Salon4 hours agoDonald Trump's debate rout feeds his dictatorial desiresverified_publisherSalon - By Chauncey DeVegaAfter watching Thursday night’s presidential debate, I needed to go for a walk to clear my head. As is my habit during these last eight or so years, I walked down Michigan Avenue here in Chicago. I stopped at a 24-hour Walgreens store and purchased a bottle of Pepto Bismol for my sour stomach. I …
Salon5 hours agoRepublican glee over "immunity" decision shows they don't fear Donald Trump — they desire a dictatorverified_publisherSalon - By Amanda MarcotteEven though attempted murder is not one of his 34 felony convictions, Donald Trump has never been coy about his longing to kill people. During the 2016 campaign, Trump famously mused in a speech, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters." In …
Salon19 hours ago"Wasn’t just a horrible night": Democrats say party must be "honest" about Biden's viabilityverified_publisherSalon - By Marin ScottenDemocrats are publicly sharing their concerns about President Joe Biden’s re-election and urging his campaign to be open about his condition after Biden’s disastrous debate performance last Thursday. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., criticized the Biden campaign for dismissing concerns about the president’s …
Salon20 hours agoCNN poll suggests Harris does better than Biden in a race against Trumpverified_publisherSalon - By Marin ScottenThree-quarters of U.S. voters say the Democratic Party will have a better chance of winning November’s election if President Joe Biden isn’t the nominee, a new CNN poll suggests. Even so, the head-to-head numbers have not budged since CNN's last national poll in April, with Trump still beating …
Salon20 hours agoJustice Amy Coney Barrett says presidential immunity doesn't apply to Trump's fake electors schemeverified_publisherSalon - By Nandika ChatterjeeOne of Donald Trump’s attorneys is claiming that the “fake-electors” scheme qualifies as an “official act," thus exempting him from being prosecuted after the Supreme Court's immunity ruling on Monday, the Hill reported. Trump attorney Will Scharf told CNN Monday night that while some of the …
Salon21 hours agoRudy Giuliani disbarred "effective immediately": His misconduct "cannot be overstated," court saysverified_publisherSalon - By Nandika ChatterjeeRudy Giuliani has been disbarred “effective immediately” for his efforts to defraud the country and put up a slate of fake pro-Trump electors, a panel of judges in a New York state appeals court ruled Tuesday, The Hill reported. The former mayor and Trump personal attorney was initially suspended …
