Here’s the story: A Virginia judge on Thursday blocked an April 21 referendum in the state on redrawing the state’s congressional maps, marking the latest legal hurdle in a string of challenges to the Democratic-led initiative. The Tazewell County Circuit … Continue reading →
Susan Collins of Maine says she supports the bill with its voting security safeguards, bringing the total probable Senate votes up to 50, with Vance able to act as a tie-breaking vote for the act if – and it’s quite … Continue reading →
I’ve seen a lot of posts and comments around the internet expressing frustration with the GOP in the Senate for not yet passing the SAVE Act. It’s so important, according to just about everyone. It would codify as a federal … Continue reading →
… for the conservatives in Japan.
Continue reading →Here’s how it works: Spanberger’s very first order of business was reversing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 47, which had allowed for coordination between the Virginia State Police and the Department of Corrections and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That … Continue reading →
You may have noticed a Latin American wave of elections won by politicians on the right. The latest is in Costa Rica: The rightwing populist Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica’s presidential election in a landslide after promising to crack … Continue reading →
You’ve seen the articles: healthcare workers (often nurses) who boast that they won’t treat MaGA supporters or even that they’ll harm or kill them. Another variant is the same claim about not treating, or outright harming, Israelis. This shouldn’t surprise … Continue reading →
Ace covers the story quite thoroughly. A few excerpts: Brandon Gill grilled Jack Smith on three points: 1, why he had sought the phone records of the incoming Speaker of the House, extending back a year, when he had just … Continue reading →
Commenter “Niketas Choniates” asks: If Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, just to name three from the top of my head, have repudiated their earlier remarks on what J6 was and what legal consequences should happen to those … Continue reading →
I was wondering whether any prominent Democrats had broken ranks and praised the Venezuela operation that netted Maduro. And so of course I thought of John Fetterman, and he didn’t disappoint: “I don’t know why we can’t just acknowledge it’s … Continue reading →
… and although the cracks are not imaginary, we don’t know if they’re deep fissures or only surface flaws. In this Tablet article, Michael Doran seems to think they’re deep and probably fatal to MAGA. The piece is very long … Continue reading →
Even Walz could read the writing on the wall, although he wasn’t happy about it: On Monday morning, we learned that Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) is dropping his reelection bid. Walz released a statement Monday morning confirming reports that he … Continue reading →