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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=xjaloznXnrU

Trump, China Agree to Deal to Remove Threat of New Tariffs

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 13, 2019 12 Comments

The U.S. and China have reached a limited deal to pause the trade war and remove the threat of new tariffs. China has agreed to purchase "American farm goods and other products."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KVqaIaeRpA

Supreme Court stays subpoenas for Trump financial records, will hear all three cases

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2019 63 Comments

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear three cases involving attempts by Democrats to subpoena Trump's financial records. Two of the case involve House committee subpoenas and one case involves a Manhattan District Attorney grand jury subpoena. The Court also stayed enforcement of the subpoenas pending argument and decision.

In 2019, Fox News Achieved Highest Primetime Ratings Ever

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 13, 2019 11 Comments

The primetime shows on Fox News faced so many boycotts in 2019, but the network hit its highest primetime ratings since its inception over 20 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ziohwAwOk

House Judiciary Committee Approves Two Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 13, 2019 30 Comments

The House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The vote came out to 23-17. The House will vote on the articles next week before they head to the Senate.

Oakland, CA, Considers Moving Homeless Onto a Cruise Ship

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 13, 2019 45 Comments

Like many California cities, Oakland has a serious homeless problem. Leaders there are considering the unique approach of providing housing for the homeless by parking a retired cruise ship on one of the city's docks.

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

https://twitter.com/RepMikeJohnson/status/1205217433969147906

Reuters Photographer Caught Taking Pictures of Documents on Desks During Break of Impeachment Debate

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 13, 2019 28 Comments

The House Judiciary Committee ejected Reuters photographer Josh Roberts from yesterday's hearing after CNN's live feed caught him photographing documents on desks during a break.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swjnzz4pxkU&t=595s

UK: Conservatives crush leftist Labour Party in massive election landslide

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 13, 2019 45 Comments

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has won a landslide victory in Thursday's general election, final results show. With 644 seats out of 650 declared so far, Conservatives have won 366, Labour secured 203, followed by the potential Labour ally Scottish National Party (SNP) at 48. The pro-EU Liberal Democrats got 11 seats. Nigel Farage's Brexit party, which pulled majority of its candidates in favor of the Conservatives, failed to register a single win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrjiaf7ibo

Harvey Weinstein Reaches $25 Million Settlement With Some Accusers

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 12, 2019 11 Comments

Disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein reached a $25 million settlement with some of the women who accused him of sexual harassment, assault, and rape. Other accusers have lashed out at the settlement.

Ted Cruz Cites Three “of the most GLARING abuses of power by the DOJ & FBI” in Horowitz’s “chilling #FISAreport”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 12, 2019 27 Comments

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was on fire during Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that featured testimony by IG Michael Horowitz. He called the report a "stunning indictment of the FBI and the Department of Justice, of a pattern of abusive power."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAeCN5QVTCE

House Passes Farm Bill With Bipartisan Support, But Includes Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 12, 2019 32 Comments

The House passed Farm Workforce Modernization Act with supports from both sides of the aisle. However, critics have blasted the bill since it contains language they describe as "large-scale amnesty."

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Sources Close to Joe Biden Say He Might Only Serve One Term if Elected

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 12, 2019 31 Comments

Joe Biden is 77 years old, and if he became president, he would be 82 upon finishing his first term. Based on that fact, sources close to the former vice president are saying that Biden is quietly floating the idea of only serving one term if he wins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4P62NNleQ0

Rashida Tlaib Deletes Tweet Erroneously Blaming White Supremacy for NJ Jewish Market Shootings

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 12, 2019 39 Comments

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) posted and then quickly deleted a tweet this morning erroneously blaming white supremacy for the Tuesday mass shooting at a New Jersey kosher market that left four people dead, including a detective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f963c9RrNfM

House Passes Bill Making U.S. Space Force the Sixth Branch of Military

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 12, 2019 24 Comments

It appears that congressional leaders and the White House have struck a bipartisan deal that would allow the Defense Department to establish a U.S. Space Force as a separate military branch.

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

Israel Heads for Third Election as Deadlock Continues

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 12, 2019 8 Comments

Israel is heading for a third election in eleven months after repeated rounds of negotiations failed to yield a coalition government. In consecutive elections, which took place in April and September, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party nor the opposition Blue and White alliance managed to secure a majority in a 120-seat Knesset, Israel's parliament.

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Bigfoot

Posted by A.F. Branco on December 12, 2019 6 Comments

Little Man...

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

WaPo punctures Elizabeth Warren narrative: She represented large company “trying to avoid having to clean up a toxic waste site”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2019 24 Comments

Elizabeth Warren political and personal narrative is that she has always been a selfless fighter against big corporations. But as we first exposed in 2012, Warren maintained a vibrant legal practice when she was a professor at Harvard Law School that paints a different picture. Warren recently admitted that she made, at minimum, close to $2 million with her legal practice, most of it after she joined HLS as a tenured professor.

https://twitter.com/GovernorVA/status/1091510484468146176

Virginia Election Fallout: Dems “Cave” On Confiscation, Submit Mandatory Gun Registration As Compromise

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 11, 2019 74 Comments

Last month, I blogged about the Virginia Election Fallout: Gov. Northam “Working On” Assault Weapon Confiscation. Since then, the pushback in Virginia has been immense, with entire cities and towns declaring themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries and one Virginia sheriff promising to deputize thousands of residents in an entire county to ensure that their #2A rights are not violated.