Senator John Barrasso started his Fox News Sunday appearance blasting President Biden and the Democrats but ended up defending himself to host Chris Wallace, who kept pointing out the ways Barrasso’s constituents would benefit from programs in Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. Barrasso began the interview by saying that Biden …
Read More »The Moment Met Joe Biden
WASHINGTON — I pulled up to the small gymnasium in the town of Sumter, South Carolina, to take the measure of Joe Biden. This was about a year ago, and he was just a candidate then, a beloved former vice president, darling of The Onion, and twice-failed presidential contender who, …
Read More »Early Turnout Is Huge. What Does that Mean for Biden's Chances?
WASHINGTON — The raw numbers are staggering. As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 69 million Americans had already voted in the 2020 election. With six days left until polls close on the night of November 3rd, experts estimate about 40 percent of the votes are already in. So what does …
Read More »See Dwayne Johnson Chat With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris After Endorsement
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time in his lengthy wrestling and acting career, with Johnson announcing Sunday his support for Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris on Election Day. “As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in …
Read More »Grief Is the Unofficial Theme of the Biden Campaign, and That's Exactly What We Need
Watching the Democratic National Convention, it was striking how many times grief came up throughout the four nights of speeches. At some points, it was addressed directly — when Joe Biden talked about the experience of losing his wife and infant daughter in a car accident in 1972, then his …
Read More »Useful Idiots: Dr. Robert Gallo on a COVID-19 Vaccine
In this week’s quarantine episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by biomedical researcher Dr. Robert Gallo to discuss the potential for a COVID-19 vaccine. For the Four Food Groups, Matt provides a couple of examples of Dems bein’ Dems (since he couldn’t just pick one). …
Read More »Bernie Sanders, Cardi B Reunite to Discuss Coronavirus, Joe Biden
Cardi B invited Sen. Bernie Sanders to join her on Instagram Live for a discussion about the coronavirus pandemic and voting for Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Sanders suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination last week and endorsed Biden on Monday. Cardi B and Sanders’ conversation was simultaneously …
Read More »Farewell to Mike Bloomberg 2020, the Most Colossal Flop of a Presidential Campaign in Modern History
WASHINGTON — Mike Bloomberg took the stage in the early evening on Super Tuesday and made a bold assertion. No matter how the results shook out that night, he told his supporters, “we have done something no one else thought was possible.” In a sense, he was right: He spent …
Read More »What the Hell Is Going on in Iowa?
It’s Thursday afternoon, the Iowa caucuses ended Monday night, and we still do not know who won. Here’s the precious little that we do know: Who won? Like I said, we don’t know. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is leading in the popular vote, banking …
Read More »When Will Trump Finally Leave Office? Plus: How to Watch Biden's Inauguration
Donald Trump was soundly defeated in the 2020 election and Joe Biden is president-elect. The weeks since the election have been a sickening roller coaster for our democracy. Despite losing by a landslide in both the popular vote and in the electoral college, Trump and his minions sought to undermine …
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