Vox: “A single adult with no children would have had to earn $17,900 or more in 2017 to pay $750 or more in federal income taxes that year.”
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Danger Sign for Democrats Eager to Run on Abortion Rights
In Texas’ 28th District, conservative Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) is running neck-and-neck with progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros (D) in one of the most scrutinized Democratic primaries of the night. As…
Flashback Quote of the Day
“We may not win Tuesday, but I can damn guarantee you that we are not down 30 points.” — Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue (R), to a reporter last week….
Ted Cruz Says Gun Control Won’t Work
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) immediately opposed any efforts on passing new gun restrictions even after a gunman killed 21 in a Texas school, CNN reports. Said Cruz: “Inevitably, when there’s…
Majority of Voters Want More Gun Control
A new Morning Consult poll finds 41% of voters believe it’s “very important” to pass new gun control measures, while 18% said it was “somewhat important.” Just 13% said it…
Ken Paxton Suggests Arming Teachers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) suggested to Newsmax that we arm teachers after a gunman killed 21 in a school shooting in his state. Save to Favorites
Report Delivers Damning Verdict on Boris Johnson
“Prime Minister Boris Johnson presided over an office in which there were widespread violations of coronavirus restrictions, according to a long-awaited government investigation released on Wednesday,” the New York Times…
Texas Republicans Made it Easier to Buy and Carry Guns
Insider: “Texas has made it easier to purchase guns in recent months — despite the state’s playing host to a series of mass shootings in recent memory, including the killing…
American Madness
Bari Weiss: “There is a deep sickness in this country. It goes beyond our addiction to guns. It’s an anti-social, anti-human disease that has gripped our society and our politics.”…
Iran Used Secret U.N. Records to Evade Nuclear Probes
“Iran secured access to secret U.N. atomic agency reports almost two decades ago and circulated the documents among top officials who prepared cover stories and falsified a record to conceal…
Majority of Americans Disapprove of Supreme Court
A new Marquette Law School poll finds a majority of Americans — 54% — now say they disapprove of the job the Supreme Court is doing following the leak of…
Thousands of Migrants Waiting at Border
“As many as 50,000 migrants are waiting in Mexican shelters for a chance to cross the border, hoping to run out the clock on Title 42, the Covid-era rule limiting…
Alabama GOP Senate Primary Heads to Runoff
Katie Britt (R) and Rep. Mo Brooks (R) are headed to a runoff in Alabama’s GOP Senate primary, the Washington Post reports. “Britt is a former aide to Sen. Richard…
Georgia Republicans Soundly Reject Trump’s Meddling
“Georgia Republican primary voters on Tuesday rejected former president Donald Trump’s attempt to unseat GOP officeholders who refused to join his fight to overturn the 2020 election, as Gov. Brian…
Trump Recalibrates His Standing in GOP
“Donald Trump has long been the dominant force in Republican politics, but as he has faced a spate of setbacks in recent weeks — punctuated Tuesday night by the defeat…
Senate Heads for Gun Control Reckoning
“Senate Democrats say a major floor debate on gun control is inevitable after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left at least 19 children and two adults dead, only 10…
Tweet of the Day
“Just to be clear, fuck you Ted Cruz. You fucking baby killer.” — Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), on Twitter, after Cruz offered prayers for the families of the children killed…
How Brian Kemp Crushed Trump in Georgia
“When Brian Kemp’s top donors huddled with the Georgia governor and his lieutenants at Atlanta’s Capital City Club earlier this year, they had reason to worry that his political career…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“As a nation we have to ask: When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? How many scores of little children, who witnessed what…
Chris Murphy Slams Colleagues After School Shooting
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) slammed his colleagues for doing “nothing” to address gun violence, hours after a gunman shot and killed at least 18 kids and one teacher at a…
Death Toll Rises to 19 in Texas School Shooting
A gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, killing 19 people, including 18 children, in what was the deadliest shooting at an American elementary school…
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