There are two chief aspects to the current Republican legislative strategy that mirror the actions of Vladimir Putin: suppress dissent and suppress the opposition.
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The "America First" slogan, for nearly a century, has been a rallying cry of the KKK. "America First" was also an oft-repeated rallying cry at Trump campaign rallies, directly from him as well as surrogates.
The announcement of targeted sanctions against Russian entities and individuals from the Treasury Department contained specific information showing that Trump's repeated claims of "No Collusion" were utterly false.
Heather Cox Richardson's daily newsletters, "Letters from an American," have become a fact beacon in the lie-strewn political landscape of today.
Sooner or later we were going to have to do a piece about Q. If you're publishing any information about the care and feeding of facts, sooner or later you're going to have to confront the opposition to facts.
The investigation into Florida Congressman, Matt Gaetz, is generating a blizzard of stories. Here's a few highlights of what's coming to light, generating schadenfreude, general cringing and head-shaking popcorn consumption.
Probably the most best way to deal with the unending stream of rigid right-wing "thought" from Mitch McConnell is humor. And Trevor Noah is here once again to save us.
The contrast between the United States' response to Covid-19 and that of New Zealand could not be more stark.
Republican members of Congress and state legislatures are still stuck in their belief in the "big lie" that the election was stolen from from the other guy.
While watching the accelerating downward spiral of political personality Matt Gaetz, one might ponder the total lack of surprise.
The "For the People Act" as been passed through the House for some time and now has to be considered by the Senate. Now it just has to overcome Mitch McConnell and the Koch interests.
Republicans have chosen consistently to narrow their platform to be less inclusive, and to continue to try to win elections by preventing people, especially minorities and poorer demographics from voting.
Former Trump attorney Sydney Powell now has to defend herself against a massive lawsuit brought by one of the voting technology companies she ranted against when trying to overturn the 2020 election results.
Michael Sherwin, the federal prosecutor who led the criminal investigation into the Capitol riot, said that evidence in the probe is “trending” toward sedition charges.
A strong argument could be made for the claim that many of Trump’s supporters are racist, and also probably for the claim that racists are more likely to support Trump than to support any other political leader.
A Superior Court judge in Maricopa County, Arizona on Monday ordered the Arizona Republican Party to pay more than $18,000 in attorneys’ fees which were incurred through the GOP’s lawsuits challenging the results of the 2020 election.