“Because, ultimately, we’re in the red right now,” she said, “but in just a few weeks, we’ll probably, most likely be in the orange.” Even Barbara Ferrer, director of public health for Los Angeles County — known for her dire warnings as Los Angeles became the epicenter of the winter crisis — struck a somewhat […] More
The Defense department’s inspector general found in a soon-to-be-released report that Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) verbally abused his staffers, became intoxicated during trips with the President, and sexually harassed his female subordinates while serving as White House physician under the Obama and Trump administrations, CNN reports. The inspector general’s report, which will be publicly released […] More
At issue is about $2.3 billion in annual SSI payments that could be going to more than 300,000 poor, blind, and disabled citizens in Puerto Rico. Congress created SSI in 1972, providing assistance to low-income Americans who are older than 65, blind, or disabled but only in the 50 states and D.C. It later extended […] More
In 2008, the National Education Association of Rhode Island, the state AFL-CIO, and Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals ran ads against McKee during his re-election bid as mayor of Cumberland, but he decisively won with 64% of the vote. Six years later, after McKee claimed the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, several […] More
The United States Capitol Police is bolstering security on Capitol Hill this week due to “concerning information and intelligence” related to March 4, the date that some followers of QAnon conspiracy theorists believe former President Donald Trump will return to power. “The Department is aware of concerning information and intelligence pertaining March 4th and continues […] More
When it became clear there would be little progress, “We had to go looking,” he said. In early February, with six inches of fresh snow on the ground and a nearly impassable mound plowed into the base of his driveway, he said a Rite Aid called with the news that they had one spare dose. […] More
Mississippi as a swing state—could it be? Ten years ago, Moulitsas was writing about how Georgia is actually a purple state, but few took him seriously, already ceding the state as Republican territory for the foreseeable future. Now, he sees a similar kind of promise in the traditional Southern GOP stronghold state of Mississippi: I actually think Mississippi is […] More
The White House announced on Tuesday evening that Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s pick for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, had withdrawn her likely doomed nomination. In a letter released by the White House, Tanden told the President that being considered for the role was an “honor of a lifetime.” “I appreciate how […] More
Louisiana Senator Cassidy is not well-liked now in Louisiana. Once he decided to vote for the second garbage impeachment of President Trump, any backing he had was gone. Cassidy v. Trump Isn’t Much of a Fight by Scott McKay @TheHayridehttps://t.co/Jhv4OC6xEi — The American Spectator (@amspectator) March 2, 2021 The American Spectator reports: TRENDING: Wray Says […] More
The health of American democracy is in rapid decline, India is no longer a free country, and at most 20 percent of the world’s population lives in a liberal democracy. These are a few of the sobering conclusions in the 2021 Freedom in the World report, an annual quantitative measurement of the state of democracy […] More
