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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recent “verbal assault” on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could result in an investigation by the Ethics Committee. During a press conference, Pelosi referenced the incident, saying that Greene had engaged in “verbal assault” and “abuse.” The incident, reported on by the Washington Post on Wednesday, occurred outside […]
Joe Biden is eyeing a second term in the White House. During his first formal press conference of his presidency on Thursday, POTUS was asked if he intends to run for re-election in 2024. Biden, 78, became the oldest president in history when he took office back in January. Many have questioned whether he would pursue reelection […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo still refuses to resign, even as numerous politicians call for his departure. Deadline reports that in a new press briefing, he slammed these politicians for placing “opinions ahead of facts” and says he’ll keep managing his state’s affairs until the two inquiries into accusations of sexual harassment have come to […]
On Monday, several Democrats, headlined by Senators Elizabeth Warren, as well as reps Pramila Jayapal (Washington) and Brendan Boyle (Pennsylvania), and co-sponsored by Bernie Sanders, proposed a new tax that would take 3 percent annually on wealth that surpasses $1 billion, in addition to a 2 percent tax of households and trusts with wealth valued between $50 million and […]
The quest for a minimum wage hike has hit another roadblock. According to the Washington Post, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the provision to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour cannot be included in Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill. The decision marks a significant blow for Democrats who were hoping to […]
Ted Cruz, whose public history includes everything from supporting a guy who suggested his dad could have been involved in the Kennedy assassination (and insulted his wife’s appearance) to dangerously platforming baseless election theories, is now being called out by a number of prominent voices for his latest act of nonsensicality. In a recent interview with conservative figure […]
In the wake of losing Georgia in the 2020 runoff election, GOP leaders and strategists are scrambling to launch an attack against the woman who made the Democrats’ victory in her home state possible: the remarkable Stacey Abrams. Abrams, who lost the 2018 governor race to Republican Brian Kemp, launched her organization Fair Fight in […]
Saturday Night Live capitalized on the recent excitement surrounding the election with a new skit depicting Georgia as a blue state. The “Blue Georgia” sketch features guest host John Krasinski and cast members in a small-town diner portraying the typically red state as one that instead has a penchant for Rachel Maddow, avocado toast, vegan meatloaf, […]
Rep. Cori Bush has announced that she will be moving her office away from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office due to concerns for her team’s safety. “A maskless Marjorie Taylor Greene & her staff berated me in a hallway. She targeted me & others on social media,” Bush tweeted of Greene, who has previously expressed […]
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to devastate communities across the globe. Unemployment rates are up, thousands are facing pending evictions, and people are hungry. But to put a rubber stamp on this living hell, a new report from the U.N. confirms that we’re in the middle of the worst employment […]
