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Thu, Mar 3rd, 2016

Fox News Is Powerless As Republicans Crumble Under Trump Chaos

After abandoning Marco Rubio, Fox News will host a debate where they will be powerless to stop the GOP from crumbling under Trump.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Wed, Mar 2nd, 2016Wed, Mar 2nd, 2016

Politicus Podcast: The End Is Near As Republicans Have 13 Days To Stop Trump

PoliticusUSA's Sarah Jones and Jason Easley discuss what could be the last 13 days in the life of the Republican Party.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Mon, Jun 1st, 2015Mon, Jun 1st, 2015

Even President Obama Is Laughing At Mitch McConnell’s Failure

Six years and some change later, the man who set out a detailed plan to derail the Obama presidency before he even took office is in the hot seat.

Sarah Jones

Ms. Jones is the Editor-in-Chief of PoliticusUSA and a Huffington Post contributor. She has covered President Barack Obama, 2016 Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton, VP Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Sarah hosts Politicus News and co-hosts Politicus Radio. Her analysis has been featured on several national radio, television news programs and talk shows, and print outlets including regular appearances on The Ann Walker Show With Scott Nevins for UBN Radio and KPTR 1450’s California Woman 411, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Wire, CNN, MSNBC, The Week, The Hollywood Reporter, The Richard Dawkins Foundation and more.

Sarah has won two Telly Awards and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Latin and Psychology, including studying the psychology of organized crime, with graduate studies in the psychology of linguistics and Latin poetry.

Mon, Apr 6th, 2015

Distrust Of Jeb Will Only Grow After Latest Bush Blunder Exposed

Bush's attempt to claim himself to be "Hispanic" only furthers the rift between him and anti-immigrant Nativists in the Republican Party.

Keith Brekhus

Keith Brekhus is a progressive American who currently resides in Red Lodge, Montana. He is co-host for the Liberal Fix radio show. He holds a Master’s Degree in Sociology from the University of Missouri. In 2002, he ran for Congress as a Green Party candidate in the state of Missouri. In 2014, he worked as a field organizer for Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick’s successful re-election bid in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. He can be followed on Twitter @keithbrekhus or on Facebook.

Sat, Feb 21st, 2015Sun, Feb 22nd, 2015

It’s Time We Believed Elizabeth Warren. She’s Not Running. And That’s OK

Warren is not running. It is not going to happen, and I think it's time to accept that fact.

Black Liberal Boomer

Keith Owens (AKA Black Liberal Boomer) is a Detroit-based writer who has worked for The Detroit Free Press, Detroit’s alternative newsweekly the Metro Times, the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, and other newspapers. He was also a nationally syndicated columnist with Universal Press Syndicate for three years beginning in 1993.

http://www.keithaowens.com

Tue, Feb 10th, 2015Tue, Feb 10th, 2015

Politicus Radio: Democrats Push Back On Disrespect Of Obama

On this episode of Politicus Radio, Sarah Jones and Jason Easley discuss the Democratic pushback to the disrespect that was shown to President Obama by Netanyahu and Boehner.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Thu, Feb 5th, 2015Thu, Mar 26th, 2015

What’s Morning Joe’s Solution To Plummeting Ratings? Book More Republican Guests

It is no secret that MSNBC's Morning Joe is hemorrhaging viewers. Over the past few months, the morning program has seen its audience bail in droves. The solution -- book more Republicans.

Justin Baragona

Justin Baragona is the Managing Editor at Politicus Sports as well as Senior Editor at PoliticusUSA. He was a political writer for 411Mania.com before joining PoliticusUSA. Politically, Justin considers himself a liberal but also a realist and pragmatist. Currently, Justin lives in St. Louis, MO and is married. Besides writing, he also runs his own business after spending a number of years in the corporate world. You can follow Justin on Twitter either with his personal handle (@justinbaragona) or the Sports site’s (@PoliticusSports).

http://sports.politicususa.com

Fri, Nov 14th, 2014Fri, Nov 14th, 2014

Obama Ignores Impeachment Threat And Tells Republicans He Is Going To Use His Power

President Obama is completely unfazed by Republican claims that they will impeach him if he issues his executive orders on immigration. The president responded to the threat by telling Republicans that he is going to use his power.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Mon, Nov 10th, 2014Mon, Nov 10th, 2014

Ted Cruz’s “Net Neutrality Is Obamacare For The Internet” Tweet Shows He Understands Neither

On Monday morning, President Obama made a public statement urging the FCC to take strong measures to protect net neutrality.To the surprise of nobody, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) had an opinion on net neutrality once the President made his statement.

