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July 9, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Ally Offers Grotesque Defense for Sexual Abuse Accusation
Pastor Robert Morris claims his accuser initiated the relationship when she was 12 years old.
July 9, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Deranged Platform Is Already Sending RNC Into Chaos
Not everyone is pleased with Donald Trump’s newly unveiled policy plan.
July 2, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Clarence Thomas Pushes Dangerous Definition of Assault Weapons
Thomas was not happy the Supreme Court declined to hear arguments against an assault weapons ban in Illinois.
June 28, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Biden Fails to Nail Trump in Debate on Bipartisan Border Deal
Joe Biden missed a major opportunity while debating Donald Trump.
June 28, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Brings Back Stunning Racism in Debate With New Biden Insult
Donald Trump slammed Joe Biden as weak, “like a Palestinian.”
June 28, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Keeps Spreading Notorious Abortion Lie in Biden Debate
Donald Trump repeatedly said that Democrats support “abortion after birth.”
June 27, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Deranged Ten Commandments Law Is Already Spawning Copycats
Another Christian nationalist mandate has hit public schools, this time in Oklahoma.
June 27, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
House Republicans Pass Draconian Measure Censoring Public Data
The amendment bans giving the State Department funds to cite the Gaza Health Ministry’s data.
June 26, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Supreme Court Accidentally Posts Major Abortion Ruling on Website
The court mistakenly released an opinion allowing hospitals in Idaho to perform emergency abortions.
June 24, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alex Jones’s Conspiracy Kingdom Just Got Closer to Crumbling
A bankruptcy court trustee has filed an emergency motion to shut down Jones’s media company.
June 24, 2024
Edith Olmsted
South Carolina to Launch Biggest Censorship Campaign Yet
The South Carolina state superintendent of education is about to gut school libraries.
June 24, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Sets Up Major Battle Over Transgender Health Care
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for minors.
June 21, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Matt Schlapp Attempts to Mock Reporter—and Regrets It Immediately
The head of CPAC got called out for even more unreported shady behavior.
June 21, 2024
Ben Metzner
Only Defense of the Ten Commandments Law Just Imploded Spectacularly
Louisiana Republican Representative Lauren Ventrella failed miserably to defend the law she co-authored.
June 21, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Clarence Thomas Says Domestic Abusers Should Have Guns
Thomas whined that his Supreme Court colleagues had misinterpreted one of his previous opinions in their latest ruling.
June 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Louisiana Obliterates Separation of Church and State With Wild New Law
The Bayou State just got one step closer to Christian nationalism.
June 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
The Most Shocking Admission from Shady Boeing CEO’s Testimony
Dave Calhoun’s testimony included explosive revelations that did nothing to quell anger at and concerns about the company.
June 18, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Jeff Bezos Has Worst Response Ever to Washington Post Turmoil
The newspaper owner and Amazon founder’s reaction did not exactly inspire confidence.
June 18, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Judge Who Tried to Kill Abortion Pill Now Takes Aim at Gun Control
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has blocked a rule from the ATF expanding gun control regulations.
June 17, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Ally Goes on Racist Rant Over Biden’s New Immigration Policy
Stephen Miller freaked out about Joe Biden’s new anti-deportation protections.

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