Preparing for Encounters with Law Thugs During a Peaceful Protest

Yoshimatsu

Protests are a cornerstone of democratic societies and are protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. While some demonstrations remain peaceful, current events show that even lawful gatherings can devolve into confrontations with agencies such as ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and local police. U.S. Congress Member Adelita Grijalva (CD-7) was pepper-sprayed during … Read more

Why GOP House Exits Should Worry Democrats

Kim Miklofsky Bayne

There’s a lot of cheerleading right now about Republicans abandoning 2026 House races. I get it. It looks like momentum. It feels like a win. It plays well on social. Slow. Down. As of December 17, 2025, 43 incumbent members of the U.S. House have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026: These figures … Read more

BOOM: Heritage Foundation in Free Fall as 30 Staff and Donors Flee from Sponsor of Project 2025

Larry Bodine

Nearly the entire legal and economic policy staff of the right-wing Heritage Foundation – more than 30 employees – have resigned or been fired in the last few days. The mass exodus is a dramatic rebuke of Heritage President Kevin Roberts for his refusal to retract an October video supporting Tucker Carlson for embracing the white nationalist, … Read more

More Arizona Congressional Democratic Reaction to Trump and Bondi Protecting Pedophiles and Defying Congress in its Release of the Epstein Files

David Gordon

MediasTouch Editor in Chief Ron Filiipkowski put it best in the below post about MAGA Republican actions in just the last week. People should not be surprised that American Duce Wannabe Donald Trump and his pet at his Injustice Department, Pam Bondi, with their beliefs that they could do anything they want, did not release … Read more

Rep. Adelita Grijalva Tears into Trump’s DoJ on Contemptuous Epstein Files Release Fail

Michael Bryan

Today, Rep. Grijalva ripped into the Trump Admin for their defiance of the law and Congressional authority in failing to release the Epstein Files in full in yet another attempt to sheild Donald Trump from accountability for his decades-long friendship and collusion with Jeffery Epstein’s crimes. Follow the story live at NYT on this thread. … Read more

Arizona Democratic Reaction to Mike Johnson Sending House Members Home Before Voting on ACA Subsidy Extension

David Gordon

Like all holy rollers, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s actions are far away from the teachings of Jesus or universal tenants of compassion toward neighbors that all mainstream religions profess. Johnson continued his hypocrisy this week by sending House members home a day early to avoid voting on a bipartisan measure to extend the Affordable Care … Read more

Premiums Will Skyrocket. Ciscomani Made Sure of It.

Kim Miklofsky Bayne

Congress went home for the holidays knowing Affordable Care Act tax credits were about to expire. Millions of Americans are about to see their health insurance premiums spike starting January 1. Republicans decided that was just fine. Trump Said the Quiet Part Out Loud Asked whether he would intervene to extend the subsidies, Donald Trump … Read more

UPDATED: Kris Mayes Sues Trump Again; This Time to Restore Funding for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

David Gordon

Suing Donald Trump for all the ways he is trying to take the nation back to the segregationist, plutocratic, white male-dominated, fossil fuel-dependent, and Banana Republic imperialistic Gilded Age has become an everyday job function for Democratic Attorney Generals across the country, including Arizona’s Kris Mayes. Earlier this week, Democratic Attorneys General, including Mayes, struck … Read more

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