Donald Trump recently told a group of donors that if he wins the 2024 presidential election, he will “throw out” students who attend pro-Palestinian protests, according to the Washington Post. “One thing I do is, any student that protests, I throw them out of the country. You know, there are …
Read More »'Liar!' 'Panderer!' Libertarians Relentlessly Boo and Heckle Trump
Donald Trump faced a tough crowd Saturday night. The former president received loud boos and sneers from the Libertarian National Convention. “Become ungovernable,” a screen behind Trump read during his speech, and ungovernable they were, prompting Trump to mock them in return. “Maybe you don’t want to win,” Trump told …
Read More »Abortion Bounties, Penalties on Women: Florida Kingmaker's Candidate Questionnaire
The influential Florida Family Policy Council, a fixture in Tallahassee since its founding in 2004, likes to claim credit for such political triumphs as the state law banning gay marriage, defunding Planned Parenthood, and forcing the state board of education to teach students evolution is merely a theory, not a …
Read More »Tim Scott Insists Trump Is Gaining Popularity After Libertarians Viciously Boo Him
Never mind the heckles and boos, Sen. Tim Scott insists Donald Trump is gaining popularity! Trump’s critical reception at the Libertarian Convention this weekend isn’t deterring the senator from rosily insisting that while you may have heard jeers, there was a “wave of red hats” in the crowd. “I saw …
Read More »State Election Officials Speak About Rising Threats: 'This Is Domestic Terrorism'
Four secretaries of state are speaking out about the threats they receive regularly simply for doing their jobs, thanks in large part to election denialism perpetuated by Donald Trump and members of the Republican Party. “Threats against elections officials in the United States of America is domestic terrorism. Terrorism is …
Read More »The Boos Have It. Trump Ruled Ineligible for Libertarian Nomination
Despite his begging that they “nominate me or at least vote for me,” the Libertarian Convention has rejected Donald Trump for the party’s nomination. The party’s chair ruled the former president is ineligible because he failed to submit the proper paperwork, according to CNN. Libertarian Party Chair Angela McArdle determined …
Read More »GOP Officials Are Outsourcing Their Lawsuits to a Far-Right Christian Group
Two separate, controversial Idaho laws have landed in front of the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court this year: the state’s total ban on abortion, and its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. As he prepared to defend both, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) sought help from lawyers …
Read More »Top Dems Request Meeting With Chief Justice Roberts to Discuss Alito
Two top Democratic senators have sent a letter to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts requesting to meet with him “as soon as possible” and urging him to “immediately take appropriate steps to ensure that Justice Alito will recuse himself in any cases related to the 2020 presidential election and …
Read More »Louisiana Gov. Signs Bill to Classify Key Pregnancy Care Pills as Controlled Dangerous Substances
Louisiana GOP Governor Jeff Landryhas signeda billtoreclassify drugs used in abortionas Schedule IVcontrolled dangerous substances, placing the pills in the same category as Xanax and Valium. The first-of-its kind law makes it a crime to possess misoprostol and mifepristone without a prescription, and was signed by the governor a day …
Read More »Trump Pressures Republicans to Pass a Law to Keep Him Out of Jail Forever
Donald Trump likes to tell anyone who will listen that he’s absolutely convinced he will win his 2024 rematch against President Joe Biden. And, according to people who’ve spoken to the ex-president about this, Trump also seems convinced that if he wins another four years in the White House, state …
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