Pam Keith entered her first-ever race as a Florida candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016. She was green back then but even so, the Miami Herald endorsed Keith, noting that “This long-shot candidate brings one of the freshest perspectives to Florida politics heard in a long time. She
Louis Gohmert, America’s stupidest Congressman (which, given the competition, is saying something!) is single-handedly holding up the House from sending the COVID-19 relief package to the Senate. No doubt he’s doing it at Moscow Mitch’s behest, so Mitch doesn’t have to stall it there on
As the federal government’s own health officials warn that the novel coronavirus outbreak is bound to get worse, the Trump administration is refusing to amend its 2021 budget request, which seeks to slash Health and Human Services’ funding by $9.5 billion. The proposed cuts include a 15
Could it be any clearer that the Trump administration is more concerned about perception and Trump’s reelection than the health and lives of our citizens? According to the AP, the White House recently prevented government health officials from recommending that elderly people be advised against
Media muzzled at today’s briefing because of Pence and Trump’s continued lying and subsequent correction by experts about data accuracy and vaccine availability. And there will be a recession because of these Trump shenanigans “Make no mistake about what we are all witnessing,” x This is a White House
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Conor Lamb (D. PA-17): From prescription drug affordability to stronger unions, Pennsylvania Democrats have led the charge in passing crucial legislation to put working families before special interests. But now, Washington Republicans are determined to take back the House
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY): Friends, About a minute from now, I’m going to ask you to contribute to three incredible congresswomen who are committed to transparency, accountability, and getting big money out of politics. Let me explain why this
The ever-litigious Devin Nunes, fresh off losing a nuisance suit, tells Fox News he’s going to sue the Washington Post. Moo. The official, Shelby Pierson, said several times during the briefing that Russia had “developed a preference” for Trump, according to a U.S. official familiar
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, ladies and gentlemen: x Devin Nunes asks if the Russians only like Republicans, why did they let the Republicans lose the House of Representatives pic.twitter.com/tPzzUSN6dZ— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 21, 2020 < p class=”is-empty-p”> “And you notice
en.wikipedia.org/… California has about 40 million people and Wyoming has 577,000. It takes nearly 70 Wyomings to equal one California, though both are represented by two Senators as the constitution requires. Add one congressperson to the Senators and Wyoming has three electoral votes. California gets
It has been shocking to watch Republican House members and Senators uniformly condone President Trump’s act of seeking foreign interference in our election to his benefit. An obvious explanation, yet somehow undiscussed, is that many of the same Republican House members and Senators themselves have also sought or participated
Super Bowl calendars seem to rule the US Senate, much like bad faith. Susan Collins and Mitt Romney seem to be ready to ask for witnesses, but at this writing there’s no further information. Lisa Murkowski said that she will make an announcement tomorrow. Even
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Last week, Speaker Mike Turzai unexpectedly announced he won't run for re-election. Please give me a moment to share why that's such HUGE news and why it's crucial we support state Democrats right now! For starters, any Republican stepping down is
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: x YouTube Video Speaker Mike Turzai, the most powerful Republican in the legislature, just announced he won't run for re-election. Good riddance. Turzai isn't riding off into the sunset. He is running away from a tough
Something big happened in Texas yesterday: Elizabeth Warren is the latest Democratic presidential candidate to endorse Eliz Markowitz in the nationally targeted race for Texas House District 28. “I'm joining Democrats across Texas and the country who are jumping all in for Eliz, because I
Received this e-mail from Dr. Eliz Markowitz’s (D. TX-HD28) campaign for the upcoming special election: Earlier this week, Governor Greg Abbott sent an urgent memo to Republicans that once again shows the lengths that Republicans are willing to go to stop the Blue Wave's momentum
Received this e-mail from former Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee in support of Dr. Eliz Markowitz’s (D. TX-HD28) special election: The GOP has used gerrymandering to silence Texans for a decade. So we've made the Lone Star State one of our top
WaPo Politics has a new story out: GOP leaders spar over adding House members to Trump’s impeachment defense team A turf war over who should defend President Trump in a Senate impeachment trial is raging behind the scenes in Congress, as House Republicans push to
Here’s the latest news out of Texas: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is backing Eliz Markowitz in the special election runoff for state House District 28, her highest-profile endorsement yet in the battleground race. Markowitz faces Republican businessman Gary Gates in the Jan. 28 race
On cue, Ivanka appears on a news outlet in order to humanize the Trumpian psychosis ranting against his Senate trial. She softballed her way through accountability for her father’s immigration policy, because that’s “not her portfolio”. Mehdi Hasan should have been asking the questions: Note
