Russian President Vladimir Putin with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders’ summit in Samarkand September 16, 2022. “Today’s era is not an era of war and I spoke to you on the phone about it spoken that,” Modi told Putin at a televised meeting. Aleksandr Demianchuk |…

One of DeSantis’ greatest gifts is the ability to hide his earnest intellect behind the facade of a bumbling jerk. DeSantis is smart enough to know that when he seems to put his serious intelligence (Yale, Harvard Law) to work, he’s done as a MAGA. He wouldn’t be that “real”. This makes DeSantis particularly dangerous.…

U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Committee investigating the Capitol Riot, speaks during a hearing of the House Representatives Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C., June 13, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The…

Rachel Maddow explained that vote-denying Republicans want to stay in power without having to serve you and your needs. Video by Maddow: Maddo says: It’s about separating power from people’s preferences. Instead, rule over people only by force, for their own ends and to meet their own needs, rather than people’s needs. If you try…

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks live from Russia during the Web Summit technology conference November 4, 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal. Pedro Fiuza | OnlyPhoto | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin granted citizenship to former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden on Monday, according to a decree translated by NBC News. Snowden’s name appears…

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said evidence will be kept for others to pick up the 1/6 investigation if Democrats lose the House. Video by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on Meet The Press: Transcript via: Meet The Press: CHUCK TODD: However, if Democrats hold the Senate, will you know by December? If the Democrats hold the…

Federal prosecutors have recommended not charging Republican Matt Gaetz in a sex trafficking investigation, the Washington Post reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors said they made that decision in part based on credibility issues with two key witnesses, those people told the Post. The reported recommendation means the Justice Department is unlikely…

Donald Trump is one of the few people on earth narcissistic enough and arrogant enough (superfluous?) to settle for declarations that he is close to a deity, if not fully worthy of worship. Not only is Trump “comfortable” with such memes, but he also wants more people to see them. It is not enough to…

President Joe Biden promised on Friday that Democrats will legislate abortion rights when two more are elected to the US Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. “If you give me two more senators in the United States Senate, I promise you, I promise you, we’re going to codify Roe and make Roe the law of…

President Biden dampened the boom on congressional Republicans trying to cut Social Security and Medicare. Video of Biden speaking at a DNC event: Biden said during a speech on Friday: Already 158 House Republicans are signing the Republican budget that would already cut Medicare and Social Security. Senate Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida has…