Nicole Lafond
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Where Things Stand: Some Republicans Secretly Hope Jan 6 Hearings Make Trump Unelectable
Bon courage! Some members of the party that hasn't managed to figure out how to stiffen its spine in the face of Donald Trump for seven years are apparently… → Read More
Where Things Stand: It Was A ‘Movement’ Alright
Republicans have been putting in a lot of work today to convince you, before the Jan. 6 committee has even spoken a word this evening, that the findings are all… → Read More
Where Things Stand: Republicans Said A Lot Of Very Dumb Stuff About Guns Today
We've been covering Republicans' various deflection strategies (if you can even call them strategies) on addressing gun reform in the wake of the latest mass shootings in the U.S. for a few weeks. → Read More
Where Things Stand: Dems Compare Fox To Russian TV For Not Airing Jan 6 Hearings Live
Fox News couldn't possibly cut off its star attraction. Tucker Carlson's show airs from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET. The Jan. 6 committee hearing's debut on Thursday begins at 8 as well. It' → Read More
In Milo’s Hiring As MTG’s Intern, Viral Cruelty Remains The Point
Yes, on its face, it is pathetic and entertaining that the once-relevant, 37-year-old far-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos has been hired as an UNPAID intern for… → Read More
From ‘Doors’ To Abortion, GOP Blames Anything But Gun Laws For Mass Shootings
In the wake of three recent mass shootings in America in the last two weeks, Republicans are once again showing their collective ass, deploying a litany of… → Read More
Anti-Abortion Activists Have Been Collecting Data That Could Be Used Post-Roe For Years
A recent report from MIT Technology Review sheds light on the ways in which anti-abortion activists have collected data on-site at abortion clinics over the… → Read More
Where Things Stand: Destroying Docs In Shady Ways Was Apparently A Fixture Of The Trump WH
We already know a bunch of details about ex-President Trump's proclivity for ripping papers into tiny shreds after he was finished reading them during his… → Read More
Where Things Stand: The Dark, Familiar Parallels Found In The NRA Response To Columbine
Just a few days after gunmen entered Columbine High School in 1999 and murdered 13 students and adults, the National Rifle Association found itself in a situation darkly similar to what we' → Read More
Irate Biden Demands Reform: ‘When In God’s Name’ Will We ‘Stand Up To The Gun Lobby’
President Biden began his national address with a deep breath, a heavy sigh. In his remarks to the country following yet another mass shooting, the President seemed to be balancing two raw emotions… → Read More
Where Things Stand: Abbott Says 14 Children And One Teacher Killed In School Shooting
Just days after New York state was rocked by a devastating mass shooting in Buffalo where 10 people were killed by a white gunman, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R)… → Read More
Trans Issues May Be GOP’s Next Evangelical Energizing Vehicle
For weeks we've been watching Republicans squirm to find a messaging balance. The party as a whole is attempting to walk a bizarre tightrope as leaders try to downplay Republicans' → Read More
Where Things Stand: Trump Just Wants His Own Mini-Me
When Donald Trump looks at Dr. Oz, he sees himself. (He probably sees his own reflection in the glint in everyone's eye, but …) Mehmet Oz is super close to… → Read More
Where Things Stand: Schumer Asks Fox To Put A Stop To Some Of Tucker’s Rampant Racism
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reached out to Tucker Carlson, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch and other top Fox executives personally to ask them to stop… → Read More
Most Americans Don’t Want SCOTUS To Do What SCOTUS Is About To Do
New polling conducted by NBC News has found that American opposition to overturning Roe v. Wade is at a record high. The poll was conducted after the draft… → Read More
Pence Joins Parade Of GOPers Bucking Trump To Support Kemp
Republicans who aren't named Donald Trump see the value in an incumbent. Just 10 days out from the Republican gubernatorial primaries in Georgia, incumbent Gov. → Read More
Where Things Stand: Some Updates On Those Impending Jan 6 Panel Hearings
When the Jan. 6 select committee begins holding hearings on their investigative findings in about one month, we may see video testimony from some members of the… → Read More
Where Things Stand: Taking The Bait
There's an argument to be made that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) et al. knew what they were getting themselves into; the wrath from Trump their little musketeers-ing might evoke. → Read More
Where Things Stand: Does DeSantis Want A Treat Or Something At This Point?
Sure, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), go ahead and take home the trophy for passing the most outrageous/bizarre/problematic anti-education laws of all the red state governors in the land, if that' → Read More
Schumer Claims Biden’s Leaning His Way On Student Debt Cancellation
There's not a ton to make of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) remarks from the Senate floor today — when he suggested that President Biden is "moving in our direction" → Read More