https://twitchy.com/us-politics/feed/Twitchy: Hilarious Political Commentary &amp; Current Eventsen-usTue, 27 Oct 2026 21:16:33 -0400<![CDATA[You might find this difficult to believe, but Rep. Ilhan Omar (or, should we say Ilhan Nur Said Elmi) is calling for ICE to be abolished, this time after another person died in ICE custody. The Senate Judiciary Democrats posted about it on Monday.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:00:46 -0400<![CDATA[Brett T.]]>https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/10/27/rep-ilhan-omar-calls-again-to-abolish-ice-after-28th-known-death-in-custody-this-year-n2433820<![CDATA[Dana Bash asked a lifelong Democrat from New Jersey how he would vote if was in Michigan. He made it VERY clear, he would not vote for Stepstool Abdul El-Sayed (see what we did there ... because he's short and angry).&nbsp;]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:00:18 -0400<![CDATA[Just Mindy]]>https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2026/10/27/democrat-new-jersey-gottheimer-no-way-el-sayed-dana-bash-n2433816<![CDATA[There is no doubt President Donald Trump is hilarious and does a great impression. On the campaign trail today, he took aim at James Talarico.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:30:42 -0400<![CDATA[Just Mindy]]>https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2026/10/27/trump-talerico-impression-n2433819<![CDATA[As Twitchy reported on Saturday, CBS News' 60 Minutes began to hype up its upcoming segment on an illegal alien from Mali who was deported by the United States to Ghana. The controversy, according to 60 Minutes, is that Ghana didn't obey U.S. immigration judges, who barred Moussa Diawara from being deported to his home country for fear of persecution, and deported him to Mali anyway. (He'd said on his asylum application that he feared persecution because he was gay, even though he was living in the U.S. with a wife and their two children.)]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:00:01 -0400<![CDATA[Brett T.]]>https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/10/27/60-minutes-source-on-man-deported-to-ghana-is-self-proclaimed-prison-and-border-abolitionist-n2433818<![CDATA[The Trump Administration plans to grant asylum to Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro because it is no longer safe for him in his home country. His family will join him.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:30:04 -0400<![CDATA[Just Mindy]]>https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2026/10/27/us-to-grant-asylum-to-bolsonaro-n2433817<![CDATA[As this editor has said before, always be skeptical of headlines that include qualifiers like "critics say," "family members say," or "an attorney for the family says." In this case, the family of a certainly beloved youth baseball coach in the Washington, D.C. area is a lawful permanent resident who was taken into custody by ICE. WTOP News in Maryland has the details, or at least some of them.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:00:53 -0400<![CDATA[Brett T.]]>https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/10/27/family-of-detained-youth-basketball-coach-says-he-is-a-lawful-permanent-resident-ice-disagrees-n2433806What happens when Americans FORGET what makes their country exceptional? Larry O’Connor welcomes David From of the American Potential podcast for a conversation about America’s founding principles, the American Dream, and the growing appeal of socialism among younger generations. From immigrants who escaped political repression to Ronald Reagan’s warning that freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction, they explore why America’s freedoms are worth defending and what every generation must do to preserve them.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:48:04 -0400<![CDATA[Twitchy Video]]>https://twitchy.com/videos/2026/10/27/reagan-warned-us-this-would-happen-n2433822<![CDATA[Adjust your tinfoil hats, ladies and gentlemen. Something sinister is afoot. James Tate notes that three Democrat female candidates for Congress in Alaska, Tennessee, and Ohio have been hit by cars "over the past few days" … just before the election. Tate includes a screenshot from Threads in which a user notes that Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola's collision "happened one day after Trump acknowledged directing the DOJ lawsuit challenging certification of Alaska’s Senate race under certain conditions."]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:00:30 -0400<![CDATA[Brett T.]]>https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/10/27/hmm-three-female-dems-running-for-congress-hit-by-cars-in-the-past-few-days-n2433813<![CDATA[It's been days since Barack Obama, campaigning in Ohio, dropped his one-liner about President Donald Trump making the White House look like "Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory."&nbsp;Serial fabulist Aaron Rupar thought the joke was good enough to clip, but it didn't land with a lot of middle Americans who like the Cheesecake Factory and consider it a special occasion to dine out there. Nate Silver declared that all of the people who made a fuss over the joke were "performative humorless scolds" and "Woke 2.0."]