The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation on Tuesday bestowing the Gold Medal — the highest congressional honor — on all law enforcement officers who responded to the violent seditious insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. House Passes Bill Awarding Gold Medal To All Officers Who Responded To Capitol Riot: It was the … Read more
The Washington Post reports, Republican-commissioned hand recount of ballots in Arizona close to concluding; no results expected until later this summer: A widely criticized hand recount of 2020 presidential ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest jurisdiction, is nearing completion, an official associated with the effort said Monday, but results from the process are not expected … Read more
The Senate on Monday approved the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia, confirming President Biden’s first nominee to the U.S. appellate courts. Senate Democrats really need to pick up the pace: With Jackson’s confirmation, there are eight vacancies on the federal courts of appeals, which … Read more
If only the GQP-friendly media in Arizona would do this kind of reporting. The editorial board of The Boston Globe made the case for the criminal prosecution of Donald Trump in a comprehensive interactive graphic that looked at “future-proofing” the presidency from “the next American tyrant.” Check out the full interactive here. From The case for … Read more
“Dark money” groups tied to Donald Trump’s inner circle and backed by people who have spread baseless lies about the 2020 presidential election appear to be playing a key role in funding the Arizona Senate’s GQP sham “fraudit.” It is a Trump Campaign made for TV (OANN) production, getting an assist from Arizona Republican Sedition Party … Read more