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Talarico Rolls Out Agenda Against The “False Gospel Of Trickle-Down Economics”

Texas Tribune — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:46:58 +0000

by Kayla Guo, Gabby Birenbaum and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune
August 5, 2026

ARLINGTON — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico proposed a sweeping economic agenda on Wednesday that called for repealing recent GOP tax cuts for the wealthy and enacting universal childcare, among other policies meant to lower everyday costs.

“We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis,” Talarico said during a nearly 30-minute speech to an audience of 1,300 people in Arlington. “For too many of our neighbors — for too many Texans — the American dream has become an American nightmare.”

Throughout his campaign, Talarico has stuck to a populist economic message that links rising costs to billionaire political influence and an economy he says is tilted in favor of the ultrawealthy over working people. Wednesday’s address kicked off a monthlong tour to promote his first detailed rollout of his proposals to reverse course, under the banner of what he is calling the “New American Dream.”

Trump's Biggest Yes-Man Says Trump Doesn't Like Yes-Men

Chris capper Liebenthal — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:44:43 +0000

Kevin Hassett, during a TV interview, had the spit take of the year.

The subject was whether Hassett ever had to have difficult conversations with Trump:

HOST: Mr. Hassett, you know, it's often that great leaders need to be ones who surround themselves with people who can deliver them hard truths, and it's a strange time in this economy. Many things are changing, be it AI or the impact of higher oil prices. I wonder what those conversations are like.

How often are you coming to the president and delivering him advice that's maybe hard to take, that parts of this economy may need various efforts? How often are you having those difficult conversations?

HASSETT: You know, I obviously can't talk about specific conversations with the president. I was in the Oval with him last night. We talked about a wide range of issues, and he doesn't really have much patience for yes men. And so when you go into a meeting in the Oval, one thing I can say is that you cover a wide range of topics and a wide range of opinions.

Excuse me, but WTAF!

One could credibly claim that Hassett is one of the biggest ass-kissers in the country, if not the biggest. I mean, Hassett has his nose so far up Trump's ass that he could tell you what Trump had for breakfast. Has Hassett never been to a cabinet meeting? There is so much ass-kissing that everyone walks away with specks of shit on their lips.

I don't even recall when any of these sycophants ever stood up to Trump.

Wisconsin Judge Rules That Absentee Ballots Are Discriminatory

Chris capper Liebenthal — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:44:30 +0000

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that absentee ballots are discriminatory, possibly opening the door for people with disabilities to vote electronically.

Dane County Circuit Court| Judge Everett Mitchell ruled in favor of Wisconsin Disability Rights and the League of Women Voters, who were suing the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC), claiming that absentee ballots were discriminatory against people with print disabilities. He found that people who had difficulty seeing, reading, or completing their printed ballots were being denied “the equal opportunity to vote absentee privately and independently," which is in direct violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Although Judge Mitchell agreed that the ballots were discriminatory, he did not follow through with the request to allow people to vote electronically, stating that there are legitimate concerns that this would not be the best way to address the issue. Further hearings will be held to determine the best way to resolve the issue.

Mike Rogers Releases Hostage Video Calling El-Sayed The Other

Ed Scarce — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:44:19 +0000

Mike Rogers released this creepy video of him and his wife, looking like an angry HOA MAGA Karen, both of them seemingly offended that Michigan could soon choose Dr Abdul El-Sayed instead of these two rich, entitled Floridians. The obligatory Islamophobia and racism seem to be Rogers' only campaign strategy at this point.

"They look like Lifetime movie villains," quipped one internet user.

Source: Washington Examiner

Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers released a campaign message on Friday appealing directly to Democratic voters after Michigan Democrats nominated Abdul El-Sayed for Senate earlier this week.

El-Sayed, a former public health official, narrowly defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), El-Sayed will now face Rogers in November for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).

