It’s with a heavy heart and a deep sense of hopelessness that we write of yet another horrific tragedy, another mass shooting in America, this time targeted at little children simply trying to prepare for the rest of their lives. But as families grieve in Uvalde, (and in Buffalo, and in Orange County California) Senate …
Tuesday’s rebuke of Trump by Georgia voters, in a state that really was a national focal point of the ‘Big Lie’ that the election had been stolen, is stunning.
It’s a surprise around here at LP when we find ourselves amused about a news item involving Brian Kemp. That is, it’s a surprise when we find ourselves amused about something involving Brian Kemp that’s not somehow mocking Brian Kemp. That’s because Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has orchestrated some of the country’s most blatant voter …
While it’s still too close to call in Pennsylvania’s senate primary election, one thing is clear from last night’s election results: Donald Trump isn’t the kingmaker that the media has made him out to be. There were some substantial losses for Trump last night, most notably in Idaho, where Trump’s endorsed candidate, Lt. Gov. Janice …
Do you ever just shake your head and wonder how in the world you ever got to a point where you’re actively agreeing with and rooting for Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney? I know that we here at Lede Progress do… and that’s when you realize that it’s not that you’ve politically gone to the Right …
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“If they’re embracing the importance of fighting Mickey Mouse over virtually any other issue, […] Good for them,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at a recent press availability, “We’re happy to have a debate about that.” Psaki was speaking about the Trumpist Right’s gleeful appropriation of President Biden’s pejorative “Ultra MAGA,” which …
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Abortion travel bans? Banning pregnancy tests? Government pregnancy monitors? How far will it go? With the Supreme Court poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, some Republicans have started to think about the next logical step in restricting abortion. After all, a state ban on abortion only bans abortion in that state, right? What’s to …
Despite a midterm environment so favorable that Republican consultants are (half-jokingly) advising their politicians to “take a long vacation and come back in November,” Republicans from sea to shining sea are waging (and winning!) (but also losing!) a war amongst themselves. That war is a war between the conservatives in the party and, well, the …
The world’s richest man made headlines again on Tuesday, when he admitted that he’s planning to return Donald Trump’s Twitter privileges to the former President, should his deal to acquire the social media platform go through. Calling the decision to remove Trump “morally wrong and flat-out stupid,” Elon Musk once again proved beyond a shadow …
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A little over a week out from Pennsylvania’s midterm primaries, the Trump-endorsed celebrity Dr. Oz cannot be feeling thrilled about the weekend’s events. Locked in a tight primary race with former hedge fund CEO and George W. Bush administration veteran David McCormick, Oz’s name was repeatedly boo’d by his own constituents at a Western PA …
