The men were arrested outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where vote counting is taking place.Police in Philadelphia are probing an alleged plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Thursday night after receiving a tip that a group traveling north from Virginia in a Hummer planned to storm the location of vote-counting efforts.No one was harmed; , and no attack or other violence was carried out.Photographs taken by Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jessica Griffin and show that the Hummer in question had .QAnon decals on back window of Hummer parked near Pa. Convention...…The men were arrested outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where vote counting is taking place.Police in Philadelphia are probing an alleged plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Thursday night after receiving a tip that a group traveling north from Virginia in a Hummer planned to storm the location of vote-counting efforts.No one was harmed; , and no attack or other violence was carried out.Photographs taken by Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jessica Griffin and show that the Hummer in question had .QAnon decals on back window of Hummer parked near Pa. Convention...WW…

The final debate between President and former Vice President , held on Thursday evening, was the first one of the that actually felt like a debate.The was a chaotic disaster due to Trump’s constant interruptions; the second one didn’t happen because Trump refused to agree to debate virtually while he had (the candidates held instead). This time around, and the handy use of a mute button allowed both candidates to express their thoughts — leading to a mix of actual substantive policy exchanges and less-than-coherent mudslinging about families and personal finance.The format seems to have...…The final debate between President and former Vice President , held on Thursday evening, was the first one of the that actually felt like a debate.The was a chaotic disaster due to Trump’s constant interruptions; the second one didn’t happen because Trump refused to agree to debate virtually while he had (the candidates held instead). This time around, and the handy use of a mute button allowed both candidates to express their thoughts — leading to a mix of actual substantive policy exchanges and less-than-coherent mudslinging about families and personal finance.The format seems to have...WW…

President Trump’s campaign is shaped by, and aimed at, an audience largely existing on Twitter.At a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, last week, President Trump waxed philosophical on a subject close to the hearts of everyone in the audience: former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr. “Do you hear the news?” Trump said, “Bruce Ohr is finally out of the Department of Justice.”If you do not recognize the name “Bruce Ohr,” that’s not because you are inadequately informed — he does not really have a claim to fame. , is best known for meeting with former British intelligence officer...…President Trump’s campaign is shaped by, and aimed at, an audience largely existing on Twitter.At a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, last week, President Trump waxed philosophical on a subject close to the hearts of everyone in the audience: former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr. “Do you hear the news?” Trump said, “Bruce Ohr is finally out of the Department of Justice.”If you do not recognize the name “Bruce Ohr,” that’s not because you are inadequately informed — he does not really have a claim to fame. , is best known for meeting with former British intelligence officer...WW…

The far-right street fighting group has embraced violence — and Donald Trump.During Tuesday night’s debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump was asked by moderator of Fox News whether he would be “willing to condemn white supremacists and militia groups and say they need to stand down and not to add to the violence” taking place in cities like Portland, Oregon, and Kenosha, Wisconsin.Trump asked whom he should condemn; Biden suggested the Proud Boys, a far-right street fighting organization that has gained a following both online and in major cities...…The far-right street fighting group has embraced violence — and Donald Trump.During Tuesday night’s debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump was asked by moderator of Fox News whether he would be “willing to condemn white supremacists and militia groups and say they need to stand down and not to add to the violence” taking place in cities like Portland, Oregon, and Kenosha, Wisconsin.Trump asked whom he should condemn; Biden suggested the Proud Boys, a far-right street fighting organization that has gained a following both online and in major cities...WW…

The former Auburn University football coach will face Democrat Doug Jones in November.Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday, setting up a November match against current Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who became the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the state since 1992 when he defeated in a 2017 special election.In a state Donald Trump won handily in 2016, Tuberville is favored to win in November.Tuberville has never served in elected office (and only two years...…The former Auburn University football coach will face Democrat Doug Jones in November.Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday, setting up a November match against current Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who became the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the state since 1992 when he defeated in a 2017 special election.In a state Donald Trump won handily in 2016, Tuberville is favored to win in November.Tuberville has never served in elected office (and only two years...WW…

