“HHIGHEST GAS PRICES IN HISTORY!” Donald Trump said in a statement he released last Tuesday.”YOU MISS ME AGAINThe answer is no. The world could hardly be at a more dangerous time, with a disaster in Ukraine potentially escalating into a wider, perhaps even nuclear, war. One of the few blessings …
Read More »Former Proud Boys leader charged in January 6 investigation
The indictment also referred to a curious meeting Mr Tarrio had with Mr Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, and others the day before the attack in an underground car park near the Phoenix Park Hotel , outside Union Station. While some meeting attendees claimed it was an unscheduled …
Read More »RT was Russia’s answer to CNN. Now his pro-Putin spin on Ukraine is sparking further outrage.
It was, in short, a predictable display for RT, the Kremlin-funded media organization. Long denounced as the mouthpiece of Russian propaganda to the world by In the Western countries where it broadcasts, the multilingual network has regularly echoed Vladimir Putin’s criticisms of NATO and the United States, and defended his …
Read More »Democrat group launches super PAC targeting Holocaust deniers running in state and local elections
The new group, called Bridge to Democracy, will have an initial budget of at least $10 million to influence races for election administration oversight positions in key states. The new organization is a project of American Bridge 21st Century, a leading Democratic group focused on finding political opponents within the …
Read More »Reviews | Other places should do what Alaska did in its elections
The Alaska Supreme Court recently ruled on a case that a veteran attorney said was “the most important case since the state’s inception.” The court confirmed that the state’s new primary and ranked voting system — which would eliminate traditional party primaries — is here to stay. The decision is …
Read More »National Academy of Sciences report on energy efficiency standards may have come too late
A customer examines washers and dryers on display at an appliance store. (AP Photo/Steven … [+] Seine) ASSOCIATED PRESS In recent years, a debate has raged over Department of Energy (DOE) equipment standards, which regulate how much energy consumers and commercial products can use in their operations. A new report …
Read More »Campaign finance takeaway: Vulnerable Democrats and GOP groups are building big war chests, George W. Bush steps in
But they will face well-funded opposition: In a sign of momentum for the political party out of power, major Republican groups working to win back the House and Senate have started the year with cash advantages over their Democratic counterparts. The Republican National Congressional Committee, the Republican National Senate Committee, …
Read More »Both political parties need new leadership | Letters
Donald Trump has had four years to lead our country. He did some good things, but his divisiveness and vitriol certainly didn’t bring America closer. President Biden’s tirade in his speech in Georgia rivaled that of Donald Trump. Biden called Republicans traitors, national enemies and segregationists if he didn’t get …
Read More »Britain says Moscow plans to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine
KYIV – The British government said on Saturday that the Kremlin is drawing up plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine – and has already chosen a potential candidate – as President Vladimir V. Putin considers whether to order forces Russians massed on the Ukrainian border to attack. The …
Read More »Democrats blame Sinema and Manchin for voting rights stalemate
WASHINGTON — On Martin Luther King Jr.’s final day, with a fight for suffrage once again at the center of the political agenda, a quote from the slain civil rights leader’s vast repertoire topped calls for the vote. Liberal action. “I had hoped that white moderates would understand that law …
Read More »Stewart Rhodes: How His Arrest Opens a New Chapter in the January 6 Investigation | The extreme right
Jhe arrest this week of Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers militia, marks one of the most significant moments to date in the federal investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Rhodes, along with ten other associates, are charged with seditious conspiracy to conspire to violently …
Read More »North Carolina voters contest Cawthorn’s January 6 candidacy | New policies
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) – A group of North Carolina voters told state officials on Monday that they wanted U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn disqualified as a congressional candidate, citing her involvement in January’s rally in Washington questioning the outcome of the presidential election before …
Read More »Watch Now: Delayed Again, Student Debt Looms Big | Local education
Those on student loans were preparing for resumption of payments in February, but the forbearance was again extended. BLOOMINGTON – The latest extension of the student loan payment hiatus has again delayed Hannah Horn’s first due date for the thousands of student debt she owes. Horn, who graduated from Wesleyan …
