GOP bill to fund legislative branch fails on House floor
Ten House Republicans joined most Democrats on Thursday in rejecting a GOP-sponsored bill aimed at funding the Legislature for fiscal year 2025, throwing an embarrassing setback into GOP leadership’s ambitious plan to pass all 12 annual funding bills before Congress recesses in August. The bill failed 205-213, with three Democrats voting in favor. It is […]
‘Terrible message’: GOP lawmaker fumes after only 5 House Dems support bill requiring citizenship to vote
First appeared on FOX: Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York is reacting to the House passing the SAVE Act, which she co-sponsored, a bill that aims to prevent undocumented immigrants from voting in US elections. ““I think this bill just puts an exclamation point on the fact that up until now states have had […]
Senate GOP blocks another abortion bill
health care Full text House Appropriations Committee approves bill to cut Department of Health and Human Services budget The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed a bipartisan bill that would cut the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget by $7.5 billion, or 6.4%, in fiscal year 2025 from fiscal year 2024. The […]
2024 GOP Platform Defends ‘The Right to Keep and Bear Arms’
The 2024 Republican Platform explicitly defends “fundamental freedoms,” including the “right to keep and bear arms.” Article 7 of the Preamble to the 2024 Platform To tell“Let’s defend our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and our fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms.” The 2024 […]
Gina Swoboda Wins Arizona GOP Chair Election Following DeWit’s Exit
The Arizona Republican Party has a new chairwoman following the resignation of Jeff DeWit. Gina Swoboda, former third vice chair of the party and Arizona Secretary of State’s office employee under Katie Hobbs and Michelle Reagan was elected by a wide margin during the state party’s annual meeting at Dream City Church in Phoenix on […]
Democrat blasts House GOP effort to fine Garland: 'They want to turn Congress into the Kremlin'
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., on Wednesday denounced House Republican efforts to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in “essential contempt of Congress” as a “foolish resolution.” “This is a stupid resolution,” Rep. McGovern said on the House floor. “Republican leadership knows this is a stupid resolution. Republicans know this is a stupid resolution. But they’re beholden […]
The GOP needs to stay focused on inflation, not cognition
The media has finally woken up and noticed Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, which has been obvious to anyone who has seen him since at least 2019. The sudden shift in media discourse reveals just how dishonest the corporate media has been on a range of topics, including the president’s intellectual acuity. But this new circus […]
Media group under spotlight in GOP report for alleged censorship of conservatives
A media coalition is under the spotlight in a new report from the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee for allegedly censoring conservatives and, in the telling of the Republican majority, violating antitrust law. The report, released Wednesday, zeroes in on the influence of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, a “cross-industry initiative established by the World […]
ROOKE: Senate GOP Absent While Dems Force Through Another Biden Win
President Joe Biden is fighting an internal battle to stay the Democrat candidate for president, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from helping him score another win. Democrats successfully installed Nancy L. Maldonado as United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday with just 4 votes. Confirmed, 47-43: Executive Calendar #597 Nancy L. Maldonado […]
GOP Senate Hopeful Unveils Bill Critics Warn Could Lead To Carbon Taxes
Republican Utah Rep. John Curtis unveiled a bipartisan bill Tuesday that critics fear could be the first step toward domestic carbon taxes. Curtis, who is running for U.S. Senate in Utah, introduced the PROVE IT Act in the House alongside Democratic California Rep. Scott Peters, putting forward the complement to the already-introduced Senate version of […]