The Senate unanimously backed a resolution on Monday night honoring the late Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) for his career and his work on behalf of people with disabilities. But its author and 20 of its GOP co-sponsors helped block a major Dole-backed international treaty on disability rights just nine years ago. The memorial resolution, authored by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and co-sponsored by all 99 other...
GOP lawmakers who don’t represent New York City are fighting its vaccine efforts
House Republicans are blasting a new COVID-19 safety requirement implemented by New York City, including several who don’t represent districts anywhere near the city. “Mayor de Blasio will impose a first-in-the-nation vaccine mandate for all PRIVATE sector workers in NYC,” Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs tweeted on Monday. “Bill de Blasio isn’t a mayor, he is a tyrant...
Fox host complains about COVID relief for families: ‘What happened to the work ethic?’
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Monday complained that American families have been receiving child tax credits, which studies have shown have dramatically reduced child poverty. Kilmeade’s comments occurred during “Fox & Friends” in a monologue in which he also complained about Americans receiving stimulus checks and unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Scandal-tainted former Georgia Sen. David Perdue to run for governor at Trump’s bidding
Just 11 months after losing his Senate reelection bid, Republican David Perdue has launched a primary challenge to incumbent Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Perdue’s last unsuccessful campaign was notable for accusations of bigotry in his advertising and for allegations that he abused his office and engaged in insider trading. Perdue announced his candidacy on Monday with a video...
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers subpoenas could shed light on rise of far-right extremism
On Nov. 23, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters issued a round of subpoenas that piqued the interest of domestic terror and extremism researchers: the far-right paramilitary groups known as the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, and the 1st Amendment Praetorian. It’s no secret that members of these groups were involved in the insurrection...
6 million jobs have been added under Biden. House Republicans call it a ‘disaster.’
The economy added 210,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dropped significantly, according to the federal jobs report released on Friday. But House Republicans who cheered comparable numbers as a “booming economy” under the last administration claim these were a “disaster” for President Joe Biden. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment...
212 House Republicans vote to shut down the government before the holidays
A total of 212 House Republicans voted against a bipartisan agreement on Thursday to avert a federal government shutdown. The far-right House Freedom Caucus said a shutdown was needed to stop COVID-19 safety rules. The continuing resolution, which passed 221-212, will allow the government to continue operating until Feb. 18, 2022. Just one Republican — Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger — voted in...
Schools are struggling to protect trans students facing discriminatory state laws
Schools across the country have been left to navigate a spate of discriminatory state laws targeting transgender youth over the past several months, forcing them to determine if — and how — they are able to fight back. Nine states have passed laws or implemented executive orders in the past year to stop transgender athletes from playing on the team of their gender, with Texas the latest state to...
Fox host escalates attacks on Fauci after comparing him to Mengele
Fox Nation host Lara Logan is under fire from Jewish advocacy groups after making an antisemitic comparison between Dr. Anthony Fauci and infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. “What you see on Dr. Fauci, this is what people say to me, that he doesn’t represent science to them, he represents Josef Mengele, Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who did experiments on Jews during the Second...
Fact check: Trump falsely claims US didn’t have supply chain issues during his presidency
In an appearance Thursday on Fox News, former President Donald Trump claimed falsely that supply chain problems were not a concern during his time in office — despite the fact that his own party routinely cited such issues throughout the final months of his tenure. “Nobody ever mentioned those words ‘supply chain,’ they were never brought up, we had perfect supply chains,”...