With the one time frontrunners both now removed from the ballot, a new poll shows that the new leader in the Michigan GOP gubernatorial primary is Ryan Kelley, a man recorded in multiple videos as literally part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021. It’s not much of a lead. He’s currently pulling 19% support in what is now clearly a highly unsettled race. He’s followed by Kevin Rinke at 15% and Tudor Dixon — the candidate now backed by the DeVos family — at 9%.
Continue reading “Storming the Capitol. Literally.”A Possible Glimmer of Hope Amidst the Wreckage
TPM Reader JT flagged this Uvalde/mass shooting editorial from The National Review. I found it notable for two very different reasons. The first is that the editorial states with a clarity, both horrifying and admirable, what we have been discussing over recent days: for pro-gun advocates child massacres are simply the very unfortunate price of being free. Here’s the key text: “We must reiterate that the Second Amendment protects a foundational individual right and that, however heartbreaking the behavior of their heinous criminals might be, free countries do not wantonly limit foundational individual rights that are, in well over 99 percent of cases, exercised by law-abiding citizens.”
Continue reading “A Possible Glimmer of Hope Amidst the Wreckage”After High-Profile Primary Losses, Trump Goes All In On Cheney Challenger
Former President Donald Trump, flanked by a coterie of hard-core MAGA lawmakers, appeared in Wyoming this weekend to campaign for Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-WY) Republican challenger.
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This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation.
On June 17, 1972, Washington, D.C., police arrested five men for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Although the administration’s press secretary, Ron Ziegler, dismissed the crime as a “third-rate burglary,” its scope would grow to consume Richard Nixon’s presidency and then bring it to an end 26 months later.
Continue reading “How ‘Gate’ Became The Syllable Of Scandal”Biden Vows To Keep Up Pressure For Gun Reform As Congressional Action Remains Doubtful
President Joe Biden told reporters Monday that “the Second Amendment was never absolute,” and that he’ll “continue to push” for gun reform upon his return to Washington D.C.
Continue reading “Biden Vows To Keep Up Pressure For Gun Reform As Congressional Action Remains Doubtful”Justice Department Will Conduct Review Of Law Enforcement Response To Uvalde Shooting
The Justice Department is conducting a “critical incident review” of law enforcement’s response to the Uvalde school shooting at the request of the city’s mayor, spokesperson Anthony Coley said Sunday.
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The New York Times has a very informative and powerful visual timeline of the 78 minutes it took police in Uvalde, Texas to storm that elementary school classroom. That’s the whole post. Go look at it.
Biggs Formally Objects To Jan. 6 Panel’s Subpoena Requesting His Testimony
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) formally objected to the Jan. 6 Select Committee’s subpoena asking him to testify before the panel in a letter sent to chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) last week.
Continue reading “Biggs Formally Objects To Jan. 6 Panel’s Subpoena Requesting His Testimony”Brooks Lays Out Demands For Jan. 6 Committee Before He’d Agree To Testify
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) on Sunday outlined his demands for the Jan. 6 Select Committee before he would commit to testifying before the panel, following its subpoena of Brooks and four other GOP House members earlier this month.
Continue reading “Brooks Lays Out Demands For Jan. 6 Committee Before He’d Agree To Testify”The Turn of the Police
In my previous post I got at one of the evolutions of the gun issue over the last decade. There’s another, over a considerably longer period, which seldom gets discussed but is, I believe, extremely important. As strange as it may seem today, one of the biggest supporters of restrictive gun laws used to be police unions. On its face this is hardly surprising. A central feature of the state is that the state has a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. That state sanctioned violence is primarily exercised by the police. Who wants to be outgunned? Police unions as a consistent supporter of gun laws remained the case as recently as the Clinton era. But that has shifted markedly over the last twenty to thirty years.
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