Opinion | Speaker Johnson and the House show allies can rely on the U.S. -- still

In a world full of instability and threats -- autocracy, terrorism, cross-border aggression -- the question confronting endangered countries is: Can we count on the United States? Should we? From U...

Teamsters declare boycott of Coors - NW Labor Press

About 420 members of Teamsters Local 997 at the Coors brewery in Fort Worth, Texas, have been on strike since Feb. 17 seeking fair raises.

Delegates have an outsized role in picking Utah’s elected leaders. Here’s how.

Utah Republican and Democratic delegates have an oversized role in which politicians are nominated and elected in the Beehive State.

U.S. Army Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes to Face More Scrutiny Under New Regulation — ProPublica

The change comes after reporting from ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Military Times revealed that hundreds of soldiers charged with offenses like sexual assault and domestic violence left the Army without facing courts-martial.

what the fuck does Fox News think it’s doing

in which Jesse Watters and Fox engage in a little jury tampering

Two Unicorns on the Trump Jury - by Amee Vanderpool

Two Unicorns on the Trump's Jury

Our COVID Amnesia – Digby's Hullabaloo

JV Last writes about one of the most profoundly depressing aspects of this election --- half the country's willingness to reward Trump with another term despite his performance as the worst leader in a national crisis in memory. There’s a Churchill quote that goes something like this: The after..

Ukraine war briefing: Donald Trump says survival of Ukraine important to the US

Donald Trump has said the survival of Ukraine is important to the US, in what Reuters describes as a shift in tone days before Republicans are due to vote on a $61bn aid package in the US House of ...

Meet the people spending $800,000 or more to make Trump the next president

Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election, was recently found liable for sexual assault, and has been charged with 88 felonies. Trump is currently spending four days a week at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse. And yet, there are still a lot of rich people who choose to spend mas..

Sen. Rick Scott Says He’s a China Hawk. But He’s Made Lots of Money With China-Related Investments – Mother Jones

In November, ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued a press release casting himself as a fierce opponent of China. It declared, “Since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has introduced dozens of bills to punish Commun..

5 reasons journalists accept being lied to - by Mark Jacob

And why they think they’re blameless when they spread the lies

DeJoy Will Try to Help Trump Again in 2024

As many report significant delays in USPS mail and package delivery, members of Congress are warning about potential problems with November mail-in ballots if something is not done.

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The Conservative War on Democracy Was Over 200 Years in the Making – Mother Jones

Democracy is on the ballot in 2024—just not in the way you think.