...by Stephen Wolf Daily Kos Staff.... North Carolina: On Friday, North Carolina Republicans escalated their assault on democracy to yet another level when state party executive director Dallas Woodhouse issued a barely veiled threat to impeach the state Supreme Court if … [Read more...] about Political Power grab in North Carolina…. GOP floats impeaching N. Carolina Supreme Court in growing war on democracy…
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August 14, 2018 primaries after action report….Cook House race changes…
The Hill highlights five things the morning after.... Democrats rode a wave of firsts on Tuesday, becoming in Vermont the first major party to nominate an openly transgender woman for governor, while potentially picking the first African-American Democrat to serve in the House … [Read more...] about August 14, 2018 primaries after action report….Cook House race changes…
Republican?…Can I live with Trump world?
A Grand Ole Party supported cast a doubtful eye on the company his party leader has kept.... This week’s news about Omarosa secretly taping chief of staff John Kelly and President Donald Trump is yet another reminder of something about Trumpworld: Politics has always attracted … [Read more...] about Republican?…Can I live with Trump world?
Trump refuses Congress effort to block funding for recognition of Crimea as part of Russia…
Donald Trump again wants to go his own way to buddy up to Russian President Putin, even if his Intelligence and Defense Department 's don't want to go along (NATO and the Europeans either) and Congress either.... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a formal declaration … [Read more...] about Trump refuses Congress effort to block funding for recognition of Crimea as part of Russia…
China is going thru some economic and political turbulence….
The world's second largest economy is being pushed by its leadership to overtake #1..... America... That effort has caused worries around the globe... Donald Trump is pushing a trade war that is causing concerns at home.... Few in media have looked at the issue from … [Read more...] about China is going thru some economic and political turbulence….
Some NFL player’s go back to kneeing before the anthem…..
This isn't going the way Donald Trump and the NFL wanted to , eh? The gestures from Stills, Wilson and Quinn [Miami Dolphins players] come just a day after the Dolphins organization submitted a nine-page disciplinary document to the NFL that included a section called "Proper … [Read more...] about Some NFL player’s go back to kneeing before the anthem…..
US judge halts deportation order’s the plane turned around and threatens AG Sessions with contempt charges…
Under his boss Trump and Trump's trusted anti-immigration assistant? Attorney General Sessions and others have routinely disregarded government agreements and old protocols in handling immigration on a Federal level.... Federal judges around the country have been busy … [Read more...] about US judge halts deportation order’s the plane turned around and threatens AG Sessions with contempt charges…
Democrats CAN win in the MidWest (And in other places)…But NOT just from the Left…..
Bernie Sanders and new left favorite Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had the door slammed on them and their endorsed Democratic candidates.... This should come as no surprise..... While the media makes noise about them? Most Democratic voters do not.... And This is going to … [Read more...] about Democrats CAN win in the MidWest (And in other places)…But NOT just from the Left…..