Donald Trump has said time and time again that he didn’t his supporters storming the US Capitol on January 6th was all that big a deal. In fact, he’s been quoted as saying, they were there to hug the police officers (140 officers were injured in the melee and 4 have died since that day….
By suggesting to an audience in Alabama that the South would respond to Joe Biden’s vaccine campaign with guns, Rep, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was calling for a new civil war.
The Republican party is treating vaccines in a very curious manner. They, of course, want Donald Trump to get full credit for the creation of the shot. At the same time, many GOP voters are refusing to get vaccinated. Most public officials and media members who have been pushing vaccine hesitancy have gotten their shot….
Trump and Maria Bartiromo sat around cooking up conspiracy theories involving Speaker Pelosi and the shooting of Ashli Babbitt.
While we seem to finally be gaining ground on the COVID-19 pandemic, there is one public health crisis to which we appear powerless. That is the epidemic of gun violence. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 305 mass shootings as of this writing. 3,044 students did not have the opportunity to graduate high…
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…
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) lashed out at Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms after Bottoms blamed the increase of crime in her city on the Georgia Republican Party’s easing of Covid-19 restrictions and easy access to firearms. “Atlanta’s Keisha Bottoms is one of America’s worst mayors, maybe even worse than [Lori] Lightfoot & [Bill] de…
Gun control advocate Fred Guttenberg, the father of Jamie Guttenberg, who died in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, says the Republican Party has “checked out of governing.” “My frustration right now is directed at those in Washington, D.C. who keep watching this happen and don’t do anything,” he said after…
Last summer a group of Black Lives Matters protesters marched through a tony St. Louis neighborhood. The demonstrators were headed to the house of St. Louis Mayor Lydia Krewson who had recently doxxed citizens who were calling for police reform. As they marched down the street, Mark and Patricia McCloskey went out in front of…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) proclaimed that there is no systemic racism in America because Obama and Kamala Harris got elected.
The sad truth is that Fox News viewers, and the Republicans’ base, are so inherently stupid they will believe it even while Democrats are doing everything for the people’s benefit.
We need to weave a cultural narrative that addresses the fact of the world we are making and helps us tell a story that ends differently from the murderous ways our national narratives have been concluding recently.
Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade blamed Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the Oprah Winfrey interview for Prince Phillip’s death.
Gov. Greg Abbott ranted about the Second Amendment and Joe Biden just before a mass shooting in Bryan, Texas.
President Biden called out Senate Republicans for offering just thoughts and prayers on gun violence and said that it was time for some action.
When Joe Biden was running for president, he promised to use executive action to help with the gun problem in America. While he was initially focused on vaccines and the economy, he got around to the issue on Wednesday night. Following two March mass shootings, Biden said, “I don’t need to wait another minute –…
Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) announced he would not support gun reform and will not vote for new federal gun laws. “I made that commitment when I ran for office, and I intend to honor that commitment,†he said during a meeting with The Salt Lake Tribune’s editorial board. “So I will not be voting for…
After playing a clip of the comments, CNN’s Jake Tapper remarked, “I don’t even know what to say to that, it’s so stupid.”
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, Sen. Ted Cruz falsely claimed that Democratic calls for gun safety laws make the violence worse.
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who serves as the Senate Judiciary Chairman, called the recent mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, “devastating,” noting that he “can’t keep up with” the sheer number of mass shootings that happen in the United States annually. “I can’t keep up with it,†he said during his opening statement at a committee…
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) sent an email blast to her supporters in the wake of yesterday’s mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, encouraging them to say “hell no” to gun control.” “I told Beto ‘HELL NO’ to taking our guns. Now we need to tell [President] Joe Biden,†Boebert said in the subject line of the…
On The Rachel Maddow Show retired ATF Special Agent In Charge, Jim Cavanaugh ripped open carry laws that allowed a mass shooter to carry his gun into a Boulder, CO supermarket.
To claim not being allowed to steal taxpayer money intended to help struggling American taxpayers is unconstitutional is beyond comprehension – but so typically Republican.
This issue is absent any gray area. Republicans either oppose violence against women or they support it.
