Ars Technica: “For two years, he ran websites and Facebook groups that spread bogus stories, conspiracy theories, and propaganda. Under him was a dedicated team of writers and editors paid […]
Category: Political Wire
The Trump Presidency Is Still an Active Crime Scene
Susan Glasser: “The bottom line is that the story of the Trump Presidency still has important unanswered questions that the forthcoming pile of books cannot answer. And they have an […]
Commission Divided on Expanding Supreme Court
“A bipartisan White House commission agreed that Congress has the legal power to expand the Supreme Court — but the group was divided on whether lawmakers should actually do it,” […]
Appeals Court Allows Texas Abortion Law to Stand
“A federal appeals court on Thursday said Texas’s restrictive abortion law can remain in effect during ongoing litigation with the Justice Department, extending a previous temporary order that kept the […]
Taliban Press Biden to Release Frozen Afghan Assets
“With the Afghan government and economy starved of cash, the Taliban are pressing their claim to the roughly $8 billion in Afghan foreign reserves that have been frozen by the […]
Q for Congress?
“It looks like Ron Watkins, a prominent figure in the QAnon movement who many believe is Q himself, filed paperwork indicating he might run for Congress from Arizona on Thursday,” […]
Trump Could Be Subpoenaed by House Panel
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, would not rule out subpoenaing former President Trump, The Hill reports.
Andrew McCabe Gets Pension Back
“Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, whom Donald Trump-era Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired hours before his retirement as the then-President’s political furor toward him grew, has settled a lawsuit […]
McAuliffe Leads By 6 Points
A new Fox News poll in Virginia finds Terry McAuliffe (D) leads Glenn Youngkin (R) in the race for governor, 51% to 46%.
White House Betting McConnell Will Fold Again
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may be insisting that he won’t help President Joe Biden and Democrats solve a debt ceiling impasse again,” Politico reports. “But White House officials are […]