In an op-ed for Democracy Docket, Hillary Clinton wrote that the restrictive voting bills that are being passed in Republican-led states are a “clear attempt to move away from a pluralistic, multi-racial democracy and toward a white supremacist authoritarianism.” In the op-ed titled, “The Fight for Voting Rights Is The …
Read More »Former President Donald Trump Is Suing Twitter, Google, and Facebook
President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter, Google, and the companies’ CEOs for banning and suspending his accounts on their platforms. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert (@polialertcom) “Our case will prove this censorship is unlawful, it’s unconstitutional, and it’s completely un-American,” President Trump said. …
Read More »New Book Reveals Fights Between Trump Campaign And RNC Officials
Michael Bender’s new book “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside of How Trump Lost,” discusses fights between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and former President Donald Trump’s campaign manager. The fight between RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and Bill Stepien led to some RNC officials not voting for the former …
Read More »Attorney General Merrick Garland issues moratorium on federal executions
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday imposed a moratorium on all federal executions amid a review of the Justice Department’s policies. The announcement comes nearly one year after the beginning of a federal execution spree under former President Donald Trump that critics panned as “out of step” with previous administrations. …
Read More »Trump Organization and its CFO charged with tax-related crimes
Following a two-year investigation, Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg and the company were charged by the Manhattan district attorney with financial crimes, including scheme conspiracy, grand larceny, criminal tax fraud, and falsifying business records. Both the organization and Weisselberg have pleaded not guilty on all charges. The 73-year-old was pictured …
Read More »House Approves Select Committee To Probe Jan 6 Insurrection
The U.S. House voted Wednesday to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which a mob of pro-Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol. The 222-190 vote was almost entirely party-line with just two Republicans joining Democrats in passing the resolution, which calls for a probe into “one …
Read More »Manhattan grand jury indicts Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg
A special grand jury in Manhattan has voted to indict former President Donald Trump‘s namesake firm, The Trump Organization, and its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg. The charges contained in the indictment are expected to be unsealed Thursday afternoon, the sources said, when Weisselberg and a representative of the Trump …
Read More »Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson To D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals
The Senate on Monday confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as President Joe Biden‘s first appointee to the federal appellate court bench, replacing now-Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Senate voted 53-44 to confirm Jackson to the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, seen as the most influential panel in …
Read More »Pentagon Redirects $2.2B In Border Wall Spending To Military Projects
On Friday, the Biden administration announced plans to redirect $2.2 billion in funds previously set aside for border wall construction to pay for dozens of Defense Department projects. The announcement comes nearly five months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for border wall construction to halt. The …
Read More »Senate Report Reveals Security Breakdowns During Capitol Attack
A new Senate intelligence report released Tuesday looks into the deadly Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol reveals serious security breakdowns that day. The intelligence probe is the most detailed account of the riot so far. The report lists brain injuries, chemical burns, and broken bones among the injuries …
Read More »Rep. Mo Brooks Served With Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Insurrection
Republican Rep. Mo Brooks was served with a federal lawsuit filed in March by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, accusing him of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Brooks confirmed Sunday. Brooks, the Republican House representative for Alabama, said via Twitter that the lawsuit had been served while …
Read More »West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin Opposes Voting Rights Bill
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin broke with the party on Sunday, announcing that he will not vote for the For the People Act. Manchin, who represents West Virginia, clearly stated his opposition to the sweeping voting rights bill and also said that he would not support Democratic efforts to alter filibuster …
Read More »Donald Trump to Remain Banned From Facebook For Two Years
On Friday, Facebook announced that Donald Trump would remain banned from Facebook and Instagram until at least January 2023. Due to his risking the public’s safety, the social media company has decided not to allow him to resume his accounts, CNBC reported. “We will evaluate external factors, including instances of violence, restrictions …
Read More »Report: Trump Has Been Telling People He’ll Be ‘Reinstated’ By August
No, former President Donald Trump will not be ‘reinstated’ into office. After Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn appeared to express support for a coup in the United States, The New York Times‘ Maggie Haberman reports Trump himself has been baselessly asserting he will be back in the White House this year. …
Read More »Texas Democrats Block GOP’s Voter Suppression Bill With Walkout
Texas Democrats late Sunday staged a walkout to prevent the state’s Republicans from giving final approval to a sweeping voter suppression bill. The Democrats walked out of the House chambers an hour before the midnight deadline, denying their colleagues across the aisle the quorum they needed to send the Republican …
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