Giffords, the gun violence prevention advocacy group created by gun violence survivor and former Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), has launched a new ad campaign to pressure Republicans in the Senate to support a measure that would expand background checks on all firearms purchases. “That’s why we’ve marched, organized, and won. Almost nothing has support from…
Republicans in Congress have no regard for the American people, but they seem to harbor a particular hatred for their own constituents on par with their loving devotion to the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) has made headlines in recent weeks for refusing to abide by a House rule that states lawmakers who refuse to walk through metal detectors installed outside the House chamber following the January 6 siege of the United States Capitol will be fined $5,000 for their first offense and $10,000 for any…
Federal law enforcement has been getting help from the American people in identifying Trump terrorists who attacked the Capitol.
Donald Trump Jr. is struggling with his father no longer being in the White House, as his mental decline continued with a claim that the left banned the Muppets.
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund said that Trump’s domestic terrorists who attacked the Capitol came prepared for war.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) broke out the NRA talking points to try to scare gun owners during Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing and failed.
Over the last year, people have done a large amount of their communicating over Zoom. And part of the fun of Zoom is getting an inside look at what is happening in other people’s houses and apartments. This goes for lawmakers too. On Wednesday, a Congressional hearing was held concerning the trading platform, Robinhood. Colorado…
President Biden marked the third anniversary of the Parkland shooting by vowing strong action against the gun violence epidemic.
Five alleged members of the far-right Proud Boys group have been charged with criminal conspiracy in last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol that sought to keep then-President Donald Trump in power, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday.
The Capitol Police is boosting security around lawmakers in the wake of the Capitol insurrection, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press. Timothy P. Blodgett, the acting sergeant at arms, wrote that “Capitol Police will be stationed at area airports and Washington’s Union Station on busy travel days,” the outlet reported. Additionally, the…
Speaker of the House Pelosi warned that there are House Republicans who want to bring guns on the House floor and are threatening other members of Congress.
GOP Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) was caught trying to carry a gun into the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Many Republicans would like to see themselves as fiscally conservative people who stand for limited government. But that hasn’t been the image of the GOP in the Trump era. When people think about the party of Trump they picture groups like the Proud Boys. Or militia groups bringing machine guns to the Michigan Capitol. If…
It’s been said that the people who voted for Donald Trump did so for a variety of reasons. Some did so because they felt neither party was addressing their needs. Others did so because of “economic anxiety.” But plenty of people who voted for Donald Trump did so because of his appeals to nativism and…
The White House is considering giving Trump a red carpet, military band, and 21 gun salute when he leaves DC on January 20.
One of the most troubling aspects of yesterday’s assault on the Capitol was how under-prepared and undermanned the police force was. There will certainly be investigations into the seemingly preventable situation. There are numerous video’s of Trump supporters assaulting the officers. And now, according to CNN’s Kristin Wilson, one of those officers has died. Wilson…
Teargas has been deployed and gunshots are being fired in the House chamber as Trump supporters appear to be trying to overthrow the government.
A United Nations panel said this morning that President Donald Trump‘s pardons of several former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing civilians in Baghdad are a violation of international law. “Pardoning the Blackwater contractors is an affront to justice and to the victims of the Nisour Square massacre and their families,†said Jelena Aparac, chair of…
Biden now appears to be on a clear path to 270 electoral votes as ballots from key midwestern states continue to be tabulated.
Trump may watch Fox News on a loop every day, but America is a lot different outside of the right-wing cable news bubble.
Donald Trump Jr. claimed Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign is “the most anti-2nd Amendment Presidential ticket in history.” “Make no mistake about it: The radical left is coming for your guns!!!” he wrote. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to take away your right to defend yourself and your family. They are the most anti-2nd Amendment…
President Donald Trump claimed the Constitution’s Second Amendment is “DEAD” if his rival Joe Biden wins November’s general election. “Is that what you want from a leader? He will destroy our Country! VOTE NOW USA,” Trump wrote. In the same message, the president claimed Biden will be “ruining” the Supreme Court if Democrats expand the…
What Trump did hours after Biden’s speech – endorsing violence – was a gift to the Democratic nominee’s campaign.
