Turns out McConnell gifting the party Trump is killing Senate GOP recruitment
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu dealt a serious blow to Senate Republicans Tuesday when he took a pass on running for Senate against one of the GOP's top targets—Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire.
But Sununu is no exception to the rule, and h
Kyle Rittenhouse pushes out a tear as he takes the stand to defend himself—not good for prosecution
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Things are not looking good for the prosecution in the case of vigilante shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. The teen, accused of murdering two and trying to kill a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year, took the stand Wednesday to defend himself.&
Many in Trump's insurrection crowd were 'regular folks' before turning violent. That's not a defense
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The Washington Post has a long piece looking at these regular folks who took a break from their regular folks' life to storm the U.S. Capitol, attack the police officers who defended it, and contribute to an attempt to overthrow the government. What it d
After tearfully begging for mercy, violent insurrectionist is sentenced to 41 months in prison
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On Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, insurrectionist Scott Kevin Fairlamb, who was facing up to eight years in prison and $250,000 worth of fines for his part in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 41 month
Office of Special Counsel concludes that at least 13 Trump officials violated the Hatch Act
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With the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 busy issuing flurries of subpoenas, it’s easy to forget that they’re not the only game in town when it comes to investigations of Donald Trump and his associates. There’s the ongoing investigation in New Y
GOP gubernatorial front-runner Kari Lake is the latest candidate aiming to be more Trump than Trump
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Just when you thought no one could be more Trump than Trump, in walks Kari Lake, a toady MAGA fawner like no other. Proclaiming to “change the narrative,” the former FOX News anchor is running for Arizona governor with the same old GOP playbook—denying
Arizona's Trump-endorsed GOP gubernatorial front-runner schmoozes with Nazis, QAnon supporters
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Just when you thought no one could be more Trump than Trump, in walks Kari Lake, a toady MAGA fawner like no other. Proclaiming to “change the narrative,” the former FOX News anchor is running for Arizona governor with the same old GOP playbook—denying
HHS toolkit on how to talk to people about COVID-19 misinformation has wider value
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You may not be out going door-to-door to fight COVID-19 in your neighborhood. Then again … you may be. People certainly are, and to great effect. But whether you’re just trying to keep safe in your local grocery, or going up against screaming me
'Forrest Gump' defense of 'QAnon Shaman' doesn't play, prosecutors ask for 51 months
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Jacob Chansley puffed out his chest, howled like an animal, and paraded his half-naked, horn-adorned body onto the Senate floor during the insurrection at the Capitol. For his obstruction to Congress’ efforts to certify the 2020 election, prosecutors have r
Kansas school district pulls 29 books off library shelves, including major award winners
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A Kansas school district is pulling 29 books out of its school libraries based on a single parent complaint, and guess what—the books are overwhelmingly by authors of color and women authors and LGBTQ authors. Surprise, right? At least it’s not as many bo
McCarthy isn't just letting his dangerous extremists run amok; he's recruiting more of them
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is refusing to stand up for the 13 House Republicans who voted for their districts last Friday, when they helped pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill. That bill was negotiated by Republican senators and passed with 1
Kansas school district pulls 29 books off library shelves after parent complains
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A Kansas school district is pulling 29 books out of its school libraries based on a single parent complaint, and guess what—the books are overwhelmingly by authors of color and women authors and LGBTQ authors. Surprise, right? At least it’s not as many bo
Prosecutors want a 51-month sentence for the 'QAnon Shaman'
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Jacob Chansley puffed out his chest, howled like an animal, and paraded his half-naked, horn-adorned body onto the Senate floor during the insurrection at the Capitol. For his obstruction to Congress’ efforts to certify the 2020 election, prosecutors have r
Lawmakers urge Biden admin to end Customs and Border Protection detention of pregnant immigrants
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The Biden administration this past summer issued a policy limiting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention of pregnant individuals. Now, a group of Senate Democrats is calling on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec Alejandro Mayorka
Crying Nazi representing himself in 'Unite the Right' trial only good at being extremely racist
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Much can be said about the testimony of victims of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Women like Marissa Blair and Chelsea Alvarado, who were injured when James Fields plowed his car into protesters, bravely recounte
Judge blasts Trump in court ruling: 'Presidents are not kings, and plaintiff is not president'
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The first subpoenas issued by the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 back on September 24, included a large number of document requests. Included in these requests were a large block of material from the National Archive that originated in the Trump White
Morning Digest: GOP moves on to Plan B after New Hampshire recruitment fail. Uh, what's Plan B?
