Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis has been granted permission to seat a special grand jury this spring to aid her office’s investigation into former President Trump’s alleged meddling in the state’s 2020 election results, CNN reported on Monday. Willis made the request last week writing in a letter …
Read More »Decertify the 'Illegitimate' Election, Says Man Under Investigation for Election Interference
Donald Trump just can’t quit trying to interfere in the 2020 election. As a criminal investigation moves forward in Georgia into his attempts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, the former president sent a letter Friday to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that calls the election “illegitimate” and asks …
Read More »Mike Pompeo: 'There Will Be a Smooth Transition to a Second Trump Administration'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the chorus of Trump World slime who have lined up behind the president in disputing the legitimacy of the 2020 election results. During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the man who leads the agency responsible for promoting America’s democratic model to the …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Delivers Emotional Speech About Trump's Election Lies
Stephen Colbert postponed his usualLate Show monologue on Thursday night to deliver an emotional speech aimed at President Donald Trump, who tried to claim victory over the 2020 election that evening in a White House press conference. “True story: I’m wearing black tonight because I was getting dressed this afternoon …
Read More »Kamala Harris, Gen X's Moment, and the Fall of House Boomer
As a candidate in the Democratic primaries, Kamala Harris stood astride the fault lines of the Democratic Party. The Californian presented herself as an establishment politician (reaching the Senate after serving as San Francisco’s DA and California’s attorney general) whose platform was responsive to the idealism of the party’s grassroots. …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Aims to Shatter the Glass Ceiling in 'Woman in the White House' Video
Ahead of Joe Biden’s announcement for his female running mate in the 2020 election, Sheryl Crow has released a timely video for her rerecorded version of “Woman in the White House.“ Directed by Peter Harding, the clip features footage from the women’s suffrage movement interspersed with scenes from the current …
Read More »Crowd Cheers as Elizabeth Warren Continues to Hold Bloomberg Accountable
Elizabeth Warren continued her targetting of former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg following her outstanding debate performance this week. During a CNN Town Hall on Thursday, Warren said she drafted a contract that would release anyone who signed non-disclosure agreement with the former mayor or his company, …
Read More »Useful Idiots: Ro Khanna on Military Spending and the 2020 Primary
In this week’s episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Congressman Ro Khanna of California, who also serves as a national co-chair of Bernie Sanders‘2020 presidential campaign. They discuss the DNC’s role in Iowa caucus debacle, and the prospects for New Hampshire …
Read More »Justin Amash: The Last Republican in America
Jason Pye has never told anyone this story, not on the record. It’s about Justin Amash, the Michigan congressman. Earlier this year, Amash was the first Republican to call for President Trump’s impeachment. After his colleagues branded him a loser and a traitor, Amash quit the GOP and switched his …
Read More »Everyone Is a Russian Asset
Hillary Clinton, not long ago the nominee of the Democratic Party, had some choice words about the state of American politics Friday. “I’m not making any predictions, but I think they’ve got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the …
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