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Super-patriotic GOP candidate forgets words to the Pledge of Allegiance Watch him pledge his allegiance to … um … uh … Delusional Senate Republicans still believe they can control Trump What’s that definition of insanity again? Cartoon: A prickly situation Oh, Arizona. Polls show there's a cost to Trump alienating Haley voters Maybe telling them to take a hike wasn’t the best plan after all. This…

Donald Trump has had a lot to complain about since his first day in court. Whether it’s witch hunts or just how terrible everybody is for bringing dozens of charges against, one thing is clear: He's very uncomfortable about it all. Like, physically uncomfortable. At the end of his first day in court, Trump claimed that "everybody was freezing" in the "freezing room” of the New York City courthous…

by Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, both staunch reproductive rights advocates who ran on promises to protect abortion access, unveiled a website on Thursday that includes information on Arizona’s changing abortion laws and connects women seeking a procedure with providers. The website’s launch follows a month of turmoil in the political arena…

If you’re a vice presidential hopeful trying to catch Donald Trump’s eye, there are worse ways to do it than bragging about killing your dog for doing ordinary dog things. Kristi Noem, who’s best known as the COVID-loving governor of one of America’s top rectangular states, has added capricious dog killer to her résumé. And while in another place, time, or universe it might have seemed outlandish…

Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee told reporters Thursday that he plans to sign Republican-driven legislation that will let teachers carry guns in classrooms. "What's important to me is that we give districts tools," Lee said of the bill that is predicated on the deranged theory that more guns in schools will somehow create less gun violence. “That’s what we want more than anything is to add an addition…

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 along party lines on Thursday to restore net neutrality . The move fulfills a promise made by President Joe Biden in 2021 and effectively restores regulations put in place during the Obama administration . “In our post-pandemic world, we know that broadband is a necessity, not a luxury,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wrote. Net neutrality is th…

Following Pennsylvania's closed Republican primary earlier this week, former Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania says there’s something notable about the 16.6% of Republicans who voted for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley despite the fact that she exited the race well over a month ago. "There is a non-trivial, significant minority of Republicans who are not going to vote for Donald Trump,” Toomey t…

The Biden campaign has been putting out some amazing ads in the last month to remind voters of just how awful Donald Trump was in the White House and would be again. He was terrible on COVID, one ad points out . He’s dreadful on abortion, another reminds us . And then there’s this new digital ad on what is surely Trump’s greatest offense to American tradition: He thinks football is “boring as hel…

House Republicans’ attempt to impeach President Joe Biden has fizzled out . But the two members tasked with the job, Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Oversight Chair James Comer, needing to atone for their failure, have picked another fight: threatening to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over the Department of Justice’s refusal to provide the audio recordings of Biden’s interview …

As anti-Israel protests have spread across many of the country’s most prestigious college campuses this week, several Republicans in Congress have sought to burnish their pro-Israel credentials by calling for the U.S. military to respond. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton exhorted President Joe Biden to send in National Guard units, while obliquely encouraging motorists to run over protestors. Missouri Se…