Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is drawing fresh heat online after accusing Republicans and President Donald Trump of backing an election bill that, in her words, would stop more U.S. citizens from voting than non-citizens. In a post on X, Pelosi blasted the “so-called SAVE Act,” saying it “claims to be about election security” but…
Sen. Raphael Warnock, the Georgia Democrat and longtime pastor, sparked a fresh political and theological pile-on this week after posting a blunt line about religion in public life: “Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics.” Warnock’s post landed as tributes and news coverage circulated following the death of civil rights leader Rev….
Elon Musk set off another tax firestorm overnight after posting that he will “probably end up paying over $500B in taxes, inclusive of death,” echoing a viral clip that describes him as the “largest individual taxpayer in history.” The line instantly became a Rorschach test online: supporters framed it as proof he’s already carrying a…
Sen. Raphael Warnock lit up X on Thursday night with a blunt hit at President Donald Trump, accusing him of “breaking all his promises” and calling him “a desperate, failed President trying to cover his tracks.” He ended with a line aimed straight at the state’s voters: “Georgia is not falling for it.” Warnock’s post…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is ripping into President Donald Trump over a massive new White House ballroom project, arguing that while families are getting squeezed by prices, Trump is focused on a “gold”-style showpiece for himself and wealthy allies. The pushback came as Warren amplified a broader criticism Democrats have leaned on for months: that the…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro kicked off a fresh round of online sparring Tuesday after posting that “lowering costs requires real negotiations” — and not “the BS” he claimed President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance do “in the White House every day.” In the same post, Shapiro said his administration “got it done” for…
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a fresh round of blowback after posting that Democrats believe “the GOVERNMENT deserves your money more than you do,” amplifying a tabloid report about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and taxes. Johnson’s post, published Tuesday, linked to a New York Post item and a short video…
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is drawing a fresh round of blowback online after posting that President Donald Trump is “attacking the First Amendment at home” and “weakening America’s alliances abroad,” arguing that the country should not “let him get away with it.” In the post, Kelly framed his message as a personal takeaway from recent…
WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is facing a wave of angry replies after a Presidents’ Day post praising President Donald Trump and crediting him with making the country “safer, stronger, and more prosperous.” Scalise’s message framed Trump as part of a line of “visionary, courageous leaders” who “fought tirelessly to secure our nation’s…
A fresh economy fight broke out on X after Sen. Tom Cotton posted that Republicans are “reversing” what he described as a disastrous Biden-era economy — a familiar political flex that immediately triggered a comment-section brawl over inflation, taxes, and who deserves credit (or blame) for the last several years. In the thread, one prominent…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro used a reelection-style message Tuesday to frame the last four years as a win over political chaos — but the replies under his post quickly turned into a referendum on whether voters think the state feels calmer at all. In a post on X, Shapiro wrote: “Four years ago, we defeated…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is taking aim at former President Donald Trump’s tariff approach again — and the response under his latest post quickly turned into a full-blown comment-section brawl. In a post on X on Feb. 17, Shapiro said Trump’s “reckless tariffs” are driving up costs, closing off markets, and making it harder for…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is kicking off tax season with a blunt warning about President Donald Trump — and the comment section is doing what it always does: turning her argument into a credibility fight. In a post on X, Warren told followers that as filing season starts, Americans should “remember Trump made filing harder and…
Sen. Adam Schiff tried to use Presidents’ Day to make a point about leadership — and the replies turned it into something else entirely. In a post on X, Schiff wrote that Americans can look to “the president” for a lesson in character, then added: “Ok, not the current one, but how about this one,”…
Sen. Mark Kelly set off a fresh round of political backlash after posting a video in which he argued he’s the only member of Congress who checks three boxes at once: no stock trading, no corporate PAC money, and a public schedule — and that his approach “should be the standard.” Kelly, a Democrat from…
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued that the U.S. tax system is tilted so heavily toward wealth that everyday public servants can end up paying a larger share of their income than some of the richest Americans — and he used teachers and firefighters as the clearest example. “Right now, we have a tax code…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest clash with Sen. Ted Cruz erupted this week after Newsom amplified a warning about “masked men” and “secret police” tactics — language that critics seized on as a Nazi-era comparison — and Cruz responded by branding the governor “historically illiterate” while plugging his podcast. The back-and-forth started in the same…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sought to frame President Donald Trump as a passing political force in a sharply worded message to international leaders — then watched his own social media replies fill up with a different argument: that Newsom should be the temporary one. “Donald Trump is temporary. California’s leadership is not,” Newsom wrote Friday…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a fresh jab at Tennessee’s Republican leadership on Sunday, arguing that Democratic governance produces better outcomes on public safety and mental health after a social media exchange with former U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who is running for governor. Newsom, a prominent Democrat often mentioned as a national-party figure, responded after…
The clearest signal that the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni legal fight is hardening is that a court-ordered settlement effort did not produce an agreement. That matters because these sessions are designed to force both sides to confront risk: the uncertainty of a jury, the unpredictable impact of testimony, and the reality that a trial makes private…