Do you hear that? It’s the sound of House Republicans trying to get President Biden to pay attention to their threats to throw the country into default and engage in a new round of debt-ceiling hostage taking.
It’s a dramatically different reality than the one we had the last time there was a Democratic President in the Oval Office.
Continue reading “GOP Hostage Takers to White House: Pay Attention to Us!”Former President Donald Trump continued to desperately push conspiracy theories on a Monday night Fox News interview, falsely claiming that the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into the hush money payment Trump made to Stormy Daniels is connected to the Big Lie and is an organized and politically motivated move to keep him out of office.
Continue reading “Trump Desperately Tries To Connect Manhattan DA’s Hush Money Probe To The Big Lie”Georgia’s state legislature is considering a bill that would create a state-run board with power to investigate and oust local district attorneys.
On Monday, the Georgia House voted 97-77 to approve the legislation, and the Senate is poised to do the same. Governor Brian Kemp (R) has previously advocated for the legislation.
Continue reading “Georgia Joins A Cadre of Red States Seeking Control Over Local DAs”Senate Chaplain Rear Admiral Barry Black (Ret.) was unusually pointed in his plea for action after yet another school shooting Monday that left both children and adults dead.
Continue reading “Senate Chaplain Issues Pointed Plea For Action On Guns: Time To Move ‘Beyond Thoughts And Prayers’”House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) broke new ground in shamelessness Tuesday, sending President Joe Biden a letter accusing him of holding an “extreme position” on the debt limit because the President has refused to negotiate spending priorities — which Republicans have not produced — so long as the debt ceiling is being used by right-wing members as a bargaining chip.
Continue reading “The Many Levels Of McCarthy’s Newest Debt Ceiling Nonsense”A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.
As my colleague Josh Kovensky reported yesterday, Donald Trump’s weekend campaign stop in Waco, Texas was one for the books, particularly his decision to run the tapes honoring those who have been convicted or charged for actions related to the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6. The Trump campaign used the video to help raise money for the families of people jailed over their role in the attack, many of whom Trump and his allies in Congress like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) have repeatedly referred to as patriotic or political prisoners over the last two years.
Continue reading “*Now* The Grievance Reel Is ‘Offensive’”Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may not have announced his intent to run for president, but he’s already got some thoughts about what he’d do in the White House. Among them is a plan to decimate the civil service. And it may look familiar.
Continue reading “Where Things Stand: The Ghost Of Power Grabs Past”Since I wrote this morning’s post there have been a number of new developments in Israel.
Continue reading “More Observations on the Unfolding Crisis in Israel”For my thoughts on the unfolding crisis in Israel, see my post from earlier today. This is a short post with some pointers on finding good news coverage.
Continue reading “Sources of News On Events in Israel”House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has doubled down on his intent to investigate Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg as he seeks to block the prosecutor from potentially bringing a case against Donald Trump.
Continue reading “Jordan Tries Again To Dunk On Manhattan DA”
