--Stephen Colbert said that for a moment he was hoping there would be a sex tape of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), but he said that he would have to carve his eyes out with a grapefruit spoon. Beginning with the news about the end to the Afghan War, Colbert noted that it's gone, the war is so old, that it's too old to date Matt Gaetz. The host began his segment "Gaetz-Gaete" by mocking the suburban Orlando gated communities Gaetz would have the infamous parties. "Is Matt Gaetz a congressman or a high school senior?" asked Colbert. "You gotta come to my house after prom! Mark's brother got us the...…--Stephen Colbert said that for a moment he was hoping there would be a sex tape of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), but he said that he would have to carve his eyes out with a grapefruit spoon. Beginning with the news about the end to the Afghan War, Colbert noted that it's gone, the war is so old, that it's too old to date Matt Gaetz. The host began his segment "Gaetz-Gaete" by mocking the suburban Orlando gated communities Gaetz would have the infamous parties. "Is Matt Gaetz a congressman or a high school senior?" asked Colbert. "You gotta come to my house after prom! Mark's brother got us the...WW…

--The Georgia State House passed a bill that would eliminate tax breaks for Delta Airlines for jet fuel. The vote was 97-73 and moves onto the state Senate. In a memo Wednesday, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told employees that Georgia's new voter suppression law was "unacceptable" and "based on a lie" of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election. He was also joined by Coca-Cola's CEO, who also called it "unacceptable." Atlanta is the home to a major Delta Air hub, and in the past, the company has flexed its muscle in various political arguments. In a feud with the NRA, which is...…--The Georgia State House passed a bill that would eliminate tax breaks for Delta Airlines for jet fuel. The vote was 97-73 and moves onto the state Senate. In a memo Wednesday, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told employees that Georgia's new voter suppression law was "unacceptable" and "based on a lie" of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election. He was also joined by Coca-Cola's CEO, who also called it "unacceptable." Atlanta is the home to a major Delta Air hub, and in the past, the company has flexed its muscle in various political arguments. In a feud with the NRA, which is...WW…

--Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) . Image via Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons licensed.Something strange happened in Congress last night that may tag three Republican members with an ethics violation. The House held an overnight session so that they could avoid the U.S. Capitol amid the fears of another attack on the building from militia members and conspiracy theorists. that during a vote for HR 1280: The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) cast a vote for the bill. His Republican colleagues freaked out, saying that it needed to be changed. Three of them...…--Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) . Image via Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons licensed.Something strange happened in Congress last night that may tag three Republican members with an ethics violation. The House held an overnight session so that they could avoid the U.S. Capitol amid the fears of another attack on the building from militia members and conspiracy theorists. that during a vote for HR 1280: The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) cast a vote for the bill. His Republican colleagues freaked out, saying that it needed to be changed. Three of them...WW…

--Report typos and corrections to: .It shouldn't be a surprise that corruption was running rampant throughout the government of Donald Trump. The last six years have been filled with stories about ethics problems by Cabinet officials, political retaliation, self-protection, political promotion and more. Washington Post reporter with Trump's scandals, saying, "this is a person that has crossed so many lines: legal, ethical, moral, every line you can imagine, presidential norms be damned. Every single things we can think of."Another scandal was revealed with the publication of Geoffrey...…--Report typos and corrections to: .It shouldn't be a surprise that corruption was running rampant throughout the government of Donald Trump. The last six years have been filled with stories about ethics problems by Cabinet officials, political retaliation, self-protection, political promotion and more. Washington Post reporter with Trump's scandals, saying, "this is a person that has crossed so many lines: legal, ethical, moral, every line you can imagine, presidential norms be damned. Every single things we can think of."Another scandal was revealed with the publication of Geoffrey...WW…

--Report typos and corrections to: .A new book from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman claims that former planned to blockade himself in the White House and refuse to leave despite his loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. that White House aides told Haberman that Trump said multiple times that he would not leave the White House to make way for Biden, even though Trump had lost every court challenge and of the election."I'm just not going to leave," Trump told one aide who spoke with Haberman."We're never leaving," Trump told a separate aide. "How can you leave when you won...…--Report typos and corrections to: .A new book from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman claims that former planned to blockade himself in the White House and refuse to leave despite his loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. that White House aides told Haberman that Trump said multiple times that he would not leave the White House to make way for Biden, even though Trump had lost every court challenge and of the election."I'm just not going to leave," Trump told one aide who spoke with Haberman."We're never leaving," Trump told a separate aide. "How can you leave when you won...WW…