Justin Baragona

http://sports.politicususa.com

Mon, Nov 10th, 2014Mon, Nov 10th, 2014

Obama Pushes Back Against Comcast and Verizon By Urging Strong FCC Action On Net Neutrality

In a strong statement, President Obama pushed back against the corporate takeover of the Internet by urging the FCC to implement the strongest rules to protect net neutrality.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Thu, Nov 6th, 2014Thu, Nov 6th, 2014

Democrats Need to Be Bold In Their Policies and Stand with the Guy In The White House

One thing is obvious: Democrats are still allowing the media to parrot GOP narratives, and Democrats are still running away from their own ideas and into the arms of the tepid enemy of equivalency. Democrats are still afraid to be bold.

Sarah Jones

Tue, Nov 4th, 2014

Politicus Podcast: A Real Liberal Election Night In America

Tired of media babbling? Jason and Sarah bring you Election Night PoliticusUSA style.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Fri, Oct 10th, 2014Fri, Oct 10th, 2014

Friday Fox Follies – The Ebola Edition

The Fox "News" Fear-Mongering Industrial Complex launched The War Against The War Against Ebola this week.If there hadn't been an Ebola crisis, Fox would have had to invent one.

Headly Westerfield

http://notnowsilly.blogspot.com/

Sun, Sep 28th, 2014Sun, Sep 28th, 2014

Enough About ISIL, Obama Needs To Take Off The Gloves and Go After Republicans

As we head into precarious midterm elections, President Obama needs to stop trying to explain why he feels it's necessary to strike ISIL and instead he needs to call out Republicans more.

Sarah Jones and Jason Easley

Thu, Jul 3rd, 2014

After Getting Busted Congress Caves and Will Require Members To Disclose Trips From Lobbyists

The House Ethics Committee caved to public pressure, and quickly reversed itself two days after a secret ruling that changed eliminated a rule requiring members of Congress to publicly disclose the free trips they were getting from lobbyists.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Tue, Jul 1st, 2014

Corrupt Congress Secretly Kills Rule Requiring Them To Disclose Free Trips From Lobbyists

In a private meeting, the House Ethics Committee secretly killed a decades old rule that required members of Congress to disclose to the public trips they take that are paid for by lobbyists.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Sun, Jun 1st, 2014

California Democrat Slams Republicans On Their Criticism Of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s Release

On Sunday afternoon, Democratic Congressional candidate James Kimber, who is running against Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) in California's 50th District, contacted me to express his disgust with the tactics that Republicans are using to undermine the President.

Justin Baragona

http://sports.politicususa.com

Wed, Feb 12th, 2014

Tell Darrell Issa to Stop The Politically Motivated Witch Hunts!!!

It is time for all Americans to take a stand against Rep. Issa's out of control activities that are trying to find something to use to impeach President Obama. Send a message to Rep. Issa by signing our petition.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Sat, Feb 1st, 2014Sat, Feb 1st, 2014

Republicans Are Disgracing America With Their Talk of Impeaching President Obama

By resorting to threatening to impeach President Obama over his use of executive orders, Republicans are not only humiliating themselves. They are also disgracing the country.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Thu, Jan 23rd, 2014Thu, Jan 23rd, 2014

Christie Scandal Grows As a Second Mayor Accuses Gov. of Hurting Citizens for Revenge

Things are getting worse for Chris Christie by the day, as the mayor of Elizabeth, NJ has come forward to accuse the governor of closing down the state's 4th largest DMV as an act of political revenge.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com