Washington GOP rep won't seek reelection

Rep. Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertMail ballot surge places Postal Service under spotlight Bottom Line The most expensive congressional races of the last decade MORE (R-Wash.), a seven-term Republican from a potential swing district outside Seattle, will not seek reelection next year, he said Wednesday. Reichert first won his seat in 2004, when he replaced Republican Rep….

GOP senator: If Moore wins, more people like Bannon will follow

Sen. Richard ShelbyRichard Craig ShelbyHouse pushes back schedule to pass spending bills Top Republican says Trump greenlit budget fix for VA health care GOP senators not tested for coronavirus before lunch with Trump MORE (R-Ala.) says that a potential victory for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore in the state’s upcoming GOP runoff would prompt anti-establishment Republicans…

GOP Obsession With Austerity Is to Blame for Sluggish Economic Recovery

Fiscal austerity in the wake of the Great Recession—imposed by Republicans on the federal, state, and local levels—is responsible for the sluggish pace of economic recovery since 2009, states a new paper that undercuts conservative attempts to pin the blame on President Barack Obama. “By far the biggest drag on growth throughout the recovery from…

'Good News,' Says Sanders, as McConnell Signals No Lame-Duck Vote on TPP

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that the U.S. Senate will not vote on the 12-nation, corporate-friendly Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) this year, buoying progressive hopes that the trade deal will never come to fruition.  Responding to the news, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)—whose opposition to the TPP was a hallmark of his presidential campaign—said:…

Cody-Brodie Lee dog collar TNT title match set for next AEW Dynamite

Cody did his first promo since his return to AEW, accepting TNT Champion Mr. Brodie Lee’s challenge for a dog collar match for next week’s live Dynamite. On Wednesday’s show, the former and inaugural TNT champion initially told Dasha Fuentes “no” and walked away, but came back into the ring and said, “No as in…

Channeling Sanders, Clinton Proposes Whopping Billionaire Estate Tax

In a nod to her former opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday proposed steeply elevating the estate tax for the wealthiest Americans. The former Secretary of State now advocates an estate tax of 65 percent, and said she would lower the cutoff for the estate tax to those estates worth more than $3.5…

Humane Society Warns: Trump Presidency is a 'Threat to Animals Everywhere'

A Donald Trump presidency would be a “threat to animals everywhere,” warned the political arm of the Humane Society, which on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Hillary Clinton with the launch of a new ad campaign that highlights the Republican nominee’s abysmal record on animal protection. “When you consider the potential for advancing animal welfare…

US Officially Enters War with Yemen Amid Charges of Saudi War Crimes

The U.S. officially entered war with Yemen late Wednesday, launching strikes on Houthis for the first time, purportedly in retaliation for attempted missile attacks on American warships earlier this week. An anonymous U.S. spokesperson said the strikes destroyed three radar installations used to target the USS Mason over the past four days. The American warship…

Pence to stump for Gillespie in Virginia

Vice President Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PencePence posts, deletes photo of Trump campaign staff without face masks, not social distancing Pence threatens to deploy military if Pennsylvania governor doesn’t quell looting Pence on Floyd: ‘No tolerance for racism’ in US MORE will be in Virginia later this week to stump for Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie, according to…

Flake stuns with fiery exit

Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE (R-Ariz.) shocked his colleagues on Tuesday by announcing that he will not run for reelection, saying he can no longer be “complicit” in President Trump’s transformation of the…