Former North Dakota lawmaker Rick Becker announces run for US House Seat
Former North Dakota state Rep. Rick Becker, a Republican and plastic surgeon from Bismarck, has announced his candidacy for the state's only U.S. House seat. Becker unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate as an independent in 2022, receiving more than 18% of the statewide vote. He served in the state Legislature from 2012 to 2022 […]
North Dakota lawmaker sentenced after pleading guilty to drunken driving
Republican Representative Nico Rios of North Dakota has been sentenced to nearly a year of unsupervised probation for drunk driving. Rios pleaded guilty on January 8 and was sentenced to a 10-day suspended jail sentence, mandatory evaluation, and a victim impact commission. He faced growing calls for his resignation from within his own party, including […]
Kentucky’s ex-Survivor lawmaker rues ‘embarrassing’ cousin gaffe in incest bill | Kentucky
A Kentucky lawmaker and winner of the 2018 TV show “Survivor” was forced to quickly withdraw a bill that, if approved, would have legalized unintentional sex between cousins. After correcting the gaffe within a day, Kentucky House Republican Rep. Nick Wilson expressed hope that the gaffe would not doom a bill aimed at combating family […]
Survivor winner turned Kentucky lawmaker apologizes after bill mistakenly OK’d sex with first cousins
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Lawmaker proposes bill banning furries in Oklahoma schools
Students who act like stupid geese in Oklahoma can quickly be pulled from class by animal control. State Rep. Justin Humphrey introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban the use of fur in the state's public schools and allow animal control officials to round up those who don't comply. House Bill 3084 states, “Students who […]
NZ’s ‘First Refugee Lawmaker’ Charged With Shoplifting at Top Boutiques
WELLINGTON (AP) – New Zealand's first refugee lawmaker has been charged by police a day after he resigned after allegedly shoplifting several times from a local luxury boutique. New Zealand Police said former New Zealand Green Party member Gorriz Ghahraman was charged on Wednesday with two counts of shoplifting from a store in Auckland's trendy […]
Black GOP lawmaker shuts down ‘enraged’ protester calling him ‘racist’ during pro-Trump speech
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) called out former President Donald Trump on Monday during a campaign rally in Iowa after an audience member began shouting at him and accusing him of being a “racist.” was mixed with heckler. “Tonight, as I was speaking on behalf of President Trump at the Timberline caucus, an irate man tried […]
Johnson privately told House Republicans he would refuse Senate border deal, lawmaker says
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Democratic lawmaker quotes ‘Real Housewives’ during Trump critique
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) cited passages from the “Real Housewives” series to criticize former President Trump during a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday. “So what do we Democrats have? We have receipts, we have evidence, we have timelines, we have screenshots of foreign governments funneling money into President Donald Trump's pockets through President Trump's estate […]
North Dakota lawmaker hit with misdemeanor charge in speculation case
Republican North Dakota state Rep. Jason Dockter has been charged with misdemeanor charges involving state-owned buildings owned by affiliated companies. Although vague, the complaint alleges that Mr. Dockter voted for “a measure that would apply a financial interest to the payment of acquired real property.” Mr. Dockter has pleaded not guilty in the case and […]