Watch Stephen Colbert's hilarious take on GOP's latest impeachment fail


by Daily Kos

Daily Kos— The Republican Party’s attempted impeachment fiasco and beleaguered House Speaker Mike Johnson were the subjects of late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue Wednesday night. Colbert observed that while the House Republicans targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “never identified a specific high crime or misdemeanor for the impeachment, which is usually kind of a thing,” the event was still historic. It's only the second time in America that a Cabinet...

Daily Kos—House GOP manufactures new fight after Biden impeachment fails. House Republicans’ attempt to impeach President Joe Biden has fizzled out. But the two members tasked with the job, Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Oversight Chair James Comer,  needing to atone for their failure, have picked another fight: threatening to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over the Department of Justice’s refusal to provide the audio recordings of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur in the classified documents probe.  Garland is refusing to play...

Bangor Daily News—Watch Maine’s 2nd Congressional District GOP debate live. The debate features freshmen state Reps. Mike Soboleski of Phillips and Austin Theriault of Fort Kent and is moderated by WGME’s Gregg Lagerquist.

Daily Kos—Arizona GOP’s latest abortion strategy: Restrict, restrict, restrict. After a conservative majority of the Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9 to uphold an antiquated near-total abortion ban from 1864, the shockwaves on both sides of the political aisle were immediate and obvious. Democrats decried the court’s decision, vowing to redouble efforts to pass an amendment to the state’s constitution. If passed, the Arizona Abortion Access Act would effectively negate the court’s ruling and guarantee abortion access to all Arizona citizens. Republicans faced a far...