You’ve probably heard about this NY Times profile of Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy published today by the NY Times. There’s no scandal here, just the usual Gorillas In the Mist approach to people who come from a social background very different from that of the average NY Times reader. Over three decades, Americans have watched...
I just got back from a four-day trip to Florida for a little time amusement park hopping. What did I miss? Well, Donald Trump, in the space of 36 hours, broke the following: Iran’s nuclear weapons program Ali Khamenei’s ability to be taken seriously Russia’s alliance with Iran The myth that Pete Hegseth can’t run...
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent Getty Images As the massive size and scope of Israel’s overnight attacks on Iran have come into view on Friday, Donald Trump is presented with a major new foreign policy crisis – as well as a diplomatic dilemma. How does the American president who promised to be a peacemaker handle...
Actually, the term that The New York Times uses this time is “fodder,” as in the ubiquity of Mexican flags at the riots provides “fodder” for Republicans to use when criticizing the riots in Los Angeles–riots coming to a Blue city near you. NYT: protesters are not flying the Mexican flag in the obvious sense...
Did you know that renewable energy is the cheapest form of energy there is? The sun, after all, is FREE for all to use! Wind? It blows without our needing to do a thing at all! You have to admit, “renewable energy” blows, although not quite how they meant. We’ve been lied to for decades...
Reuters Musk – who weeks ago wore a hat reading “Trump was right about everything!” – has attacked the president’s signature bill For 130 days, tech billionaire Elon Musk was a “special government employee” working inside the Trump administration to slash what he said were wasteful government programmes and bloated departments. Now, after his exit...
Mike Johnson said that people raising alarm about Medicaid cuts are “complaining.” Republicans are mocking and belittling Americans who have expressed concerns that they are going to lose Medicaid coverage under the party’s major legislative push that puts tens of millions of people at risk of losing that crucial lifeline. In recent statements, Republicans have...
A budget bill, long touted by Donald Trump as the “big, beautiful bill” hit a roadblock on Friday when lawmakers from the president’s own party voted against it in congress. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in delivering a stunning setback to President Trump’s domestic agenda, demanding deeper budget cuts. Trump, who has muscled through close...
A spokesperson for the Unrig Our Economy coalition called the GOP package “a reverse Robin Hood of the highest order.” House Republicans on Wednesday advanced legislation that would deliver a slew of tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans and large corporations, giveaways that the party aims to fund with unprecedented cuts to Medicaid and federal...
Opponents say the bill “threaten[s] the foundational rights of free speech,” especially targeting pro-Palestine speech. Republicans have revived an effort to pass legislation deemed the “nonprofit killer” following warnings from left-wing and civil society groups that the move would give President Donald Trump broad leeway to crush dissent and attack his political opponents. The proposal...
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s paying for someone else’s indulgences. You know, like the ‘Pay my student loans‘ kind of crap the left is always pulling. Yo. You took those out, you pay for them. My attitude extends to things like owning a house in a high tax state and being able...
Watchdogs and other critics swiftly denounced a budget blueprint unveiled by Senate Republicans on Wednesday that endeavors to get the GOP one step closer to delivering additional spending and trillions in tax cuts desired by U.S. President Donald Trump. Observers are also condemning Republicans’ plans to skirt the Senate parliamentarian and use a controversial gimmick...
Standing in front of a few dozen supporters in a strip-mall parking lot in Ocala, Florida, on Monday evening, Democratic congressional candidate Josh Weil made a prediction. The public school maths teacher said that in less than 24 hours, he was going to make history by flipping a solidly Republican congressional seat – helping to...
Republican calls to investigate a group chat in which White House national security officials shared sensitive military information has intensified, with Oklahoma Senator James Lankford saying it is “entirely appropriate”. Lankford stopped short of calling for officials to resign when speaking to CNN on Sunday, but he joins a growing number of Republicans who have...
The top Democrat on the U.S. House committee tasked with holding the Trump administration accountable said Tuesday during a debate on a Republican proposal that the GOP knows President Donald Trump cannot legally “‘delete’ whole federal agencies” or “take a chainsaw to beloved programs like Social Security and Medicaid.” “Congressional Republicans also know these dangerous,...