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Another Day, Another Woman Accuses Franken of Groping Her…

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A [second] woman is accusing Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of inappropriately grabbing her during a photo op in 2010. The woman, Lindsay Menz, said the incident with Franken was “uncomfortable” and made her feel “gross,” CNN reported. Menz told CNN she saw Franken at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, at a time when he […]

Rand Paul to Return to Senate for First Time Since Attack…

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he will return to the Senate on Monday for the first time since being attacked outside his home. Paul has been away from Washington recovering from six broken ribs and fluid buildup around his lungs sustained earlier this month when his neighbor allegedly assaulted him. Rene Boucher, Paul’s neighbor for […]

Pence Breaks Tie in Senate Vote to Ax Arbitration Rule…

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Senate Republicans on Tuesday night leaned on a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence to kill a landmark financial regulation that restricts banks and credit card companies from imposing mandatory arbitration on their customers as a means to resolve disputes. The vote is a blow to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its controversial […]

The Senate Intelligence Committee 702 Bill Is a Domestic Spying Bill…

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Contrary to what you’re reading about it not “reforming” 702, the SSCI bill makes dramatic changes to 702. Effectively, it makes 702 a domestic spying program. The SSCI expands the kinds of criminal prosecutions with which it can use Section 702 data. It does so in Section 5, in what is cynically called “End Use […]

“Toodles” – Senator Jeff Flake Concedes: The Peasants are Revolting…

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More MAGA winning today as another senatorial blockage in the swamp is cleared. Senator Jeff Flake announces he will not seek reelection. Senator Jeff Flake told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced “there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or […]

Angry GOP Donors Close Their Wallets…

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Republicans are confronting a growing revolt from their top donors, who are cutting off the party in protest over its inability to get anything done. Tensions reached a boiling point at a recent dinner at the home of Los Angeles billionaire Robert Day. In full view of around two dozen guests, Thomas Wachtell, a retired […]

Rand Paul: Trump Will Take Executive Action on Healthcare After Senate Failure…

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., predicted Wednesday that President Trump would soon move on his own to make health insurance more affordable, after the Senate failed again this week to advance any bill to reform federal healthcare policy. Paul said on MSNBC that he thinks Trump would move to reinterpret an existing law in order to […]

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