“One year ago today, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked, simply attacked,” President Joe Biden began from the Capitol’s Statuary Hall marking in a speech marking the anniversary of Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Biden did not mince words about who was to blame for the riot. “For …
Read More »MAGA Allies Convinced Trump That Using Jan. 6 Anniversary to Spew Conspiracy Theories Wasn't the Best Idea: Report
Donald Trump‘s planned Jan. 6 press conference is no more, and some Republicans are breathing a sigh of relief now that he seems to have realized using the anniversary of a deadly insurrection to push conspiracy theories isn’t a great idea. The former president on Tuesday canceled his event at …
Read More »The GOP's Anti-Vax Messaging Is Working, Red States Are Vaccinating More Slowly
Although President Biden has said he wants 70 percent of Americans to have at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose by July 4th, as things currently stand the country is on track to miss that goal. And while most states that voted for Biden will likely meet or exceed the 70 …
Read More »After Backtracking, Biden Set to Deliver on Initial Pledge to Raise Refugee Cap
President Biden announced an increase in the annual number of refugees allowed in the U.S. to 62,500 for the current fiscal year. Monday’s move comes weeks after the administration backtracked on its initial promise to raise the cap and then reversed that decision after facing criticism. “Today, I am revising …
Read More »Republicans Who Cry Cancel Culture Want to Cancel Liz Cheney
Republican lawmakers friendly to Donald Trump want Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) removed from her leadership post. “It’s at a boiling point,” oneRepublican lawmaker told The Hill. “This isn’t about Liz Cheney wanting to impeach Donald Trump; this isn’t about Donald Trump at all. It’s about Liz Cheney being completely out …
Read More »Ciara, Russell Wilson to Host Vaccination Special With Barack Obama, Joe Biden
NBC has announced Roll Up Your Sleeves, an hour-long special in partnership with Walgreens and Civic Nation’s Made to Save Initiative that aims to educate viewers on the Covid-19 vaccine. Ciara and Russell Wilson will host the special, which airs Sunday, April 18th at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT. The all-star event will …
Read More »Trump's 'Big' Texas Supreme Court Lawsuit Is Just as Fake as All the Others
For those who are nervous because they think there’s too much uncertainty about who is going to be president once Donald Trump’s term in office ends on January 20th at noon, I can’t say this plainly enough: Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States of America. …
Read More »Biden Predicts Victory, Promises to Govern for All Americans
“My fellow Americans, we don’t have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell us it’s clear. Tell us a clear and convincing story. We are going to win this race,” Joe Biden said in a national address Friday night as he stood poised to capture the White …
Read More »Trump Falsely Says He's Already Won, Announces Intent to Invalidate Millions of Votes
The president addressed a mostly maskless crowd in the White House early Wednesday morning where he spewed lies and disinformation about the results of the presidential election and announced his intent to invalidate millions of legally-cast votes. Trump falsely claimed that the Democrats and media were conspiring to defraud the …
Read More »Why Does the DNC Speaker Lineup List More Republicans Than Latinos?
The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday night, and Dems are really bringing the heat: A union-busting, vote-suppressing, anti-choice, former Lehman Brothers exec and Fox News host will headline the first night of festivities, with support from a former Republican governor who said ground zero air was “safe to breathe” …
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