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Over the weekend, President Trump put his racist beliefs on full display when he lobbed attacks at four congresswomen of color: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. In his appeal to white nationalists, Trump equated being a person of color to being non-American when he suggested the legislators […]
Over the weekend, President Trump unleashed a vile Twitter campaign against four congresswomen of color and showcased the most recent example of his unrepentant racism. In a series of tweets directed at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, the president unapologetically otherized the […]
A man reportedly broke into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s office in Queens on Saturday, according to police. Ocasio-Cortez‘s spokesman, George Tsourovakas, states that authorities have arrested Douala Hashi on suspicions that he trespassed into the representative’s office. According to reports, the building’s security systems triggered police to respond to the scene. When they arrived, the suspect sprayed a fire extinguisher to create a […]
Nancy Pelosi is asking the Capitol Police to take extra care protecting House Rep. Ilhan Omar after Donald Trump shared a tweet playing Omar’s recent comments about the formation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations over video of the September 11 attacks. Trump’s video featured a short clip of the freshman congresswoman saying the words […]
The New York Post has been the subject of extensive criticism in recent days, after the Rupert Murdoch-owned publication ran an offensive cover story targeting Representative Ilhan Omar. Critics have denounced the newspaper’s inflammatory coverage as islamophobic and an attempt to delegitimize one of the first Muslim women to be elected to Congress. On Thursday, the Post published a photo of the […]
Devin Nunes only embraces the First Amendment when it suits the President, and when it doesn’t, he’ll sue Twitter for allowing users on the platform to say bad things about him, and impersonate his fictional cow. In Nunes’ most recent legal tirade, the Republican Representative is suing his hometown newspaper for what he claims is […]
Roy Moore is considering another run for an Alabama Senate seat in 2020. The Republican judge, whose 2017 campaign for Senate was downed by allegations of sexual misconduct with minors, said that he’s mulling another run at the legislature while appearing on the conservative radio show Focal Point. Moore echoed the idea that the seat was […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to block President Donald Trump‘s attempt to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border using his emergency powers. The resolution passed by a vote of 245-182 with 13 Republicans joining the Democratic bloc and moving against the Republican president’s decision. The next step for the resolution is […]
With the overwhelming desire by Americans to legalize marijuana, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR), has brought a new bill to floor, which proposes that the substance be taxed and regulated like alcohol, Rolling Stone reports. As a hat tip to weed culture, the bill has been named S. 420, […]
Donald Trump would like you to know that he showed up for work today, and for that, he believes he should be applauded. In his latest tweetstorm, Donald Trump used his social media soapbox to condemn Democrats for allegedly being on “vacation,” reject the notion that his administration is dysfunctional and assert that he’s the only person in the […]
