Here’s part two of ex-President Trump’s cease and desist letter to GOP campaign committees, demanding they stop using his name and likeness in their fundraising appeals.
He didn’t start his own party, which is complicated to do and be competitive, but Trump is trying to set himself up as the place where money for Republicans should go as opposed to GOP committees pic.twitter.com/IPaiXTaIEy
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 9, 2021
The Republican National Committee decided to relocate part of its spring donor retreat next month to Mar-a-Lago — a move made just days after lawyers for former President Trump sent cease-and-desist letters to three GOP organizations, including the RNC, to stop fundraising off of Trump’s name. Continue reading “RNC Relocates Part Of Donor Retreat To Mar-a-Lago After Cease-And-Desist Spat”
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday announced two attorneys who will lead her office’s investigation into the multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Continue reading “NY AG Names Lawyers To Probe Harassment Allegations Against Cuomo”
After spending months raging against mail-in voting while spreading election fraud falsehoods, former President Trump is set to … mail in his ballot for the third time. Continue reading “Trump Voting By Mail For The Third Time Amid Crusade To Delegitimize Election Process”
A bill that would end no-excuse absentee voting in Georgia survived a key procedural step, with the Georgia Senate voting to advance the omnibus election legislation.
Continue reading “Georgia Republicans Get Closer To Ending No-Excuse Absentee Voting”
Laura Loomer was the toast of the Trumpian right during her long-shot 2020 congressional race in Florida.
She received a shout-out from then-President Donald Trump. She campaigned with the President’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. And she earned support from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Roger Stone, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who was then a candidate for Congress.
Now, we know she was also a self-professed supporter of white nationalism.
Continue reading “Trumpy House Candidate Laura Loomer Said In 2017 She Was ‘Pro-White Nationalism’”
Soon after the January 6 Capitol attack, lawmakers from both parties were eager to endorse establishing a commission to investigate the historic security meltdown.
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With Democrats refashioning their legislative approach to their $15 an hour minimum wage commitment, working Americans are once again stuck in the paltry bottom line of $7.25 an hour that currently stands. The meager rate — unchanged since 2009 — ensures that the nation’s number of low income earners will continue to grow, particularly in communities of color.
Continue reading “A Living Wage Should Be A Constitutional Right”
A week after President Biden offered his support for a unionization effort by Amazon warehouse staffers in Alabama, the White House issued a statement endorsing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. The pair of moves distinguishes Biden among his recent predecessors of both parties in his outspoken support of the labor movement. Continue reading “Biden Takes His Support For Labor One Step Further With WH Endorsement Of PRO Act”
Russian intelligence, it appears, are attempting to sow distrust in the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine in order to bolster the sale of its own supply.
According to a new Wall Street Journal report, the State Department’s Global Engagement Center has identified at least four publications that have been used as Russian intel fronts in the past that are publishing articles questioning the safety of the Pfizer vaccine and other Western vaccine companies. Continue reading “Where Things Stand: America’s Rivals See A Weapon In Vaccine Hesitancy”
