Former President Donald Trump riled up supporters at a rally in New Hampshire on Thursday. Just as he took the stage, CNN published excerpts from a draft RNC report exploring the reasons Republicans underperformed in the 2022 midterms. One conclusion stood above the rest: Voters are tired of hearing about …
Read More »DeSantis Suggests He Personally Prayed a Hurricane Away From Florida
Why nuke a hurricane when you can simply pray it away? Speaking at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem on Friday, as part of his multi-day visit to the country, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recalled his visit to the Western Wall during a separate trip in 2019. “The only thing …
Read More »E. Jean Carroll Isn't Taking Shit From Trump's Lawyers
E. Jean Carroll was steadfast in the face of cross-examination from Donald Trump’s attorneys during the second day of testimony in her civil trial against the former president on Thursday. “You were supposedly raped?” asked Joe Tacopina, one of Trump’s lawyers. “Not ‘supposedly,’” Carroll responded. “I was raped.” “Those are …
Read More »Pence Just Testified About Trump's Election Theft Plot for Over Seven Hours
Former Vice President Mike Pence testified on Thursday before a DC grand jury probing former President Donald Trump’s role in efforts to overturn the election. ABC’s Katherine Faulders reported that Pence was in the Washington DC courthouse for more than 7 hours. Pence had previously fought efforts by prosecutors to …
Read More »Bragg Seeks to Muffle, But Not Gag, Trump From Discussing Evidence
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from publicly distributing evidence submitted by prosecutors to his attorneys during the discovery phase of New York’s criminal case against him. While the request from Bragg’s office is not an explicit gag order, it lays bare …
Read More »Michelle Obama Tells Oprah She'll Never, Ever Run for President
On the morning of April 25, Netflix gave us two big offerings: John Mulaney: Baby J, a stand-up comedy special of the comic chronicling his journey to sobriety in hilarious fashion, and The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, an interview special featuring the two iconic Black women. …
Read More »Boring is Good: The Moral Case for Joe Biden
If you’re a little bit bored by Tuesday’s announcement that Joe Biden is running for re-election, I sympathize. The guy and his re-election campaign are not that exciting. Ageism aside, he’s 80 and showing it. He’s basically an establishment liberal, not pushing for the kinds of systemic changes that many …
Read More »Trump Defends His Anti-Abortion Stance to Evangelical Group
Donald Trump defended his anti-abortion position in a video address to an evangelical group a little more than a week after Rolling Stone reported that he has been telling allies on the religious right, “We are getting killed on abortion.” “Those justices delivered a landmark victory for protecting innocent life. …
Read More »Unhinged Lindsey Graham Yells, Spews Lies About Abortion
Sen. Lindsey Graham couldn’t keep his cool when he was questioned about his position on abortion and whether it aligns with Donald Trump‘s stance that it is a state issue. Graham recently proposed federal legislation banning abortions after 15 weeks but had previously indicated he believed states should decide whether …
Read More »Two-Thirds of GOP Voters Still Back Indicted Ex-President, Poll Finds
Two-thirds of Republicans say they still stand behind the ex-president even in light of his recent indictment and ongoing legal investigations, according to a new NBC News poll. But Republicans are divided on whether they would vote for Donald Trump or another Republican candidate if the primary were held today. …
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