WASHINGTON — A band of conservative rebels on Friday revolted and blocked House Republicans’ short-term funding bill to keep the government open, delivering a political blow to Speaker Kevin McCarthy and likely cementing the chances of a painful government shutdown that is less than 48 hours away. Twenty-one rebels, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a conservative bomb-thrower and … Read more
Did you know that across the world, especially in Europe, there are over $300 Billion in frozen Russian assets as part of the sanctions imposed due to Putin’s war of aggression against the free people of Ukraine? There is increasing consensus that those assets can be legally seized under American and international law and given … Read more
Now you might be thinking: Didn’t we just go through this whole cycle a few months ago? The brinksmanship, the urgent warnings, the crisis over government funding? Why on earth is this happening again? The short answer: Because Republicans have handed the car keys to the most extreme members of their caucus and they’re driving us … Read more
A day after showing solidarity with striking United Auto Workers in Michigan, the Biden/Harris Campaign released an ad, titled “Delivers” which attacked Donald Trump’s Labor Record when he occupied the Oval Office. The ad, which comes on the day the now found liable for business fraud Ex-President is appearing before autoworkers rather than face the … Read more
They charged Hunter Biden for this, so charge Trump, too. Or maybe there really is a ‘two-tier justice system’ in this country, just not the way the GOP has weaponized that phrase to suggest it is wealthy white ex-Presidents and conservatives who get the short end of that stick. Next! Speaking of ‘two-tiered’ justice in … Read more