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Republicans Wake Up to an Electoral Bloodbath

'Lawyer Up': Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration

2026 Midterms Results: Democrats Win the House and Senate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vYVDPbL_EA

Michael Avenatti’s Bail Revoked, He’ll Remain in Custody Throughout His NY Trial

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 15, 2020 43 Comments

As Mary blogged earlier today, Michael Avenatti was arrested for violating the terms of his release. It is now being reported that Avenatti has been jailed without bond and will remain in custody throughout his criminal trial in New York.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RklrwQ448 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkcH3y8UCmM

Senate Drafts Rules for Impeachment Trial: No Mobile Phones, No Talking

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 15, 2020 42 Comments

The Senate released a draft of rules senators must follow during the impeachment trial. It includes no mobile phones and limits the press.

https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/850144244107022336

U.S. Declares China is No Longer a “Currency Manipulator”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 15, 2020 7 Comments

Ahead of all the pomp and circumstance expected at the trade agreement signing ceremony this week, the Treasury Department has removed the designation of China as a "currency manipulator."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNF7jdfhYhI

House Approves to Send Articles of Impeachment to Senate, Trial Managers

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 15, 2020 13 Comments

The House of Representatives voted to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate. The vote included approving Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's choices to serve as trial managers.

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1217509776160186376

Petty Pelosi: Trump Will ‘Always [be] Impeached. It Cannot Be Erased’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 15, 2020 53 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi cannot hide her contempt for President Donald Trump.

Iranian Refugee Warns America That Universities are Becoming Radicalized

Africana Studies Department at Oberlin College Offers Courses on Marxism

Northwestern Food Fest Cancels Event After Pro-Israel Group Registers

Member of Largest Teachers Union Says They Abandoned Education in Pursuit of Political Power

Columbia to Host Discussion of American Genocide, Colonialism, and Racial Oppression

LGBT Student Group at Florida State U. Requests $58K for Drag Shows

Elizabeth Warren Refuses Bernie Post-Debate Handshake as #NeverWarren and #CNNisTrash Trend

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 15, 2020 21 Comments

Who knew that the most dramatic and intriguing moment of Tuesday night's Democratic presidential primary debate would happen in the immediate aftermath?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyilMLwKnMI

Pelosi Picks Schiff, Nadler, and Five Others as Impeachment Managers During Senate Trial

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 15, 2020 58 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi named seven representatives to serve as impeachment managers during the Senate trial.

https://twitter.com/JasonMcGahan/status/1217268870471307264

Federal Agents Arrest Michael Avenatti for Violation of Terms of Release

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 15, 2020 19 Comments

Federal agents arrested Michael Avenatti on Tuesday evening or violating the terms of his release:

The arrest occurred outside the disciplinary hearing in which the State Bar of California has accused the hard-charging, tough-talking attorney of using a doctored document to scam a client out of nearly $840,000, funneling money from a lawsuit settlement fund to his own personal use.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i83wPkcB-k

Michael Flynn Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2020 33 Comments

General Michael Flynn is now accusing federal prosecutors of acting in “bad faith” during the Russia probe and is moving to withdraw his guilty plea. This is unfolding as he faces a term of six months in prison.

https://www.cnn.com/specials/live-video-0

Iowa Debate: Warren, Sanders Face Off a Day After Sexism Row

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 14, 2020 14 Comments

Six Democratic presidential hopefuls take the stage at Drake University in Des Moines, IA. It begins at 9 pm EST on CNN.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/democratic-debate-july-30-2019/index.html

Oops: Elizabeth Warren Called “Pocahontas” On Bernie Volunteer Messaging System

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 14, 2020 20 Comments

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are currently engaged in a long-suppressed feud that we all saw coming. It got particularly nasty when Warren claimed that Sanders told her that a woman could not win the presidency.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btdj9xgBGWw

After Shaking Trump’s Hand, Vince Vaughn Becomes Cancel Culture’s Latest Target

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 14, 2020 18 Comments

I'm so old, I remember when it wasn't controversial to shake hands with a sitting president. But in the era of Idiocracy, being friendly with someone the media abhors renders you a vulnerable target and this is the Vince Vaughn edition. Vaughn, actor and funny man, is a well known libertarian, which is definitely not Republican. Not that it matters nor should it matter. During Monday's College Football Championship Game, Vaughn shook hands and briefly chatted with Trump. And now people of the internet are angry.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/democratic-debate-july-31-2019/index.html

Biden Would ‘Consider’ Harris for His Administration, Including Vice President

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 14, 2020 29 Comments

Former Vice President Joe Biden said a month ago he would consider Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate. Biden repeated his thoughts this week in his first official California interview but broadened Harris's options.

MSNBC’s Joy Reid: You Have “Nazis Walking Around” Because of Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 14, 2020 50 Comments

At a time when many people in media seem to have completely lost their minds over Trump, Joy Reid of MSNBC stands in a category all her own.

#RefundWarren: Bernie supporters go ballistic on Elizabeth Warren over last-minute sexism claim

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2020 34 Comments

Just two days before the final Iowa debate, CNN ran a story -- obviously leaked by the Elizabeth Warren campaign and based on second- and third- hand sourcing -- claiming that in a private meeting in 2018, Bernie Sanders told her a woman couldn't win the presidency. That claim is frequently made by liberals lamenting how Hillary Clinton lost and the uphill fight women face on a national political stage. But coming in the ultra-woke Democratic primary, it was an incendiary accusation against Bernie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ-rpJ8Upyg

Pelosi Announces House Will Likely Vote on Wednesday to Send Articles of Impeachment to Senate

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 14, 2020 38 Comments

Politico reported Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi declared "the House will vote on a resolution to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqq_Pc4PXmI&t=37s

European Powers Trigger “Dispute Mechanism” Over Iran’s Nuclear Deal Breach

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 14, 2020 21 Comments

Germany, France and the United Kingdom have launched a formal dispute mechanism against Iran which could end up putting international sanctions on the regime. The measure was announced on Tuesday following recent Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal. The dispute will now be brought before a Joint Commission made up of Iran, Russia, China, the three European signatories, and the European Union. If the panel fails to resolve the dispute, the matter will then come before the United Nations Security Council.