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Earth’s on Fire and We’re Arguing About Cheeseburgers, So That’s Great
Biden’s plan to fight climate change is hanging by a thread.
A Capitol Rioter Is Finally Going to Prison
Paul Allard Hodgkins was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison on Monday, after facing a potential 20-year maximum sentence.
Great, QAnon Candidates Are Trying to Take Over Congress
There are now 40 QAnon candidates running for Congress in 2022.
Democrats Finally Catch Up With America, Move to Decriminalize Weed
But the bill faces long odds in the Senate—and President Joe Biden isn’t on board.
Trump’s Election Lies Are Taking Over Republican Senate Races
It’s been six months since the Capitol Riot, and GOP candidates are Trumpier than ever.
Mitch McConnell Isn’t About to Let Biden Confirm a Supreme Court Justice
During an interview Monday, McConnell waffled on the question of whether he’d allow a “fair” hearing on a Biden Supreme Court nominee as early as 2023.
Bernie Sanders Is Fighting a Massive 'Bailout' to Jeff Bezos' Space Company
The Senator called the proposed funding to build a second Moon lander, already being built by SpaceX, “the multibillion dollar Bezos Bailout."
The GOP Is Using Tucker Carlson’s Race-Baiting to Attack a Biden Nominee
Republicans grilled Kristen Clarke with accusations that parroted bad-faith attacks the Fox News host has pushed in recent segments.
Biden Has a Big Filibuster Plan to Save America With Endless Nonsense
Biden wants to bring back the “talking filibuster.” Here’s what that means.
Trump Just Endorsed ‘Stop the Steal’ Henchman Mo Brooks for Senate
Alabama’s Brooks was the first and loudest supporter of Trump’s attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election.
Georgia Republicans Just Made It a Crime to Give Voters Snacks
It’s one ludicrous provision in an expansive voter reform bill just rushed through to the governor's desk.
A GOP Senator Lectured Chuck Schumer About the Sabbath to Defend Voter Suppression
Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith cited the Old Testament as a reason to prevent people from voting on Sunday.