From the very beginning of the Covid pandemic, Donald Trump did everything wrong. He ignored the warnings in his intel briefings. Then he denied it was here. After that, he claimed the pandemic was a hoax invented by the “Democrat Party†because even a pandemic was really all about him. He did nothing until it…
On Sunday, a Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer shot a man named Jacob Blake 7 times. Since that moment, protests have erupted throughout the Midwestern town. On Tuesday night, a 17 year-old armed with an assault rifle shot 2 protesters to death and injured one more. The shooter, now identified as Kyle Rittenhouse, was arrested in…
Donald Trump phoned Nancy Pelosi and asked her if she really intended to impeach him for pressuring the Ukrainian government to find dirt on Joe Biden. That’s according to a new book by Washington Post journalists Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan. Trump on Trial reveals the President called the Speaker of the House on 24 September, 2019 – just…
The law was not kind to corrupt people this week. The DC Circuit sided with congressional oversight when it said the House could sue Don McGahn  if he didn’t comply with a subpoena. We learned that Deutsche Bank  gave up Donald Trump’s financials to Manhattan prosecutor Cyrus Vance, and the crown jewel came with New…
Trump went on an unhinged rant in Ohio and claimed that Joe Biden is going to take away religion and hurt God if he wins.
Donald Trump has made an appeal to Roman Catholic voters by citing his support for the Second Amendment and even claiming he saved it from being repealed. The President gave an interview to Catholic network EWTN on Tuesday. A transcript was released on Wednesday showing Trump touting his gun rights credentials as a pitch religious…
William Barr makes a lot of controversial decisions, but he is not frequently challenged on them. The Attorney General, like others in the Trump administration, tends to appear mostly on friendly news channels like Fox News. That changed on Tuesday when Barr was called to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. The Attorney General faced…
Trump responded to the Supreme Court ruling against him on DACA by threatening to put more conservative justices on the court.
After hundreds of videos revealing that complaints about police violence are completely valid, there is finally acknowledgement from some public officials that police reform is desperately needed and long overdue. Unfortunately, the National Rifle Association, police unions, Donald Trump, and Republicans at all levels of government will never allow any police reform to take place…
President Donald Trump defended his decision to hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 19, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States. Tulsa is also the site of the Tulsa race massacre, when mobs of white residents attacked black residents and businesses with guns and bombs dropped from above by…
Conservative Rick Wilson has preemptively attacked Donald Trump’s impending executive order on social media. He also warned Republicans it could end badly for them. “We don’t know what the WH Counsel’s office is going to vomit out when it comes to this social media executive order, but the idea by many Trump ‘conservatives’ that this…
At a White House event, Trump tried to fearmonger about guns by claiming that farmers need guns to protect their potatoes in Virginia.
As Donald Trump toured a mask factory in Arizona, the Guns N’Roses cover of Live And Let Die blasted over the factory’s speaker system.
There are likely as many reasons for decent human beings to detest dirty Don Trump as there are stars in the observable universe – possibly more so. It is almost certain that patriotic Americans despise Trump because he has openly incited rebellion against legally-elected state officials. Now, as if his deliberate divisiveness is not enough…
According to GovTrack, only seven Sanders-sponsored bills have actually been enacted. Two of those bills were to rename post offices.Â
Joe Biden is rolling through Iowa and lighting up Trump as a Putin Puppet before the president’s rally in the Hawkeye State.
Trump issued a tweet on Friday night that was intended to spread fear and whip up violence ahead of a right-wing gun protest in Virginia.
Days after Speaker Pelosi led the House to impeach Donald Trump, the president and Republican leaders continue to feel the same sting a child feels when punished. The fact that impeachment happened before Congress and the President went to their holiday destinations means Donald Trump got the Christmas present he deserved. For once, the return…
Trump attacked Christianity Today by calling the conservative evangelical magazine as a far-left outfit that wants Democrats to take away God and guns.
The Democratic governor of Kansas has a higher approval rating that Trump as the president has fallen to a net 0 in the reliability red presidential state.
Senate Republicans blocked a bill to pass universal background checks while an active school shooting was going on in Santa Clarita, CA.
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination and showed the party’s singular unity of purpose to beat Donald Trump.
