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President Trump pardons former TN House Speaker Glen Casada, chief of staff, after corruption convictions President Donald Trump has pardoned the disgraced former Speaker of the Tennessee House Glen Casada and his co-conspirators after their corruption convictions and sentencing.

Hey John Thune . . .

DJT sure seems to like people who engage in corruption.

What do you think?

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When Dems take back the House, they should engage the GOP to agree to binding criteria to fill vacancies.

If the GOP refuses, the swearing in of their first two vacancies should be delayed by the same duration as the Turner and Grijalva situations.

"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." ~ Voltaire

An irony only Trump and Republicans can pull off. . .

Essential frontline federal employees work and don’t get paid.

House Republicans don’t work but still get paid.

Just one more thing to remember when you go to the polls.

Republicans don’t deserve your vote.

Tennessee Tries to Lure New York City Businesses Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) released a new video aimed at New York City business owners, urging them to consider moving to the south and saying Tennessee is open for business.

Don’t forget to bring your fiddle!

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Fixed that for him

The worst since 2003!!

As layoffs increase related to Republican economic policy . . .

And GOP House members don’t seem too interested in working . . .

It’s time for Americans to begin coming together and lay off these Republican dead beats in the 2026 midterms.

Let’s GO!

Iowa . . . beware.

The Republican governing majority is starving public education, undermining the state’s fiscal integrity and presiding over a polluting environmental policy.

Now the GOP is focusing its sights on the rural healthcare system.

😳😳😳😳😳😳

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Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, with U.S. employers announcing 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Republican economic policy performance grows worse each month.

Rising prices, fewer job opportunities and now an increasing trend of job loss.

Coming soon . . . many Americans priced out of health insurance access.

Republicans don’t care about you.

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Ah yes . . . hope everyone enjoyed their breakfast following an election night bitch slap!

“Oh . . . I actually have to do some work?”

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Jill Shudak: A fighter for the underdog, the leader Council Bluffs deserves Lisa Lima: Council Bluffs deserves a mayor who sees people, who hears them, and who fights for them. Jill Shudak is that person.

Congratulations to Jill Shudak, who defeated an incumbent to become the next mayor of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
(City elections are nonpartisan in Iowa, but local Democrats and labor activists were supporting Shudak)
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

Trump Silent on Dick Cheney’s Death The White House lowered its flags to half-staff yesterday after the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney — but President Trump remained silent on his death and the White House did not release a

OK lifelong, loyal conservatives . . .

Dick Cheney was one of your stalwarts.

Doesn’t this lack of decency bother you even a little bit?

Or has your soul gone black too?

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A great pic. Still amazed how Cowens could so ably mix it up with the much bigger bigs he faced.

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.

To the Dems in the Senate looking to end the shutdown . . .

Hold the phone.

After tonight’s election results, there are many congressional Republicans flat out shitting themselves.

Hold out for the ACA credits and SNAP.

Grass root Dems - your voters - expect it!

Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.

Great trial balloon!

That will certainly help employee recruitment going forward.

The folks in this administration are not very smart.

Many are flat out incompetent.

Republicans are making your life less safe and less secure at so many levels.

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Hey John Thune . . . is this OK?

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President Donald Trump endorses U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks • Iowa Capital Dispatch President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks as she seeks reelection to Iowa's 1st Congressional District seat in 2026.

Looks like MMM passes the Trump test for seeking more policies that promote economic hardship for working Americans.

She is weak and not serving the needs of middle class Iowans.

MMM and Republicans don’t care about you.

Send her home next November.

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Democrat Wes Moore is committing $91.17 per SNAP recipient in Maryland.

In Iowa, the Republican governor is committing $3.74 (that’s not a typo) per SNAP recipient but . . .

Even that paltry amount requires matching contributions by the public for full funding.

Republicans don’t care about you.

It’s GOP policies - enthusiastically supported by Feenstra - that result in many people needing food bank support.

That includes children, the elderly and the disabled.

Republicans don’t care about you.

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60 Minutes should do a follow-up during next week’s show offering clarification about Trump’s lies on air.

That won’t happen, of course. CBS has lost its soul. Loss of viewers will follow.

It only cost me $11.27 to give a small token of hope to a mother and child.
Random acts of kindness
try it it's rewarding

Democrat Wes Moore is committing $91.17 per SNAP recipient in Maryland.

In Iowa, the Republican governor is committing $3.74 (that’s not a typo) per SNAP recipient but . . .

Even that paltry amount requires matching contributions by the public for full funding.

Republicans don’t care about you.

Pffft. New Jersey Dems will be voting in droves on Tuesday.

The fraudulent voters are most always Republican. Habba won’t prosecute that.

Maybe you can carry some of them over to the next year. Kind of like unused vacation time. 🤷🏻