Several hours after a mob of pro-Trump insurrectionists and conspiracy theorists overwhelmed police officers and forced their way into the U.S. Capitol, after the formal certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory was postponed and terrified members of Congress were told to hide under their seats in the House gallery or …
Read More »Bernie Sanders: No Pentagon Funding Without a Vote on $2,000 Checks
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wants to force a vote in the U.S. Senate on increasing Covid-19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000 per person. And he says he willing to hold up a massive defense-spending bill to get that vote. The Senate is set to vote this week on whether …
Read More »DOJ Investigation of Hunter Biden Goes Beyond Taxes
The Justice Department is investigating the business dealings of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. In a Wednesday statement, Hunter Biden acknowledged the probe: “I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs. …
Read More »Sore Loser Trump Snaps at Reporter for Doing His Job
After weeks of not taking questions from reporters, Trump decided to take out his election loss anger on a reporter who was simply doing his job on Thanksgiving. First, Trump spoke with a gaggle of reporters following a holiday call with U.S. service members stationed around the world. After thanking …
Read More »Trump Official Planned to Give Santa Claus Performers Early Access to Covid-19 Vaccine
You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. I’m telling you why. Santa Claus has early access to the Covid-19 vaccine. At least, that’s how it would be if Michael Caputo, one of Trump’s HHS assistant secretaries, had his way. In perhaps one of the strangest …
Read More »Trump Adviser Refers to Pandemic in Past Tense on Same Day Covid Kills 1,147 People
WASHINGTON — Larry Kudlow, the top economic adviser to President Trump, used his remarks during the second night of 2020 Republican convention to give a master class in misdirection and revisionist history. It’s hard to know which portion of Kudlow’s speech to single out first for fact-checking, but perhaps the …
Read More »Trump Has 'Very Good Track Record of Hiring Excellent People' Senior Advisor Says
Trump’s senior campaign adviser Jason Miller said the president “has a very good track record of hiring excellent people” and somehow kept a straight face while uttering the absurd comments. Miller was put on the spot by NBC News’ Chuck Todd on Meet the Press Sunday morning. Todd asked the …
Read More »DNC Gives Colin Powell More Air Time Than AOC, Millions of Other People Who Didn't Help Start the Iraq War
Instead of using this week’s nominating convention to articulate a vision for the future of the party, the Democratic Party opted to reach as far back into the past, and to the right, as it possibly could. Seemingly out of a desire to woo disaffected conservatives looking for any excuse …
Read More »Why Sex Workers Are Wary of Kamala Harris
In many ways, Sen. Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his vice president is historic: She is the first woman of color on a major party ticket, as well as the first female vice-presidential Democratic pick in more than three decades. Yet many on the left were not overly …
Read More »Trump Says He's Banning TikTok But Trump Says a Lot of Things
On Friday, as rumors swirled that Microsoft was planning on buying TikTok, President Trump said he would “ban” the Chinese-owned video app from the United States because of concerns the Chinese government may get access to US users’ data. But keep in mind that Trump makes a lotof promises, many …
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