ArchiveOctober 2022

Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana and 32 House GOP co-sponsors on Oct. 18 introduced a bill that, according to its text, would “prohibit the use of Federal funds to develop, implement, facilitate, or fund any sexually-oriented program, event, or literature for children under the age of 10.” The Stop the Sexualization of Children Act of 2022, reminiscent of a similar...

New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee Don Bolduc held a campaign event on Saturday at a church whose senior pastor has pushed conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, although he has disavowed his own previous claims that President Joe Biden was not the legitimate winner of that election. Bolduc, who is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in November, held the...

Republican officials across the country have for years refused to accept the fact that humans contribute to climate change, which can in turn contribute to catastrophic weather events such as the recent Hurricane Ian in Florida. Florida Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio both opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, which included $369 billion to cut greenhouse gas emissions — one of the leading causes...

On Saturday, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) was caught on video boasting that his caucus plans to spend the next year “knifing” President Joe Biden’s administration and impeaching top officials. Schweikert, who faces a tough reelection race for his seat in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District in November against Democratic nominee Jevin Hodge, also said House Republicans...

Tiffany Smiley, the Republican nominee for the Washington state U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, is pointing to a large fundraising haul as proof of her “commanding position” in the race. An American Independent Foundation review of Smiley’s contributors found that several of her top donors were also major funders of other Republican and right...

Hearing aids will be sold over the counter starting on Monday, the result of an executive order from President Joe Biden. “Starting this week, we’re making hearing aids available over the counter, so people don’t have to pay for expensive visits to specialists,” Biden wrote in a tweet. “The FDA estimates this is going to save patients as much as $3,000 per pair...

Nancy Barto, a Republican running for reelection to the Arizona Senate, accepted campaign contributions from two people who were listed on a slate of “alternate” electors that was part of a scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the Electoral College. Due to redistricting, the incumbent Barto is running against another incumbent state senator, Democrat Christine...

Tiffany Smiley, the Republican nominee for the Senate seat of incumbent Democratic Sen. Patty Murray in Washington state, says she doesn’t support a national abortion ban or a vote to defund Planned Parenthood, but her social media history appears to contradict that position. Smiley complained in an August television ad that Murray “has spent millions to paint me as an...

Don Bolduc, the Republican nominee for the Senate seat held by incumbent New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, has made clear that he is completely opposed to any rights to abortion, according to a review of interviews, statements, and public appearances conducted by the American Independent Foundation. Hassan, who has been endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice America, is a Senate co-sponsor of...

North Carolina Republican Senate nominee Rep. Ted Budd admitted on Friday that his state is already seeing some economic benefit from a microchip manufacturing bill he voted against. During an appearance on right-wing talk radio station WSIC in Statesville, North Carolina, on Oct. 14, Budd, who is running against Democratic former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley for the open seat...