Mitch McConnell and his gang of Rethuglican senators will revive his “total obstruction” policy from the Obama era today out of retaliation for President Biden and Democratic leaders not capitulating to their bad faith weak-ass counterproposal for COVID-19 economic relief by attempting to sabotage the budget reconciliation process for the Democratic COVID-19 economic relief bill. Why … Read more
A coalition of federal and state officials found no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week’s presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud advanced by President Donald Trump and many of his cult followers. Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history: The statement late Thursday, by government and … Read more
Update to Unaccountable: Trump declares war on the inspector generals (lede): Like a mob boss, Donald Trump believes that he should never be held accountable for his actions by anyone, especially by those gumshoe government inspectors whose job it is to protect the public interest in the inspector generals office. In recent days, Trump has … Read more
Several U.S. senators are currently under investigation for possible insider trading in their personal finances, including Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. This week, the Justice Department ramped up its investigation of Burr by obtaining a subpoena from the court to seize the senator’s cell phone. This is a BFD. Burr steps aside … Read more
Ahead of his testimony today, “whistleblower” Dr. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, in his prepared remarks submitted to a subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, warned that the United States faces the “darkest winter in modern history” if it does not develop a more coordinated national response … Read more