Former President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that the 2020 presidential election be declared “irreparably compromised” and a do-over be held “immediately!” Trump took to his personal social media platform to complain that the FBI “BURIED THE HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP STORY BEFORE THE ELECTION knowing that, if they didn’t, ‘Trump …
Read More »You're Subsidizing The Threat To Democracy
Two years after the January 6 insurrection, a plurality of Americans say the most important issue facing the country is the threat to democracy. That threat is not just rioters at the U.S. Capitol, a coup plot by an outgoing president, court rulings limiting voting rights, or politicians denying verified …
Read More »Kinzinger: Trump's Documents Grab 'Is Disgusting… No President Should Act This Way'
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) called former President Donald Trump‘s removal of highly classified documents from the White House “disgusting,” saying that “no president should act this way.” Kinzinger appeared on Sunday’s Meet the Press where host Chuck Todd asked whether the Department of Justice has enough evidence to charge the …
Read More »Little Revenue, Lots of Debt: Trump's Truth Social Faces Bleak Financial Future
Truth Social, the social media platform former President Trump started after he was booted from Twitter, faces an uphill battle as it reportedly racks up debt while generating little revenue. The social media platform owes more than $1 million to RightForge, the service that hosts the app on the web, …
Read More »Bernie Sanders: GOP 'Squawking' Over Student Debt Aid, but Fine With Billionaire Tax Breaks
Bernie Sanders is tired of Republicans complaining about legislation that helps working people while they support bills that give billionaires tax breaks. Appearing on ABC’s This Week days after President Joe Biden announced up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness for borrowers, Sanders said, “I know it is shocking to …
Read More »A Timeline of Trump's Document Saga, From Kim Jong-un's 'Love Letters' to the Espionage Act
The FBI raided Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago estate looking for classified documents on Aug. 8. The news hasn’t stopped since, with a new development — whether it be a Trump social media meltdown or the release of a new set of search documents — unfolding on what’s seemed like a daily …
Read More »'Deadbeats' Don't Pay Debts, Says Trump Fed Pick Held in Contempt in Alimony Dispute
Conservatives have been none too pleased with President Biden’s move on Wednesday to cancel $10,000 in student debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 a year and $20,000 for Pell grant recipients. Stephen Moore, a right-wing economist former President Trump tapped for a spot on the Federal Reserve, joined the …
Read More »Trump Bolted to Mar-a-Lago With Over Two Dozen 'TOP SECRET' Docs, Affidavit Reveals
The Department of Justice on Friday released a redacted version of the affidavit used to secure the search warrant authorizing the FBI’s Aug. 8 raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The affidavit reveals that the DOJ is investigating whether Trump and his team had the proper authorization to …
Read More »Trumpers Are (Once Again) Scrambling for New Talking Points Following the Affidavit Bombshell
The Justice Department on Friday released a redacted version of the affidavit that led to the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago earlier this month. Trump’s team had been clamoring for the affidavit’s release, presumably believing it would reveal that the warrant was illegitimate. This was … not the case. The filing …
Read More »Whistling Dixie? Trump-Backed Gov. Candidate Doug Mastriano Posed in Confederate Garb
Doug Mastriano likes to dress up — as a soldier for the Confederate army, which fought to preserve slavery in the Civil War. Trump’s choice to be governor of Pennsylvania, in a photograph obtained by the new agency Reuters, can be seen wearing the gray uniform of the secessionist military …
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