John Dingell, the longest-serving U.S. congressman and Michigan Democrat, left parting words for the country on the day that he died. Dingell, 92, died Feb.7 at his home in Dearborn surrounded by his wife, Rep. Debbie Dingell. Dingell’s parting words were published in The Washington Post on Friday. According to the Post, the longtime congressman […]
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Walter Jones, Congressman Who Worked to Atone for His Iraq War Vote, Is Dead at 76…
Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., an Eastern North Carolina congressman who made it his mission to atone for his vote sending U.S. troops into Iraq in the early 2000s, died Sunday on his 76th birthday. Jones, like his father, served his district for nearly a quarter-century. His death was confirmed by his office. Jones, a […]
Two Black Gay Men Are Dead, But Ed Buck Is Still Home…
There’s still a light on in Ed Buck’s apartment. Pass by any night of the week. A cloth has been tacked over the windows, so you can’t see in, but light escapes over the edges. Someone is home. Nothing about West Hollywood’s Laurel Avenue suggests a crime scene or an investigation underway, unless you count […]
Inside the Secret Republican Plot to Take Down Trump in 2020…
Renegade Republicans determined to eject President Trump from the White House in 2020 share a commitment to the cause but are split on strategy and realistic about their long-shot prospects. Former John McCain aides, members of Evan McMullin’s independent 2016 presidential campaign, disgruntled neocons, and establishment GOPers — the only thing they agree on is […]
SECOND WOMAN ACCUSES VIRGINIA LT. GOV. JUSTIN FAIRFAX OF SEXUAL ASSAULT…
A second woman has come forward and accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault. An attorney for Meredith Watson issued a statement Friday afternoon saying Watson was raped by Fairfax while the two were students at Duke University. Watson and Fairfax were friends, the statement said, but never dated. “Mr. Fairfax’s attack was […]
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Tulsi Gabbard Is Driving the MSM Bat Shit Crazy…
When Tulsi Gabbard announced her plans to run in the 2020 presidential election, I predicted that it would disrupt war propaganda narratives and force a much-needed conversation about US interventionism, but I didn’t realize that it would happen so quickly, so ubiquitously, and so explosively. Gabbard officially began her campaign for president a mere three […]
The 10 Most Insane Requirements Of The Green New Deal…
A number of Democratic Party presidential hopefuls — including Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Julián Castro, and Beto O’Rourke, for starters — have already endorsed or expressed support for the “Green New Deal” (GND). Today, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dropped details about her plan. It is not hyperbole to contend that GND is likely […]
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One big Question Virginia AG Mark Herring Still Hasn’t Answered…
More than 24 hours after Democratic Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring admitted that he once wore blackface at a college party, Herring has yet to explain why he hasn’t resigned, despite previously calling on Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam to resign over his own blackface scandal. Herring on Feb. 2 called on Northam to resign as […]
Virginia’s Rep. Bobby Scott Acknowledges He Learned of Sexual Assault Allegation Against Lt. Gov. Fairfax a Year Ago from Accuser…
Virginia Democratic Congressman Bobby Scott was made aware of allegations of sexual assault against now-Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax over a year ago by the alleged victim herself, ABC News has learned. Scott learned of the allegations directly from Dr. Vanessa Tyson, who on Wednesday released a statement detailing the alleged 2004 assault, which took place […]
Liawatha – Evidence Surfaces Showing Elizabeth Warren Personally Claimed Native American Heritage…
First in – first out. And now we see why the professional elements within the DNC machine moved to distance themselves from presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren. The Washington Post filed a public records request in Texas to receive Ms. Warren’s registration card for the State Bar. Despite her previous claims to the contrary, the […]
Democratic Lawmaker Tells Teen Pundit ‘You’re Right To Be Afraid Of Us’…
Democratic New York Rep. Nydia Velazquez told pro-Trump teen pundit CJ Pearson that “you’re right to be afraid of us” Tuesday after he referred to her as “the woman next to” Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a tweet about the State of the Union address. “Hi CJ Pearson, I’m not ‘the woman sitting […]
Here’s How Virginia’s Succession Law Works…
Citizens from all over America suddenly have a keen interest in the order of succession for the Virginia Governor. This began with Virginia Governor Northam’s statement last Wednesday indicating his support for deciding whether a child born alive would get to live or die after birth. That appears to have led to the Friday revelation […]
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Pelosi Says Trump’s Call for Ban on Late-Term Abortions Is a “Sad Thing”…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said President Trump’s call for a ban on late-term abortions was a “sad thing.” Kerry Picket of the Daily Caller reports that Pelosi said, “It’s really quite a sad thing when you know that we’ll be talking about something that applies to the health and life — health and ability to […]
Shooting Victim Rep Steve Scalise: Democrats Don’t Want You to Hear What I Have to Say About Guns and the Second Amendment…
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on new gun control legislation Democrats plan to push on the American people. The top Republican on the committee, Doug Collins, R-Ga., asked committee Democrats if I could testify about this legislation in an appropriate setting to offer another perspective as both a survivor of […]
Investigators Release Report Clearing Zinke of Wrongdoing Almost a Month After He Resigned…
Federal investigators released a report Thursday finding “no evidence” former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke committed misconduct while rolling back the borders of a national monument in Utah. The report comes nearly a month after Zinke left office, in part because he was the focus of an unusually high number of federal investigations for someone of his position. […]
Ralph Northam and Kathy Tran Revealed the Future of Abortion Politics…
In a pre-Super Bowl Saturday news dump, the Washington Post made a remarkable disclosure about the politics of abortion in America, with far-reaching implications for the future. The impolitic statements of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Del. Kathy Tran about a bill to deregulate abortion—suggesting that abortions could be performed while a woman is in […]
Democrats Actually Blocked Senate Bill Requiring Medical Care for Babies Who Survive Abortion…
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked an effort to pass legislation clarifying that babies who survive attempted abortions must receive medical care. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., rejected the motion to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, authored by Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., and co-sponsored by other Republicans. Sasse had sought to pass the bill via […]
Woman Accusing Virginia’s Lt. Gov Fairfax of Sexual Assault Retains Firm Who Represented Christine Blasey Ford…
The woman accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault has reportedly retained the law firm that represented Christine Blasey Ford — the California lawyer who accused now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of pinning her to a bed and trying to undress her at a party decades ago. The Associated Press and other outlets […]
Tulsi Gabbard Slams “Neocon/Neolib Warmongers” After NBC Propaganda Exposed…
Tulsi Gabbard lashed out at “neocon” and “neolib warmongers” after NBC News was exposed trying to smear her as a Kremlin stooge. The network was called out over the weekend for relying on a Democrat-run firm that created fake Russian twitter bots to stage a “false flag” campaign against Republic Roy Moore in the 2017 Alabama special election – […]
Sanders Offers Estate Tax Bill Topping Out at 77 Percent…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is mulling a 2020 Democratic presidential bid, offered a bill on Thursday to expand the estate tax as progressive lawmakers discuss ways to increase taxes on the wealthy. “Our bill does what the American people want by substantially increasing the estate tax on the wealthiest families in this country and dramatically […]