Rogers sought to capitalize on divisions within the Democratic Party, arguing that voters dissatisfied with the primary outcome should consider supporting his campaign.
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'We Actually Like Each Other': El-Sayed Whacks Trump After Lame Attack On His Wife

Heather — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:16:55 +0000

Michigan nominee for the US Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, hit back at Trump after he posted a nasty Islamophobic dog-whistle on Truth Social this weekend:

President Donald Trump’s latest attack on a Democratic Senate nominee and his wife spurred a wave of rebuke on Sunday by critics who called him a racist and a convicted felon.

Trump took to Truth Social the night before to share an image comparing himself and First Lady Melania Trump to Abdul El-Sayed and his wife, Sarah Jukaku.

The image includes the caption complete with misspelling, "Two VERY DIFFERENT America's," and shows Trump and his wife in formal attire alongside El-Sayed and Jukaku, who wears a traditional Islamic headscarf.

The image also uses El-Sayed’s full name – Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed – similar to how Trump often refers to former President Barack Obama as Barack Hussein Obama.

AES was asked about Trump's post during an appearance on this Sunday's State of the Union on CNN, and hit Trump and his loveless marriage, along with the fact that both of them could care less about the working class in America in response.

JD Vance: We're 'Really In The Middle Of The War' With Iran

Heather — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:54:44 +0000

But his boss has continually been telling us we already "won" since this evil debacle started.

VP JD Vance made an appearance on this weekend's Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany on Fox, and was asked by Trump's former spokesliar about how things are going with Iran. Vance proceeded to tell McEnany that we're "really in the middle of the war" they originally claimed was going to be over within days.

MCENANY: And there was big news that you were in the Senate this week. You went to a lunch with senators. Iran dominated the conversation. So I was hoping you could give us a readout of that meeting.
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Sad News: Joe Biden’s Cancer Has Gotten Worse

NewsHound Ellen — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:25:25 +0000

Near the end of a wide-ranging interview with the BBC Friday, Hunter Biden was asked about his father's prostate and bone cancer.

“How has the family taken this diagnosis?” BBC’s Paddy O'Connell asked the former president's son.

“It’s really tough, Paddy. That’s the real answer,” Hunter replied. Then he choked up as he explained that his father “remains the center of our family, not just because of who he is as the public person but completely because of who he is to each one of us, down to his grandchildren and his great-grandchild.”

It was hard not to choke up along with him as he described his father as “our rock” who has “been there for each one of us in a way that is hard for me to even possibly articulate and explain.”

“Whatever you think about his politics or the decisions that he made, I can tell you this: He's the best father, the best husband, the best grandfather of anyone that I've ever read about, heard about, or even seen in a movie. He is - and so it's really hard, Paddy, and it's really sad to watch,” the younger Biden continued.

Then he delivered the news I am sure none of us here at C&L wanted to hear: “The cancer has spread, it’s metastasized into his bones and further. It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.”

“I wish he would complain more,” Hunter said. But, his father is “still out there” he added. “As long as he’s alive, I promise you he’s going to continue to fight.”

The whole interview is worth watching. The part about Biden's health begins at 13:58.

Abdul El-Sayed Can't Wait To Grill RFK, Jr As A Senator

Chris capper Liebenthal — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:25:25 +0000

After his big primary win, Michigan senatorial nominee Abdul El-Sayed joined Kaitlan Collins for an interview. They chatted a little while about how a conversation between El-Sayed and Sen. Chuck Schumer went. Then El-Sayed talked about one of the things he is most looking forward to as a senator:

EL-SAYED: I can't wait to sit across from RFK Jr. and actually grill him. Dude uses big words he does not understand, and I happened to go to medical school, so I kinda understand them. It is going to be a good time holding him accountable for all of the grift that he has pushed on the American public.

COLLINS: So that's the, if you win, that's the Trump official you most wanna see testifying before you in the Senate?

EL-SAYED: I think it's the Trump official that most people would probably like to see me stand up against because, look, I'm a guy with a doctorate in medicine and in public health. He's a guy who takes his kids swimming in Schitt's Creek.

