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Jay Jones Hints at Just What Kind of Attorney General He Might Be

October 17, 2025 just, might, general, attorney, Jones, Kind, hints0 comment

It is considered impolite to say, “We told you so.” However, after the debate Thursday between Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and his Democrat challenger, Jay Jones, the temptation to is daunting. Last week, in the wake of the “October Surprise” release of Jones’ text messages from 2022 where he fantasized about shooting then-Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert and about Gilbert’s two children dying in his wife’s arms, we published a look into the substantial punitive power that a Virginia attorney general has—power that Jones could…

Sometimes a Parade Is Just a Parade

June 7, 2025 Sometimes, just, Parade0 comment

President Donald Trump has gotten his way and will oversee a military parade in Washington, D.C., this summer on the Army’s birthday, which also happens to be his own. Plans call for nearly 7,000 troops to march through the streets as 50 helicopters buzz overhead and tanks chew up the pavement. One option has the president presiding from a viewing stand on Constitution Avenue as the Army’s parachute team lands to present him with an American flag. The prospect of all this martial pomp, scheduled for June 14, has elicited…

India accuses Pakistan of violating ceasefire just hours after agreement

May 10, 2025 accuses, Pakistan, hours, just, India, agreement, ceasefire, violating, after0 comment

An Indian official accused Pakistan of breaking a truce hours after the U.S. mediated the agreement. The Washington Times stories: White House

Just Don’t Call Her Unqualified

May 10, 2025 call, don't, just, unqualified0 comment

Donald Trump has been widely ridiculed for staffing his administration with unqualified partisan hacks recruited from Fox News. This is not quite fair. Yesterday, Trump named Jeanine Pirro as the new interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. Pirro is a partisan hack recruited from Fox News, but she’s a qualified one. Millions of Americans know Pirro as a prolific conservative-television pundit, most recently as a member of Fox News’s afternoon talk show, The Five. Even compared with other right-wing TV personalities, Pirro’s record of unwavering Trump support, including at his…

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

December 21, 2024 Rejects, shutdown, trumps, after, averted, Congress, Deadline, debt, Demands, just, government, Limit0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season. But the day’s outcome was uncertain after Trump doubled down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal…

MoveOn: Every House Republican Just Caved to MAGA Trump Impeachment Ploy

December 15, 2023 MoveOn, Republican, House, just, Trump, Every, Impeachment, caved, MAGA, ploy0 comment

House Republicans ignore American people’s priorities and vote for impeachment inquiry designed to hurt President Biden and reelect Trump Washington, D.C. – Following House Republicans’ – including the 17 Republicans from swing districts Biden carried in 2020 – voting in favor of an unfounded impeachment inquiry, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “House Republicans just voted for an illegitimate Biden impeachment inquiry after failing to pass any meaningful legislation in 2023. Their near-final act before the end of the year tells us everything we need…