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:00:54 -0400<![CDATA[Brett T.]]>https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/10/27/tim-miller-upset-martha-maccallum-would-critique-cheesecake-factory-dig-with-her-six-figure-face-n2433800On this full episode of LARRY with Larry O’Connor, President Trump is going on offense as the Justice Department files TWO NEW Espionage Act counts against former FBI Director James Comey! Comey is FURIOUS, Trump calls him a “dirty cop,” and the legal battle is heating up AGAIN! Meanwhile, Ilhan Omar and Eric Swalwell remain at the center of political controversy, a liberal commentator demands TRIALS for Barron and Tiffany Trump, and Sen. Alex Padilla calls for an investigation into Elon Musk, prompting an absolutely BRUTAL response! Larry breaks down the latest developments, the political hypocrisy, and the escalating showdown in Washington!Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:41:07 -0400<![CDATA[Twitchy Video]]>https://twitchy.com/videos/2026/10/27/trumps-doj-targets-comey-again-as-fbi-raid-raises-new-questions-about-swalwell-n2433815<![CDATA[UN Ambassador Mike Waltz wasn't about to let a Cuban official intimidate him during his remarks.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:10:09 -0400<![CDATA[Sam J.]]>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/27/trump-un-ambassador-mike-waltz-goes-off-on-cuban-official-trying-to-intimidate-him-during-remarks-n2433814<![CDATA[On Pod Save America, Jon Lovett (a speechwriter for Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama) had a stern warning for Jewish Americans. He demanded they vote for Abdul El-Sayed to stop antisemitism and the rising hate toward them in America.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:27 -0400<![CDATA[Just Mindy]]>https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2026/10/27/jon-lovett-jews-must-vote-for-el-sayed-n2433794<![CDATA[Minnesota AG Keith Ellison sat down with CNN and actually sounded worried about Ilhan Omar and the case against her.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sam J.]]>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/27/keith-ellison-admits-hes-concerned-about-ilhan-omar-case-n2433807<![CDATA[Eric Swalwell’s name is back in the headlines after federal agents searched a Beverly Hills mansion belonging to billionaire donor Stephen Cloobeck, where the former Representative had stayed and held events before the sexual misconduct allegations forced his resignation.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sam J.]]>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/27/eric-swalwells-home-raided-n2433796<![CDATA[Michigan voters are apparently being hit with text messages that cut right to the point: stand with Abdul El-Sayed against Israel.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sam J.]]>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/27/el-sayed-texts-going-out-to-michiganders-israel-n2433788<![CDATA[Kara Swisher is now insisting she was merely “factually speaking” when she previously warned that Democrats would come for Elon Musk hard if they regain power — including floating the possibility of him ending up in jail.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sam J.]]>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/27/kara-swisher-feigns-ignorance-after-elon-musk-comes-out-swinging-n2433790<![CDATA[There is nothing more we could add to make this statement seem more absurd.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:25:27 -0400<![CDATA[Gordon K.]]>https://twitchy.com/gordon-k/2026/10/27/kamala-harris-muhammad-ali-n2433791<![CDATA[As Twitchy readers know, Cenk Uygur really stepped in it with his shiny new antisemitic ad where two trashy white people at the grocery store complain that they can't buy eggs or bananas because they have to keep giving Israel money to kill Palenstians.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:05:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sam J.]]>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/27/cenk-uygur-calls-cnn-defamatory-ad-n2433783<![CDATA[As Twitchy readers know, Jennifer Welch and Jim Acosta sat down to talk about how they would inflict revenge and pain on Trump and his family, especially putting his two youngest children on trial.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:25:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sam J.]]>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/27/mike-davis-jennifer-welch-jim-acosta-n2433785<![CDATA[With a week left before Michigan voters head to the polls, a Rebellion PAC ad has helpfully illustrated how some progressive allies think you win a Senate race: by showing a couple at the grocery store who can’t afford eggs because the money has to be set aside “for killing Palestinians.”&nbsp;]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sam J.]]>https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/27/el-sayed-campaign-freaking-out-about-antisemitic-ad-n2433784