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Steve Deace is freaking out about Republicans’ prospects in Iowa this November. If you aren’t familiar with Deace—and I suspect most of you are not—he is a longtime far-right media personality who hosts “The Steve Deace Show” on Glenn Beck’s BlazeTV. An influential voice in Iowa’s evangelical conservative movement, he holds politics that combine staunch social conservatism and evangelical… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Hollywood is on life support, and the A-list actors aren’t censoring why they think that is. “This is all men’s fault. Rich white men to be specific,” actress and writer Issa Rae said at Variety’s LA Power of Women event Wednesday night. While the line might have been said with some jest, the “Barbie” actress isn’t playing around. The legendary West Coast industry has been struggling… Source Powered by WPeMatico
What’s going on over at the Federal Bureau of Investigation? Ostensibly, the agency is supposed to be in charge of cybersecurity, not the victim of cybercrimes. But that didn’t stop the FBI from getting hacked, and boy, did it get hacked badly. The more we learn, the worse it gets. The hacking group, ShinyHunters, got access to the FBI’s online jobs portal… Source Powered by WPeMatico
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | Trump will have his name on Kennedy Center—or let it go bankrupt… Source Powered by WPeMatico
President Donald Trump is using taxpayer dollars to finance a new ad meant to stop the blue wave that’s barreling toward Republican candidates in this fall’s midterm elections. The ad features a quick-cut montage of Trump photos and videos set to the song “Love Me” by JMSN. JMSN told Politico that he has not authorized the use of his song and is “looking for a lawyer now in order to see… Source Powered by WPeMatico
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | GOP has a big cash advantage. It probably won’t matter. Source Powered by WPeMatico
Better Know a Democrat is an interview series to give voters a closer look at candidates in competitive races across the U.S. Check out our previous chat with Ohio Democrat Brian Poindexter here. Relatability is on the ballot in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District this upcoming midterm election. For Dwayne Romero, who is running against incumbent Rep. Jeff Hurd… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Public health has been bracingly terrible since the start of the second Trump administration, with certified freakshow Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the Department of Health and Human Services. But it feels like these creeps are now hitting their stride—and it’s real bad. Acceding to whines from the nursing home industry, the government is looking at undoing COVID-era mandates that require… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Republicans had been keeping their midterm fears at bay over the summer, convincing themselves that after Labor Day—when voters really tune in—polls would narrow, avoiding a total disaster for their party. But with less than six weeks until Election Day, that hope is gone. Democrats’ lead on the generic ballot has surged over the last two weeks, as President Donald Trump’s approval… Source Powered by WPeMatico
GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama—who is currently running for governor—spent 20 minutes on the Senate floor spewing an abusive and ignorant diatribe against transgender people. Tuberville lied about children receiving secret surgeries and repeated claims about a supposed rise in violence from trans people and the left. But the world’s dumbest senator is clearly also the world’s… Source Powered by WPeMatico