Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are back tracking | CNN Politics Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he wo...

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN that he would swear her in “as soon as she wants.”

'Gross': Ex-RNC spokesman disgusted as Trump admin warps country star's song to troll him A former Republican National Committee spokesman ripped the Trump administration on Tuesday on MSNBC for twisting a song about giving people a "second chance" into one about "chaining people and vengeance."Tim Miller of The Bulwark joined "Deadline: White House" with host Nicolle Wallace to discuss ...

A former Republican National Committee spokesman ripped the Trump administration on Tuesday on MSNBC for twisting a song about giving people a "second chance" into one about "chaining people and vengeance."Tim

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

Boebert & Burchett are complaining that George Santos is having a difficult time with prison.

Speaker Mike Johnson is seen, in 2024, with Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. all linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump Jr. is also present, known for his public and personal ties to Andrew Tate, who faces human-trafficking charges. #OpDeathEaters

'Hypocrite!' Pam Bondi's attack notes snapped by photographer during contentious hearing Attorney General Pam Bondi drew reactions from those watching her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when, instead of answering specific questions from Democrats, she turned to attack them personally. Bondi attacked Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) over a campaign talking poi...

Attorney General Pam Bondi drew reactions from those watching her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when, instead of answering specific questions from Democrats, she turned to attack them personally.

Remember, a major component of the MAGA cult establishing an alternate reality—a term I use here literally rather than figuratively—is getting Trump supporters to *actually* (not merely rhetorically) believe that Joe Biden was president in 2020, when the pandemic started.

This cannot be overstated.

Don Jr unloads on [checks notes] Fox News: "That's what happens when you have a more RINO network. They want to be loved, they just want the power...I don't watch it anymore because it's so ridiculous. They try so hard to be unbiased that they're actually biased toward conservatives at this point."

Declaring that unless state governments *do the job of the federal government* it is "insurrection" is a wild take inasmuch as it's the diametrical opposite of everything Republicans said over the last 100+ years

As I've said before, if you want to know what MAGAs believe in, it's literally nothing

'Don't need that!' Top Republicans bicker over shutdown relief pay for troops As the federal government shutdown rages on, Republicans in Congress have a new headache to worry about as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) clashes with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) about whether to convene to pass an emergency extension of pay for troops.The shutdown has no end in sigh...

'Don't need that!' Top Republicans bicker over shutdown relief pay for troops

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ , Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson !" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom , Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

A post from Robert Reich. The text says, "Just an FYI: We’re not facing a “government shutdown.” This is a Trump-MAGA Republican shutdown. Call it what it is."

Let’s call a spade a spade. Republicans own this shutdown.

The praise (yes, *praise*) by CNN for Pam Bondi is stunning, given that this was the most startlingly unprofessional public performance by an Attorney General in at least a century: "Bondi fended off questions....using quick-one liners to deflect and personal attacks to push back against Democrats."

The subhed here is a master class in corporate journalism rewarding malfeasance via semantics

Bondi didn't valiantly fend something off, she refused to answer legitimate questions before Congress because the answers would be horrifying and politically inconvenient

And that's a profile in cowardice

A screenshot of an X.com post by House Homeland Security Committee (@HouseHomelandSecCo) stating, "We're drawing a blank, let us get back to you," with an image of a crowd storming a government building, featuring individuals in red caps and carrying flags. Below, a reply from @Acyn , Acyn, posted 5 hours earlier, quotes Stephen Miller asking, "when in our history have we tolerated unlawful, riotous assemblies around government buildings," accompanied by a video thumbnail of Miller speaking on a news program, labeled "OANN 0:13" with text identifying him as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Miles was chief of staff at DHS in Trump’s first term 👇🏽

it's interesting to me how suspicious Republican Sen. Kennedy seems to be about Epstein and the administration's handling of it

Bondi refuses to answer questions about the Homan bribery scandal but deflects with personal attacks on Padilla

Why is Pam Bondi protecting pedophiles?

America will properly understand the situation it is in when Democrats stop appearing for these hearings *and* media stops covering them.

Until that happens, we're simply following old paths like zombies, refusing to accept that these tired performances only *advance* the cause of authoritarianism.

WELCH: There's a tape, right, with Mr Homan. Is there a tape with audio and video of the transfer of $50k?

BONDI: You would have to talk to Director Patel about that

WELCH: I'm talking to you

BONDI: I don't know the answer

WELCH: You do know

BONDI: Don't call me a liar!

Move over, Lincoln. Pam Bondi says Trump "is the greatest peace president of our lifetime, probably in our history."

Pam Bondi: Anti-Rule of Law. Pro-Corruption. That is all.

has anybody ever been more obviously full of shit than Pam Bondi is at the end of this 20 second clip?

A screenshot of an X.com post by @Chris_Meloni asking, "Are the Epstein files in Chicago?" followed by a reply from @Sec_Noem , Secretary Kristi Noem, stating, "Chicago, we're here for you," accompanied by a nighttime aerial video of a cityscape labeled "BODY CAM 2" with a timestamp of "2025-09-30" and a duration of 1:07.

Maybe Portland.

Democrats are winning the shutdown Republicans, meanwhile, are bumbling and stumbling.

"To the extent Republicans have managed to settle on a single talking point, it’s that Dems want taxpayer $ to pay for healthcare for undocumented people — a lie so egregious even the mainstream media is balking at repeating it. It’s almost self-parodic messaging & polling suggests it’s not working"

"The broader goal is the militarization of major cities before 2026 elections... Next year, I fear that what they're gonna do is deploy these folks to polling places & say they're protecting the vote. Trump knows without these breaches of the Constitution, he's gonna lose Congress." - Gov. Pritzker