Photo credits, clockwise from left: Bill Pugliano/Getty; Frank Masi/Universal; Frank Masi/Universal; Scott Eisen/Getty On Tuesday July 30 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, 10 candidates—most notably, frenemies Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders—faced off to determine the Democratic nominee in the 2020 presidential election. That same evening, at Regal Lloyd Cinemas & IMAX […]
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America, Make No Mistake—I WILL Disappoint You
ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES Dear America: On Wednesday, July 17, I’ll publicly testify before Congress about my investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. I promise I’ll be honest, forthright, and answer all questions to the best of my ability. Here’s something else I promise: I WILL DISAPPOINT YOU. Look at it from […]
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer on Climate Change: “Congress Needs to Understand This Is an Emergency and Act Like It”
Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer Chip Somodevilla / Getty On Tuesday, Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer, along with New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, discussed plans to introduce a resolution to Congress that would declare a climate emergency in the United States—urging lawmakers to, as Blumenaer tweeted, address “the truth about the climate […]
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Why It’s Time to Stop Joking About Alabama, and Start Protecting Its Vulnerable People
Astrid Riecken / Getty Images Alabama’s recent near-total ban on abortion is a craven attempt to deny all women’s rights by setting up a very possible scenario where Roe v. Wade is overturned by a largely anti-choice Supreme Court. It’s time for us all to get on the same page about this, and stop blaming […]
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Another Reason to Love Elizabeth Warren: Says “Oh Hell No” to Fox News Town Hall
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Yes, it’s still very early and I’m not ready to make a decision about which of the 20+ Democratic candidates I’ll support for the presidential nomination—even though I’d support a moldy sponge over Trump. However, you have to admit that Elizabeth Warren is coming on strong. Of all the candidates, […]
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Are Democrats Too Scared of Trump to Elect a Woman or Person of Color?
“Relax, everybody! The white guy has arrived!” Scott Olson / Getty News As expected, Joe Biden—former Veep and two time failed presidential candidate—has officially thrown his hat back into the ring. According to most, he’s already the frontrunner despite the fact that, unlike candidates Elizabeth Warren and to a lesser degree Bernie Sanders, Biden hasn’t […]
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Good Morning, Mueller: Let’s Read the Just Released Mueller Report
Today we all get to read the “lightly redacted” work of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Alex Wong / Getty Images The Mueller Report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and more will finally be released today. But first: a press conference from Attorney General William Barr, happening now. 7 am: In the press […]
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Looks Like Joe Biden Is Going to Run Despite an Accusation of Inappropriate Touching
Former Veep Joe Biden WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES On Friday, former Nevada state legislator Lucy Flores accused former Vice President Joe Biden of inappropriate contact at a 2014 campaign event, alleging that Biden came up behind her, smelled her hair, and planted “a big slow kiss” on the back of her head as she […]
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The Fight to End the Electoral College is Gaining Traction
CSA IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES In case you haven’t heard us shouting this from the mountain tops on a regular basis, Donald Trump lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by 2,864,974 votes. That’s a solid win in everyone’s book. But thanks to the antiquated electoral college, we have a serial-lying huckster occupying the highest […]
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Trump Has a Very Good Reason for Calling Tim Cook “Tim Apple”
Staff / Getty News As you undoubtedly recall, last Wednesday President Trump was in a meeting and referred to Apple CEO Tim Cook as “Tim Apple.” Of Trump’s many and obvious crimes, this ranks pretty low, and therefore was the subject of only a few thousand articles on the incident. While most people would confess, […]
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Michelle Obama’s Portland Appearance Has Been Postponed
This just in: Michelle Obama’s appearance tomorrow at the Moda Center has been postponed. Live Nation just sent the following press release: Live Nation and Crown Publishing announce Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama scheduled for Saturday, February 9 will be postponed to March 19. Acting out of an abundance of caution and concern […]
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State Governors Are Wising up on Cannabis
norml.org Wednesday saw the release of the annual US Governors Scorecard, produced by NORML (National Organization Reform of Marijuana Laws. As NORML describes it, “This extensive database assigns a letter grade ‘A’ through ‘F’ to states’ governors based upon their comments and voting records specific to matters of marijuana policy.” As the old saying goes, […]