Read More »Some voters disagree with their party on abortion
At least 65% of evangelical Christians believe abortion should be illegal in most or all cases, according to AP VoteCast data, compared to 29% of non-evangelical voters. This 36-point gap is far greater than the 21-point gap between evangelical and non-evangelical support for Joseph R. Biden in the 2020 election. …
Read More »Republican Party embraces violence on behalf of Trump | Jonathan freedland
IIt’s understandable if you thought the threat was gone. Donald Trump left office almost a year ago, no longer serves daily outrage by tweeting and is reduced to appearing with Nigel Farage on GB News. But the threat he posed persists, and not just because Trump remains the most likely …
Read More »Meat-eating, animal rights Republican lobbyist lost everything to find new purpose
Irby, an eight-time equestrian world champion, said he received death threats after testifying before Congress in 2013 on behalf of legislation banning injury. He decided to stay in Washington, DC and start a new career working for a congressman from Kentucky as a press secretary, director of communications and legislative …
Read More »House committee subpoena far-right groups and leaders in attack on Capitol Hill – live | US News
that of Donald Trump pollster believes he will run for the White House in 2024, with a clear path to victory across five states he lost to Joe biden in 2020: Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. Corn Michael cohenTrump’s former lawyer and fixer who just got out of house …
Read More »Sectarianism allegations, impeachment calls rock College Democrats
The conflict has become so complicated that the Democratic National Committee is considering disaffiliating completely from the national collegiate organization and partnering with state groups under the national umbrella, according to a Democrat familiar with the discussions. The DNC declined to comment. The clashes over religious bigotry and race within …
Read More »Maxime Bernier’s defamation suit against a political expert dismissed by an Ontario court
A libel lawsuit launched by the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, against an outspoken political commentator and strategist has been dismissed in an Ontario court. Bernier had tried to prosecute Warren Kinsella for comments describing the PPC leader as racist, misogynist and anti-Semitic ahead of the …
Read More »Former political parties make a comeback as Republicans drop out – NBC Connecticut
It’s not just Democrats and Republicans on the ballot in West Hartford this election. Voters will soon see the A Connecticut Party return to the polls for the first time since the 1990s. The party was formed by Lowell Weicker, who was later elected governor as a third candidate. Weicker …
Read More »Following the funds: already most expensive Virginia governor’s race in history, Dominion asks for money after political donation
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The 2021 race for the governor’s mansion is already the most expensive in Virginia history – and spending by candidates and political groups is only expected to increase until election day. To date, the seven candidates vying for one of three statewide positions – governor, lieutenant …
Read More »The sleepy races of the school boards are waking up
The Blue Valley School District in Johnson County, Kansas has some of the best public high schools in the state. Typically, school board candidates sail to unopposed victory, while the turnout is a meager single-digit percentage of all eligible voters. “Very sleepy, very calm,” said Andrew Van Der Laan, who …
Read More »Trump ordered to testify by video testimony in New York case next week
Washington – Former President Trump will appear for a testimony filmed in New York next week, a New York judge ruled Thursday. “It is hereby ordered … Donald J. Trump is scheduled to appear for a deposition on October 15, 2021 at 10 a.m.,” New York State Supreme Court Judge …
Read More »McAuliffe: GOP rally pledge to flag on January 6 was ‘racist dog whistle’
“He has to come out today and say it was wrong to pledge allegiance to that flag, and I want him to come out and say [the] The January 6 insurgency was bad, âMcAuliffe added. While Youngkin was not in attendance at Wednesday’s rally, former Trump administration chief strategist Steve …
Read More »Lawyers argue over Trump in Giuliani partner’s trial
“I think we are going to have to question the jurors individually,” said Joseph Bondy, Parnas’ lawyer. However, Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten said the jurors’ political opinions were largely irrelevant, as long as those selected say they could decide the case on the evidence and not the roles of …
Read More »Abortion rights supporters at national marches try to regain momentum
