Something remarkable happened in Minnesota this week, and it wasn't the weather. Eight Democratic lawmakers sat in a committee room and voted in lockstep to shield Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison from an impeachment investigation. The resolution died 8-8 along party lines. No debate about the merits. No soul searching about accountability. Just raw … [Read more...] about Walz and Ellison Walk Free While Minnesota Democrats Block Impeachment Vote
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ATF Report in Charlie Kirk Murder Case Reveals the Messy Reality of Forensic Science
The unsealing of federal ballistics evidence in the Charlie Kirk murder case tells you everything you need to know about the difference between CSI television and actual criminal justice. It's messy. It's incomplete. And yet it still points in one damning direction. Judge Tony Graf in Provo, Utah just made public an ATF report that couldn't definitively match bullet fragments … [Read more...] about ATF Report in Charlie Kirk Murder Case Reveals the Messy Reality of Forensic Science
The Vatican Got Political and Trump Just Cut Off the Money
There's an old saying worth remembering right now. If someone tells you it's not about the money, you can bet your last dollar it's about the money. The Vatican has spent decades staying relatively quiet on specific geopolitical conflicts. Sure, popes have condemned war in general terms. That's expected. That's part of the moral framework they're supposed to provide. But Pope … [Read more...] about The Vatican Got Political and Trump Just Cut Off the Money
Boebert Takes Aim at Pension Payouts for Disgraced Former Congressmen
Lauren Boebert isn't letting this one slide. The Colorado Republican announced Wednesday she's working to strip former Representatives Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales of their taxpayer-funded pensions after both men resigned this week amid serious sexual misconduct allegations. And honestly? It's about time someone said what millions of Americans are thinking. Here's the deal. … [Read more...] about Boebert Takes Aim at Pension Payouts for Disgraced Former Congressmen
Tom Steyer wants to jail ICE agents while profiting from the prisons that hold immigrants
There's something almost poetic about a billionaire hedge fund manager positioning himself as the scourge of corporate elites and immigration enforcement. Almost. Tom Steyer's run for California governor represents the kind of contradiction that should make voters pause, but in the Golden State's political circus, it might just be par for the course. Steyer made his fortune … [Read more...] about Tom Steyer wants to jail ICE agents while profiting from the prisons that hold immigrants