You know what, El-Sayed is right. That would be fun to watch. I'd pack a lunch just for that. And then after that, he could do the same to "Doctor" Oz.

While Americans Struggle, Trump Obsesses On Covering Up Lincoln Pool Failure

NewsHound Ellen — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:30:01 +0000

Last month, Chris Hayes perfectly summed up Trump’s effort to scapegoat an innocent American for his own $17 million, reflecting pool epic failure. Last week, Trump’s U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, had no choice but to drop felony charges against ex-Olympian David Hearn and admit the damage to the pool was done by Trump’s own, no-bid contractor.

Instead of moving on and addressing the real problems facing Americans, Trump can’t stop throwing temper tantrums over the wound to his tender fee-fees.

On Friday, Trump demanded Pirro “revisit” the dropped charges. In addition to sticking to his original lie that accused former Olympian David Hearn vandalized the pool, Trump’s psychotic rage suggested Hearn’s supposedly liberal politics is “evidence” of his guilt:

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Tengrain — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:02:02 +0000

Above, The Polecats perform, Make A Circuit With Me. Today we look at Fancy Autocomplete, er, AI.

The Substack Post is against Claudefishing.

Comic Sands reports on what happened after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested using AI for parenting tips.

Disconnect says Bernie Sanders has AI policy all wrong.

Lawyers, Guns and Money asks,"Should we have a liberal democracy or an authoritarian cult of personality?"

Bonus Track: She Who Seeks demands, "You Be You!" - very good advice, indeed.

It's been a slice! Thank you for letting me be part of your week, and I hope to return soon!

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse, or on BlueSky. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

Susan Collins Had The Right To Choose And Chose Kavanaugh

Ratt — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:01 +0000

And yet, Collins is running ads in Maine bragging about her Kavanaugh vote. They’re not landing the way she hopes they do.

Happy Sunday morning! What’s on your mind this morning?

- Karoli

C&L's Late Nite Music Club: Asaf Avidan 'Reckoning Song'

Courtney Winfree — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:52:55 +0000

“One day, baby, we’ll be old. And think of all the stories that we could have told.”

I first heard those lyrics attached to a Lord of the Rings TV promo. Not exactly where you’d expect to discover a song about aging, regret, and all the stories we never wrote. But that’s how I found Asaf Avidan.

When German DJ and producer Wankelmut remixed Asaf’s “Reckoning Song,” it became a massive hit across Europe in 2012. I discovered it a year later while judging International TV Promos for an awards show. The Lord of the Rings promo was brilliant and hilarious, and I gave it an easy 10 out of 10. But it was the song that stuck with me. I had to know more about the artist behind that gorgeous, plaintive falsetto.

What I learned was that Asaf’s original acoustic version was even more powerful. The song captures something we all wrestle with: the weight of time passing and the haunting question of what we might have done differently. Without the dance beat, it feels rawer and more painful.

Asaf is a poignant storyteller, both in his songs and his live shows. What’s truly amazing is that he didn’t pick up a guitar until he was 26. Fresh off a broken heart, he started writing songs as a form of catharsis. Twenty years later, he also plays piano and harmonica and uses a percussion/loop station to build the layered, emotional performances that have become his signature. He’s clearly not anti-technology. But there’s one way he refuses to tell a story: with Auto-Tune. He says simply, “I think it’s a killer of the human soul.”

FAFO: Miami Restaurateur Regrets Trump Vote As Haitian TPS Ends

Ed Scarce — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:14:08 +0000

As ICE raids continue in Little Haiti in Miami, a restaurateur finds he can no longer operate due to staffing shortages. D'oh.

Source: The Grio

Wilkinson "Ken" Sejour, who owns Miami Chef Creole, says customers and others in the community are scared, and he might have to shut down two of his restaurants.

