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Rep. Eric Swalwell reminds us who really has the right to complain when it comes to COVID-19

Even though I’m not a parent (you can thank me later, nonexistent kids who were never forced to explain my Igloo cooler-sized head and piquant yeti musk to your friends and classmates), I feel every …

Sun Dec 5, 2021

What do Tucker Carlson’s fans sound like? Rep. Swalwell releases voicemail threats to show us

California Rep. Eric Swalwell, like many Democratic officials, has been the target of right-wing media personalities like Tucker Carlson—largely because he is consistently vocal about GOP malfeasance …

Sun Oct 24, 2021

Gym Jordan yaps about vaccine mandates, gets shut down by Rep. Eric Swalwell

Republicans are increasingly making opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates a requirement for membership in their club, but sometimes, as Rep. Jim Jordan found out Tuesday night, that sets you up for …

Wed Oct 13, 2021

House votes to avert government shutdown and default. Senate Republicans are united in opposition

Here they go again: A government shutdown is coming after funding expires on September 30, unless Congress extends funding. House Democrats passed a bill Tuesday to do just that, and to suspend the …

Wed Sep 22, 2021

Fallout from Trump Justice Department data seizures on reporters and members of Congress continues

Attorney General Merrick Garland is meeting with leaders from CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and he’s going to have some explaining to do. All three media organizations have …

Mon Jun 14, 2021

First, Trump throws fit of rage. Then, FBI secretly scores Apple data on White House counsel

A New York Times piece revealed on Friday just how easy it was for former President Donald Trump’s administration to get top technology companies to supply data regarding congressional Democrats. In …

Sun Jun 13, 2021

Sessions, Barr, and Rosenstein all need to answer for the misuse of the DOJ

When Donald Trump wanted to talk about the investigation being conducted into how his campaign colluded with Russian agents, he used a term that was meant to demean and delegitimize. He called it …

Sat Jun 12, 2021

The DOJ subpoenaed Apple in attempt to get data from phones of Rep. Adam Schiff's teenage kids

When then attorney general William Barr sat down before the Senate to discuss his spin on the Mueller Report, then Sen. Kamala Harris had a decidedly pointed question for him: “Has the president or …

Fri Jun 11, 2021

Mo Brooks accuses Swalwell's team of 'accosting' wife to serve Trump insurrectionist his suit

Republican Rep. Mo Brooks is finally getting the lawsuit he deserves for helping to incite a riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The congressman from Alabama confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that he has …

Mon Jun 7, 2021