The Justice Department indicated Wednesday that it was dropping its civil lawsuit against John Bolton for allegedly publishing his memoir without properly scrubbing it of classified materials. The dismissal was indicated in a barebones filing submitted jointly by the department’s and Bolton’s lawyers.
Continue reading “DOJ Drops Its Lawsuit Over John Bolton’s Trump Tell-All”
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes spent thousands of dollars that belonged to the group on things like guns and food, disgruntled members told the Wall Street Journal.
Thank you for getting us off to a solid start in our second annual drive for The TPM Journalism Fund. As I explained yesterday, contributions to the Fund provide a relatively small (on a budget percentage basis) but critical part of the budget that allows TPM to remain vital and focused on original reporting about the most important stuff. It’s really important for our future. I explain more about it here and you can click here to contribute.
This afternoon I wanted to tell you about an entirely different thing the Fund accomplishes, how it protects access for all TPM Readers even if they don’t have the financial wherewithal to subscribe.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed his state’s effort to shut out anti-racism education into law on Tuesday, making Texas the latest to adopt legislation that bans certain topics on race and racism from being discussed in the classroom.
Continue reading “What An Actual Expert On Critical Race Theory Makes Of The GOP Freakout”
Senate Republican Conference chair John Barrasso (R-WY), the third highest ranking GOPer in the chamber, has taken Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) infamous obstruction vow to another level.
Here’s a must read story from Josh Kovensky about how Tom Cotton is insisting that China be denied the 2022 Winter Olympics because he says the PRC will use the Olympics to harvest the DNA of the world’s greatest athletes and then use this genetic treasure trove to create a genetically modified race of Chinese super soldiers to dominate the world. I’m not exaggerating or kidding. That’s what he’s saying. Read it here.
In the minds of the right, the international communist threat is back. And this time, it’s not just personal — it’s genetic.
At least, that’s according to a letter that Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent to President Biden this week.
President Biden went after Russian President Vladimir Putin for invoking the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection while defending his crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Russia. Continue reading “‘Ridiculous Comparison’: Biden Slams Putin’s Defense For Crackdown On Russian Protesters”
Sen. Joe Manchin (D) has indicated what changes he’d like to see to both the sprawling democracy overhaul bill the Senate is slated to vote on next week and a measure to restore the Voting Rights Act that has yet to be formally introduced.
Continue reading “Manchin Puts Forward His Compromise Proposal For Voting Rights Bills”