The effects of the Trump Administration's ending of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants are already starting to affect Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood.

At eateries such as Chef Creole, a well-established restaurant that famously serves comfort food inspired by traditional Haitian and Bahamian dishes, the end of TPS has led to confusion, with rumors spreading about potential raids and arrests. Wilkinson "Ken" Sejour, who told CBS Evening News that he voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, says the end of TPS for more than 350,000 Haitians might effectively end his career in the hospitality space.

"People are scared," Sejour said.

Sejour explained that he lost his entire management team at seven different restaurants and will likely have to close two stores.

"The end of TPS means for me that my future in the hospitality business is almost gonna be non-existent," he added. When asked why he voted for Trump, Sejour admitted that Trump "sold to me that he was a businessman and that he would make business decisions."
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''Terrified Of Written Records' Shreds Spineless Senator Cassidy Over Blanche Vote

Heather — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:52:48 +0000

We all knew this was going to happen.

Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump’s attorney general in overnight vote:

The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney’s command of a Justice Department the Republican president has sought to bend to his will.

The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies. While Blanche has already been leading the department in an acting capacity, his confirmation could free him to pursue the Trump administration’s agenda even more aggressively.
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''Terrified Of Written Records' Shreds Spine' Shreds Spineless Senator Cassidy Over Blanche Vote

Conover Kennard — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:26:28 +0000

Interior Department staffers are describing a Secretary Doug Burgum operation so allergic to accountability that it's routinely destroying its own paper trail.

Three current or former officials told Politico that Interior employees have been shredding documents and relying on disappearing Signal messages — both practices that run afoul of the Federal Records Act. "They're terrified of written records," one former official said.

The reporting paints a picture of an agency in freefall: nearly 14% of the workforce has departed under Burgum, including several senior Senate-confirmed and career officials. Multiple ex-staffers pointed to chief of staff JoDee Hanson's management style — described as reducing subordinates to tears — as a factor in their decisions to leave. A 20-plus-year Interior veteran, Tony Irish, characterized Burgum as combining arrogance with indifference toward career staff expertise.

The piece also ties this dysfunction to the recently botched effort to prosecute alleged vandals at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, depicting it as part of the larger mismanagement.

TPUSA Flack: Women Better Off At Home Doing Cooking And Cleaning

Heather — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:05:30 +0000

Someone explain to me why these two aren't at home making someone a sammich if they really believe this.

During yet another segment where they found a way to twist themselves in knots to attack socialism on Fox not "news" this Friday, The Ingraham Angle host Laura Ingraham brought on TP USA's Morgann Brown to discuss what she claimed is some new phenomena, which is boyfriends living off of their girlfriends who have quit looking for work, and then end up being kicked to the curb later by the girlfriend.

Here's the exchange with Brown basically saying women should know their place and stay at home doing the cooking and cleaning and trying to blame the issues with men having trouble finding jobs on feminism:

INGRAHAM: Did you know that there is a new type of power couple in America? Yeah. She works all day to bring home the bacon, and he just lounges at home and waits for her to fry it up.

For only the third time in history, women outnumber men in the workforce. More men are chilling at home. Some stop looking for work altogether or dabbling and looking for work. And this has given rise to a new social condition or contagion.

It's the rise of the stay-at-home boyfriend. It's a topic that's burning up social media, and sociologists are finding that young women's liberal views may have their limits. Women, it turns out, still like providers and are not on board with this.

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Trump Muses About Stealing Chandeliers From State Dept.

NewsHound Ellen — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:24:48 +0000

During his event at the State Department on Friday, Donald Trump let slip his klepto-mindset.

“A President's allowed to remove things from any building,” Trump said. A chorus of sycophantic laughs followed.

“I'm liking the chandeliers,” he continued. “I like those Corinthian columns, but I don't know. Cutting them out would be not good.” There was more laughter from the suck-ups. “Those are beautiful columns, but I'm allowed to do it," he reiterated.

