Posts by Shopie Claire
Elon Musk Goes All in on Trying to Save Susan Collins
In addition to Maine, Musk’s super PAC, America PAC, plans to spend money in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, and Michigan, all states with Senate contests where Democrats are polling well. The super PAC is also considering investing in the Senate races in Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas, and is already backing House Republican candidates in California,…
Read MoreMAGA Candidate Flees When Asked About White Supremacist Relative
The amendment vote was forced by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, the ranking member on the committee, and was supported by every Democrat on the committee. The amendment failed by a 14–13 vote. “Our office has received more than 7000 messages from constituents expressing their opposition and anger,” Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell told Bloomberg Law. “We…
Read MoreKash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Man Who Called Him “Googly-Eyed” Chud
A federal judge Tuesday tossed FBI Director Kash Patel’s $10 million lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” In his final order, Nevada Chief District Judge Andrew Gordon dismissed Patel’s lawsuit against Jim Stewartson, finding that he did not have “personal jurisdiction” over the internet commentator. Gordon’s order put an end…
Read MoreTurns Out France Has an Oligarch Problem Too
Proceeding now to Arnault’s role as oligarch: France will have a presidential election next year. At the funeral last month for former president Jacques Chirac’s widow (who Arnault had placed on LVMH’s board), three candidates walked to the front of the basilica, where Arnault was seated among the country’s past and present political elite, to…
Read MoreThe Seven Trump News Cycles We’re All Stuck In
As a thin crowd made for the exits, he also touched on the matter of state that’s consumed most of his time lately: “The Reflecting Pool that you’ve heard so much about, which is so incredible, it’s been gruesomely vandalized by thugs, bad people, but soon will be looking as beautiful as it looked just…
Read MoreTrump Team Admits He’s Been Defunding States That Didn’t Vote for Him
At the time, the White House said it was slashing the grants, passed during the Biden administration, to prevent tax dollars from being wasted. Office of Management and Budget director and Project 2025 architect Russ Vought called the money “Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda,” and singled out projects in 16…
Read MoreRepublican War Hawks Urge Trump to Finish the Job in Iran
The vast majority of infected people—93 percent—were unvaccinated, according to the CDC. The number is expected to only grow higher, as new outbreaks have been reported in Wyoming, Delaware, and Arizona. It doesn’t help that the CDC hasn’t had a permanent director for most of President Trump’s second term, and Secretary of Health and Human…
Read MoreInstead of Tariffs, Maybe Help Canada Put Out Wildfires?
Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist: Our focus will be strictly on Democrats, liberal and progressive groups, and the fight to take back power and save democracy. Every morning, you’ll get a rundown of late-breaking news,…
Read MoreTrump Tries to Claim That 18 Dead Soldiers Is a Good Thing, Actually
“Epidemiological evidence and traceback analysis provide strong, actionable public health evidence,” HHS shared Tuesday afternoon, responding to a CNN report that Mexico denied its regional cases had anything to do with the current outbreak in the U.S. “By looking at the supply chain—from point of sale to distributors, processors, and growers—the data gathered from the…
Read MoreTrump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls, Shocking Analyst: “Horrible!”
Donald Trump is cratering in several new polls: They have his approval at an average of 22 points underwater. That’s just abysmal. Indeed, as CNN’s Harry Enten notes in a striking on-air analysis, it’s a “record” and “the worst this century,” worse than both George W. Bush and Barack Obama at similar points in their…
Read MoreTrump Now Wants to Tariff Canada Over the Wildfires
President Donald Trump and other Republicans are threatening retaliation against Canada for the wildfires ravaging Ontario, smoke from which has caused hazardous air quality in a significant swath of the United States this week. On Truth Social Friday afternoon, the president accused Canada of “Willful Negligence,” vowing to add billions of dollars to existing tariffs…
Read MoreICE Contractor Arrested After Shooting Protester Who Was Walking Away
“If the states choose not to participate with the state program, and they choose not to participate in securing the elections, we will make sure that we make those states a priority to look at who voted in their states, and hold them—the election officials—accountable,” Mullin said. “If the election officials, once we gave them…
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