The Political Wire Mug

Democrats are sadly often known for being "nice." "Collegial." Respecting precedent. The Republican Party has been in the process of throwing all those things overboard to varying degrees since the rise of Newt Gingrich 30 years ago. It has only gotten worse with the likes of Tom DeLay, Mitch McConnell, William Rehnquist, John Roberts, George W.

Not to be undone by Pete Hegseth, disgraced former Fox News host Ed Henry had his name come up in a new court filing of sexual assault. Henry, who is now employed by Newsmax, appears to be one sick bastard. A second woman has come forward after former Fox Business Network associate Jennifer Eckhart described a twisted "sex slave relationship which she claims turned into a rape in 2017. The Independent writes: 'How the hell does this guy have a job?' Ex-Fox News star Ed Henry accused of sexually assaulting second woman Ed Henry, who was fired from Fox News in 2020 over rape allegations raised by former Fox Business Network associate Jennifer Eckhart, has been accused of sexually assaulting a second woman at the network in a new court filing by Eckhart. The bombshell claim that another woman was sexually assaulted by Henry while he was a star at Fox News, which was given as sworn testimony by the alleged victim, is just the latest flashpoint in a legal saga that has been mired in the courts for four years now.read more

Tuberville continues to prove himself the most inept of Vladimir Putin's useful idiots in the U. S. Senate. In this case, he claimed that the United States has spent $211 billion in Ukraine and that "NATO" has only spent about $52 billion. A few problems with that sentence: 1. He took that $211 billion from a Reuters story from earlier this year.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani raged against U. S. District Court Judge Lewis J. Liman Tuesday for refusing to postpone his trial so he could attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January. Following a court hearing in Manhattan, Giuliani told reporters that Liman "ruled against us on everything." "The trial he set down for the period of time during President Trump's inauguration," Giuliani said. The trial was set after the former mayor refused to pay $148 million to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two former Georgia election workers he defamed following Trump's 2020 loss to President Joe Biden. Giuliani accused Liman of being a "serious left-wing Democrat," despite his being appointed by Trump. "It's punishment for being the one who revealed first Joe Biden's 30-year criminality," he insisted.

El Cheato's advisers are once again discussing how to unilaterally strip federal resources from Democratic-run cities if they refuse to participate in deportations of undocumented immigrants next year. Via the Washington Post: Advisers to Trump have pushed for using federal pressure — such as withholding federal funds — against municipalities that don’t cooperate with U.

Jack Smith plans to release his final report on the federal investigations into former President Donald Trump before Inauguration Day on January 20, according to a CNN report citing a source close to the matter. Via Newsweek: The report is expected to detail Smith's findings on key cases involving Trump, including allegations of election subversion and mishandling of classified documents.