While meeting with the president of Ukraine at the UN, Trump proclaimed that as far as he was concerned Nancy Pelosi is no longer the Speaker of the House.
Trump has no plan on guns, because two of his kids, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., are fighting about what the policy should be to combat gun violence.
Being on the right side of this issue is good business – and the National Rifle Association is gradually losing its grip on the gun debate.
Republican strategist Mike Murphy said that Beto O’Rourke is breaking the rules on gun politics by proposing a mandatory buyback of assault weapons.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren railed against Congress for standing in the way of common-sense gun reforms that would save lives.
A majority of Americans (52%) support a government program to buyback assault weapons and get them out of the hands of potential mass shooters.
In a call with reporters, the Biden campaign laid out their expectation of a long primary campaign that will consist of 3-4 Democratic candidates.
As the United States grappled with yet another mass shooting event on Sunday, President Donald Trump said that background checks on gun purchasers would not have prevented recent gun violence in the country.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) said that Trump is putting his own greed and reelection ahead of the safety of the American people.
Five people were killed, including a shooter, and around 21 were injured in a gun rampage in the cities of Midland and Odessa in west Texas on Saturday, police and a local television station reported.
Stuart Varney asked Joe Walsh for an example of a Trump lie. Walsh gave him one from yesterday, which Varney then denied was actually a lie.
Survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre on Wednesday released a sweeping gun-control plan that would ban assault-style rifles and take other steps in hopes of halving U.S. firearms deaths and injuries within a decade.
A leaked memo revealed that the House Republican strategy is to downplay the role of white supremacy while blaming the left for mass shootings.
Cory Booker on Thursday said he would create a White House office to combat white supremacy and hate crimes if elected, becoming the latest Democratic presidential candidate to call for action after a racially motivated massacre in Texas.
Six Philadelphia police officers were shot on Wednesday in a drug raid on a home, and at least one shooter continued to fire on officers barricaded inside, according to police and local media.
Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) warned Mitch McConnell that voters are going to make him pay in 2020 for his cowardly inaction on gun violence.
Former vice president Joe Biden is vowing to ban assault weapons and expand background checks if he is elected president in 2020. Biden wrote in a New York Times op-ed: Nearly 70 percent of the American public support a ban on assault weapons — including 54 percent of Republicans. When you have that kind of…
Elizabeth Warren pledged on Saturday to use executive powers to curb gun violence if she wins the White House as fellow Democratic candidates prepared to demand gun safety reforms at an Iowa forum.
Trump on Friday said he has been speaking with the National Rifle Association to ensure that the gun lobby’s “very strong views” are considered as congressional leaders weigh possible gun legislation after two weekend mass shootings.
Trump is fuming over the coverage of his photo ops, and his aides are saying that the visits did not go well. They say the president is to blame for that.
The Senate majority leader refused to say whether he would support legislation to tighten background checks on gun sales.
Republicans show the ultimate disrespect to mass shooting victims by holding a voter registration drive at a gun show just after two mass shootings.
Trump met victims and first responders from last weekend’s deadly shootings in Texas and Ohio on Wednesday, as chanting protesters accused him of inflaming tensions with anti-immigrant and racially charged rhetoric.
Trump and McConnell have been saying that the appetite is not there for action on assault weapon, but a new poll reveals that 70% of Americans and 54% of Republicans want assault weapons banned.
Sen. Sherrod Brown made it clear who is to blame for the lack of action in the Senate on gun violence, as he told McConnell to break his addiction to gun money.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has no interest in allowing a vote on the House-passed bill to expand background checks.
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) said that he will oppose legislation banning the guns that allow mass shooters to kill more people because assault weapons are popular.
[Where indicated, this article includes opinion by Tobias J. Grant, legal analyst at PoliticusUSA] If a president incites one group of Americans to hate another group of Americans, it ought to be an impeachable offense. No matter what your views on the size of government may be, surely we can agree that a President must…
$1.6 million can buy a lot in Washington, and the Republican majority leader in the Senate appears to be one of those things up for sale.
Harris ripped into Donald Trump on Monday for his complete leadership failure following the mass shooting attacks over the weekend.
