GOP Weaponizing Antisemitism by Bringing Up Bills We’ll Vote Against
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner Tonight,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Republicans are trying to defeat Democrats on this issue, like the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. He said that by introducing a bifurcating bill, he was “trying to weaponize anti-Semitism.” Please vote. And if we want to fight […]
GOP wants research group barred from federal funding over COVID work with Wuhan
A key House committee investigating the origins of COVID-19 has barred the scientific research group from receiving federal funding, and the group’s president has banned research conducted at a lab in Wuhan, China. They are calling for a criminal investigation into the research. A Republican staff report released Wednesday by the majority of the House […]
‘I’m Not Gonna Be Able’: Former Biden Official Stumped When GOP Rep Asks Him To Explain ‘Tenets’ Of First Amendment
Former White House Director of Digital Strategy Robert Flaherty on Wednesday was unable to state the “five tenets of the First Amendment” when Florida Republican Rep. Kat Cammack asked him at a hearing on government censorship. Flaherty joined President Joe Biden’s White House in Jan. 2021, and was involved in efforts to influence social media companies […]
‘This Is Ridiculous!’: Censorship Hearing Goes Off Rails When Dem Rep Becomes Incensed Over GOP Objection
A House Judiciary Committee hearing on government censorship became contentious on Wednesday when Democratic Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett reacted to a Republican colleague’s objection to her entering something into the record. President Joe Biden’s White House influenced Amazon in March 2021 to restrict the visibility of books that expressed skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine, […]
‘Election interference’: GOP senator launches push to shut down noncitizen voting in DC elections
Fox’s first appearance: A Republican senator is introducing a bill that would require D.C. residents to be U.S. citizens to vote in local elections, opposing a controversial bill passed in the city nearly two years ago. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) is introducing the D.C. Elections Civil Rights Requirement Act. The bill would require all individuals […]
GOP senator calls for deporting certain foreign student protesters
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called on the U.S. government to revoke visas granted to international students who support Hamas and deport them as university protests continue across the country. Blackburn said on NewsNation’s The Hill on Tuesday that the university “kicked out Jewish students shouting ‘I am Hamas,’ ‘we are Hamas,’ and ‘River to Sea,’ […]
House invites more university leaders to Congress as part of GOP crackdown on antisemitism
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) asked three additional university leaders to testify on Capitol Hill over the rise of antisemitism on college campuses as part of the House GOP’s crackdown on anti-Jewish demonstrations and protests. Foxx said during a Tuesday press conference with several House committee chairs that she has […]
Major GOP donor reveals how Trump’s former rival can boost him over Biden
Former President Trump is aiming to close the fundraising gap with President Biden in a rematch in 2024, and is likely to receive support from his former arch-rival in the race for the 2024 Republican nomination. “I am very pleased to have the full and enthusiastic support of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis,” President Trump declared […]
GOP lawmakers hit with ‘gut punch’ as red state’s Dem governor ekes out win in transgender bill battle
Kansas Republicans failed Monday night to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that would ban surgeries for transgender children. Just hours after the Senate voted 27-13 to override the veto, the state House’s Republican supermajority secured the reversal by two votes. The final vote was 82-43, with two Republicans voting against it. […]
Cornyn steps up fundraising in battle with Thune to become Senate GOP leader
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has raised $18.3 million this cycle to help boost Republican Senate incumbents and hopefuls, raising more than Sen. John Thune (R-SD) as both men compete to become the next Senate Republican leader. Both senators are working to raise money as they compete for the votes of their conference after Senate Minority […]