It was days after the 2020 election, and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) knew who could help Republicans hold the White House.
Continue reading “Don’t Forget: Mike Lee Went To The Mat For The Fake Electors”If Putin Can Hang On Til January
Russia’s military situation in Ukraine has become so dire in recent weeks that, as you know, there’s been increasing discussion of whether President Putin might resort to the use of nuclear weapons to stabilize it or overawe Ukraine’s western allies into discontinuing aid. We think, rightly, about how terrifying this prospect is. But we shouldn’t forget that it is also a gauge of just how bad Russia is doing in conventional terms. But Putin may get relief if he’s able to hold on until January when a Republican House would block any more military aid to Ukraine.
That is what Kevin McCarthy is now signaling.
Continue reading “If Putin Can Hang On Til January”Full Court Press
It’s quite late in the game. But the White House at least is upping its Roe and Reform promise. If Democrats gain seats, Biden says, he’ll sign a bill restoring Roe. That’s good. But it’s not going to be enough. To really break through this late in the election cycle, it’s going to take pledges for congressional leaders, specific senators seen as conceivable hold outs on the filibuster and more. Specificity remains critical. Being specific makes the pledge credible, tangible. Saying “if more are elected” makes you wonder how many more. 10 more, 2 more. The point is to make it concrete enough that Georgia voters know it’s in their hand in the Warnock-Walker Senate race. That it’s in the hands of voters in Virginia’s 7th district in the Spanberger/Vega race. There’s time to make a difference but it needs to be a full court press and it needs to be specific — specific number of wins, a specific time frame in which Democrats will pass such a law.
The Special Master Gives An Update On The Mar-a-Lago Case
U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie for the Eastern District of New York held a hearing on Tuesday in his role as special master overseeing records seized by the government from Mar-a-Lago in August.
Here’s what happened.
Continue reading “The Special Master Gives An Update On The Mar-a-Lago Case”Biden Promises To Sign Bill Restoring Roe In January If Democrats Win More Seats
President Joe Biden, flanked by banners calling to “RESTORE ROE,” promised Tuesday to sign legislation codifying abortion rights first thing in January if Democrats win enough seats to pass it.
Continue reading “Biden Promises To Sign Bill Restoring Roe In January If Democrats Win More Seats”Cop Bodycam Vids Reveal Disturbing Arrests From DeSantis’ Bogus Voter Fraud Force
Newly published videos of the arrests from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) theatrical crackdown on voter fraud paint a picture of chaos and fear among Floridians who’ve found themselves in the crosshairs of DeSantis’ war on voting.
Continue reading “Cop Bodycam Vids Reveal Disturbing Arrests From DeSantis’ Bogus Voter Fraud Force”Social Security and Medicare?
We’ve already written a lot in recent months about the near certainty that a Republican House will threaten a national debt default next year to force Joe Biden to essentially undo the legislative agenda he passed in his first two years in office. I didn’t realize that they are apparently focused on major cuts to Social Security and Medicare, or as they are calling it “structural changes” to the two programs. I take this from this morning’s PunchBowl newsletter.
Punchbowl cites this BGov piece and apparently their own reporting. But I’m reminded that our Kate Riga was on this aspect of the story on Friday, indeed citing the same BGov piece.
Continue reading “Social Security and Medicare?”Top Republicans Keep Talking About Plans To Cut Medicare And Social Security
Generally, three weeks before midterm elections that could make or break a party’s chances of congressional control, lawmakers emphasize the popular parts of their agenda. But for Republicans this year, not so.
Continue reading “Top Republicans Keep Talking About Plans To Cut Medicare And Social Security”Mike Lee Insists He Isn’t A ‘Bootlicker’ For MAGA During Debate
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who enthusiastically participated in MAGAland’s 2020 election steal efforts, is absolutely not just an obedient footsoldier for ex-President Donald Trump, thank you very much.
Continue reading “Mike Lee Insists He Isn’t A ‘Bootlicker’ For MAGA During Debate”Election Administrators Are Under Attack. Here’s What That Means For The Upcoming Midterms.
This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.
With the 2022 midterms less than a month away, election administrators in Texas and elsewhere continue to face a level of harassment and threats that experts say had never been experienced before the November 2020 presidential election.
Continue reading “Election Administrators Are Under Attack. Here’s What That Means For The Upcoming Midterms.”