“Every once in a while, I'll come in here and grab a painting and put it in the Oval Office, right?” Trump added.

This is eerily reminiscent of Trump’s disgusting boast about grabbing women by the p***y: “When you’re a star, they let you do it.”

I’m sure he thinks he was just as entitled to grab the classified documents he stole the last time he was in the White House.

God only knows what Felon 47 will steal this time. Maybe he already has.

GOP Senator Promotes Crypto Bill Which Possibly Benefits Human Traffickers

Oliver Willis — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:59:13 +0000

Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott took to Fox News on Thursday to push a cryptocurrency bill opposed by a host of organizations opposed to human trafficking. Scott argued that the legislation should be passed by the Senate because it would help mothers.

The Senate, where Scott currently chairs the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, is currently considering the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which is meant to accelerate the use of cryptocurrency like bitcoin. Concerns have been raised that the Clarity Act would allow crypto companies and those who use cryptocurrencies to evade traditional government oversight, including people involved in human trafficking and illicit arms sales.

The law is backed by the crypto industry, who have been lavishing the Trump administration and other elected officials, from both parties, with campaign donations and support.

Appearing on Fox Business, Scott positioned the bill as a boon to mothers instead of big business and illegal industries.

Speaker Johnson Shrugs Off Horrific Allegations Against Max Miller

NewsHound Ellen — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:50:50 +0000

After a career of sucking up to, covering up for, and promoting President P**sy Grabber, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t letting multiple, credible accusations of domestic violence get in the way of his support for Rep. Max Miller, either.

But when Johnson spoke with Politico’s Dasha Burns on Tuesday, he shrugged off the hideous allegations, including those from Miller’s ex-father-in-law, Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno.

It’s even more revolting considering that Johnson holds himself up as some kind of Super Duper Christian.

“We don’t take disciplinary action against members for allegations,” Johnson said. Which is probably true regarding formal action, but that doesn’t mean Johnson couldn’t or shouldn’t privately advise Miller he should step aside. But Johnson specifically said he would not do that. Because who can know the truth - even if it’s staring you in the face as blatantly as Donald Trump’s boast about grabbing women by the p**sy?

AT LAST: Impeachment Articles Filed Against 'Unelected Shadow President' Russ Vought

Jake Johnson — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:25:46 +0000

A House Democrat on Thursday introduced articles of impeachment against White House budget chief Russell Vought, accusing the Project 2025 architect and far-right ideologue of unlawfully terminating federal funds appropriated by Congress and putting the Trump administration’s political priorities over the law.

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), who is leading the push to remove Vought, pointed to his partisan cancellation of federal funding for Democratic-led states as “just the latest example” of illegal and impeachable conduct.

“Vought has repeatedly and openly broken the law to stroke Trump’s fragile ego,” Kamlager-Dove said in a statement. “These nakedly partisan schemes to punish Democratic voters ultimately hurt families and workers of all political stripes. We cannot sit idly by while an unelected shadow president continues to weaponize the federal government and steal taxpayers’ hard-earned money. Russell Vought’s blatant abuse of power and complete disregard for the Constitution warrants immediate removal by Congress.”

DOGE Was A Giant Failure, Part Infinity

Red Painter — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:25:37 +0000

DOGE was a giant scam perpetrated on the American people. It was presented as a major cost-saving initiative. It was really a data mining scam where unknowing Americans had all of their confidential data copied and saved to Elon Musk's DOGE team, to be used or sold or manipulated in - so far - unknown ways.

A government watchdog released an incredible report looking back on the work that DOGE did - and did not - do. To say that the findings were shocking would be an understatement

The Washington Post reports that DOGE "consistently overstated its savings in online posts, taking credit for lease cancellations initiated before the group existed...DOGE also claimed contracts were terminated that had not been and loaded its database with savings that could not be verified, the report said."

