Madison Cawthorn's re-election may be over before it starts. His very qualifications to run have been challenged by a group of voters in his home state.
Comparing the January 6th insurrection with Hitler's failed coup of 1923 is appropriate. And it is a warning that those who tried to overthrow our government are not done yet.
The former guy complained that expanding voting rights would set a stage where "Republicans could never get elected again." Frankly, since the Republican Party has been destroyed by his influence and corruption, that would be fine.
Filibusters do occur in some state legislatures, but they rarely succeed in blocking legislation. Unlike the U.S. Senate, most state legislatures still operate on the Founders’ majoritarian principles.
"By any objective measure, Louis DeJoy, a top campaign contributor of Donald Trump, has been, by far and away, the worst postmaster general in the modern history of America."
The restoration of voting rights, on the table now in the Senate, means nothing more than the future of our democratic system, or its demise under a one-party dictatorship.
Propaganda operators and criminals seem to have the same operating pattern: accuse others of what they themselves are doing. There's a reason for that.
Against all odds, election officials delivered a safe and secure election during a public health crisis. But a year later, they are looking for innovative ways to restore public trust in their work.
Before the pandemic, Marin County had the lowest vaccination rates in California. Now, more than 90 percent of its adults are protected against COVID-19.
There is no liability to anyone who ignores the rantings of a psychotic bully. Quite the contrary. You get to do your job and enjoy your day without a nutcase borrowing space in your head.
We are being played through curated videos created by professionals and amateurs who want us emotionally reacting to things, not thinking about them or solving them, simply reacting to them.
Joe Manchin is now infamously quoted as saying he "Does not want to see us becoming an 'Entitlement Society.'" Too late Joe, we're already there and have been for many decades.
We have lawmakers and office holders who technically do not qualify for their posts: they violated their oaths of office. This is the law of the land, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.
The "news cycle" runs on and on. It is a machine that society uses in order to "stay informed." We have, many in the society, gone into agreement that this is the way to find things out.
Demand for homeless services is increasing. Scores of communities are finding that when providers work in teams and use better data and systems, they can solve the problem person by person.