May 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
Kristi Noem's Senate Hearing Faceplant Goes Viral

One would think the Secretary of Homeland Security would know the definition of "habeas corpus," but she offered Democratic New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan the exact opposite of what habeas corpus is. She's either stupid and unfit for the job, or she's gaslighting us. Or, she's all three.

May 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM EDT
Noted Oncologist Donald Trump Fails At Basic Facts On Biden's Diagnosis

Like his vice president, Donald Trump, is trying to spin a conspiracy theory about Handsome Old Joe Biden's diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer. He's also taking a leaf from his human 8-ball of a son, Coke Jr. Dr. Trump claimed that Biden knew about it years ago because he is at "stage nine," which is a stage of cancer that doesn't exist. There are only four stages of cancer, Mr. Stable Genius ? , sir.

May 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM EDT
Trump First Offered To Buy Qatar Jet. Somehow, It Became A Gift

The Yambo administration approached Qatar about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by His Highness, four sources familiar with the discussions said. This does not fit the heartwarming narrative that Qatar reached out and offered the jet as a "gift" to him. "Sir, sir, we'd be so honored if you would agree to take our gold-plated flying brothel off our hands!" Via CNN: After Trump took office in January, the Pentagon contacted Boeing and was told the company would not be able to deliver the new jets it was building to replace the aging presidential planes for another two years, the sources said.

May 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM EDT
Dem NJ Congresswoman Charged With ALLEGEDLY Assaulting ICE Agent

The DoJ said it filed charges yesterday against Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, for ALLEGEDLY assaulting law enforcement this month at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark. Via NBC News: Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba made the announcement on X, where she accused the Democratic lawmaker of "assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement."

May 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM EDT
Van Orden Leaves No Back Unstabbed

We already knew that Rep. Drunken Van Orden was a mean drunk when he drunk raged at the teenaged senate pages. But now, DVO has shown the world that he is just a mean, backstabbing SOB. DVO had always claimed to be all in for the farmers who make up a large part of his district, but there had been signs that would cause one to pause to wonder whether that was true. Oh, sure, DVO put up a good show, but it wasn't hard to find the tells that he was lying through his bourbon-stained teeth. There was the fact that he continuously and willfully failed to produce a farm bill. More recently, there was the time that he started to screech at the professor who testified that congress was looking to cut farmers' lifelines like SNAP and other important programs.

May 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM EDT
Mike's Blog Roundup

Defender - Elon Musk's idiot chatbot goes full Boer; Law Dork - Matthew Kacsmaryk shouldn't be a judge;

May 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM EDT
GOP Lawmakers Cower Over Trump's $400M Qatar Payoff

Congressional Cowards  is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him""no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions.

May 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM EDT
Open Thread: CBS Chose Dishonor

JOHN OLIVER on How Trump is weaponizing the FCC against networks with his attack dog chair Brendan Carr -- like a ref wearing a team's jersey. And CBS is capitulating.

May 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM EDT
DOGE's Social Security 'Fraud Hunt' Exposed As Sham That Delayed Payments

An internal Trump administration document reportedly shows that anti-fraud checks recently installed at the Social Security agency have found just two cases of potentially improper benefit claims out of more than 110,000""a rate of 0.0018%. The documents, first reported Thursday by Nextgov/FCW , further undercut President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's narrative that Social Security is brimming with fraud. Musk falsely claimed in March that "40% of the calls into Social Security were fraudulent."

May 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM EDT
What To Know About The U.S. House GOP's Student Loan Overhaul

by Shauneen Miranda, Florida Phoenix May 17, 2025 WASHINGTON -- Students and families could see significant changes to how student loans are repaid as well as cuts to federal student aid as congressional Republicans look to slash billions of dollars in federal spending to offset the cost of President Donald Trump's sweeping agenda.

May 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM EDT
JD Vance Can F*ck All The Way Off For This Swipe At Biden After Diagnosis

News of former President Handsome Old Joe Biden's diagnosis of an 'aggressive form' of prostate cancer is bringing out the best and worst in people. One of the worst responses is from co-vice-president J.D. Vance, who questioned Biden's fitness while in office, even though the former President doesn't have an advanced cancer. It's an aggressive one. And even though we've witnessed Donald J. Trump's mental decline for years, Vance went there.

May 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM EDT
Van Orden: Republicans Don't Vote Due To Too Many Elections

This past weekend, the Republican Party of Wisconsin had their state convention. One of the issues they tried to tackle is why they have been losing so many elections lately and how to stop it. Reporter Emilee Fannon caught up with Rep. Drunken Van Orden, but apparently not before he had caught up with the bartender. Make sure you watch until the end: FANNON: What do you think went wrong or what goes wrong in spring elections here in Wisconsin?