Last fall, Hannah Dasgupta spent her days focusing on politics, channeling her fear and anger at President Donald J. Trump into activism. Concerned about the future of abortion rights, among other things, during the Trump administration, she joined a group of women in suburban Ohio who were working to elect …
Read More »Trump organization to file New York Attorney General subpoena compliance report within week, unsealed order
Trump Organization must comply with New York Attorney General subpoenas Letitia james (D) As part of its investigation into whether the company inappropriately inflated the assets of four properties for tax benefits, a newly unsealed stipulation and order indicates. © Provided by Law & Crime Unsealed Thursday, the three-page order …
Read More »Biden’s deportation of Haitian migrants uses Trump-era immigration tactics
WASHINGTON – Images could come straight from former President Donald J. Trump’s immigration playbook: Border patrol officers on horseback round up desperate Haitian families on the southwest border for swift deportation from the states -United. In fact, the aggressive effort to quickly clear a makeshift camp in Del Rio, Texas …
Read More »Trump sues New York Times and Mary Trump for leaking tax documents
Former President Donald J. Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Mary L. Trump, the New York Times, and three of its reporters of plotting an “insidious plot” to improperly obtain his confidential tax records and exploit their use in press articles and a book. Lawsuit claims Times reporters, as part …
Read More »Trump campaign knew lawyers’ claims of dominance were baseless, memorandum says
Two weeks after the 2020 election, a team of lawyers closely linked to Donald J. Trump held a well-attended press conference at the Republican Party headquarters in Washington. At the event, they exposed a bizarre conspiracy theory claiming that a voting machine company worked with an election software company, financier …
Read More »US Democrats unveil plans to suspend debt ceiling
Republicans have vowed not to support increasing federal borrowing limit, despite warnings of economic “catastrophe” WASHINGTON – Democratic congressional leaders on Monday unveiled plans to suspend the country’s borrowing limit, following a White House warning of “economic disaster” unless that limit is raised. The legislation would also fund the government …
Read More »Harassed and harangued, tellers now have a new form of defense
WASHINGTON – Perhaps this is a metaphor for when even the volunteer who put you in the polls in November now has a legal defense committee. The Election Official Legal Defense Network, which made its public debut on September 7, of course offers to represent more than just election officials. …
Read More »The rhetoric of Trump supporters is dangerous
Decades of living, studying, and writing about the Middle East have taught me that whenever a political faction becomes obsessed with rhetoric and violent fantasies, brutal acts are not far behind. And while there has always been a tension of activism on the right and left fringes of the United …
Read More »Cyber Ninjas frontman ignored tapes contradicting his false claim
Speaking to several thousand supporters at a “Rally to Protect Our Elections” in downtown Phoenix, former President Donald Trump recited a litany of alleged findings from the self-proclaimed Senate election audit of the Arizona, including a disproved claim that 74,000 mail-in ballots were counted. despite no trace of their sending …
Read More »As GOP supporters die from Covid, party remains divided in vaccination message
WASHINGTON – As the delta variant of the coronavirus circulates in American blood, the Republican Party is unable to make up its mind on vaccines. Former President Donald Trump has said people should get vaccinated but also wants to respect their right to choose not to. For the most part, …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz call on their allies to fight ‘in the streets’
Top line seRepresentatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) And Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) On Saturday urged their supporters to fight “in the streets” during a brief impromptu rally held outside the hotel de town of Riverside, Calif., after three successive venues withdrew from the agreements to host a rally. DALTON, GA – …
Read More »New York attacks the Trump organization
Regarding your editorial “Indicting the Trump Organization” (July 3): The targeting in this investigation of an individual, Donald Trump, for political purposes by the Manhattan District Attorney and the New York State Attorney General is appalling. As a former Chief Legal Officer of the Internal Revenue Service appointed by President …
Read More »Alaska Republican Party leaders back Tshibaka in US Senate race
The Republican State of Alaska Central Committee on Saturday approved Kelly Tshibaka in the 2022 race for the seat of the U.S. Senate currently held by Republican Lisa Murkowski. The committee approved Tshibakah’s approval by 58 to 17 votes at a meeting in Fairbanks. In a statement, Tshibaka said she …
Read More »“We are all victims”: how the Republicans became the party of the persecution complex
