by Jim Heath | May 7, 2021 | GOP, Headlines
Missouri state lawmakers voted yesterday to pass a bill that would create “Rush Limbaugh Day” in honor of the late right-wing radio show host. The state’s GOP-led House voted to add a provision for the holiday to an existing bill that would recognize...
by Jim Heath | May 5, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Kate Middleton and Prince William have announced they are launching a YouTube channel as discussion of the future of the monarchy swirls after the death of Prince Philip. The Duke, 38, and Duchess of Cambridge, 39, posted a 25-second clip on their social media...
by Jim Heath | May 5, 2021 | GOP, Headlines
Back in the day, Ronald Reagan led a Republican coalition that built a big political tent so big it resulted in a 49-state sweep in the 1984 election. But that era is long over and, like they have done for nearly a decade, Republicans continue to eat themselves from...
by Jim Heath | May 5, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Facebook’s Oversight Board today upheld the social network’s ban on former president Trump for encouraging violence following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a decision that holds major implications for how the speech of political leaders should be policed online....
by Jim Heath | May 3, 2021 | Headlines
The conservative news network Newsmax has apologized to an employee of Dominion Voting Systems for baselessly alleging that he had rigged the company’s voting machines and vote counts against President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. In a statement...
by Jim Heath | May 3, 2021 | 2020, GOP, Headlines, Trump
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) pushed back today against former president Trump’s attempt to commandeer the term “Big Lie,” commonly used to refer to the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, and accused him and those who perpetrate the falsehoods of...
