Fox News twists itself into wild contortions on GOP “informant” fiasco
Fox News and other right wing media are currently engaged in absurdities that are as bad as anything they’ve attempted in recent memory. They are struggling to spin away everything from the collapse o...
23 Feb 202435min
David Axelrod: Here’s How Biden Can Fix the “Age” Issue—and Beat Trump
It’s the question that won’t die among D.C. elites: Should President Biden step aside so another Democrat can run instead? Democrats have engaged in some remarkably public handwringing about Biden’s a...
22 Feb 202431min
Finally, Democrats have defeated one of the worst gerrymanders of all
This week, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a new set of maps for legislative districts in the state—an important and overlooked victory that came after a long struggle dating back well over a dec...
21 Feb 202427min
Trump’s Devastating $355 Million Penalty Blows Up His Biggest Lie
The stunning news that Donald Trump has been hit by a $355 million penalty in his civil fraud case in New York deals a big blow to his mystique as master of “the deal.” But Justice Arthur Engoron’s ru...
20 Feb 202423min
How Trump Iced Ronna McDaniel, Signaling Big Trouble for the MAGA-GOP
This week, Donald Trump announced that he wants Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel replaced with a loyalist: Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina Republican Party. Behind th...
16 Feb 202431min
Shocker: A Big Win for Dems Flips the Script on Trump’s Favorite Issue
Earlier this week, Democrats executed a remarkable 8-point win in a special House election in suburban Long Island, a race that was all about immigration. Republicans ran millions of dollars in ads on...
15 Feb 202427min
The Ugly Truth Behind Mike Johnson’s MAGA-fied Blockade on Ukraine Aid
On Tuesday, in a decisive 70 to 29 vote, the Senate passed a mammoth bill containing $60 billion for Ukraine’s self defense against Russian aggression, as well as $14 billion for Israel. Yet House Spe...
14 Feb 202423min
Why Democratic Elites are “Shaken to their Core” about Trump and Biden
This week, the freakout among Democrats about President Biden reached its shrillest pitch yet, after a special counsel report exonerated Biden but included combustible claims about Biden’s mental capa...
13 Feb 202437min
