Mary Margaret Olohan on November 6, 2020 Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested Friday that “Trump sycophants” should be held accountable for their “complicity in the future.” The recently reelected congresswoman tweeted asking whether anyone was keeping track of comments made by “Trump sycophants.” She was likely referring to supporters of President Donald Trump…
The 2020 Presidential election may test the competence of Congress to manage the Republic. The House has elected two presidents when no candidate received the required number of electoral votes; 270 today. What happens, however, if, on January 20, 2021, a president has not been chosen due to states being unable to certify a sufficient…
Chuck Ross on November 29, 2018 A former personal attorney for President Donald Trump pleaded guilty Thursday to one charge in the special counsel’s investigation. Michael Cohen will plead guilty to making false statements to Congress about his contacts with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to ABC News. Cohen will admit to lying…
Molly Prince on November 28, 2018 House Democrats selected Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as the nominee for speaker of the House on Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with the caucus. The nomination marks a win for Pelosi in the first major step in her bid to reclaim the leadership position when Democrats take back control of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democratic strategists are planning how to take the US House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms, according to a statement made by a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee aide Tuesday. “The storm clouds that normally hover above a wave election seem to be forming, which is incompetence,…