The story of a local Republican comparing the rules of the coronavirus vaccine to the Holocaust seemed, at first glance, to have a limited shelf life. After the story was reported in this newspaper, State Representative Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen – who wore a yellow Star of David and also said, …
Read More »Trump Organization: Prosecutors Alle 15-Year Tax Scheme As CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Not Guilty
They were charged with fraud, conspiracy, criminal tax evasion and falsification of business records. Weisselberg was also charged with robbery and offering a bogus grading tool. Prosecutors said Thursday their investigation was ongoing. The investigation investigated whether the Trump Organization misled lenders, insurers and tax authorities about the value of …
Read More »Trump news live: latest senior executive updates expected in court
Trump tells his supporters “We will never back down” Donald Trump is in the midst of his most serious legal crisis since leaving the presidency. After years of investigation, his company, the Trump Organization, now faces criminal charges related to its tax transactions. Along with the company itself, CFO Allen …
Read More »Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to U.S. election laws deserve broad support
June 26, 2021 JOE MANCHIN, the Democratic senator from West Virginia, is a paradoxical figure. He torpedoed many of his party’s most expensive plans, from climate change legislation to removing the filibuster from the Senate. However, without this desire to confuse his Democratic colleagues, Mr. Manchin could not win in …
Read More »Trump organization could face criminal charges in prosecutor’s investigation
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has informed lawyers for Donald J. Trump that it is considering criminal charges against his family business, the Trump Organization, in connection with the company’s benefits to a senior executive, according to several people with knowledge of the file. If the case goes ahead, District …
Read More »Emails show frustration over Facebook’s handling of election lies
By Donie O’Sullivan and Dan Merica, CNN People working with Joe Biden’s presidential campaign have been repeatedly warned Facebook about the violent campaign-related rhetoric on its platform during the heat of the 2020 election, but a series of email exchanges reveal how the social media giant has at times dismissed …
Read More »White House unveils new domestic terrorism strategy “focused on laser violence”
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Tuesday rolled out what it called a new strategy to combat domestic terrorism – a series of changes to elevate the federal government’s response to an urgent problem, with renewed efforts to deter, detect and prosecute those who use violence in pursuit of political …
Read More »Party awaits Billie Sutton: South Dakota Democrats consider whether former lawmaker will force 22 rematch with Governor Noem
The long-running candidacy of an unlikely rural Democrat, then 33, who voted for pro-life legislation as well as a medical marijuana program, thwarted historical trends in 2018 , two years after the state elected Donald. Trump with 61% of votes, landing at only 11,000 votes to upset Kristi Noem, who …
Read More »Jane Timken, women vying for seats in Congress
Jane Timken knows how to break a glass ceiling. The U.S. Senate candidate became the first woman to lead the Ohio Republican Party, gain political importance with the support of former President Donald Trump. She spent years working behind the scenes for Stark County State and GOP before launching her …
Read More »The GOP acts more like a criminal family than a political party
For the publisher: Aside from the six Senate Republicans who voted to break their party’s obstruction against the creation of a bipartisan commission on January 6, the others have acted like members of a criminal family. (âSenate Republicans Block Jan. 6 Commission to Study Capitol Insurrection,â May 28) When their …
Read More »For Biden, a deeply personal celebration of Memorial Day weekend | WIVT
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) – President Joe Biden marked his first Memorial Day weekend as Commander-in-Chief by honoring the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal way by paying tribute on Sunday to those who lost while remembering of his late son Beau, a veteran who died six years ago to …
Read More »Democrats fight to keep up with changing landscape of political disinformation
Democrats believe disinformation perpetuated by Republicans and right-wing media played a key role in some races in 2020, especially in areas like South Florida and South Texas, two places that have seen swings. important to former President Donald Trump. Groups like Media Matters, a left-wing media watchdog, and Voto Latino, …
Read More »Roland Riemers voted outside the North Dakota Libertarian Party after running for Democrat
