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Biden Calls for Gas Tax Relief

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Taxing Proposal: President Biden called on Congress yesterday to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax to give “just a little bit of breathing room” from the fuel prices draining Americans’ finances.   Politicians from both parties have already voiced their opposition.   During an afternoon …

Pressure and Threats

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Get Out the Vote: Three state officials from Georgia and Arizona —  all of them Republicans — testified before the House January 6th Committee yesterday about how Donald Trump and his lawyers pressured them to illegally change the 2020 vote so Trump could  retain …

Trump and “Alternate” Electors

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Alternate Slate: The House January 6th Committee plans to show in its hearing today that President Trump was involved in a scheme to send unappointed “alternate” Republican electors to cast their votes for Trump in seven swing states won by Joe Biden. …

The Matter With Texas

Monday, June 20, 2022

  State of Mind: As Donald Trump’s big lie about the 2020 election further entrenches itself in his party, the Texas Republican Party over the weekend adopted a platform declaring that President Joe Biden was not legitimately elected.   That resolution, approved …

Trump Continues Election Lie

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Menacing Spirit: Despite devastating testimony that he tried to illegally overturn the 2020 election, Donald Trump in a speech yesterday railed against the House January 6th committee and denounced his former vice president Mike Pence for not overthrowing the election on Trump’s demand. …

“Clear and Present Danger”

Friday, June 17, 2022

Treacherous Plan: Donald Trump and his allies and supporters present a “clear and present danger” to American democracy, former federal appeals judge Michael Luttig said yesterday before the House January 6th investigating committee.   Luttig said the threat is not because of what …

Election Deniers Advance

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Primary News: South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who voted to certify the 2020 election, fought off a pro-Trump challenger in yesterday’s state primaries, but overall, election deniers and people who want to control elections for the Republican vote are making advances.  …

Senators Reach Gun Deal

Monday, June 13, 2022

The Shooting Gallery: Twenty Democratic and Republican senators announced that they have reached a bipartisan deal on gun control that would create some minimal new hoops to jump for owning a gun.   The agreement provides time to check the juvenile and …

“Your Dishonor Will Remain”

Friday, June 10, 2022

Attempted Coup: In two hours of hearings live on television last night, Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney outlined the case for how President Donald Trump pushed false claims of election fraud, plotted to overturn the 2020 election, and inspired the crowd …

Gun Law With No Chance

Thursday, June 9, 2022

The Shooting Gallery: After a day of emotional testimony, House Democrats yesterday pushed through a bill to bar the sale of semiautomatic weapons to people under the age of 21 and ban the sale of large-capacity magazines. It has no chance of …