Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens ruled that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) emergency declaration and accompanying stay-at-home orders were legal, a big initial win in a case that may end up at the state Supreme Court.
Continue reading “Michigan Judge Gives Whitmer A Win In GOP-Majority Legislature’s Lawsuit”
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office at the center of President Trump’s politicization of the Justice Department will soon have a new boss.
Continue reading “Herdman Faces High Stakes In Job At Helm Of DC DOJ Office”
President Trump jabbed at his on-again-off-again favorite news network for supposedly not helping his reelection effort in a Thursday afternoon tweet. Continue reading “Trump Gripes That Fox News Isn’t Doing Enough To Get Him Reelected”
An appeals court added another layer of complexity to the already convoluted mess surrounding the Justice Department’s effort to drop the Michael Flynn case.
Continue reading “The Flynn Dismissal Fiasco Has Somehow Gotten Even Messier”
As we discussed yesterday, the issue of mask wearing has become both politically charged in the US partisan political climate and a matter or real controversy among public health experts. There have also been hints, inferences from different countries’ mitigation strategies and some initial studies suggesting that mask wearing is not only effective but possibly more effective than even some advocates of their use anticipated.
Let me try to walk through some of the ins and outs of this debate.
A long shot Republican congressional candidate was sick of “the people’s republic of Illinois.”
A flat-earther at a California supermarket threw a fit at the entrance, threatening a lawsuit.
A pal of the anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy’s in Idaho excitedly told supporters, “You don’t have to wear a facemask to Costco (or anywhere else for that matter).”
“Have fun shopping!” he advised.
To undergird President Donald Trump’s Wednesday tweet storm about punishing states that expand voting by mail, the White House cited a report produced in 2005 by a commission co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter.
Continue reading “Why The White House Shouldn’t Cite Jimmy Carter In Voter Fraud Claims”
Leading House Democrats demanded Thursday that fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick be reinstated, and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turn over a tranche of new documents related to the firing.
Continue reading “House Dems Call For State IG’s Reinstatement, Demand More Pompeo Docs”
The lifecycles of Republican “unmasking” brouhahas are getting shorter each time.
The latest attempt by President Trump and his allies to scandalize the routine practice of “unmasking” was dealt a devastating blow Wednesday.
