Several of the Republicans who ran in their party’s primary for governor of Michigan this summer cited their opposition to the COVID-19 safety policies of incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, such as mask mandates and the closures of schools and businesses, as their motivation to run for office. They blasted Whitmer for policies put into place on the recommendation of public health...
Just 2 of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump advance to November election
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) lost her Republican primary election Tuesday night to Harriet Hageman by a whopping 37 points. In doing so, Cheney became the latest Republican lawmaker to lose their renomination bid after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol. Of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the...
Biden administration forgives $3.9B in loans to students ripped off by for-profit colleges
The Department of Education announced on Tuesday that the $3.9 billion in federal student loans owed by 208,000 borrowers who attended the ITT Technical Institute would be discharged. “The evidence shows that for years, ITT’s leaders intentionally misled students about the quality of their programs in order to profit off federal student loan programs, with no regard for the hardship this...
GOP Illinois governor nominee held events with store where accused mass shooter got weapon
Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for governor of Illinois, has held multiple campaign events with the gun store at which the man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in the state picked up the weapon he is accused of using in the shooting, which he’d bought online, Vice reported on Aug. 16. Bailey held two events with Red Dot Arms, the gun store...
Supposedly ‘pro-choice’ New Hampshire Gov. Sununu campaigns with anti-abortion candidates
Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who is running for re-election, has recently toured New England to endorse or support other GOP gubernatorial candidates who vocally oppose abortion rights. This has earned Sununu — who has repeatedly claimed he is ‘pro-choice’ — criticism from pro-abortion advocates. In June, Sununu campaigned in Connecticut with Republican...
Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters backpedals push for total abortion bans
Prior to winning Arizona’s Republican Senate nomination, racist venture capitalist Blake Masters presented himself as “unapologetically” and “100%” against abortion from the moment of conception. Since winning the nomination, he has suggested that he would support a federal ban only on abortions performed later in pregnancy. In an interview with the Arizona Republic...
Herschel Walker in paid partnership with marketing company accused of preying on veterans
Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has been under fire for misrepresenting his work for a for-profit company accused of exploiting veterans and service members. But it appears that another controversial company for which he worked may also have targeted veterans in a multilevel marketing scheme. Walker, a former professional football player and contestant on former President Donald...
New Hampshire GOP Senate candidate touts endorsements from secessionist state lawmakers
Several state legislators who backed efforts to secede from the United States or dissolve the state government have endorsed Don Bolduc, a Republican Senate candidate in New Hampshire. Bolduc is one of several GOP candidates seeking the party’s nomination for Senate in the Sept. 13 primary. The winner will face Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in November. On July 26, Bolduc — a retired Army...
North Carolina GOP candidate thinks a ‘banana republic’ is the clothing store
A Republican nominee for a competitive House race in North Carolina compared the United States to a “banana republic” while confusing the political term with the clothing store Banana Republic. Bo Hines, a 26-year-old former college football player, incorrectly defined a banana republic as the upscale, Gap-owned retailer, rather than the disparaging term for a small nation run by a...
Democratic House passes historic climate and health care bill despite GOP opposition
The House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, 220-207, overcoming opposition from every Republican in Congress. The legislation will pave the way for historic investment in curbing climate change and making health care more affordable for all Americans. The budget reconciliation package includes an anticipated $369 billion in new energy and climate change...