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A new study of clemencies granted by President Donald Trump to public officials found that the vast majority were granted to Republicans or people aligned with Trump, adding to a growing culture of corruption and lawlessness. Reuters reported on Tuesday that of the 85 public officials included in their analysis, Trump gave clemency to 36 people who had been elected as Republicans… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Does everyone in Trumpworld have a wife who needs some sort of fake job? It sure seems like it. Meet Kelly Johnson, wife of House Speaker Mike Johnson. You might know Kelly’s name from when her husband ascended to House leadership and made this crass remark about her: “She’s spent the last couple of weeks on her knees in prayer to the Lord. And, um, she’s a little worn out.” Classy. Source Powered by WPeMatico
House Speaker Mike Johnson stumped in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday as his Republican Party tries to save its dimming midterm chances in the Lone Star state. The Louisiana congressman wants MAGA to know that everybody loves the GOP’s record of making everything unaffordable while the United States enters into yet another war in the Middle East. “Here’s what I want to tell you from my bird’s… Source Powered by WPeMatico
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“If we don’t win the midterms, they’re going to blame me,” President Donald Trump mused at a Tennessee rally this past Saturday. “And if we do win them, I will get no credit whatsoever.” It’s always a grievance with that petty snowflake, but it does show that somewhere in that hollowed-out brain of his, he realizes he’s in trouble. Trump has been laying the groundwork for this moment… Source Powered by WPeMatico
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | Trump mocks ‘affordability’ as a made-up word… Source Powered by WPeMatico
President Donald Trump is in a predicament. His party is headed toward potentially historic losses in the midterm elections, fueled largely by anger over his pro-inflation policies, including tariffs on allies, deportations of immigrant workers, and his misbegotten war against Iran. And few things illustrate the damage better than soaring diesel prices, now averaging over $6.25… Source Powered by WPeMatico
There’s such a depressing sameness to these constant Immigration and Customs Enforcement attacks, especially as the agency ramps up its public reign of terror after going a little more low-key for a few months. In the last few days alone, ICE both ran over a person and shot someone else, so keeping track of their terror can be difficult. In Harris County, Texas, an ICE agent ran… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Racist billionaire Elon Musk is spending hundreds of millions of his personal funds in an effort to preserve the GOP’s congressional majority. Through his America PAC, Musk has financed ads that have recently focused heavily on Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, transgender rights, and the domestic safety net. Musk is the GOP’s biggest publicly identified donor in the… Source Powered by WPeMatico
In yet another sign that he is not feeling good about his party’s odds in the upcoming midterm elections, on Monday, President Donald Trump reiterated his $5,000 bribe offer to voters, reminding them that he wants to give Americans that cash if Republicans win majorities in Congress this November. “Democrat policies won’t allow this to happen,” Trump said in a direct-to-camera video posted to… Source Powered by WPeMatico