In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.
How come Mitch McConnell is still getting paid to be a senator, but Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Ted Kennedy are not?
It was over for Max Miller politically when he said his wife couldn’t have been abused because she offered to make him dinner 6 days later. He may not have known it when he said it, but that was the end. You have to be a sick bastard to come up with that as your defense.
Republican voters in western NC gave us Madison Cawthorn and then replaced him with Chuck Edwards. Obviously character and decency isn’t something that matters very much to them.
Sure, Democrats are not perfect and we have some bad apples. But sexual harassment and abuse of women has become an absolute epidemic among elected Republicans because it is the culture of the party under lifetime serial sexual harasser Donald Trump.
The “Barack HUSSEIN Obama” people are going to go all in on racism in Michigan.
Workers are getting screwed while CEOs are making obscene amounts. We don’t have to live like this. Vote for those who work to help average Americans. I don’t want to pay for corporate welfare, do you? They are filthy rich & I do mean filthy. Many pay to play with this admin. #BlueWaveIn90Days!
Haley Stevens is a class act in a new statement endorsing Abdul post-primary
"I am asking you to put your shoulder in the work to make sure that we defeat Mike Rogers and send a blow to Trumpism, and we do the work of building that next 250 years that all of us deserve. Because at some point, the future will ask you, what did you do in this moment?"
If you don’t pay taxes, you face consequences. That’s how our system works. But not for Trump. Trump forced his nominee for Attorney General to promise to make him immune from any tax crimes Trump may have committed.
Now Senate Republicans are set to confirm the nominee and make sure it happens. This vote is a vote to make President Trump above the law. It’s that simple.
FED'S KASHKARI SAYS IT'S TIME TO GRADUALLY RAISE INTEREST RATES.
Attorney General Ken Paxton fled to Utah during Texas's deadly 2021 winter storms. At least 246 people died during the crisis.
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Workers' pesticide exposure linked to 60–70% heightened motor neuron disease risk
Workplace exposure to pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) is linked to a 60%–70% heightened risk of the most common form of motor neuron disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS for short—fi...
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It is a good question what the supposed authority for the detention was.
“Now, the ACLU of the District of Columbia and the private law firm Levy Firestone Muse have filed a federal tort claim against the Idaho National Guard on King's behalf, seeking $3 million in damages from what they describe as an assault that led to lasting and serious injuries.”
"Get away from me right now," King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and earned both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, can be heard telling the three male guard members in the video as they approach her on the bench. "You have absolutely no authority to detain me."
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing
Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home.
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This apparently happened underneath (and maybe because of of) a sign she had hung on her house that said: "National Guard Stop Being So Embarrassing."
Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · yesterday"Get away from me right now," King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and earned both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, can be heard telling the three male guard members in the video as they approach her on the bench. "You have absolutely no authority to detain me."
🚨BREAKING: In a loss for voters, Missouri's top election official blocked the citizen-led referendum on the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander from appearing on the ballot this fall. While the battle isn’t over, the move denies Missourians right to block the map from use in the midterms.
I read the Blanche call with IFA as the Trump administration panicking that they are losing evangelical support www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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Exclusive: Sen. Rand Paul published Anthony Fauci's diary entries without redacting the names or medical details of over 20 people, including people with cancer, Ebola or HIV. www.notus.org/health-scien...
Rand Paul’s Fauci Diary Dump Exposed Peoples’ Medical Histories
The Republican senator’s office published over 20 individuals’ health information without redaction.
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For decades, “suitability” reviews were mainly used as background checks for job applicants. A 2011 ruling made clear that OPM could not use them against people already working in government. That protection is now gone.
Schedule F targeted roughly 8,000 policy-related positions. This rule could reach nearly everyone in the federal workforce. This is the kind of political control over federal employees that the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 was intended to prevent. It is a return to Nixonian government.
Burroughs's order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... This follows Monday's First Circuit order giving jurisdiction back to her and noting that "the district court must rule promptly" on the motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#00108485890 in African Communities Together v. Mullin (1st Cir., 26-1832) – CourtListener.com
JUDGMENT entered by Seth Robert Aframe, Appellate Judge; Sandra L. Lynch, Appellate Judge and Joshua D. Dunlap, Appellate Judge. 26-1832 Dismissed and Remand. [26-1832] (GB) [Entered: 08/03/2026 03:22...
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NEW: Judge Allison Burroughs in Massachusetts is *pissed* at DOJ. She does not hold back, calling out DOJ's bad-faith litigating in the TPS cases, in addition to the overarching "shameful cruelty" of what the Trump administration is doing. From her latest order in the Somalia TPS case:
![Leaving aside the shameful cruelty inherent in eschewing a “wind down period” for
people under threat of deportation, many of whom are productive members of our communities
who have lived here for years, built a life here, worked here and raised their families here, the
Court is mindful of both the Supreme Court ruling and the recent First Circuit judgment in this
case. That said, the Court will also not abdicate its responsibility to make thoughtful, wellreasoned decisions after affording all parties a full and fair opportunity to be heard. It is
therefore ORDERED that Plaintiffs respond to Defendants’ motion to lift the stay, [ECF No.
97], by 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2026. The Court further amends the scheduling order on
supplemental briefing, [ECF No. 82]. Pursuant to the amended schedule, Defendants’ brief is
also due by 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2026, and any reply brief by Plaintiffs will be due by
5:00 p.m. on August 6, 2026. The Court anticipates a decision on Defendants’ motion, which
will be accompanied by a decision on Plaintiffs’ emergency motion if the Court decides to lift
the administrative stay, early next week. Should Defendants return to the First Circuit prior to
that as they threaten in their motion, the Court will assume that it has lost jurisdiction, which will
delay its rulings.
SO ORDERED.
August 4, 2026 /s/ Allison D. Burroughs
ALLISON D. BURROUGHS
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RAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too