The audit spanned the period of June 2025 through the end of July 2026, so roughly 14 months. The GAO examined claims of savings that DOGE made after it bulldozed through federal agencies. The audit was conducted at the request of Democratic Senators Gary Peters and Richard Blumenthal.

Elon Musk and his team of fresh-out-of-high-school incel techbros claimed to have cut around $2 trillion in federal spending. That was a lie. A website created BY DOGE tallying their cuts, called a "wall of receipts", stated that they saved $215 billion. Even by their math, that is a HUGE difference.

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Tengrain — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:02:01 +0000

Above, Cheap Trick performs, A Day In The Life. On this date in 1974, US President Richard Nixon announced he will resign at noon the next day. Our media once did great things, but not today! Yup, we look at Our Failed Political Press today.

Balloon Juice found a reporter who reports on Plans, Policies, Proposals, Possibilities and not on polling. Go Figure!

everyone is entitled to my own opinion asks the eternal question: Who's more brain-dead, Mitch McConnell or the press covering him?

The Verge reports that Brendan Carr officially unleashes broadcast consolidation.

Split Down The Middle looks at David Ellison's editorial that asserts he can be trusted with CNN.

Bonus Track: And speaking of the media, Street Art Utopia curates a round-up of retro games graphics. So cool!

Trump Looks For More Wars Abroad; Spanked By Judges At Home

Cliff Schecter — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:00:01 +0000

One of the smartest legal minds I know, Glenn Kirschner, joined me on Amped Up w/ Cliff Schecter today on Blue Amp Media. It was necessary as Trump seems unable to stop breaking laws and losing idiotic court cases.

We talked about his inane persecution of a former Olympian because Trump needed a scapegoat for this version of Everything Trump Touches Dies. Reflecting Pool--or is it reflecting fool?--edition. You know the story, Trump dumped everything up to and almost including anthrax in the reflecting pool to make it more blue, but was too dumb to factor in a thing called "science."

So when the the pool started coming apart, he blamed former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn just for stopping by to check out what the hell was going on. Long story short: Jeannine Pirro went to court for Trump, embarrassed herself, and the judge kicked it right out.

But Trump never knows when to stop, so then there is the illegality in Iran, and Glenn told us the one way to stop it. Watch the video and find to find out Glenn's analysis.

Friday Night Funnies: Futurama

John Amato — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:02:43 +0000

Futurama consistently made me laugh, especially in its first run.

People:

Created by Matt Groening, the Emmy-winning animated comedy follows a pizza delivery boy who gets accidentally cryogenically frozen and wakes up 1,000 years in the future. Since premiering in 1999, the series has changed networks a few times, moving from Fox to Comedy Central before Hulu revived it in 2023.

But through it all, the show has maintained its core ensemble of voice actors, including Billy West, John DiMaggio and Katey Sagal — the latter is best known for her roles in Sons of Anarchy, 8 Simple Rules and Married... with Children.
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Another GOP Politician Arrested For Viciously Assaulting His Wife

Red Painter — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:07:50 +0000

It's a feature, not a bug!

Yet another Republican politician has been accused of assaulting his wife. This time he was not only arrested, but he resigned.

Arkansas state representative Austin McCollum, a Republican candidate for Benton County judge, was arrested this past Saturday for a shocking and violent assault of his wife, Ragan.

She reports that the couple returned from a wedding celebration when he 'got mad and started throwing things at me.' She stated that he threw numerous things, including shoes, deodorant, and even a metal hanger. He also prevented her from leaving the bedroom, blocking access by standing or sitting in front of the door.

The situation escalated substantially.

She reports that:

"At some point he threw me face down on the bed and put both knees (and full body weight) on my back, holding my arms back. Then he removed his left knee and slid his right knee to the back of my neck, pushing my face into the mattress so that I couldn't breathe."

She made it to the door and tried to escape, which led him to allegedly slam the door on her hand multiple times.

Then he PUNCHED HER multiple times.

The abuse continued. She reported that: