AOC knocks 'bigotry and callousness' at Times Square rally for Palestine ( www.politico.com )
“It should not be hard to shut down hatred and antisemitism where we see it. That is a core tenet of solidarity,” Ocasio-Cortez said....
The right is getting weirder about sex ( www.salon.com )
Close watchers of the MAGA movement have been chronicling the alarming escalation of both violent intimidation and overt white supremacy in recent weeks. Donald Trump, of course, now begs his followers on a nearly daily basis to murder his perceived enemies. But the rhetoric is spiraling, with people like Fox News host Greg...
RFK Jr. goes independent. Does that hurt Biden or Trump? ( www.politico.com )
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to be the most formidable independent presidential candidate in more than two decades....
DeSantis to sit down with Morning Joe as part of media blitz ( www.politico.com )
The Florida governor is hitting up more adversarial press in an effort to make a contrast with Donald Trump.
Rand Paul blocking Iron Dome funding comes back to haunt him ( www.newsweek.com )
Senator Rand Paul has faced criticism for previously trying to block funding for Israel's Iron Dome defense system following Hamas' attack against Israel over the weekend....
Jim Jordan tried to help Trump mount a coup. Now he gets to be speaker? ( www.motherjones.com )
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), like Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the man he hopes to replace as House speaker, lies a lot. Jordan’s rapid-style monologues—on topics such as Russia’s attack on the 2016 election, Donald Trump’s 2019 effort to extort Ukraine, Hunter Biden, and internet censorship—are often loaded with...
RFK Jr.’s Siblings Issue Scathing Statement On His ‘Perilous’ Third Party Run: ‘Dangerous to Our Country’ ( www.mediaite.com )
RFK Jr. is expected to drop his Democratic primary bid and launch an independent or third-party run ( apnews.com )
Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce Monday that he will drop his Democratic bid for president and run as an independent or third-party candidate, adding a new wrinkle to a 2024 race currently heading toward a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump....
RFK Jr. launches independent bid for president, leaving Democratic race against Biden ( abcnews.go.com )
Trump complains it took Alvin Bragg too long to charge him ( www.msnbc.com )
California governor Newsom vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost ( apnews.com )
NYC pro-Palestine rally splits Democrats over Israel ( www.politico.com )
A pro-Palestinian rally Sunday in Times Square endorsed by the city chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America ensnared prominent party members amid widespread condemnation of the event....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill aimed at limiting the price of insulin to $35 ( apnews.com )
Majority of Americans — and even the majority of Republicans — support McCarthy's ouster ( www.politico.com )
A new CBS News poll found that a majority of Americans support the House’s move to oust Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker, with 60% of adults in the U.S. backing the removal....
Centrist GOP effort to reinstate McCarthy picks up steam after Israel attacks ( www.politico.com )
Ron DeSantis appears to be wearing extreme heel lifts and is having trouble walking in them ( boingboing.net )
Lawmakers want to help Israel, but political chaos means it won’t be fast ( www.politico.com )
Within hours of the stunning attack by Hamas militants in Israel, U.S. lawmakers were quick to promise more aid to America’s closest ally in the Middle East....
Pentagon says it will support Israel after Netanyahu declares war ( thehill.com )
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. stands squarely by Israel and will ensure it “has what it needs to defend itself” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against Palestinian militants that launched a surprise attack on his country....
Scores dead in Israel and Gaza after Hamas shock attack on Israeli towns ( www.reuters.com )
This seems far more serious than the typical lobbing explosives at each other in which Hamas and Israel habitually partake.
Elizabeth Warren Just Backed an ‘Online Safety’ Bill That Will Harm LGBTQ Youth ( www.vice.com )
The Kids Online Safety Act has gained support from right-wing groups that want to crack down on LGBTQ content, and now Senator Elizabeth Warren....
Rand Paul says ‘without question’ Fauci belongs in jail ( thehill.com )
This would be pretty funny if he weren't elected to a major institution....
“Tip of the iceberg”: Experts sound the alarm after Trump blabbed nuclear secrets at Mar-a-Lago ( www.salon.com )
Judge To Trump: Explain Why You Think The Law Doesn't Apply To You ( talkingpointsmemo.com )
President Trump won several more weeks to file some motions in his D.C. election interference case, but the March 2024 trial date will remain the same, a federal judge ruled on Friday....
Moms for Liberty is taking over Banned Books Week ( www.motherjones.com )
It’s the American Library Association’s annual Banned Books Week, a tradition that started in 1982. This year, the theme is “Let Freedom Read!” in honor of record-breaking efforts to censor books now sweeping the nation’s libraries and schools. Yesterday, I published a story about Wyoming’s Cambell County Public...
Fox News’s Bret Baier to host televised forum with three Speaker candidates ( thehill.com )
Fox News’s Bret Baier is scheduled to host a televised forum for the three candidates for Speaker of the House — an unusual move that follows Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) unprecedented ouster as Speaker....