From ABCNews: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified in the hush money trial of former president Donald Trump Tuesday. During her testimony, Daniels mentioned former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, according to ABC News. Really now. And: ABC News quotes Daniels saying Trump was sitting at a booth when she arrived at the nightclub restaurant downstairs from her hotel. She went on to say Trump was next to Roethlisberger, whom he referred to as "Big Ben." Daniels testified she tried on his Super Bowl ring during this interaction.  And that's all ABC had to say about that.&nbs ..read more

After reading this statement from former Georgia Lt Gov Geoff Duncan, they'll have to decide whether they will "vot(e) for a decent person [they] disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass." That's the choice for Republicans this year - anyone, really if you think about it ..read more

Let's start here, at LancasterOnline: Two Republican state lawmakers and several faith leaders were among those who met Wednesday with a controversial Christian activist to discuss promoting a prayer rally in Harrisburg ahead of the general election. Sean Feucht, an evangelical musician who has become increasingly active in politics, told several dozen people at the Capitol media center in Harrisburg that his organization, Let Us Worship, will host a prayer rally on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol in October to “prophesize over” the fall election. Feucht promotes Christian dominionism ..read more

From our friends at Wegner's:  Connecticut Dave McCormick finally speaks out about his latest position on abortion. All lies with no pushback from these hacks at DVJ. They actually push him harder on his Diet Coke intake. Of course. pic.twitter.com/R34z6PUTea — Wegner’s Groceries (@grocerieswegner) May 3, 2024 Transcript: Of course you don't have much to run on, so they're certainly going to run on a very negative message on abortion. And my view on this is, listen, I think this is a states' rights issue. I believe this should be decided by the people of Pennsylvania. The people of Pen ..read more

You can read the transcript here. He started by pointing out two fundamental principles of this republic: The first is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemble and make their voices heard.  The second is the rule of law.  Both must be upheld.    We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent.  The American people are heard.  In fact, peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues.    But — but neither are we a lawless country.  We are a civil society, a ..read more

Two sources at Time. The full transcript of the interview. Time's reporting on the interview. Let me just start with one off-hand remark that the orange vulgarity tossed off in one of his many non-answers on abortion. The reporter was (vainly, as it turns out) trying to pin Trump down on committing to a veto on any national ban on a woman's right to choose when he said: And you know what? That’s taken tremendous pressure off everybody. But we—it was ill-defined. And to be honest, the Republicans, a lot of Republicans, didn't know how to talk about the issue. That issue never affected me.  ..read more

And by "it" I mean he's bragging about accomplishing something that, had the GOP in Congress had their way, would never have been funded. Take a look. We start at Doug's "Government Official" FB page where he posted this:   If you were you to click on the link, you'd make it here. This is the first sentence of the piece: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano on Friday announced that nearly $735,000 in funding has been awarded for a pedestrian and bicycle route project in the Franklin County borough of Chambersburg. And this is the last: Funding for the project is provided through the Tr ..read more

The text ends this way: No matter where you stand on abortion, no one wants women to die. So why do republicans act like that's exactly what they want? Because the cruelty is the point ..read more

Well, there's this: Hey Pennsylvania, the GOP is trying to replace Bob Casey so they want you to believe thier Mega Millionaire candidate is just like you. pic.twitter.com/YqXf8EKTFg — TizzyEnt (@TizzyEnt) April 25, 2024 And this: The Republicans think we’re stupid. They keep trying to trick us with their candidates, and I find it insulting. Latest example, #Pennsylvania pic.twitter.com/UqxMwoV3cC — PoliticsGirl (@IAmPoliticsGirl) April 25, 2024 This is Dave McCormick ..read more

From The Washington Post: An Arizona grand jury on Wednesday indicted seven attorneys or aides affiliated with Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on felony charges related to their alleged efforts to subvert Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state, according to an announcement by the state attorney general. Those indicted include former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman and Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman. They are accused of allegedly ..read more