Politics

The Tennessee House expelled two Black Democratic members in a surprising move a week after they and another lawmaker joined students and parents protesting for gun control reform. Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson were voted out, while Rep. Gloria Johnson narrowly avoided expulsion by one vote. She would go on to say that she felt the results were different "because of the color of our skin."

You just knew Van Jones couldn’t let a historic moment like a former President being indicted just go by without putting his tap dance shoe in his mouth. The known Op is getting cooked on Twitter after he caped for Donald Trump having to sit and listen to the judge during his arraignment.

In news that everyone expected, but that no one quite knew of the exact timing—on Thursday, March 30, a Manhattan Grand Jury voted to indict former POTUS Donald Trump. The indictment remains under seal, for now, but they do reference a felony.

Republican allies of former President Donald Trump are joining him in issuing attacks on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg claiming he is doing the bidding of billionaire political donor George Soros. Bragg, who is overseeing a grand jury poised to deliver the first-ever criminal indictment of an American president, did receive campaign contributions from a progressive action group that Soros donated to.

A lawyer for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has blasted a probe by the House Ethics Committee over her 2021 Met Gala attendance and her "Tax The Rich" dress she wore among other items. The committee questioned her lack of payment for the items received at the time. The congresswoman expressed that the situation was "regrettable" in interview documents released.

FOX News is all but confirmed as an alleged propaganda network. Not that anyone should be surprised, but recently revealed court documents show that the network’s anchors knew guests like Rudy Giuliani were spreading lies, and they continued to hand them megaphones anyway.

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a blistering speech in defense of fellow Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was voted off of the House Foreign Affairs Committee by the Republican majority. She called out the hypocrisy and racism from the Republicans, noting that Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene were rewarded with committee assignments despite their behavior.

In a video that was released on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump is seen appearing before New York Attorney Letitia James and her legal team for a deposition related to a civil fraud case against his organization. Trump would go on to invoke his Fifth Amendment right over 400 times, claiming "Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool."

A financial disclosure submitted by the 2020 committee for the presidential campaign of Ye aka Kanye West showed that it paid close to $15,000 to white supremacist Nick Fuentes. When contacted by the press, Fuentes confirmed that it was for travel expenses. The filing with the Federal Election Committee also showed that the campaign paid out money to far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulous.

Arizona Democratic representative Ruben Gallego has officially announced a run for the Senate in 2024, directly challenging incumbent Senator Kyrsten Sinema for her seat. Sinema, currently an independent, left the Democratic Party last December amid criticisms (including Gallego's) of her centrist policies.

A former GOP candidate in New Mexico was arrested on Monday for his role in four targeted shootings at the homes of Democratic lawmakers. Solomon Peña was identified by Albuquerque police as the individual who hired four men to conduct the shootings, and is alleged to have taken part in one of them himself. Peña was a controversial figure who lost his election last November, but refused to accept the results.

New York Republican congressman George Santos is under fire for flashing a white nationalist hand symbol while on the floor of the House of Representatives last Thursday. The embattled congressman was observed doing so while voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to become speaker of the House.