U.S. Senate Democratic nominees Jon Ossoff (R) and Raphael Warnock (L) wave at supporters during a rally in Marietta, Georgia on November 15, 2020. Jessica McGowan | Getty Images James Woo grew up in Georgia and was never contacted by political campaigns. His house rarely received flyers or mailers for candidates. There was only one…

The White House told journalists that Trump planned many meetings and calls before Christmas, but CNN caught him playing golf. The White House released this statement to PoliticusUSA, claiming that Trump will work during the holiday season: “As the holiday season approaches, President Trump will continue to work tirelessly for the American people. His schedule…

Complaints are coming. Dominion Voting Systems, one of the targets of President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about the election he lost, has warned Fox News, great Fox figures, other conservative media outlets, radio host Rush Limbaugh, and conservative attorneys that libel disputes are against them ” imminent. “ The voting machine company this week…

It has always been assumed that Donald Trump’s pardons would be unlike any other in American history. And he did not disappoint. The president has pardoned war criminals, insider dealers, politically filthy fraudsters and several people who pleaded guilty to indicting them. But on Wednesday, Trump gave a different type of pardon. The president fired…

President Donald Trump listens during a White House video conference call with military personnel on November 26, 2020. Erin Schaff | The New York Times | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the comprehensive defense bill, which authorizes a $ 740 billion ceiling on spending and outlines Pentagon policy.…

House spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi immediately called Donald Trump’s final bluff on the COVID relief package Tuesday night and told the president that she supported increasing direct stimulus payments to $ 2,000. “The Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the president wanted for direct controls,” the House spokesman said on Twitter. “Finally the president has…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned 15 people, including those convicted as part of Special Envoy Robert Mueller’s investigation and four former Blackwater USA guards convicted of the 2007 murder of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad. Pardons include ex-Congressmen Duncan Hunter from California, Chris Collins from New York, and Steve Stockman from Texas. Collins, who…

Right-wing media broadcaster Newsmax was forced to tune out MyPillow guy Mike Lindell on live TV Monday night when he was just starting to spit out crazy conspiracy theories about Dominion voting machines. The moment came at a time when Newsmax, Trump’s new favorite propaganda network, was coming under legal pressure to spit out lies…

House Spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) returns after the house opens after receiving a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid package on December 21, 2020 on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, the previous evening had agreed. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The House passed a mammoth coronavirus aid and government spending package Monday night as Congress poured the belated aid…

Pandemic Nurse Diary of Sister T with Timothy Sheard. New York: Hardball Press, 2020. 143 pages. Reading the diary of a pandemic nurse, especially against the prevailing media accounts of the experiences of healthcare workers during this pandemic, reminded me of the introductory words in the sketch by radical US writer Jesús Colón “Something to…