The First U.S. Senator Has Officially Called for a Ceasefire in Gaza

Senator Dick Durbin is officially the first U.S. senator to call for a ceasefire in Gaza—26 days into a brutal airstrike campaign by the Israeli military which, as of Thursday, has killed over 9,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Palestinian Continue reading The First U.S. Senator Has Officially Called for a Ceasefire in Gaza

Republican Senator Blocks Judicial Nominations Because… Trump?

GOP Senator J.D. Vance is blocking multiple judicial nominations, in an apparent retaliation for the federal indictments of Donald Trump. According to Vance, the Justice Department’s pursuit of, well, justice is enough to constitute a “banana republic.” “I object to Continue reading Republican Senator Blocks Judicial Nominations Because… Trump?

Right-Wingers Already Have a Wild Conspiracy Theory About Senator Menendez

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on Friday accused the Department of Justice of trying to cover up its biases by indicting a Democratic senator. New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was indicted on federal bribery charges Friday. The indictment accuses Menendez and Continue reading Right-Wingers Already Have a Wild Conspiracy Theory About Senator Menendez

The Department of Justice Is So “Corrupt” It Just Indicted a Democratic Senator

This year alone, DeSantis has expanded the state’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” law, banning classroom discussion on gender and sexual orientation from kindergarten through high school. He went to war with the College Board and successfully got it to water Continue reading The Department of Justice Is So “Corrupt” It Just Indicted a Democratic Senator

“Not Fetterman”: Conspiracy Theorists Think Pennsylvania Senator Is Body Double

Online conspiracy theorists are convinced that Senator John Fetterman has been replaced with a body double. One factor fueling this bizarre belief is that Fetterman has made major strides since suffering a stroke in spring 2022. He continued to campaign, Continue reading “Not Fetterman”: Conspiracy Theorists Think Pennsylvania Senator Is Body Double

MAGA State Senator Goes There: “Do You Want a Civil War?”

Georgia’s far-right state Senator Colton Moore suggested that a civil war will break out when Donald Trump goes to trial for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Trump surrendered to Georgia authorities last week on charges of felony racketeering Continue reading MAGA State Senator Goes There: “Do You Want a Civil War?”