Frank Bergman The Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas over the controversial voting law enacted by the Republican led legislature in that state. Bizarrely mischaracterized as a “sweeping” and “restrictive” law, the Texas legislation is one of a number of measures adopted by various states to limit the possibility of fraud. Georgia is the … Read more
CNN’s Van Jones responded to the poor performance of Democrats in the November 2 election by remarking that Democrats are coming across to large swathes of the country as “annoying,” “offensive” and “out of touch.” He is apparently just now starting to figure this out. The rest of his party thus far seems to be … Read more
We were all wondering about how President Biden would take the news of his party’s spectacular defeat in the Virginia gubernatorial race. Now we know. Rather than discussing the reasons for the defeat, Biden has chosen to paint it as an odd kind of victory. Biden won Virginia easily last year; now his favored candidate … Read more
Dave Wasserman, U.S. House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report has sounded the death knell of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives and the Speakership of Nancy Pelosi. Wasserman posted via Twitter that “Needless to say, tonight’s results are consistent w/ a political environment in which Republicans would comfortably take back both … Read more
The Pentagon has investigated itself and, shockingly, found that it did nothing wrong. An investigation into the August 29 drone strike which killed seven children in Kabul has suggested that there be no disciplinary action for anyone involved. The Pentagon initially claimed to have killed an ISIS suicide bomber with the strike and only admitted … Read more
Former New York Democrat Rep. Anthony Weiner’s ex-wife, Huma Abedin, has just let the cat out of the bag, going public about her time in politics in a forthcoming memoir entitled “Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds.” Huma Abedin, who is also a longtime aide to failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, has claimed in her new … Read more
The government of Ethiopia has declared a national state of emergency as Tigray rebel forces close in on the capital of Addis Ababa. The Tigray war has the potential to devastate the country, which faces the threat of famine and full-scale ethnic warfare. Thousands of people have already died in the conflict, which started in … Read more
The infamous noose displayed outside of the Capitol on January 6 is now in the possession of federal agents, who apparently have some intention of saving it as a keepsake to memorialize their efforts to hunt down anyone seen taking a casual stroll through the building that morning. The makeshift gallows was not physically capable … Read more
The election day bloodbath for Democrats has given Republicans a fantastic opportunity gain momentum and position themselves for a real counterattack against the Biden White House. In this moment of triumph every GOP politician needs to be told just one thing: don’t screw this up. We know why Republicans thrived where they did in this … Read more
Militants believed to be associated with the Islamic State group in Afghanistan launched an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on October 2, causing casualties among both guards and civilians. Attacks by the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan have intensified significantly since the Taliban takeover and the completion of the NATO withdrawal. ISIS and the … Read more