U.S. Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) talks to reporters after a vote to hold longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Rep. Nancy Mace says there's "a lot of pressure" on Republicans to impeach President Biden. On NBC's Meet The Press, Mace said impeachment is […]
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Bill Clinton says Democrats can hold control of Congress, but warns Republicans will find ways to ‘scare the living daylights out of swing voters’
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during an interview at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York September 25, 2013. The CGI was created by Bill Clinton in 2005 to gather global leaders to discuss solutions to the world's problems. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Former President Bill Clinton says Democrats have a shot of holding Congress […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Republicans are approaching big business all wrong: ‘Corporatism is not the same as free enterprise’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Unite and Win Rally in support of Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano at the Wyndham Hotel on August 19, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gotten into high-profile fights with Disney and Big Tech. It's a model Republicans should follow, he […]
Casinos, Native American tribes, and Major League Baseball are betting the most money ever on 2 competing California ballot initiatives. Neither Democrats or Republicans seem to care.
California voters will face two sports betting propositions on the ballot this fall. Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post via Getty Image California voters will face two propositions on the ballot relating to sports betting this fall. Proposition 26 is aimed at in-person betting on tribal lands, while Proposition 27 is focused on online gaming. The […]
Top tax policy Democrat says Republicans want to keep the status quo so only ‘little guys’ get audited but ‘billionaire friends’ get off scot-free
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon speaks to reporters at the US Capitol. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act contains nearly $ 80 billion in funding for the IRS. Republicans have said that the funding will go towards hiring an "army" of IRS agents. Sen. Ron Wyden said that Republicans want to save their billionaire […]
Biden lambastes ‘MAGA Republicans’ in rare prime time attack just 2 months before the midterms: ‘There is no place for political violence in America’
President Joe Biden speaks outside Independence Hall, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered a speech on the "battle for the soul of the nation." The president assailed "MAGA Republicans," who he said are determined to take the country backwards. "For a long time, we've reassured ourselves […]
Sen. Rick Scott says he has a ‘strategic disagreement’ with Mitch McConnell and tells other Republicans to ‘pipe down’ with ‘treasonous’ criticism of the party’s controversial Senate candidates
Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky at a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 17, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Republicans are increasingly criticizing their party's controversial, unpopular Senate nominees. Even Mitch McConnell has noted that the Senate may not flip this year, citing "candidate quality." But […]
Democrats & Republicans play blame game as Christmas shutdown looms
With Democrats determined to vote against any funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall proposal and Trump refusing to sign a bill without it, the US government is heading for a shutdown right before Christmas. Congress has until midnight on Friday to approve funding to keep the US government going. The Senate and the House […]
Florida judge orders voter records inspection, siding with Republicans as recount looms
A Florida judge ruled the Broward County elections supervisor must allow inspection of voter records in response to a lawsuit from outgoing Governor Rick Scott, whose Senate victory is now in jeopardy thanks to late-counted votes. Judge Carol-Lisa Phillip ruled that Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes must allow the records to be inspected before 7 […]
OBAMA: ‘There’s a pattern’ of Republicans running the economy ‘into the ground’ and Democrats having to ‘come back and clean things up’
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Former President Barack Obama pushed back on Republicans attempts to take credit for recent economic strength during a speech Monday. “So when you hear all this talk about economic miracles right now, remember who started it,” Obama said. Obama also made the argument that Democrats in general are forced to “clean up” […]