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Here is the good news: DOJ is now 0-20 in lawsuits to gain access to voter files and tomorrow is the 90th day before the election which means states can't purge voters -- even if DOJ wants them to. The bad news: Trump won't give up trying to use DOJ to undermine the elections.
The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Mitch McConnell's camera-shy staff have earned nearly half a million dollars during his absence from the Senate.
McConnell’s Staff Raking in Six-Figure Sum in His Absence
McConnell’s staff has continued to receive nearly half a million dollars during his prolonged absence from the Senate.
thedailybeast.com
The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.
‘They are murder victims’: Senator suggests US strikes have killed people who weren’t involved in drug trafficking | CNN Politics
The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House on Monday, following “a careful...
cnn.com
"More needs to be made of this," a senior CBS News staffer tells me about the 60 Minutes story that Sharyn Alfonsi was working on about Epstein and banks that appears to have been scuttled after her firing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The confirmation of Todd Blanche makes every senator look like a mook. The midterms are going to be stolen and no one can stop it. Trump will make up some BS and Blanche will prosecute. Enjoy your bipartisan ball games in the gym. Wouldn't want hard feelings to permeate the vaunted Senate 🤡🤡🤡
It’s a sad day for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
1/ 🧵 Roman Abramovich. Oleg Deripaska. Names you likely remember from @maddow.bsky.social sanctioned for backing Putin's war. A leak of 3.6 million files shows exactly which professionals in Cyprus kept their billions safe from those sanctions anyway. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
Durbin: "Mr. Blanche's willingness to casually lie under oath about a statement he made in a roomful of witnesses shows the lengths he will go to to avoid offending President Trump."
BREAKING: Sen. Dick Durbin accuses Todd Blanche of lying under oath. He says Blanche told him in his office — with witnesses — that the slush fund was a mistake. In his confirmation hearing, Blanche denied that remark.
@glennkirschner.bsky.social: "Donald Trump sued Donald Trump, and then Donald Trump settled with Donald Trump, and then Donald Trump dismissed the case against Donald Trump, and Donald Trump gave himself everything Donald Trump wanted."
Packed bulletin today. Trump is reportedly ready to fire Jeanine Pirro, his new Todd Blanche scam, MAGA infighting, his Iran talking points again falling apart in real time, plus much more. Catch up here:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 432. 8/3/26
… Trump is reportedly considering firing DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro after she dropped the Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against David Hearn. He called a press conference today in the Oval Office...
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
muellershewrote.com
The president is having trouble cleaning up his own messes, according to political analyst David Rothkopf.
Trump Is Drowning in Failure as Crises Mount: Political Guru
The president is having trouble cleaning up his own messes, according to political analyst David Rothkopf.
thedailybeast.com
In other words, going from a constitutional right (Roe) to a constitutional state by state decision (Dobbs) to a constitutional rule of no abortions. What is the DOJ/legal underpinning for that? There isn't one. Ladies & Gentlemen, your lawless soon-to-be AG. 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.
politico.com
The Trump Tower living spaces of Donald and Melania Trump show the couple living “parallel lives,” the president’s biographer says.
Trumps’ Homes Reveal Secret Reality of Their Marriage: Author
Donald and Melania’s Trump Tower living spaces show their “parallel lives,” a biographer says.
thedailybeast.com
A system that penalizes people for following its rules is fundamentally broken. ICE needs to be stripped down to the studs.
Ladapo is the insensitive pompous brainless idiot who, during the height of the COVID pandemic and while she was in the midst of her cancer chemotherapy, refused to wear a mask in a meeting in a woman’s office. He’s the opposite of every responsible real doctor who swears by the Hippocratic Oath.
PHANG'S OUT: Katie Phang has surged past 700,000 YouTube subscribers, fueled by her fearless reporting and a growing community hungry for real accountability journalism. That's more than 70,000 new subscribers in just one month. 🤯
Let’s not forget that this illegal Reflecting Pool indictment was also overseen by Todd Blanche. He could have stopped this at any time, but he was a corrupt and willing accomplice to this fraud upon the court. How can any decent person possibly vote for this man as AG?
Pay attention bc your chances are not unlimited. We won't allow you to help subvert our democracy forever. That includes AIPAC. @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d agoLet’s not forget that this illegal Reflecting Pool indictment was also overseen by Todd Blanche. He could have stopped this at any time, but he was a corrupt and willing accomplice to this fraud upon the court. How can any decent person possibly vote for this man as AG?
Ohio voters aren't thrilled with their representation in D.C by a two-term congressman accused of domestic abuse by his ex-wife.
Alleged Wife-Beating MAGA Rep. Branded as ‘Predator’ By Voters
Ohio voters do not appear to be thrilled with their representation in D.C.
thedailybeast.com
WE FOUND WHO DAMAGED THE REFLECTING POOL !! Some idiot drove a bunch of heavy duty cars across it. Will there be an arrest like there was before?
CNN@cnn.com · 5d agoThe Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
WOW! CHEVRON IS RAKING IN HISTORIC PROFITS WITH BLOOD MONEY THANKS TO TRUMP’S IRAN WAR The same company fleecing Californians for a product no better than what’s right across the street AND CHEAPER — remember that next time you fill up!
Just watch. “Back the Blue” Republicans are going to find a way to be mad about this.
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