“It Should Be a Real Call to Action”: Robert Zimmerman on George Santos’s Fall

What made the Santos story maddening to Democrats, as you may recall, was that his Himalayan mountain range of lies came to light not during the campaign, but after. The New York Times broke the story nationally on December 18, Continue reading “It Should Be a Real Call to Action”: Robert Zimmerman on George Santos’s Fall

George Santos Is a Sideshow. Pay Attention to the Real GOP Dangers.

“You know, some people are real strong behind a keypad, but when they get called out, it’s completely different,” Mullin said. “People’s asked me, too, ‘Is this becoming of a U.S. senator.’ And I’m like, man, I’m a guy from Continue reading George Santos Is a Sideshow. Pay Attention to
the Real GOP Dangers.

Leaked Staff Handbook Shows Real Reason Nancy Mace Voted Against McCarthy

Nancy Mace may say she fights for the people, but it seems that all she really cares about is being famous, the internal handbook for her congressional staff shows. In a report published Thursday, The Daily Beast examined the South Continue reading Leaked Staff Handbook Shows Real Reason Nancy Mace Voted Against McCarthy

The Real Reason House Republicans Can’t Elect a Speaker

But the math isn’t the culprit. Given the slim majority the House GOP possesses, such dealmaking is tricky but not impossible: You can lose five Republicans (depending on absences or abstentions, that number could be higher) and still become speaker. Continue reading The Real Reason House Republicans Can’t Elect a Speaker

Good News! You May Be Able to Watch a Judge Say “Guilty” to Trump in Real Time

The 20 Republican representatives who voted against Jordan are Don Bacon, Ken Buck, Lori Chavez-DeRember, Anthony D’Esposito, Mario Diaz Balart, Jake Ellzey, Andrew Garbarino, Kay Granger, Carlos Giminez, Vicente Gonzales, John James, Doug LaMalfa, Mike Lawler, Mike Kelly, Jen Kiggans, Continue reading Good News! You May Be Able to Watch a Judge Say “Guilty” to Trump in Real Time

Don’t Let Opposition to Big Tech Disguise the Real Intent of Online Safety Bills

But when groups who claim to represent the interests of young people in the face of tech behemoths don’t also recognize the bills they are lobbying for have genuine opponents outside Big Tech, it gives the appearance that anyone arguing Continue reading Don’t Let Opposition to Big Tech Disguise the Real Intent of Online Safety Bills

The Real Worry About a Second Biden Term Isn’t His Age

The unalterable truth is that second terms, dating back to Franklin Roosevelt and his ill-fated effort to pack the Supreme Court, are invariably sad. The historical list is daunting: Lyndon Johnson (Vietnam), Richard Nixon (Watergate), Ronald Reagan (the Iran-Contra scandal), Continue reading The Real Worry About a Second Biden Term Isn’t His Age

Tommy Tuberville Says the Real Military Threat Is … Sailors Reading Poems

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville thinks that the real threat to military readiness is sailors reading poems, not his blockade on hundreds of military promotions. The Republican senator has blocked hundreds of promotions since March in protest over the Defense Department’s Continue reading Tommy Tuberville Says the Real Military Threat Is … Sailors Reading Poems