During the 2016 elections, many Hillary Clinton supporters felt harassed by supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Sanders is trying to get in front of that before the 2020 race heats up by sending an email urging his fans to “engage respectfully” with his Democratic opponents. “As we engage …
Read More »Bill Maher Shreds the Old Trope That 'Both Sides' Are to Blame
Bill Maher attempted to put to rest the conventional wisdom that both political parties are to blame for the apocalyptic nightmare we are currently in. On Real Time Friday night, he started his argument using former Starbucks CEO and possible 2020 Independent presidential candidate Howard Schultz as an example. Schultz’s …
Read More »What Kind of Attorney General Will William Barr Be?
WASHINGTON —William Barr, President Trump’s nominee to run the Justice Department as attorney general, entered his confirmation hearing on Tuesday morning with one question looming large: Would he recuse himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation after he blasted Mueller in a private memo last year? Last June, …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi Makes History as She Reclaims the Gavel
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House, retook the gavel on Thursday afternoon, becoming the first speaker in 60 years to return to the position. Pelosi was re-elected to the speakership by a voice vote with 220 Democrats supporting her bid and …
Read More »CIA Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Jamal Khashoggi Death
The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to sources inside the agency, the Post reported.President Donald Trump told reporters today that he will be briefed on the conclusions by the CIA on Air Force One with …
Read More »Judge Rules in Favor of Reporter Jim Acosta in CNN's Battle vs. the White House
The ongoing push-and-pull between the Trump administration and CNN reporter Jim Acosta has come to an end, at least for the moment. A federal judge on Friday morning ruled that the White House must return Acosta’s press credential. “I will order defendants immediately restore Mr. Acosta’s hard pass,” said Judge …
Read More »Trumpism Wins in Florida
Two years ago, Florida was the first state to suggest that things had gone horribly wrong for Hillary Clinton and the Democrats, and that an upset of historic proportions was in the works. On Tuesday, Florida delivered yet another verdict on the state of American politics: Trumpism is alive and …
Read More »Racist-In-Chief
President Trump has provided America with yet another reminder to never underestimate how deep into the gutter he will crawl to win an election. On Wednesday afternoon, the president tweeted a new, deeply racist campaign ad in which he continued to drive the narrative that Democrats are pro-crime. It begins …
Read More »The Supreme Court Just Dealt Another Blow to Voting Rights
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) is currently battling to retain her Senate seat, but it’s not looking good. She’s long trailed her Republican challenger Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) in the polls, and last week, she voted against Brett Kavanaugh knowing full well it could hurt her chances to win in November. …
Read More »Will Your Senator Vote to Confirm Brett Kavanaugh? (Final Update)
The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court battlehas turned into one of the most contentious nominations in our nation’s history. President Trump’s nominee has been accused of past sexual assaults and of being dishonest before the Senate. Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on …
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