Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered impassioned and emotional remarks at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, telling the stories of those who died in the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and urging more action on gun control. Video from ABC7. CNN reports, Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional … Read more
After the worst domestic terrorist act on the United States since the Confederacy waged a bloody civil war against the U.S. government – the January 6, 2021 MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection – House Republicans almost uniformly voted against the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, which would create domestic terrorism offices throughout the U.S. government. And only days after a … Read more
Update to Democrats’ Plan To Deal With Baby Formula Shortage; Republicans Only Want To Starve Immigrant Babies In U.S. Custody. The Hill reports, House passes bills to address baby formula shortage: The House on Wednesday passed two bills aimed at addressing a nationwide shortage of infant formula. The main piece of legislation, sponsored by Rep. … Read more
Update to The GQP Midterm Agenda: All Culture Wars, All The Time – And Making You ‘Lucky Duckies’ Pay More Taxes: Mitch McConnell has told colleagues and donors Senate Republicans won’t release a legislative agenda before next year’s midterms, according to people who’ve attended private meetings with the minority leader. [S]enate Republican leaders have no … Read more
On Yom HaShoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day, Republican Congressman Paul Gosar posted — and later deleted — a meme rooted in violent and racist online culture that was praised by neo-Nazis and white nationalists. The Arizona Mirror reports, On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Paul Gosar tweeted a meme used by neo-Nazis: Rep. Paul Gosar’s social media postings … Read more