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NEW from : Joe Biden has shown us what it means to put our country first
22/07/2024

NEW from : Joe Biden has shown us what it means to put our country first

Edwin Eisendrath writes, "His voluntary and gracious departure from the presidential race is astonishing. Now it's time to elect Kamala Harris."

19/07/2024

HOT MIC: While speaking to a volunteer at a fundraiser in March, Minnesota State Sen. Calvin Bahr (R-East Bethel) blamed women for their own unwanted pregnancies:

"If you're going to party, you got to pay the consequences."

NEW from : Donald Trump cannot be the sole medical source on the ear injury
18/07/2024

NEW from : Donald Trump cannot be the sole medical source on the ear injury

Jennifer Schulze writes, "Let’s be honest: Trusting Donald Trump about anything, even his own injury, is not a smart move."

17/07/2024

NEW AUDIO: As first reported by , Trump VP pick Vance said in 2022 that he “would like abortion to be illegal nationally.”

17/07/2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) on JD Vance:

"The perfect Frankenstein monster created by the Heritage Foundation."

16/07/2024

Kari Lake at the RNC: “I know whats more dangerous than a grizzly bear. It's a middle-aged, fed up mother in Washington D.C., and I haven't even started my hot flashes yet.”

16/07/2024

Failed GOP presidential candidate Perry Johnson says he has a message for “Joe and Carmella”:

“[Michigan] will be the state that sends President Trump back to the White House!”

David McCormick parrots Trump’s election denying rhetoric
16/07/2024

David McCormick parrots Trump’s election denying rhetoric

Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick has started to spread former President Donald Trump’s election denying rhetoric as the 2024 general election approaches.

16/07/2024

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) on raising responsible gun owners: "You have to start them young. I have a 5-year-old little girl. Next year, we are going to get her on a .22 ... I have an [assault rifle] per child in my house. So in my house, you're going to have some treats."

16/07/2024

GOP Wisconsin Senate hopeful Eric Hovde praises last night's RNC speakers but doesn't know their names, calling them "the grandfather," "the Black woman" and "the Hispanic woman."

16/07/2024

NEWS: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told the wrong version of his speech was loaded into the teleprompter, including this divisive line:

“Today’s Democrat policies … are a clear and present danger to America.”

16/07/2024

Rep. John James (R-MI): “I heard earlier today if you don't vote for Donald Trump, you're ain’t Black.”

Camera pans the crowd:

15/07/2024

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) shuffles off stage (?) at the RNC:

“Ladies and gentlemen, it is now my honor to introduce the attorney general… and there goes the teleprompter.”

The band has playing filler music for 20 minutes.

J.D. Vance once wrote that it’s possible Trump is “America’s Hitler.” Now, he’s Trump’s VP pick.
15/07/2024

J.D. Vance once wrote that it’s possible Trump is “America’s Hitler.” Now, he’s Trump’s VP pick.

As the Republican National Convention kicked off in Milwaukee Monday, former President Donald Trump announced that his running mate for the 2024 presidential election will be Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, a former vocal critic of Trump.

15/07/2024

BREAKING: Donald Trump selects Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate.

Vulnerable Wisconsin legislator boasts a long record of attempting to restrict reproductive freedom
12/07/2024

Vulnerable Wisconsin legislator boasts a long record of attempting to restrict reproductive freedom

Wisconsin state Sen. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan), whose seat is now vulnerable after new legislative maps were passed in February, has a long record of voting to restrict reproductive freedom for women.

Bernie Moreno tells reporters he still backs national abortion ban
12/07/2024

Bernie Moreno tells reporters he still backs national abortion ban

During a recent interaction with reporters, Bernie Moreno, the GOP nominee for Ohio’s Senate seat, maintained that he would back a national abortion ban — a position not even the party’s lead, Donald Trump, holds.

