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‘How rebellion and activism have always sustained America’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (122+ words) Rebellion and activism have always been necessary to move America toward progress, with always-present obstacles to overcome, including violent opposition from those with their own view of what makes the country great. That truth, with all the contradictions that arise…...
The Factba.se deep dive on Trump fraud claims
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (113+ words) President Donald Trump has made thousands of assertions about voter fraud at the local, state, national and international levels, including his Thursday night primetime address. This interactive Factba.se analysis is based on Trump’s public speeches, interviews, social media posts…...
No more ‘Idiocracy’ references please; let’s talk about the ads
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (77+ words) Jason Dick and Brandon Wetherbee discuss the big UFC bout at the White House, the relationship between President Donald Trump and combat sports and entertainment and the expansion of Brandon’s media empire, Recommend If You Like. Show Notes: Jason Dick…...
Not on Angie’s list: Seeking DFL Party endorsement
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (464+ words) Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig will not seek the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement at a state convention this weekend, even as she sets her sights on winning the party’s Senate nomination in an August primary. Her decision essentially clears the way for…...
Political Theater’s conversations with filmmakers and other people who dig movies
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) We like to put the theater in Political Theater every so often. George Orwell, Ukrainian artists, the Christmas Adventurers Club. Movies don’t have to be overtly political to say something about politics. Sometimes just documenting what life is like can…...
Judge weighs in on lawmaker cost-of-living case
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (413+ words) A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a group of current and former congressional lawmakers are not barred from recovering damages in a case over whether members of Congress are owed back pay for years of suppressed cost-of-living increases. The lawmakers…...
Trump’s influence on GOP primaries spurs ‘pretty sour’ feelings
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (974+ words) The relationship between some Republicans and President Donald Trump could be taking a “pretty sour” turn as some GOP lawmakers primaried out of their congressional seats by White House-backed candidates explore a newfound freedom to vote their minds. That bodes…...
Where have all the Blue Dogs gone? Ask Vicente Gonzalez
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1114+ words) Texas Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is part of a dwindling breed — he co-chairs the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate Democrats, which counts just 10 members in the current Congress. The ideological middle was a different place when he interned at the Capitol…...
Appropriations behavior — Congressional Hits and Misses
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (128+ words) From left, FBI Director Kash Patel, DEA Administrator Terrance Cole, U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta, and ATF Director Robert Cekada appear at a Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 12. Lawmakers returned to Capitol…...
Capitol Lens | ‘Higher’ ground
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (88+ words) A woman holds a “legalize cannabis now” sign outside the Capitol on Wednesday during a news conference on federal marijuana policy. Senators on path to forfeit paychecks during shutdowns ‘Screw this, I’m out’: Why members of Congress are retiring What…...