--Report typos and corrections to: .It shouldn't be a surprise that corruption was running rampant throughout the government of Donald Trump. The last six years have been filled with stories about ethics problems by Cabinet officials, political retaliation, self-protection, political promotion and more. Washington Post reporter with Trump's scandals, saying, "this is a person that has crossed so many lines: legal, ethical, moral, every line you can imagine, presidential norms be damned. Every single things we can think of."Another scandal was revealed with the publication of Geoffrey...…--Report typos and corrections to: .It shouldn't be a surprise that corruption was running rampant throughout the government of Donald Trump. The last six years have been filled with stories about ethics problems by Cabinet officials, political retaliation, self-protection, political promotion and more. Washington Post reporter with Trump's scandals, saying, "this is a person that has crossed so many lines: legal, ethical, moral, every line you can imagine, presidential norms be damned. Every single things we can think of."Another scandal was revealed with the publication of Geoffrey...WW…

RED BARBLUE BARAppointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) was asked about her “insider trading” scandal that was under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee and the Justice Department., Loeffler’s stock trades had peculiar timing. After receiving a briefing about the coronavirus early on in the pandemic, Loeffler dumped stocks that later fell because of the pandemic. At the same time, Loeffler was downplaying the seriousness of the virus. ADVERTISEMENTLoeffler said that her stock dump is the very definition of the American Dream. Rev. Warnock explained that he doesn’t believe that stock...…RED BARBLUE BARAppointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) was asked about her “insider trading” scandal that was under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee and the Justice Department., Loeffler’s stock trades had peculiar timing. After receiving a briefing about the coronavirus early on in the pandemic, Loeffler dumped stocks that later fell because of the pandemic. At the same time, Loeffler was downplaying the seriousness of the virus. ADVERTISEMENTLoeffler said that her stock dump is the very definition of the American Dream. Rev. Warnock explained that he doesn’t believe that stock...WW…

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--Report typos and corrections to: .The far right is rallying behind former Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin following his court-ordered removal from his commission seat last week.Griffin remained unrepentant, telling a far-right radio host that the judge who ordered him off the board had no authority to do so, and suggesting that shadowy forces barred him from office in order to further supposed election fraud in the state.Griffin was removed from office by order of Judge Francis Mathew on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Mathew ruled that Griffin violated the 14th Amendment by participating in the...…--Report typos and corrections to: .The far right is rallying behind former Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin following his court-ordered removal from his commission seat last week.Griffin remained unrepentant, telling a far-right radio host that the judge who ordered him off the board had no authority to do so, and suggesting that shadowy forces barred him from office in order to further supposed election fraud in the state.Griffin was removed from office by order of Judge Francis Mathew on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Mathew ruled that Griffin violated the 14th Amendment by participating in the...WW…

--Donald Trump (Photo by Mandel Ngan for AFP)If there's one piece of data discovered from the primary elections in 2022 it's that former President Donald Trump is quickly losing control of the Republican Party. data analyst David Byler, cited a series of opinion polls that show Republicans see Trump and the GOP as the same entity. Trump came into office as a kind of anti-establishment outsider, but after four years in office, that status has been muddied, the analysis shows. Trump was able to swing into power because, during the 2016 campaigns, many Republicans viewed their own party...…--Donald Trump (Photo by Mandel Ngan for AFP)If there's one piece of data discovered from the primary elections in 2022 it's that former President Donald Trump is quickly losing control of the Republican Party. data analyst David Byler, cited a series of opinion polls that show Republicans see Trump and the GOP as the same entity. Trump came into office as a kind of anti-establishment outsider, but after four years in office, that status has been muddied, the analysis shows. Trump was able to swing into power because, during the 2016 campaigns, many Republicans viewed their own party...WW…