In early February, Republicans brought an FBI veteran to Capitol Hill whom they hoped would expose a “deep state conspiracy” among Democrats and their accomplices in the intelligence community. The GOP witness was part of a network of “whistleblowers” —funneled to congressional Republicans’ new Weaponization of Government panel by allies …
Read More »MAGA Congressman Rants About 'Deep State' Trying to 'Wipe Out the American Cowboy'
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), a newly elected representative from Montana, celebrated his second day in Congress with a lengthy rant about the American “Deep State” and the endangered “American cowboy.” Zinke, whose tenure as Trump’s Interior Secretary lasted from March 2017 to January 2019 until he was forced to resign …
Read More »No Treats, Only Tricks: Republicans Try to Ruin Halloween With Fake Rainbow Fentanyl Threat
A group of Republican senators has released a video warning parents that Mexican drug cartels have begun targeting children by disguising fentanyl as candy, despite actual experts claiming its bogus. The public service announcement, a portion of which was aired on Fox News Friday morning, said that “by working together …
Read More »Caught on Tape: Doug Mastriano Prayed for MAGA to 'Seize the Power' Ahead of Jan. 6
A week before Jan. 6, on a Zoom call organized by far-right Christian Nationalists seeking to reinstall Donald Trump in the White House, a man with a booming baritone voice bowed his bald head and began to pray. “We remember the promises of old,” he said, before invoking the book …
Read More »Sarah Palin Loses Special Election, Continuing Seemingly Endless Slide
Sarah Palin lost Alaska‘s special election to fill its lone Congressional seat to Democratic challenger Mary Peltola Wednesday, once again sparing the United States from sending the former Republican vice-presidential nominee to Washington for a second time. Peltola, a former state lawmaker, becomes the first Native American and the first …
Read More »Republican Who Praised Hitler Somehow Loses Congressional Primary
Carl Paladino lost his bid for a congressional seat representing New York’s 23rd district Tuesday after being bested by opponent Nick Langworthy — but only by a small margin. Langworthy narrowly edged out his competitor by roughly three percentage points with 95% of precincts reported as of midnight. The race …
Read More »Ron DeSantis Plays the Tired Hits at Doug Mastriano Rally, But Barely Mentions His Name
It is just after 2 p.m. in Pittsburgh, and the staff at the Wyndham Grand Hotel are not having a very good time. The lobby of the hotel, smack bang in the heart of the city across the river from the Steelers stadium and Pirates ballpark, is currently full of …
Read More »Cheney Loses Reelection Bid to Trump-Backed Challenger
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — the vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee and one of the only Republican to openly criticize former President Donald Trump — saw her bid for reelection come to an end on Tuesday when she lost the Republican primary to represent Wyoming‘s at-large district in …
Read More »The GOP Suddenly Wants to Defund Law Enforcement After Feds Raid Mar-a-Lago
After years defending the continued militarization of law enforcement agencies across the United States, Republican lawmakers appeared to have a change of heart Monday after learning the FBI executed a search at the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump. Faced with the possibility that the “good guys” aren’t necessarily …
Read More »Trump's Allies Warned His Fake Elector Scheme Was Potentially Treasonous. He Tried It Anyway
Two of Donald Trump’s closest allies in Arizona warned him that his “fake electors” scheme to steal the 2020 election could be seen as treasonous, The New York Times reports. Trump’s team was recruiting Kelli Ward, chairman of the state Republican Party, and Kelly Townsend, an Arizona state senator, when …
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