Jon Stewart once again took aim at both sides of the aisle, this time blasting the GOP for deliberately fueling public alarm about migrants at the border, and criticizing Democrats’ failure to stick to espoused values. On Monday’s segment of the Daily Show, the host joked that “every two to …
Read More »The Supreme Court Is Tilting 2024 in Trump's Favor, One Decision at a Time
For the second time in a week, the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has blessed the Donald Trump campaign with a favorable ruling. The former president, who upon leaving office had nothing but scorn for the court he built, has been gushing about his success at the high court this term …
Read More »Trump Backs Israel Bombarding Gaza: 'Gotta Finish the Problem'
Donald Trump is hoping to win big on Super Tuesday, and he kicked off the primary’s most vote-rich day with one of his favorite traditions from his time as president: calling in to Fox News to deliver an unhinged rant. The former president called Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning, …
Read More »Trump's White House Was 'Awash in Speed' — and Xanax
If you ever looked at the actions of the Trump White House and wondered, ‘Are they on drugs?’ — the answer was, in some cases, yes. Absolutely, yes. In January, the Defense Department’s inspector general released a report detailing how the White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration distributed …
Read More »Sinead O'Connor Estate Demands Donald Trump Stop Using 'Nothing Compares 2 U' at Rallies
Sinead O’Connor‘s estate has called for the removal of the late singer’s music from Donald Trump‘s political campaign rallies. During recent stops in Maryland and North Carolina in the last week, her defining single “Nothing Compares 2 U” was played during events that O’Connor herself would have adamantly denounced herself. …
Read More »Trump's Ex-Financial Chief Pleads Guilty — Again
The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, agreed to a plea deal with Manhattan prosecutors over charges of perjury. The former CFO, who has been out of jail for less than a year, is once again in hot water after allegedly lying during his testimony in New York’s …
Read More »Supreme Court Rules Unanimously That States Can't Kick Trump Off Ballot
The Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot unilaterally implement the Constitution’s 14th Amendment anti-rebellion clause to bar individuals from appearing on state ballots. The decision benefits one person specifically this election cycle: Donald Trump. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling by Colorado’s Supreme Court authorizing …
Read More »Sen. Chris Murphy: Republicans 'Want the Border to Be a Mess. Trump Told Them So.'
Sen. Chris Murphy accused Republicans of intentionally blocking a bipartisan immigration bill in order to fuel the crisis at the border because it aids Donald Trump‘s campaign for the presidency. “They want the border to be out of control because it helps [Trump] politically, and they know [Biden] has limits …
Read More »Nikki Haley Reverses Pledge to Endorse Trump if He Becomes the GOP Nominee
Nikki Haley indicated she no longer feels bound by the Republican National Committee pledge she made to endorse the eventual GOP nominee. Haley is the only remaining high-profile Republican candidate challenging former president Donald Trump for the party’s presidential nomination. “You did sign a pledge, an RNC pledge to support …
Read More »Nearly 9 in 10 Voters Say IVF Should Be Legal
The overwhelming majority of American voters — 86 percent — support keeping in vitro fertilization legal, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll. The poll was conducted Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice illegal because the court deemed …
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