Cochise County Board Of Supervisors To Be Sued For Failure To Certify The Vote (Updated)
Update to Stunt By Two Rogue Republican Counties To Disenfranchise All Of Their County Voters Will Not Stand (Updated). Jen Fifield reports for Vote Beat: Update: Update: Update: The Arizona Mirror reports, After refusing to certify its election, Cochise County faces lawsuits to force it to do so: Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on … Read more
The Billionaire Couple Funding The Election Deniers in Arizona
Back in 2018, the New York Times did an exposé on The Most Powerful Conservative Couple You’ve Never Heard Of (excerpt): Few political donors are as influential, yet little known, as Liz and Dick Uihlein. The Midwestern couple has joined the upper pantheon of Republican donors alongside names like Koch, Mercer and Adelson. Mr. Uihlein … Read more
Lame Duck Session Begins With An Ambitious Agenda, But Don’t Expect Much
The Hill reports, The Hill’s Morning Report — Democrats aim big before GOP takes over House: Democrats who control both the House and Senate have ambitious to-do lists before Congress adjourns this year. What they lack are bipartisan agreements and commitments inside their party about what can or should get to President Biden’s desk in … Read more
Maricopa County Responds To AG ‘Nunchucks’ And The MAGA/QAnon Election Deniers
Update to What Job Is AG ‘Nunchucks’ Auditioning For With This Latest Stunt? (Updated). The Washington Post reports, Maricopa County says printer glitches didn’t prevent anyone from voting: Maricopa County, facing a storm of GOP criticism over its handling of the Nov. 8 election, said in a report issued Sunday that problems with printers that … Read more
E. Jean Carroll Sues Donald Trump Under New York’s Adult Survivors Act
Update to E. Jean Carroll Defamation Lawsuit Remanded To Trial Court, Plans To Sue Under N.Y.’s Adult Survivors Act Later This Year. NBC News reports, E. Jean Carroll, writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape, files new lawsuit: A writer who accused former President Donald Trump of rape filed an upgraded lawsuit against him Thursday … Read more
The Respect for Marriage Act Is Not All As It Appears
Senate Republicans earlier this month provided enough votes to advance the Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure federal and state recognition of legal same-sex marriages. But does it really? Aaron Blake of the Washington Post explains, No big shift for GOP on same-sex marriage, despite impact of Roe on 2022: Twelve GOP senators helped … Read more
Rail Unions Threaten Rail Strike On December 5, Congress May Intervene
Update to Pro-Labor President Biden Steps In And Averts A National Rail Strike (Sep. 2022). Eight of the Twelve rail unions have approved the compromise contract,, but four unions have rejected the terms. If even one continues to reject the deal after further negotiations, it could mean a full-scale rail strike will start as soon … Read more
