Last Year, the House Majority Leader Said He Thinks Putin 'Pays' Trump
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Rep. Darrell Issa: Perhaps Reporter Saw Me Flicking Her Off, But I Did Not Flick Her Off
As revelations of the Comey memo smacked the GOP like a moldy wet towel to the butt, Politico reporter Rachael Bade tweeted that Rep. Darrell Issa—not exactly known for his upstanding professional conduct—had flipped her the bird when she asked for comment.
Trump Reportedly 'Taken Aback' By Bipartisan Backlash Against Comey Firing
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Senate Republicans Reluctantly Invite Woman to Join Health Care Group Meeting
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NH Lawmaker Who Created Misogynistic 'Red Pill' Forum May Still Be Commenting Under a New Alias
On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House Legislative Administration Committee conducted a review of comments made by Republican Rep. Robert Fisher, who was recently revealed in a Daily Beast investigation to be the creator of Reddit’s rabidly misogynist “Red Pill” forum, a men’s rights hellhole frequented by the likes…
We Have Confirmation That Sally Yates Rules
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was fired by the Trump administration in January after refusing to defend the first travel ban, appeared in a hotly anticipated Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Russian interference Monday afternoon along with former CIA director James Clapper. During the…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Has Signed Bill Banning 'Sanctuary Cities'
On Sunday evening, Texas Governor Greg Abbott appeared live on Facebook where he enthusiastically signed a bill banning sanctuary cities in his state. The first-term Republican governor, who scribbled his signature with flourish, did not provide the public with any advance notice regarding this signing.
All the President's (White) Men
On Thursday, after the GOP grinches stole healthcare, President Donald Trump gave a victory speech at the Rose Garden in front of the Whitest House while surrounded by a group of slaphappy House Republicans excited to strip millions of Americans of health and happiness. Here, some class photos.
Alaska State Rep Is Confident That Women Get Abortions For the Exciting Travel Opportunity
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Republicans Want to Keep Obamacare for Themselves But Gut It for Everyone Else
Republicans, hell bent on passing a healthcare replacement bill that nobody wants, have snuck in several provisions making the bill somehow even more terrible than the original one they drafted.
Jeff Sessions's Justice Department Is Prosecuting a Woman for Laughing at Jeff Sessions
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Republican Congressman Says Sick People Are to Blame for Their Illnesses
On Monday, Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks joined Jake Tapper on CNN to promote “Trumpcare,” the new proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act. And in so doing, he touted one aspect of the plan in candidly selfish terms: those who are healthy will no longer be burdened by the medical needs of the sick.
Trump Thinks Kim Jong Un Is a 'Smart Cookie,' Would Totally Meet With Him
Donald Trump—the human equivalent of a teenage boy slumber party abundant in erections and pimples—has lately engaged in some tough guy talk regarding North Korea. And in turn, North Korea’s government has suggested that Trump stop tweeting pugnacious nonsense if he doesn’t want trouble. But amidst these crackling…
'The Law Penalizes Us for Remaining Silent': New York Sex Abuse Survivors Won't Stop Pushing for Reform
MANHATTAN—Past a crush of tourists posing delightedly in front of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull,” a small crowd gathered around the “Fearless Girl” statue as lawmakers and childhood sexual abuse survivors called for passage of the Child Victims Act.
Someone Please Sneak Me Into Rand Paul's Class on 'Dystopian Visions'
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, quasi-Libertarian and former quasi-ophthalmologist, is teaching a class next semester at George Washington University called “Dystopian Visions.” Unfortunately, I am not a student at GW and registration is closed.
Trump Signs an Executive Order, Discusses Gov. Paul LePage's Weight
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Democrats Demand Resignation From Miami Lawmaker After He Uses N-Word, Calls Black Colleague a 'Bitch'
In an outburst aimed at two black colleagues in the Florida Senate, Republican State Sen. Frank Artiles used the N-word to describe six white Republican legislators who he said were responsible for electing Republican Senate President Joe Negron, the Miami Herald reports. During the exchange, Sen. Audrey Gibson (D)…
Trump Supporters Are Either Turning on Him Or Still Love Him—Definitely One of Those
Behold, a tale of two articles: one from the New York Times, another from Politico. According to these two completely contradictory reports, Trump’s supporters are standing steadfastly by his side and also somehow rapidly turning against him. They are furious, and also they are fine. They are lying passed out on an…
GOP Lawmaker Calls Abe Lincoln the 'Same Sort of Tyrant' As Hitler, Thinks the Civil War Was 'Unnecessary'
North Carolina rep. Larry Pittman was evidently not in great spirits yesterday after his unconstitutional bill to restore a same-sex marriage ban in the state was slapped down by the Republican House Speaker. And what do Republican officials apparently love to do when the going gets tough? Make an extremely offensive…
GOP House Candidate Narrowly Beats 'Berniecrat' in Deep-Red Kansas District
In last night’s special election to fill C.I.A. director Mike Pompeo’s House seat in Kansas, Republican candidate Ron Estes won—but only by about seven points, a surprisingly competitive contest for the deep-red district that houses Koch Industries, and a district that Trump won in November by 27 points.
