A House Impeachment Manager Just Trolled Lindsey Graham on the Senate Floor
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Throughout the impeachment process, Republicans have argued that because Donald Trump hasn’t been accused of breaking a criminal statute in the Ukraine scandal, there is no reason for him to be removed from office. That’s nonsense. “High crimes”—one of the justifications for impeachment established by the framers of the Constitution—aren’t limited to violations…
Which Day of the Trial Are We On? Depends Who You Ask.
Groundhog Day is more than a week away, but there’s evidence time might already be moving in a loop. At least three of the country’s most prominent media outlets can’t seem to agree what day of the Senate’s impeachment trial the country is currently in. On Thursday, House Democrats kicked off their second day of…
Republicans Are Trying, Once Again, to Basically Ban Abortion in Tennessee
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, center, and fellow Republicans in the state General Assembly hold a news conference at the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn., to discuss a new anti-abortion proposal. Jonathan Mattise/AP This morning, Republican Gov. Bill Lee called a press conference to announce that Tennessee would be doubling down…
Raw Data: Private Sector Union Membership Falls in 2019
Private sector union membership continued its long decline last year, falling to an all-time low of 6.2 percent: Meanwhile, corporate profits are healthy, cash stockpiles are growing, Wall Street is booming, and the stock market is doing great. Whose side are you on?
Investigating Hunter Biden Was Worth Millions of Dollars to Donald Trump
Consolidated News Photos/CNP via ZUMA And so it begins. Republicans are now arguing that, sure, President Trump tried to extort Ukraine into investigating a political opponent. So what? Here is Federalist Society superstar Josh Blackman: President Trump did not stand to receive any money or property from the Ukrainian president….Receiving a “personal political benefit” does…
How Many Impeachment Lies Can You Find in This Trump Tweet?
ZUMA After setting a personal record for most tweets in a single day, President Donald Trump was back on his favorite social media platform Thursday morning, tearing into Democrats, the impeachment trial, and billionaire presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg. But one tweet stood out, because it was packed with so many brazen lies: The Democrat House…