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Republicans Would Back a Stinkbug If It Made the Base Wave Their Flags
Signing on with a guy who has a whole forest of Damoclesian swords festooned above his head sounds like a bad bet.
GOP Wants Tax on Middle Class Instead of Rich for Infrastructure, Sanders Says
Republicans have proposed a massively watered-down infrastructure bill with regressive pay-fors based on user fees.
Video Showing GA Congressman Lying About Jan 6 Events Goes Viral on Social Media
A video that went viral online lined up the congressman's words with actual evidence of violence from January 6.
McConnell Reportedly Assures GOP That He Thinks Sinema Will Kill Biden Tax Hike
McConnell's comments suggest that he sees Sinema as a bigger impediment to Biden's proposals than Sen. Joe Manchin.
Hours After Ousting Cheney, McCarthy Says No One in the GOP Doubts Biden Won
Polling shows that a majority of Republican voters in the U.S. still wrongly believe the election was stolen from Trump.
Sanders Slams Pentagon for “Waste, Fraud & Abuse,” Vows More Stringent Oversight
Despite the fact that the Department of Defense continually fails to pass audits, its budget grows more bloated yearly.
Warmonger Rahm Emanuel Is an Abysmal Choice for US Ambassador
Rahm Emanuel devastated Chicago and has a long record of pushing for wars. Biden is about to make him an ambassador.
NRA’s Lawsuit-Dodging Strategy Backfires as TX Judge Dismisses Bankruptcy Claims
The NRA used its bankruptcy filings to address “a regulatory enforcement problem, not a financial one,” the judge said.
GOP Votes to Oust Liz Cheney for Not Peddling Trump’s Big Lie
Cheney has branded herself as a martyr, but she helped to lead her party down the authoritarian path that it’s on.
MI Lawmaker Caught Spreading Falsehoods Introduces Bills to Punish Fact Checkers
A GOP state congressman sponsoring the bills is known for promoting the big lie and downplaying the dangers of COVID.