We like to think of ourselves as a patriotic bunch here at Lede Progress. After all, what we do wouldn’t be allowed in most of the world. America has never been a perfect place and it isn’t now. But, Americans have always strived to improve America -expanding freedoms, looking at our society in a critical …
“Republicans cannot both be loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution,” Liz Cheney said Wednesday from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, where she was speaking as part of the Reagan Presidential Institute’s series “A Time for Choosing.” Calling former President Trump “a domestic threat that we have never faced before,” Cheney’s …
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It should probably come as no surprise that Rudy “Definitely Intoxicated” Giuliani lied about being “assaulted” Sunday in a Staten Island ShopRite. After all, the man was the inspiration and the primary enabler of Trump’s Big Lie. Then he lied, and continues to lie, about the circumstances surrounding Ashli Babbitt’s death at the Capitol on …
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Ahead of tomorrow’s Illinois primary, all eyes are on Darren Bailey. He’s the crew-cut wearing downstate Illinois farmer who once pushed for Chicago to be expelled from the state. He’s also the Ultra-MAGA candidate benefiting from one of this election cycle’s most ironic trends: Democrat candidates running ads in Republican primaries to elevate their most …
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It’s been quite a year for activist Justice Clarence Thomas. First, his wife, Ginni Thomas, was credibly accused of conspiring with Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to overturn the 2020 election and end American democracy as we know it. Then a leaked opinion showed there was momentum on the Supreme Court for overturning Roe …
Remember when Kevin McCarthy wanted to please his Master so badly that he tried to sabotage the January 6th Commission by refusing to appoint any Republican members? Which…wait. Actually, first, he tried to appoint members to the committee who would sabotage it by their very presence. Such as human trashcan Jim Jordan, himself a target …
We’re about midway through the primary calendar, but a busy two months are still ahead. Will Republicans continue to favor authoritarian-leaners like Doug Mastriano in PA, and racist dog-whistlers like JD Vance in Ohio? Or will Georgia’s stinging rebukes of Trump’s meddling become the norm? And, on the other side, can Democrats field appealing enough …
Things are heating up in the New Jersey, er, Pennsylvania Senate race between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz. Oz, who emerged from one of the tightest primaries in the nation, is trailing in the polls and has been playing defense since winning the nomination. Scrutinized on everything from his former stances on abortion and gun …
Missouri’s Disgraced former Governor and current GOP Senate candidate, Eric Greitens, sank to a new low this morning. “A new low for Eric Greitens!” you’re probably thinking, “Why, that could mean literally anything!” You’d be right. Greitens past few years have been so scandal-plagued that “a new low” could mean almost anything. So let’s narrow …
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As Georgia’s attention turns from it’s Senate primary to the general election, Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Herschel Walker continues to self-immolate. This week alone, Walker has been outed for lying about his law enforcement “experience,” lying about training “to join” the FBI, and lying about being a good Dad. It’s almost as if his primary opponent …
