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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Thursday to talk about why Donald Trump’s candidacy poses a continued threat to democracy—and the media’s crucial role in pointing that out. 

One key outcome of Tuesday's primaries in Indiana: House Republican leaders will have even more implacable crazies to contend with next year, and we're surveying the damage on this week's episode of "The Downballot." Marlin Stutzman, a tea party OG who helped push out John Boehner, narrowly won the Republican nod to reclaim his old seat while the erratic Victoria Spartz (who voted to oust Mike Johnson while we were recording) successfully managed to "un-retire" more than a year after saying she wouldn't seek another term. Читать дальше...

Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to oust the speaker and fails immediately 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday was a  resounding failure, but her stunt did make something strikingly clear: Johnson’s leadership among Republicans is tenuous, and Democrats have all the power when it comes to protecting him. They were quick to remind him of that.

A cartoon by Jeff Danziger.

There is really only one signature legislative “achievement” from Donald Trump’s time in the White House: The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He did other things while in office—bungling the pandemic, wrecking relationships with allies, insulting veterans—but when it comes to bills pushed through Congress and collecting Trump’s signature, there’s only one thing that stands out. A tax bill that emptied the nation’s coffers to pay off billionaires and corporate bosses. 

Donald Trump's administration became infamous for routinely declaring it was "Infrastructure Week," only to make exactly zero progress on his pledge to “put millions of our people to work” rebuilding highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, and hospitals. In political circles, mentioning "Infrastructure Week" not only drew surefire laughs, it also became synonymous with Trump's pervasive governing incompetence. In the end, Trump and his allies never even got around to unveiling a bill on the matter. Читать дальше...

Adult film actor and director Stormy Daniels will be back on the stand Thursday morning in Donald Trump’s trial for 34 counts of falsifying documents to hide his relationship with Daniels during the 2016 campaign. Trump’s defense team is expected to continue its cross-examination, and prosecutors have already announced there will be questions under redirect when Trump’s team is finished.

President Joe Biden traveled to Racine, Wisconsin, Wednesday to the future site of a new AI data center, where he announced Microsoft’s $3.3 billion investment in the location. The project is expected to generate 2,000 permanent jobs and 2,300 additional union jobs during construction.

Haiti’s new unelected governing body, the Transitional Presidential Council, was sworn in on April 25. As Reuters notes, “[t]he transitional government's mandate runs until February 2026, by when there are slated to be elections, and cannot be renewed. No date has been set for its naming of a new prime minister or council president.”

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It’s ethically wrong—and terribly unfair—to poke fun at a person’s private medical status. As Democrats, we don’t like it when people ridicule President Joe Biden’s age, and it was definitely out of bounds for right-wing media to baselessly speculate on Hillary Clinton’s health during the 2016 election cycle. That said, independent president-ish candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a dead worm in his brain.

Sure, Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would not pursue her pointless attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson this week. But that was Tuesday. On Wednesday, she decided to go for it after all.

Former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is endorsing Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz’s primary challenger, former naval pilot Aaron Dimmock.