Two more former aides to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo have told the press that he sexually harassed them, and leaders in the state assembly are calling for his resignation. Ana Liss, a former Cuomo aide, told the Wall Street Journal that the governor made inappropriate remarks and touched her …
Read More »Biden Prepares Major Changes to Immigrant Family Detention Centers
As the Biden administration copes with the rise in immigrants and unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Homeland Security is planning to transform immigration facilities located in South Texas into “Ellis Island-style rapid-processing hubs,” according to the Washington Post’s description of Department of Homeland Security draft plans. …
Read More »Covid Relief Package to Include Billions for Black Farmers
The Covid relief package is providing a platform for a historic Senate newcomer to deliver for a long-struggling constituency: black farmers. Led by Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Senate Democrats are touting a $5 billion provision in the relief bill that will wipe out federal debts for farmers of …
Read More »At CPAC Trump Claims GOP as His Own, Names Blacklist of Republicans Against Him
The twice-impeached former president made his first public appearance since leaving office. On Sunday, Trump was the main speaker at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). And according to a Fox News commentator, the event had the cult-like, MAGA hat-wearing attendees calling it TPAC instead of CPAC, because of …
Read More »CPAC Erupts in Delight After Hawley Brags About Trying to Overturn Election
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) spoke a lot about loving America during his speech at CPAC, but he only got the crowd out of their seats when he bragged about his literal attempts to destroy it. “You know, on January the 6th, I objected during the Electoral College certification, maybe you …
Read More »Louisiana GOP Censures Sen. Cassidy Who 'Voted to Convict President Trump Because He Is Guilty'
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of only seven Republican senators who voted to impeach the former president, is not backing down, even after his state’s Republican party voted to censure him following the impeachment trial. The state’s party unanimous censure vote came shortly after Trump was acquitted on Saturday. “The …
Read More »Sheldon Adelson's Playbook Was a How-to Guide for Breaking Democracy
WASHINGTON — It was a ritual of the modern Republican Party. House and Senate hopefuls locked in a tough reelection fight, outside consultants who wanted to refill their campaign coffers, presidential wannabes who dreamt of being the next commander-in-chief — they all made the pilgrimage to Las Vegas, and specifically …
Read More »GOP Senators Sign On to Hawley's Effort to Subvert Democracy
A number of Republican congressional elected officials announced their intent to vote against certifying the results of the Electoral College on January 6th. While this will not change the results of the election, it will lengthen the process of certifying them. The group of Republicans who released a joint statement …
Read More »Trump Supporters, Like Their Leader, Refuse to Face Reality
While street parties sprung up across the nation in celebration of the presidential election being called in favor of Joe Biden on Saturday, Trump supporters are mostly hanging on to the president’s false claims that he was robbed. Using similar false arguments as Trump and his surrogates, the president’s distraught …
Read More »How Donald Trump Talks About Black People
The first question in Thursday night’s discussion about American racism is about “The Talk.” As moderator Kristen Welker tells both the 63 million viewers nationwide and the two white men running for president of the United States, this is the training black parents put their children through for survival. She …
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