Members of the North Dakota Libertarian Party voted to expel Roland Riemers, a Grand Forks businessman who ran unsuccessfully for various state and federal political offices, from their ranks at the party’s convention in the statewide on May 22 in Bismarck. Party Secretary Maggie Kohls said 15 voters at the …
Read More »National Guard mission to provide security ending at Capitol Hill | WIVT
through: MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated press Posted: May 23, 2021 / 5:52 p.m. ET / Update: May 23, 2021 / 5:52 p.m. ET FILE – In this file photo from March 8, 2021, members of the National Guard open a gate in the barbed wire-topped perimeter fence around the Capitol …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene compares house mask warrants to the Holocaust
Greene, during a conversation with the Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody Real America voice television show “The Water Cooler”, attacked Pelosi and accused her of being a hypocrite for asking GOP members to prove that they had all been vaccinated before allowing members to be in the bedroom of the …
Read More »Venezuela Guaido backs easing US sanctions as election incentive
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido gestures while wearing a face mask with the writing “Vaccines, now!” during a protest to demand that all people be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 17, 2021. REUTERS / Leonardo Fernandez Viloria / File Photo Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido …
Read More »Desjardin’s new chief economist is an optimist – on house prices and racial justice
Jimmy Jean is possibly the first black chief economist at a major Canadian financial institution, and he uses his new platform to talk about house prices, persistence – and PK Subban. Jean – pronounced in the French way, and not like denim – has just been appointed vice-president and chief …
Read More »Students for Trump founder John Lambert sentenced to prison
Students of Trump Co-Founder John Lambert The founder of the youth political group “Students for Trump” was sentenced on Tuesday to more than a year in prison for posing as a lawyer and scamming people seeking legal advice over tens of thousands of dollars, the New York Daily News reported. …
Read More »National group eyeing Buchanan as replacement for Cheney | Government and Politics
CHEYENNE – A Washington DC political action committee seeking to oust Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney from Congress appears to have wooed Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan ahead of the 2022 Republican primary elections. The organization, Club for Growth, confirmed to the Casper Star-Tribune on Wednesday that it was seeking …
Read More »Cancellation of $ 50,000 PPP loan is now even more lenient
Jimmy rodefer | Knoxville News Sentry The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the US Treasury Department have announced that companies that have taken out wage protection loans of $ 50,000 or less do not have to repay the loans if they follow new, streamlined instructions. The Paycheque Protection Program (PPP) …
Read More »The Case for Large Scale Debt Relief
Get rid of debt now: Students at Hunter College in New York City demonstrate against tuition fees and rising debt on November 13, 2015. (Cem Ozdel / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) To subscribe to The nation Subscribe now for as low as $ 2 per month! Thank you for …
Read More »Bills would offer a second PPP loan to companies with more than 50% revenue impact in the first or second quarter
Auto body shops that have suffered the biggest financial blow from the COVID-19 response could receive a second PPP loan under at least two congressional proposals. Democrats sponsored one of the two measures we looked at, while Republicans launched the other, suggesting that common ground could be found to help …
Read More »Student loans are on hold – some borrowers are confused
President Donald Trump (Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images) Getty Images Student loan payments can be suspended, but not everything is clear. Here’s what you need to know – and what it may mean for your student loans. Student loans President Donald Trump paused your federal student loan payments …
Read More »California’s high-profile relationship with testing partner Verily ends
California will not renew its coronavirus testing partnership with life science company Verily, marking the end of a much-vaunted effort that aimed to use Silicon Valley expertise to fight the pandemic but has sparked off many reviews. State officials have consolidated Verily’s remaining test sites under another supplier and refused …
Read More »Biden could face student loan mess if Trump allows COVID-19 pandemic aid to expire
Student loan borrowers haven’t had to make payments since March – but this federal pandemic relief measure is set to expire on December 31, unless President Donald Trump or Congress acts to extend it. If neither extends the deadline, millions of student loan payments will fall due weeks before President-elect …
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