic story about Trump dishonoring the military hit the internet, the White House desperately looked for people to defend the President. Seemingly no Republicans in the House or Senate were willing to do so. Unsurprisingly, Sarah Huckabee Sanders was more than willing to step up to the plate. The former Press Secretary…
The Biden campaign has slammed Mike Pompeo’s upcoming speech at the Republican National Convention because he will broadcast it from Jerusalem, breaking diplomatic protocol. The Secretary of State intends to speak to the RNC on Tuesday despite the fact the nation’s chief diplomat is not supposed to appear at political events and it may be…
Due to family drama, the Lincoln Project recently lost a founding member in George Conway. While the lawyer says he is taking a break from social media, he promised that he is still completely behind the groups message. It didn’t take long for the Trump-trolling collective to find a new prominent Republican to join their…
There was an unexpected, but fairly important, revelation this past week that very few media outlets made a big deal out of – and as one straight-talking Vice President once said, this revelation was “a big f*cking deal.†For the sad, pathetic souls that spend an inordinate amount of time closely following politics, the release…
Democrats finished their National Convention Thursday night. The event received praise from all corners of the media, both Liberal and Conservative. Even Fox anchors like Laura Ingraham had to admit that Joe Biden gave an excellent closing speech. That does not mean, however, that Republicans weren’t going to attack the event. GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel…
Donald Trump did not have a good day on Monday when it comes to shoring up Republican support. Miles Taylor, who served at the DHS Cheif of Staff under Trump released an ad slamming the president and endorsing his opponent Joe Biden. The first night of the Democratic National Convention also featured a number of…
The state of North Carolina will relax its restrictions on public gatherings for the Republican National Convention (RNC) scheduled August 21 – 24. The state’s health director and chief medical officer, Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, said the Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in a letter to the RNC that restrictions on gatherings of more…
Donald Trump knows he’s losing this election to Joe Biden, so he’s teaming up with the Republican National Committee to steal it.Â
During an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid, Steve Schmidt called the Republican lawmaker America’s craziest and dumbest congressman.
Instead of putting that funding toward the nation’s failing coronavirus testing system, the money is essentially a handout to defense contractors.
The Republican National Committee attempted to hide thousands of dollars in mask purchases by labeling the expense as building maintenance.
Donald Trump became the latest and most high profile Republican to attack Liz Cheney on Thursday. Several prominent members of the GOP have taken aim at her in recent days. Cheney is chair of the House Republican Conference but some who consider her to be insufficiently pro-Trump have been seeking her ouster. Trump joined in…
Allen West has been elected the new chair of the Texas Republican Party in a virtual convention held early Monday morning. The former congressman defeated the incumbent chairman. Outgoing Chairman James Dickey was seeking a second term at the helm of the party but West managed to defeat him in the early hours of Monday…
Conservative Bill Kristol sounded a dire note about the future of the Republican Party this week. In an op-ed and a TV interview, he wondered if the GOP cause was lost. Kristol published an article at The Bulwark on 14 July asking hard questions about the future of the party. He reiterated the view on MSNBC on…
Sen. Thom Tillis claimed Hispanics don’t wear masks as much as everybody else, which is why they are getting infected at a higher rate.
Roger Stone has said he wants Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz to become president and he wants to live long enough to see it. Both men are major supporters of the President. Stone gave an interview to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday and spoke about the commutation of his sentence. He was convicted on seven…
The last-ditch attempt by some Republicans to jump off the MAGA train will likely be too little, too late to make a difference.Â
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared to have advance knowledge that Trump was going to commute Roger Stone’s prison sentence.