“We have been the Republican Party’s useful idiots.”What is the purpose of the Republican Party?That’s a question some social conservatives have been asking following the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 15 in , a major Supreme Court decision holding that federal law prohibits employment discrimination against LGBTQ workers — a decision written by Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch.Monday’s decision in , which found that a law requiring abortion providers to obtain hospital admitting privileges was unconstitutional, has only intensified that debate.Both cases gave the Supreme Court the...…“We have been the Republican Party’s useful idiots.”What is the purpose of the Republican Party?That’s a question some social conservatives have been asking following the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 15 in , a major Supreme Court decision holding that federal law prohibits employment discrimination against LGBTQ workers — a decision written by Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch.Monday’s decision in , which found that a law requiring abortion providers to obtain hospital admitting privileges was unconstitutional, has only intensified that debate.Both cases gave the Supreme Court the...WW…

Last Tuesday, I out a photo of a truck parked in downtown Washington, DC, not far from the White House and the that had engulfed the city.It was the bumper stickers on the back of the Toyota Tacoma that made me do it. They showed what of sorts, that may be having in 2020: from a 2000 sticker for John McCain’s failed presidential campaign to a sticker supporting Mitt Romney’s candidacy in 2012 to ones supportive of then-Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson in 2016 and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2020.And in the middle, a handwritten sign stating “Black Lives Matter.”I had...…Last Tuesday, I out a photo of a truck parked in downtown Washington, DC, not far from the White House and the that had engulfed the city.It was the bumper stickers on the back of the Toyota Tacoma that made me do it. They showed what of sorts, that may be having in 2020: from a 2000 sticker for John McCain’s failed presidential campaign to a sticker supporting Mitt Romney’s candidacy in 2012 to ones supportive of then-Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson in 2016 and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2020.And in the middle, a handwritten sign stating “Black Lives Matter.”I had...WW…

King David, President Trump, and using Scripture for political purposes.To social conservatives, particularly evangelicals, the Stormy Daniels saga presents an ethical quandary: The president they’ve tasked with against the “secular left” allegedly cheated on his third wife, just months after she gave birth, with an adult film star.Of course, Trump’s spiritual shortcomings (from accusations of rampant marital infidelity to alleged sexual assault to almost daily public insults of perceived enemies on Twitter) have been long known — and largely set aside by the conservative Christians who...…King David, President Trump, and using Scripture for political purposes.To social conservatives, particularly evangelicals, the Stormy Daniels saga presents an ethical quandary: The president they’ve tasked with against the “secular left” allegedly cheated on his third wife, just months after she gave birth, with an adult film star.Of course, Trump’s spiritual shortcomings (from accusations of rampant marital infidelity to alleged sexual assault to almost daily public insults of perceived enemies on Twitter) have been long known — and largely set aside by the conservative Christians who...WW…

But does cross-party voting work? Sort of.Karen Martin is an organizer for a local Tea Party group in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and a registered Republican. On February 29, she’ll cast a vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina Democratic primary.Some Republicans, including the president’s son, have been boosting Sanders, perhaps to encourage division within the Democratic Party. But Martin told me that her vote is about proving a different point.She and in South Carolina want to end the state’s open primary system, which they believe leads to excessively moderate candidates...…But does cross-party voting work? Sort of.Karen Martin is an organizer for a local Tea Party group in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and a registered Republican. On February 29, she’ll cast a vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina Democratic primary.Some Republicans, including the president’s son, have been boosting Sanders, perhaps to encourage division within the Democratic Party. But Martin told me that her vote is about proving a different point.She and in South Carolina want to end the state’s open primary system, which they believe leads to excessively moderate candidates...WW…

The organization best known for its links to the Tea Party movement is requesting a loan to shore up its foundation arm.FreedomWorks, a conservative-leaning organization best known for its support of the Tea Party movement and its longtime opposition to government bailouts, has applied for a Small Business Administration loan through the Paycheck Protection Program, Congress’s emergency response to the economic downturn.The loan is to support the group’s foundation arm., nonprofit groups are permitted to apply for in the of the . Those nonprofit groups include the FreedomWorks Foundation....…The organization best known for its links to the Tea Party movement is requesting a loan to shore up its foundation arm.FreedomWorks, a conservative-leaning organization best known for its support of the Tea Party movement and its longtime opposition to government bailouts, has applied for a Small Business Administration loan through the Paycheck Protection Program, Congress’s emergency response to the economic downturn.The loan is to support the group’s foundation arm., nonprofit groups are permitted to apply for in the of the . Those nonprofit groups include the FreedomWorks Foundation....WW…