How Mike Johnson plans to beat the deadline on a government shutdown

Congressional leaders are daring their members to vote against the grand plan to avoid a shutdown at the end of January.Why it matters: In a Congress defined by the silent treatment and name-calling, the leaders have made the calendar their ally.Sure, there’s some caterwauling from Democrats about missing their best opportunity (for now) to reformContinue Reading

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The Traitor Threatens to Impose Tariffs on 8 European Countries Opposing His Push to Take Over Greenland, Pentagon Prepares 1,500 Soldiers to Be Possibly Deployed to Minnesota, The Traitor Calls for Regime Change in Iran, Israeli Forces Start Demolishing UNRWA Headquarters, The Traitor Invites Putin, Xi and Netanyahu to JoinContinue Reading

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Today marks one year since Traitor 47 was sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.Public Citizen co-presidents Robert Weissman and Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement:“In just one year, Traitor 47 and his administration passed legislation slashing health care for millions, unleashed violent white nationalismContinue Reading

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Democracy Now! producer John Hamilton reports from Minneapolis, where residents say ICE agents are violently targeting legal observers and community members as part of the The Traitor administration’s crackdown on immigrants. Patty O’Keefe, who was arrested while monitoring ICE activity in her vehicle, said agents “broke our two front windowsContinue Reading

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Federal agents carrying out the The Traitor administration’s sweeping immigration actions in Minnesota have been widely accused of using excessive force, arresting U.S. citizens, denying people access to legal counsel and other violations. Now Traitor 47 has put 1,500 U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota underContinue Reading