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This week on The Brief: How Democrats can avoid a disastrous repeat of 2021 next year
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This week’s episodeThe Brief focused on dissecting lessons learned from last week’s elections, Biden’s falling approval ratings, and what Democrats can do to ensure they’re prepared for 2022 elections. Featured guests included Drew Linzer, d
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The radicalization (no exaggeration) of Trump supporters continues
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Reuters:
Reuters unmasks Trump supporters terrifying U.S. election officials
For this report, Reuters set out to identify the people behind these attacks on election workers and understand their motivations. Reporters submitted public-records requests and
News Roundup: House Republican promotes clip showing him 'killing' a Democrat
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In the news today: No matter how grotesque the behavior of House Republicans has gotten—or how dangerous—they continue to have the apparent full support of their party leaders. Ever-odious Rep. Paul Gosar was nearly giddy in promoting a new animated clip
Rocker Van Morrison is the latest celebrity to land in hot water over irresponsible COVID-19 claims
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It can be tough to separate the art from the artist, particularly when the artist has separated his own brain stem from his cerebral cortex. Such is the case with Irish rock legend Van Morrison, who’s embraced the COVID-19 death cult with the kind of vigor
I love the smell of Republican recriminations in the morning
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In the final vote count for the so-called “bipartisan” infrastructure bill now sailing towards President Joe Biden’s desk to become the law of the land, there were six Democratic “no” votes—all from a subset of House Democrats who Fox News conside
The Senate has to act soon to fix the FTC's zombie problem
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As chair of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee, Sen. Maria Cantwell has a lot of work to do on nominations and not much time to do it. There are several weeks of purely concentrated hell before the Senate, starting when th
Mitch McConnell's daughter tweeted about the need to pass the Voting Rights Act
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The Washington Post has published a quasi-profile of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. It is a halfhearted attempt at pretending that the man who led the Republican Party to do nothing except deregulate and lower taxes on the wealthi
Pennsylvania mother says openly trans teen was called 'it' and violently attacked at school
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As Daily Kos has continued to cover, Republicans have been more than happy to scapegoat trans Americans and stir faux outrage about trans youth having even the most basic dignities and opportunities, especially while at school. We’ve seen, for example, Repu
Under order to pay immigrants minimum wage, GEO Group instead shuts down 'voluntary' work program
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A court late last month said GEO Group had to pay detained immigrants the minimum wage (or higher) for their forced labor at the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center (NWIPC) in Washington state. The private prison pr
Starbucks asks federal labor board to change the rules in its favor in upcoming union vote
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Workers at three Starbucks stores in the Buffalo area are seeking to unionize, and Starbucks management is going all out to try to block it. If these workers are successful, it would be a first at a corporate-owned Starbucks store, setting a precedent that ra
First cop on scene of Ahmaud Arbery shooting shows why he may be better suited for retail
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A former Georgia cop testified on Monday in the high-profile trial of another former cop, his son, and neighbor, who are charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Former Glynn County Police Officer Ricky Minshew said that, while he saw Ahmaud Arber
The House Sabotage Squad’s promise to vote next week on Build Back Better might already be broken
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains firm on a timeline for passing the $1.75 trillion budget reconciliation bill that contains President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan. She reiterated in a press conference Tuesday from Glasgow, where she is attending the Unite
Texas town's first Black principal fired over CRT, which school district admits was never taught
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The first Black principal of Colleyville Heritage High School in Grapevine, Texas, has lost his job after a months-long battle with the school board, which accused him of teaching and promoting critical race theory (CRT) in his school.
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Gosar’s violent anime video is more than just a threat. It’s also a white-nationalist dogwhistle
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No doubt, when Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona tweeted out a fantasy anime video showing him killing his Democratic colleague, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and attacking President Biden, he intended it as a “gotcha” that would “trigger the lib
New Hampshire Republican Gov. Sununu's rejection of the Senate GOP is both delicious and telling
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Senate Republicans' projection of confidence following last week's elections isn't exactly translating into improving prospects for next year's midterms.
On Tuesday, New Hampshire's very popular GOP governor, Chris Sununu, announced he would bypass a Senate
Anti-vaxx Chronicles: #F*CKJOEBIDEN they say, as COVID tears through their entire family
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Facebook is a menace. COVID-19 is a menace. Conservatism is a cesspool. Together, those three ingredients have created a toxic stew of malevolent death and devastation. We can talk about all those things in the abstract, look at the numbers and statistics, an
More subpoenas issued to Trump officials as Jan. 6 Committee ramps up probe
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Adding to the already thick stack of subpoenas doled out by the Jan. 6 Committee as it continues its investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol, chair Bennie Thompson rolled out 10 more subpoenas Tuesday, including one for Stephen Miller, Tru
'Partisan politics without results': Top GOP Senate prospect rejects McConnell's do-nothing caucus
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Senate Republicans' projection of confidence following last week's elections isn't exactly translating into improving prospects for next year's midterms.
On Tuesday, New Hampshire's very popular GOP governor, Chris Sununu, announced he would bypass a Senate
Latest Texas redistricting lawsuit tells us what we know: Republican lawmakers gerrymandered hard
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Yet another lawsuit has been filed against the state of Texas over its abhorrent redistricting maps, which were approved last month by Gov. Greg Abbott after the third and final special legislative session of the year. The Texas State Conference of the NAACP
How can Democrats avoid 2021-like results as we try and hold Congress in 2022?
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Kellyanne Conway emerges to lie outright about the early Trump pandemic
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Trump ex-spokescreature Kellyanne Conway is a lying propagandist. That is her only purpose. She may have had, at some earlier point in her life, another, but for the last half-decade her purpose has been to brazenly lie to the public in service to a fascist m
