Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified Pentagon doc after leaving office
Donald Trump's laughable defenses of "it was an accident" and also "I declassified it with my mind" were destroyed by none other than Donald Trump, who incriminated himself in a newly revealed 2021 recording where he acknowledges possessing classified documents that he no longer has the power to declassify. On the one hand, this looks very bad, but on the other hand, it definitely is.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Federal Trump case gets serious update with attorney admission
The disgraced ex-president's efforts to mislead his own lawyers could have major consequences.
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If we lose Wisconsin, we lose the country
WisDems: There's no beating around the bush. Wisconsin is the most important swing state in the country and will be the key to keeping the White House and Senate blue in 2024! Will you become a monthly donor to Wisconsin Democrats to protect our majority and keep Trump from stealing power?
Atlanta police arrest the organizers of bail fund for Cop City protesters
In an unprecedented attack on bail funds and legal support organizers, a heavily armed SWAT team arrested three board members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund and hit them with bullshit “money laundering” and “charity fraud” charges. It's a shocking display of fascist political repression, an attack on the First Amendment, and a reminder that the cops know they can act with impunity.
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Debt ceiling bill passes the House and will head to the Senate
149 Republicans joined 165 Democrats to pass the debt ceiling legislation negotiated by President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy, sending it to the Senate with days to spare before a disastrous default entirely of the GOP's making. The deal, which caps spending for the next two years, was lambasted by hard-right members of the Republican clown caucus, 71 of whom voted against it, raising the likelihood of a challenge to McCarthy's nascent speakership.
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House Oversight chair prepares to hold FBI director in contempt over document in Biden probe
The GOP is furious that Christopher Wray doesn't really feel like giving up confidential sources to a group of buffoons conducting an absurd show trial for a niche group of online conspiracy theorists. He probably also doesn't really feel like cooperating with disingenuous politicians who constantly smear and call for the defunding of his agency.
Dollar General safety violations alarm workers
The perniciously evil chain notorious for suffocating small businesses and deliberately endangering its staff has been hit with $21 million in fines since 2017 — a paltry slap on the wrist for a company that makes $11 billion a year. The discount retail giant has been labeled a “severe violator” of safety rules by the US Labor Department, and that doesn't even account for the damage they do to local communities by killing grocery stores and then only providing goods packed with processed corn syrup in their place.
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Republicans finally go too far with HORRIFIC stunt
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Beyond irresponsible.
🚨 Brian Tyler Cohen launched a Spanish YouTube channel! The left has a huge problem reaching Spanish speaking audiences, and our vote share among Spanish speakers is actually declining, so please spread the Democrats' message by subscribing to his channel (and watch some videos to get them going in the algorithm) by clicking here.
Tennessee woman gets emergency hysterectomy after doctors deny early abortion care
Chris Hayes grimly (and correctly) said that it is "a form of state-sanctioned torture to make women endure this." The horror stories won't stop until our rights are restored.
House Republican majority cut by one after shock resignation of Utah congressman
The impending resignation of Rep. Chris Stewart will give Kevin McCarthy approximately 20% less room to maneuvre when trying to cobble together enough GOP votes to advance their no good, dirty, rotten, very bad agenda.
Dallas schools roll out new Winnie the Pooh book to teach kids about mass shootings
Who could forget that childhood classic, "Pooh Hides in a Closet While the Heffalump Butchers his Friends with a Legally Purchased Assault Rifle?" Somehow in Texas it's inappropriate for kids to learn that gay people exist but entirely appropriate for them to contemplate being gunned down in a spontaneous and preventable act of heinous violence. Normal country we got here.
Mike Pence is set to launch his presidential campaign next week
Really, Mike? Your own people tried to HANG you like two years ago. Good luck with that!
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Today’s Action: Pass the Equality Act for Pride Month!
June is Pride Month, the time we pay tribute to those involved in the Stonewall riots of 1969, celebrate our LGBTQ+ communities, and spotlight the ongoing fight for true equality.
Waves of transphobic and homophobic legislation have unfortunately been advancing through GOP-controlled state legislatures throughout the country, while the Equality Act has unsurprisingly continued to stall in Congress. We cannot continue to let this hatred run rampant through our legislatures — it’s past time to stand up for the LGBTQ+ community in a real, tangible way. Conservatives will only continue to be emboldened by Donald Trump and the GOP establishment’s normalization of brazen discrimination, attempting to undo decades of hard-fought progress. The best way to show support this Pride Month is demanding our senators pass the Equality Act immediately, and finally deliver basic protections to LGBTQ+ people.
Call (202.224.3121) or email your senators and tell them to join 72% of Americans in supporting the Equality Act this Pride Month!
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills go against best practices defined by leading medical professionals and wage war on our already marginalized, vulnerable youth. From allowing the kidnapping of transgender children in Florida to forcing de-transitioning in South Dakota, nothing is off limits to the draconian GOP.
This legislation is not just simply designed to deny basic protections to LGBTQ+ people, it is openly encouraging power-hungry GOP ringleaders to wage war on their very existence. Conservatives have been scapegoating and persecuting the oppressed for centuries under the guise of religious freedom. The ability to persecute others is not something that makes America “free.” What is important is the ability for all, regardless of identity, to live an equitable life. We clearly have a long way to go to fulfill that promise. Enough is enough.
Email or call (202.224.3121) your senators and demand they pass the Equality Act!
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