The oldest Republican senator has said he won’t attend the Republican National Convention because of concerns about the Coronavirus. He becomes the first major figure to say so. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is 86-years-old. According to The Des Moines Register, he will skip his party’s convention for the first time in his 40 years…
Mitch McConnell has warned Democrats not to change any of the Senate’s rules if they win in November. He’s particularly concerned about maintaining the filibuster. The Senate Majority Leader made the remarks on the Senate floor on Thursday as it has become more and more likely Republicans will be swept from office this year. McConnell…
Kevin McCarthy wants to withhold federal funds from any state that does not protect statues from protesters. The Republican will offer a bill to give legal effect to his idea. The House Minority Leader is reacting to recent protests following the death of George Floyd. Demonstrators have targeted several statues, particularly those depicting slaveholders and…
According to Dave Wasserman, the U.S. House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, the Republican Party is losing members of Congress at a breakneck pace. “Fact: when President Trump took office in January 2017, there were 241 Republicans in the House. Since then, 115 (48%) have either retired, resigned, been defeated or are retiring…
Donald Trump claimed on Monday that the 2020 election will be rigged using mail-in ballots. His critics were quick to mock the President for telling his own voters not to bother showing up to the polls. The conservative Lincoln Project, which has run a series of searingly critical ads against Trump, pointed out that Trump…
This past week Americans got another example of the religious Republican fallacy that the movement is pro-life, and another reminder that the GOP’s fealty to the fossil fuel industry is on par with their devotion to evangelical fundamentalists. First, there were reports that there was a clash between Democrats and Republicans in the House over…
It’s no longer a secret that Republicans are even pretending to keep: They want fewer Americans to vote because they know it helps them retain power.
Donald Trump and his defenders just aren’t big fans of free speech unless it’s used to shower this president with praise.
An arm of the Republican Party has spent $400,000 purchasing copies of a book written by one it congressmen. A political campaign filing revealed the expenditure. The National Republican Congressional Committee spent the large sum of money on 25,500 copies of Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s book Fortitude. They used their copies as part of a fundraising drive. Crenshaw…
Senator Ben Sasse should apologize to a high school graduating class after suggesting they were fat and lazy. That’s the view of at least one member of the school board. The Republican addressed the students from his former school, Fremont high in Nebraska, as part of their graduation. Sasse used the virtual address to attack…
Trump, along with his supporters in Congress and right-wing propaganda machine on TV, have turned this pandemic into another red vs. blue political fight.
Republicans are trying to rewrite history on Obamacare, but they don’t get to tout the benefits of a law they have been trying to kill since day one.
Republicans in the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, called Nancy Pelosi’s new $3 trillion coronavirus relief package dead on arrival.
When Republicans have an opportunity to actually invest in working people, they want to lecture the country on government spending.
Donald Trump and too many Republican governors across the country are putting politics and dollar signs ahead of public safety.
In a newly surfaced letter, Obama slammed Republicans for launching a politically-motivated investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) slammed Donald Trump on Tuesday after he attacked her for – wait for it – eating ice cream.
Since early in his presidential campaign, Trump has shown a complete lack of respect for McCain, a man who fought and nearly died for his country.
A pro-Trump Republican congressman said on Tuesday that he would rather see more Americans die than keep the U.S. economy shut down.
It appears that Sen. Susan Collins’ spineless refusal to stand up to Donald Trump is going to cost her a U.S. Senate seat.
Wisconsin Republicans forced voters in their state to turn out in person in the middle of a pandemic, hoping to keep turnout low.
Former RNC chair Michael Steele blasted Republicans on Saturday for following Donald Trump off a cliff on access to mail-in voting.
The GOP took advantage of a deadly pandemic because they knew a low turnout election gave them the best chance to win a Supreme Court seat.
A handful of states run by Republican governors still haven’t issued stay-at-home orders as the coronavirus outbreak worsens across the country.
The efforts of responsible governors become almost meaningless when states run by Donald Trump clones decide not to take action to protect their people.
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has called on Texas and Florida to do more to contain the spread of Covid-19. Dr. Gottlieb told CNBC that the states’ governors needed to take action. “I think the real wild card here and the decision point on whether or not we’re gonna have the bad outcome that Dr….