FACT CHECK: Bernie Moreno falsely claims in op-ed that undocumented immigrants drain Social Security benefits
12/07/2024

FACT CHECK: Bernie Moreno falsely claims in op-ed that undocumented immigrants drain Social Security benefits

Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno recently claimed that border crossings were depleting Social Security funds in an op-ed published in the Cincinnati Enquirer, an assertion that is misguided and false.

Iowa Democratic legislator signs pro baseball contract, dazzles in first two starts for Sioux City Explorers
12/07/2024

Iowa Democratic legislator signs pro baseball contract, dazzles in first two starts for Sioux City Explorers

The 44-year-old Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten, who pitched for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in college, has made two starts for the Sioux City Explorers baseball team this week and absolutely dazzled on the mound.

NEW from : Biden is big news, but that’s not an excuse for misleading Trump coverage
11/07/2024

NEW from : Biden is big news, but that’s not an excuse for misleading Trump coverage

Jennifer Schulze writes, "Another week of unbalanced and hysterical news coverage continues the media’s epic streak of failing to do its duty in our democracy."

Wisconsin GOP legislative candidate removes essays from website after they're reported on
11/07/2024

Wisconsin GOP legislative candidate removes essays from website after they're reported on

Wisconsin state Senate candidate Stacey Klein appears to have removed a trove of political essays that were originally published to her campaign website.

House Republicans pass legislation granting "freedom" for refrigerators, dishwashers
10/07/2024

House Republicans pass legislation granting "freedom" for refrigerators, dishwashers

The U.S. House passed two bills on Tuesday, both claiming to “protect your home appliances,” according to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA).

Josh Hawley espouses the virtues of Christian Nationalism at conservative conference
10/07/2024

Josh Hawley espouses the virtues of Christian Nationalism at conservative conference

On Tuesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) openly identified as a member and advocate for the Christian Nationalist movement — an ideology which maintains that American law and government should be filtered through the lens of Christianity.

10/07/2024

Rep. Michael Rulli (R-OH) goes on a bizarre rant about soap, saying he's never seen a Dove soap ad as a conservative in up to 20 years and asks the president of Unilever USA to respond:

"I haven't heard a Dove soap ad in at least 10 to 15 or 20 years!"

Eric Hovde’s bank has been accepting money from unknown foreign governments and banks for years
10/07/2024

Eric Hovde’s bank has been accepting money from unknown foreign governments and banks for years

Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde actively serves as the chairman and CEO of Sunwest Bank, a company which has been consistently accepting donations from foreign banks and governments dating back to 2017.

Bernie Moreno claims to have learned English from Ronald Reagan speeches. The timeline doesn’t make sense.
09/07/2024

Bernie Moreno claims to have learned English from Ronald Reagan speeches. The timeline doesn’t make sense.

Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno says he learned English from watching Ronald Reagan’s speeches as a child, even though Reagan was not yet a national political figure and Moreno was five years old at the time.

NEW from : It's still Biden vs. Trump. One question remains: What kind of country will we be after the election?
09/07/2024

NEW from : It's still Biden vs. Trump. One question remains: What kind of country will we be after the election?

Edwin Eisendrath writes, "This moment offers a choice between entire value systems and offers paths towards goals that are incompatible with each other."

09/07/2024

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) slams SCOTUS Chief Justice Roberts for refusing to answer questions about the Court's code of conduct:

"Clarence Thomas has received more than $4 million in gifts from billionaires ... travel on yachts, vacations ... undisclosed to the American public."

08/07/2024

During a teletown hall, Sen. Ron Johnson (R) fights with a Republican constituent whose father fought in WWII over Ukraine:

JOHNSON: "Putin will not lose this war."

CALLER: "If we don't help them, you're right."

Hovde: Raise retirement age because young people could live to "120" years old with "crazy" technology
08/07/2024

Hovde: Raise retirement age because young people could live to "120" years old with "crazy" technology

While speaking with a voter at the Outagamie County Fair, Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde argued that the retirement age for receiving Social Security benefits should be increased for younger people.

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