Donald Trump Is The Actual China-Conflicted Candidate

Donald Trump and Republican Senate candidates have been running a campaign of China bashing since early this year. They have been trying to extend this China bashing to their Democratic opponents, even though many of these Republicans have financial ties to China themselves. See, While GOP hits Mark Kelly over China ties, Martha McSally had … Read more

‘A Republic, If You Can Keep it’

Cheeto Benito went the full fascist banana Republican tinpot dictator on Tuesday. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, “we have a republic, if we can keep it.” Steve Benen reports, Echoes of Nixon reverberate as Trump presses Barr to target Biden: When it comes to Donald Trump’s presidency, the “this is not normal” observation has long since … Read more

An Election Law Win (If Only Temporary) in Pennsylvania

States administer federal elections under the U.S. Constitution. A state Supreme Court interpretation of its own state constitution is entitled to due deference from the federal courts. These two principles should have made this case a no-brainer, but four conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court demonstrated that they are willing to disregard these principles. … Read more