How Long Can Texas Democrats Hold Out?
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Back in May, Texas House Democrats gained national attention for walking out of the state Capitol and preventing the legislature from having enough members to pass a stringent voting measure that would’ve further restricted access to the ballot box in a state where voting is already hard. The
William Regnery II, Reclusive Millionaire Who Financed American Fascists, Dead At 80
William H. Regnery II, a racist, reclusive multimillionaire who used his inherited fortune to finance vile white supremacist groups in the hopes of one day forming an American whites-only ethnostate, died earlier this month, his family and associates confirmed. He was 80 years old. Regnery, whose family amassed riches from its right-wing publishing empire, died
Ex-Trump Official Calls The GOP America’s ‘Number One National Security Threat’
A former Homeland Security official under Donald Trump says his own party is a national security threat. Miles Taylor, who served as the agency’s deputy chief of staff and then chief of staff from 2017 to 2019, told MSNBC’s Jason Johnson that he’s not a political operative, just someone who works in national security. “And
Trump’s Weird New Claim About Garbage Stars Lights Up Twitter
Donald Trump once vowed he’d hire only “the best and most serious people” as president. Now, he’s admitting he hired “garbage” instead. In a new statement, Trump attacked the members of his administration who are now speaking out in a wave of new books, saying, “Nobody had ever heard of some of these people” until he
Tennessee’s Fired Vaccine Chief Called The State’s New Rule Barring Vaccine Outreach To Teens “Toxic Leadership”
Michelle Fiscus, Tennessee’s top vaccine official until she was fired on Monday, condemned a new move by the state’s health department severely limiting its vaccine outreach to teens. The change, first reported by the Tennesseean, will stop all of the health department’s vaccine events at schools and will halt all of their communication to teens
The Biden Administration Will Limit The Detention And Arrest Of Pregnant Immigrants
The Biden administration is limiting the detention and arrest of pregnant immigrants in the US, according to a notice sent to congressional staffers on Friday. The policy — which states that ICE should not detain pregnant, postpartum, or nursing individuals unless it is legally prohibited or there are exceptional circumstances — comes after the Trump
Why The Gender Gap May Have Shrunk In The 2020 Election
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. It’s been said that women are from Venus and men are from Mars. Broadly speaking, that’s a laughable bit of pop psychology, but there’s a measure of truth to it when it comes to politics. That’s because women have voted notably more Democratic than men in every presidential
Donald Trump Mercilessly Mocked For Ranting About Censorship … In The Wall Street Journal
Trump ranted about being censored by social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook, who booted him from their platforms following his incitement of the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this year. The former president is now seeking class-action lawsuits against the social media companies, alleging an infringement of his First Amendment rights. If
New Book Details The Only Time Mike Pence Properly ‘Lost It’ At Donald Trump
Trump launched the paper at Pence in 2018 because he thought the story about his former adviser Corey Lewandowski being hired to Pence’s political committee made him look weak, The Wall Street Journal’s Michael Bender wrote in “‘Frankly, We Did Win This Election’: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost.” The Journal published an essay
McConnell Hit With Some Home Truths After Saying He’s ‘Perplexed’ By COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) received a blunt reality check on Thursday after claiming he was puzzled by people who are opting not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m perplexed by the reluctance of some to get vaccinated, totally perplexed,” McConnell told reporters, per CNN’s Ana Cabrera, as vaccination rates slow down nationwide. Sen.