O n the day Igor Danchenko believes he was betrayed by the U.S. government — when the federal government’s chief law-enforcement officer effectively outed the Russian émigré, then a confidential FBI informant, as the architect of one of the most explosive and controversial documents in American political history — Danchenko …
Read More »Trump Hints He May Ditch Debate as Rules Negotiations Stall
Is he in or is he out? Donald Trump has once again hinted that he may attempt to duck a debate against Vice President Kamala Harris as the debate over debates rages on between the two campaigns. Late Sunday night, the former president laid into ABC News in an angry …
Read More »Trump Needs Elon Musk's Money — But Still Thinks He's a 'Boring' Weirdo
There are few who personally endure Elon Musk who don’t end up finding him uniquely off putting. That includes his political ally, former President Donald Trump, who is also nowadays increasingly relying on billionaires like Musk to use their considerable fortunes to put him back in the White House. Trump …
Read More »Conservatives Have Invented a Conspiracy About Tim Walz's Dog
Like dogs with a bone, the right won’t drop their efforts to malign Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. On Monday, prominent conservatives circulated an absurd allegation that Walz was faking the identity of his family’s dog Scout. “This is Tim Walz tweeting about his dog Scout. Only problem is that these …
Read More »Trump Says We 'Gotta' Restrict the First Amendment
On Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a show of selectively exiting the presidential race and throwing his support behind Donald Trump, hailing the former president as a champion of free speech. Less than a week later, Trump is already promising to crush First Amendment protections if elected in November. …
Read More »The Right Is Doing All It Can to Hamstring Racial Equity Groups
Thisarticlewas produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission. It’s a familiar story.After the police murder of George Floyd in 2020, there was national soul searching and protests, and racial justice suddenly became fashionable. Money that once had been a trickle flowed into racial equity …
Read More »Did Uncommitted Get More Than It Was Asking For?
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris — the daughter of immigrants, raised in the Oakland flatlands — accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday night at the United Center. For the bleeding-heart, coconut-pilled liberals thrilled by Harris’ shock ascension to the top of the ticket one month ago, the …
Read More »Kamala Harris' Immigrant Song
“I believe in America” is the first line you hear in The Godfather. A troubled funeral home proprietor by the name of Amerigo Bonasera has come to see Don Corleone to seek revenge for his daughter, wronged by two young Anglo-Saxon men. The movie at its core is an immigrant’s …
Read More »Elizabeth Warren Trolls Trump and Vance: 'I Wouldn't Trust Them to Move My Couch'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts delivered a powerful endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris during her speech on the final day of the Democratic National Convention. She appeared emotional when taking the stage on Thursday, as the crowd at the United Center welcomed her with an uproarious applause. The senator …
Read More »Harris Shows She's Ready for Fight Against Trump in DNC Acceptance Speech
After a star-studded and extremely enthusiastic four days of action in Chicago’s United Center, the Democratic National Convention ended on Thursday with an exclamation point on one of the most chaotic presidential nominating contests in generations. Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the party’s 2024 nomination for president to applause that …
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