Hegseth is the subject for articles of impeachment thanks to outgoing Republican representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Furthermore, this article shows Hegseth was an outright weirdo and embarrassment as head of the Department of Defense.
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Andrew Sullivan engages in some wishful thinking.
I want Trump around long enough to face the music.
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In case you want to miss it, here is the latest Trump interview:
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Trump is throwing a hissy fit and making threats after his party got slaughtered in the midterms.
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Obituary: Jay Rockefeller, one-time Democratic governor and senator of West Virginia, has died at the age of 89. He was also married to one of the daughters of the late GOP senator Charles Percy, when the GOP had some good people. Jay's sister-in-law Valerie was tragically a murder victim back in the 1960s, and the perp was never found.
Jay was a member of one of the richest families on Earth, but he was a liberal Democrat who cared about the economic problems facing the people of his state. He was governor and then spent many years in the United States Senate.
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Arriving on Capitol Hill in 1985, after two terms as governor, Mr. Rockefeller worked in the shadow of West Virginia’s long-serving senior senator, Democrat Robert C. Byrd, while burrowing deep into committee work and distinguishing himself as an earnest and dogged advocate for society’s most vulnerable.
His signature accomplishments included expanding eligibility of the earned income tax credit and establishing the child tax credit and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a federal-state initiative that provides health coverage to children in low-income families. He also worked to protect Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly and disabled, from proposed budget cuts.
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Anothe obit of note: UK author Simon Winchester 82, who wrote bestselling books like the one about the volcano Krakatoa, died.
He loved travel, and he put that love to good use when he wrote and published a slew of books that sold well.
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Instead of being run out of town or even going to prison, Stephen Miller instead gets promoted to White House Chief of Staff, replacing Susie Wiles.
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It appears the 2028 presidential campaign is beginning thanks to dimbulb Marco Rubio deciding to leave the toxic Trump administration.
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From this action, it would seem California's governor Gavin Newsom had decided not to bother to run for president in 2028.
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A record number of women will be serving as governors of various states in the U.S.
Some 116 women (100 D, 16 R) will serve in the House of Representatives next year.
Some 23 will be in the Senate, down from the current total of 27.
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Eloon was one of the biggest losers last night.
Think of how many people could have been helped if the money he wasted had gone to actually helping people.
It is an obscenity.
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As of my writing this, 7:30 PST, Democrats are already controlling the House and are well on the way to controlling the US Senate. It is now just a matter of the final margins of control.
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Democrats are going to have to step up their game when they finally take charge of Capitol Hill in January. They are limited as to what they can pass over a presidential veto unless they can put the pressure on the remaining Republicans to do the right thing.
The Democrats are in the catbird seat. Let's hope they don't blow it.
The biggest stories tonight were the Democrats winning the Ohio governorship and James Talarico handily winning in the Texas Senate race. Another big story was Dr. Annie Andrews winning the SC Senate seat from Darline Graham, who was appointed to the seat earlier this year upon the death of her brother, Lindsey.
I will write more about this tomorrow.
Here are a few pictures I took at Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon today, including a couple of them from the historic lodge:
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