New York investigators are casting a wide net in their investigation of the Trump Organization. And they have been targeting long-time executives in the company to testify against their boss. According to reports, company CFO Allen Weisselberg has been a reluctant witness so far. And investigators are now looking into former bodyguard and COO Matthew…
Back in 2015, Candace Owens wrote a blog where she frequently bashed Conservatives, including Donald Trump. A few short years later, she has become one of the biggest stars in the Conservative world. The activist was regularly retweeted by Donald Trump Jr. And the 45th president himself, held an event where he spoke to proponents…
After Republicans blocked voting rights and election reform legislation from advancing, Majority Leader Schumer vowed this isn’t over.
In the 6 years he was the senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell wielded his power with an iron fist. He laughed at the idea of bipartisanship. He placed radical right-wing judges in lifetime appointments. The Kentucky senator even blocked the senate from even having a vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland. McConnell…
During his time in the White House, Donald Trump enjoyed huge popularity among Republicans. Sure, it was never the 95 or 96% he claimed, but the former president was able to amass over 74 million votes in 2020. But since he’s been out of the White House, Trump has been unable to stay in front…
Cable news referred to the vote on moving forward with debate on the For The People Act symbolic and it was. It symbolized Republicans as the enemies of democracy.
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke said that it is dumb for Democrats to cherish the filibuster and lose the opportunity to get things done.
President Biden has been working behind the scenes to protect voting rights as the For The People Act is only the beginning.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki explained to Senate Republicans why their plan to block Biden’s jobs bill won’t work.
With Democrats now in control of congress, the senate and the White House, there are again calls for Washington DC to become a state. There are, of course, few arguments against DC statehood. Republicans, though, know that the state would be deeply blue, hurting their chances for control. Poor arguments have never stopped Ron Johnson…
Democrats are going to respond to Republicans filibustering the For The People Act by forcing them to vote on every piece of the bill.
Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) said that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) lacks courage and doesn’t show up to fight for Florida.
In an open letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), 480 state legislators ask Congress to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. In the letter, the lawmakers,…
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) accused Democrats of ceding culture by backing academics who teach critical race theory, though she did not elaborate on what her definition of “culture” is. “For years, conservatives refused to fight the so-called culture wars and it’s gotten us to the point where Critical Race Theory is now mainstream,” Boebert wrote…
The hosts of “Fox and Friends” are fearmongering about the crime rate in New York City as its residents head to the polls to choose Mayor Bill de Blasio’s replacement. “Crime is surging all around the United States,” said co-host Steve Doocy before showing viewers a copy of today’s edition of The New York Post,…
Priorities USA, one of the biggest Democratic Super PACs, has pledged $20 million for voting rights initiatives ahead of the 2022 election cycle. The group’s announcement is aimed at actions by Republicans to restrict voting access and will comprise a digital effort that will include “a series of extensive voter information campaigns, going beyond a…
Senate Democrats are preparing for a defeat as their Republican colleagues unite to kill the For the People Act, a voting and election reform bill that Democrats have made a top priority. Republicans have called the bill a partisan exercise and Democrats have faced opposition from within their own party, most notably from Senator Joe…
Trump tried to use the power of the presidency to get the FCC, Department of Justice, and others to investigate SNL.
On the whole, as a culture, we don’t speak much of the nation’s failure to extend democracy and civil rights to workers, tending to prioritize the rights of private property and capital
