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“It won’t work”: Kelly responds to Trump admin’s court-martial threat

Sen. Mark Kelly isn’t concerned about the Trump administration’s threats of a court-martial. Kelly joined several other Democratic lawmakers earlier this month in a video that encouraged troops to disobey any unlawful orders they might be asked to carry out.…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“That cannot be the law”: Judge tosses Trump’s “extraordinary” case against James Comey

A federal judge dismissed the government’s case against former FBI director James Comey after finding the sole prosecutor was not lawfully serving in her role. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Morale has never been lower”: Republicans fear “rough” 2026 midterms

Congressional Republicans are sounding the alarm over the next year’s midterm elections, with concerns growing that Democrats could be on track for a major victory next November. Polling data shows that a bipartisan majority disapprove of President Donald Trump‘s performance…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“The swamp won”: Republicans lament loss of Elon Musk’s DOGE

Republicans are sending their condolences to the newly shuttered Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which quietly ceased operations over the weekend, eight months ahead of schedule. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor reported that the Elon Musk-run DOGE “doesn’t…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Social media’s reckoning may have arrived — thanks to Elon Musk

In 2014, Buzzfeed News reported on the Internet Research Agency, a “troll farm” based in Russia that waged an organized propaganda campaign across social media. According to internal emails, operatives were instructed to run multiple Facebook, Twitter and blog accounts,…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Charlie Kirk’s death is tearing MAGA apart

The shooting death of Charlie Kirk was supposed to be a galvanizing moment for the MAGA movement. Mere hours after an assassin’s bullet tore through the neck of the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder on Sept. 10 on the campus…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Ruwa Romman’s case for economic populism in Georgia

Ruwa Romman, a Georgia state representative and outspoken progressive, is taking an affordability agenda to the Peach State in her bid for governor. Romman, who rose to national prominence during the 2024 Democratic National Convention, told Salon that she believes…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of his new policies

Few political alliances in recent American history have seemed as solid as the one between Donald Trump and the country’s farmers. Through three elections, farmers stood by Trump even as tariffs, trade wars and labor shortages squeezed profits. But Trump’s…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Mamdani on working with Trump: “I’m not coming into the Oval Office to make a stand”

Zohran Mamdani still believes Donald Trump is a fascist and a threat to democracy, but that won’t stop the mayor-elect from working with the president where he can. The soon-to-be mayor met with Trump at the White House earlier this…

November 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“American public isn’t stupid”: Slotkin says Trump’s “sedition” threats are a distraction

Sen. Elissa Slotkin thinks President Donald Trump‘s continued rage at a group of six Democratic senators is nothing more than a distraction from the Epstein files and a faltering economy. The Democratic senator from Michigan was one of six lawmakers…

November 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0