foreign interference in U.S. elections

by NoahFor tonight's "Midnight Meme," I present a cartoon depiction of the Founding Fathers' worst nightmare: A president beholden to the worst foreign leaders the world can muster.Once again, Trump willfully tops Nixon in vile treachery by enlisting the aid of fellow psychopaths ("the best people") for his version of the Committee To Re-Elect The President); those dictators from outside the country, the kind of people whose company, approval, and help he

Yesterday, after Matt Gaetz had finished eating his pizza pies and wrapped up the GOP temper tantrum du jour, the House voted on H.R. 4617, the SHIELD Act (Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy) to protect American elections from foreign interference.

Russian Bribes And Election Interference-- The Texas ConnectionTexas Republican Pete Sessions has a well-deserved reputation as a complete sleaze-ball.

There are 15 senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee, 8 Republicans and 7 Democrats. The chairman is Richard Burr (R-NC) and the vice-chair is Mark Warner, a conservative from Virginia. Almost every member is an establishment conservative. These are the rest of the members:

Yesterday, Rebecca Kheel reported that most of the Democrats running for the 2020 nomination are advocating putting the U.S. back in the nuclear deal with Iran.

Joe and Hunter Biden in 2009 (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)by Thomas NeuburgerWheels within wheels. This is from longtime investigative reporter John Solomon, writing in The Hill (emphasis mine throughout):