Donald Trump repeatedly bragged that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel had complimented his ability to draw large crowds, possibly unaware that Merkel had been subtly comparing him to former Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, according to Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party, a new …
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Presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, called Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, a “comedian in cargo pants” and a “Nazi” during the NBC News Republican debate Wednesday. Zelensky, who is Jewish, has expressed his solidarity with Israel amid its war in Gaza and has reportedly sent an official request to the Israeli Prime …
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Two Michigan anti-choice activist groups are working with Republican lawmakers to sue the state and block the implementation of a voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting access to abortion rights. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday and first reported by The Detroit News, speaks to the lengths the GOP is going to undermine the …
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Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2024. In a video statement released on social media, Manchin stated that “after months of deliberation and long conversations with my family I believe, in my heart of hearts, that I have accomplished what I …
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Election officials in Washington, Oregon, and Georgia have been sent letters containing white powder —some of which was later identified as crushed fentanyl. In Fulton County, Georgia, the letter was intercepted before being delivered to its target. According to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the secretary’s office is “working …
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Andy Beshear is staying in the governor’s mansion. The Democratic governor has defeated Republican Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, in his bid for reelection. The Associated Press called the race at 8:57 p.m. ET. Beshear, 46, retained a high approval rating throughout his first term leading the conservative state, and …
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Turns out, people want more control over their own medical decisions, not less. That was the message an overwhelming majority of voters in Ohio sent their elected officials on Tuesday, voting to enshrine the right to an abortion in their state’s constitution —despite aggressive efforts to prevent them from doing …
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Voters have delivered yet another resounding blow to the Republican myth that Americans want less bodily autonomy and individual freedom is what the people actually want. Tuesday’s elections saw the passage of a pro-choice ballot measure in Ohio, the failure of GOP efforts to oust Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, …
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Over 100 congressional staffers staged a walkout in front of the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, calling on the representatives they work for to endorse a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. The staffers held a vigil for the 1,400 Israelis killed in Hamas’ October …
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Rep. Eric Swalwell took Rep. Jim Jordan to task over his past tolerance of antisemitic statements during a Wednesday hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. Jordan, the committee’s chairman, convened the hearing to debate free speech on college campuses and discuss recent collegiate protests related to Israel’s ongoing war against …
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