House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is making the rounds touting his debt ceiling agreement with the Biden administration, but the die-hard Trump wing of the party is very unhappy with the deal. Even though the final text of the agreement has yet to be released, GOP Rep. Chip Roy called the …
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It’s Memorial Day weekend, when ostensibly the U.S. puts aside its differences and unites to pay respect to military members who died while serving the country. This weekend, however, a segment of the right wing are freaking out about the impeachment of one of its own, who has demonstrably given …
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Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk is cheerleading the far-right boycott of Target over the retailer’s Pride collection — which included trans-friendly youth apparel and other LGBTQ-positive gear — for what Kirk decries as “their support for grooming kids.” Kirk’s condemnation of the retailer coincided with TPUSA’s second-annual Pastors Summit …
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Ron DeSantis is running for president, and though the Florida governor is looking to bring his culture war obsession to the rest of the country, he’s already demonstrated shaky political instincts through his ever-escalating, ever-embarrassing feud with Disney. DeSantis’ crusade against the Magic Kingdom has drawn mockery from his 2024 …
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After the White House and Republicans in Congress reached a tentative agreement on the debt ceiling, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went on Fox News Sunday to boast about making struggling Americans work in order to continue receiving food aid. Although precise details have not been released, the deal will increase …
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In light of the revelations about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas‘ unreported gifts from a right-wing megadonor Harlan Crow and his wife Ginni Thomas’ involvement in the attempts to overturn the 2020 election, many Democrats in Congress are calling for court reform, including Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who appeared on Meet …
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill regarding spaceflight on Thursday just one day after he announced his presidential run in a glitch-filled interview with Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces. DeSantis signed into law CS/SB 1318 – Spaceflight Entity Liability along with 27 other bills. The law exempts “spaceflight …
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For years, the stately two-story Tudor at 600 N. Logan Avenue in Danville, Illinois, was an ophthalmologist’s office, run by a cataract surgeon with a passion for raising Newfoundland dogs. The building was put up for sale when he retired in 2017, but it wasn’t until this year that a …
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Having the money to fund your campaign is essential to running for office. Having taxpayer-salaried employees raising this money would seem to cross ethical lines. It apparently doesn’t bother Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor officially entered the race for the 2024 presidency on Wednesday, and according to his campaign raised …
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) felt the taunts of irony on Wednesday while temporarily presiding over a House session. The Georgia representative called for decorum in the chamber and was greeted by bursts of laughter from her Democratic colleagues. “Members are reminded to abide by decorum of the House,” she …
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