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Watch Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s response to the arrests of six militia members in a kidnapping plot.
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FBI Thwarts Militia Plot to Overthrow Government and Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
A federal afidavit filed Thursday outlines a plot by six members of a Michigan militia to overthrow the government and kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer to a remote Wisconsin location, where she would “stand trial” for MORE
Editorials
New England Journal of Medicine Calls For US Leadership to be Voted Out
The New England Journal of Medicine released an unprecedented editorial on Wednesday that rebuked the leadership of the Trump administration in the COVID-19 pandemic, and called for Americans to vote them out in November. The MORE
Politics
Pelosi Says Trump Made “Terrible Mistake” to End Relief Talks
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday is saying Trump made a “terrible mistake” to prematurely end coronavirus aid talks. “It’s hard to see any clear sane path on what he’s doing, but the fact is he MORE
2020 Elections
Susan Page: Vice Presidential Debate Moderator
Susan Page, USA Today’s Washington Bureau chief, will be moderating tonight’s vice-presidential debate in Salt Lake City. The debate is scheduled for 9pmEDT/6pmPDT, and will run for 90 minutes without commercial break. Page, 69, became a MORE
Wingnut Watch
Mark and Patricia McCloskey Indicted
The St. Louis couple who aimed guns at protesters in their gated community have been indicted on weapons and evidence-tampering charges. Mark McCloskey, 61, and Patricia McCloskey, 63, both lawyers, said they were defending their MORE
Music
Remembering Eddie Van Halen, Guitar God, Dead at 65
Eddie Van Halen, who redefined the sounds and capabilities of the electric guitar in the 70’s and 80’s, died Tuesday of throat cancer at age 65. Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was born Jan. 26, 1955, MORE
2020 Elections
Michelle Obama: Vote Like Your Lives Depend On It
Former First Lady Michelle Obama released a video pitch for Joe Biden’s cause on Tuesday, the day after Trump returned from Walter Reed Medical Center after being treated for COVID-19. She used the video to MORE
2020 Elections
U.S. Postal Service asks judge to clarify ruling it says could undermine election mail
The U.S. Postal Service has asked a federal judge to clarify a ruling on election mail, saying the decision could hinder the agency’s ability to make prompt mail deliveries before the Nov. 3 elections. Four MORE
2020 Elections
Biden Says He’d Make Roe v. Wade the Law of the Land, Trump Tweets More Nonsense
Joe Biden said at a Miami town hall on Monday he would make Roe v Wade “the law of the land” in the event of SCOTUS overturning women’s reproductive rights. This morning the infected President MORE
2020 Elections
Feeling the Bern in Ann Arbor
Senator Bernie Sanders held a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Monday for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Biden’s competitor for the Democratic nomination for president extolled Biden as the leader the country needs to MORE
Civil Rights
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Kim Davis
A unanimous Supreme Court decision has rejected an appeal from Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who made waves in 2015 for refusing to issue same sex marriage licenses. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, MORE
News
Chris Wallace Goes a Round With Steve Cortes from the Trump Campaign
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace hosted Trump campaign advisor Steve Cortex on Sunday, and “harangued” him about the Trump family’s attitude about not wearing masks at the debate on Tuesday. Members of the Trump family MORE
US
Michigan Supreme Court Knocks Down Governor’s Emergency Powers
A 1945 law used by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to make decisions in the interest of nearly ten million Michiganders during a pandemic has been ruled unconstitutional by a Republican majority state Supreme Court. In MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Well, who knew that our virus fatigue and our Trump fatigue would commingle into this kind of peculiar Happy Hour? It seems that the news today traveled faster than SARS-CoV-2, and left us wondering how MORE
Live Discussions
Watch Live: Joe Biden Delivers Remarks From Grand Rapids, Michigan
Watch with us as Mr. Biden delivers remarks on the economy from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and likely much more. His campaign announced a schedule change, which cancelled an earlier speech time to 4:00-4:30pmET. A voter MORE
News
“Unlock Michigan” Turns in 539,000 Unverified Signatures to Limit Governor Whitmer’s Emergency Powers
Unlock Michigan on Friday turned in more than half a million signatures on a petition to limit the governor’s emergency powers by repealing a 1945 law that allows her to continue declaring a state of MORE
Live Discussions
Watch Live: Kamala Harris and Barack Obama Fundraising Event
Join in for a live event featuring President Obama and Kamala Harris in an online fundraiser. The livestream was scheduled for 1:20pmET, but that has since passed, so start time is undetermined.
News
McEnany Denies Reporters Definitive Denouncement of White Supremacy
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tousled repeatedly with confrontational reporters about Trump not forcefully denouncing white supremacy. McEnany pointed to past statements Trump has made denouncing the KKK and advocating for the death penalty MORE
Coronavirus
Wisconsin COVID-19 Cases Surge Before Trump Rally on Saturday
Some Wisconsin hospitals are resorting to wait-listing patients as the state sees surging numbers of coronavirus cases, the highest seen since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitals have been especially overwhelmed in Green Bay, Wausau MORE
Nutter Watch
Amy Coney Barrett Scrubbed From People of Praise Website
A “religious organization” sought to remove all mentions and photos of prospective Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett from its website. Barrett has declined to discuss her apparent decades-long affiliation with People of Praise, a MORE
Hate Watch
Proud Boys’ Alan Swinney Arrested in Portland on 12 Charges
Portland police arrested Alan Swinney, 50, on Wednesday, one day after Trump refused to denounce the hate group in the presidential debate. The indictment alleges Swinney, 50, used a paintball gun, unlawfully discharged mace and MORE
Politics
Comey at Congressional Hearing: Debt can make officials ‘vulnerable to coercion by an adversary’
Former FBI Director Jim Comey told a virtual Senate Judiciary Committee, “A person’s financial situation could make them vulnerable to coercion by an adversary and allow an adversary to do what we try to do MORE
2020 Elections
Watch: Biden Says Trump Was a National Embarrassment in Alliance, Ohio
At a campaign stop in Alliance, Ohio, Joe Biden spoke clearly about his opponent’s debate performance, saying last night was a wake up call to all Americans. “He did what I expected him to do MORE
US
Airlines Brace for Congressional Bailout Drama
As an airline payroll support package is set to expire at midnight, U.S. airline workers are bracing for mass furloughs. Lobbyists are pressing Congress for a new $25 billion payout to extend protection for airline MORE