Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) on Tuesday likened reactions to a television provider’s decision not to carry the right-wing network Newsmax to failure to act in the face of the Holocaust. Historians say such comparisons are dangerous. In a floor speech, Burlison blasted AT&T’s DirecTV for its recent decision not to carry Newsmax after the conservative outlet demanded increased carrier...
Virginia Gov. Youngkin endorses anti-LGBTQ House nominee who calls COVID a ‘cover-up’
Leon Benjamin, the Republican nominee in this month’s special election in Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, who has attacked the LGBTQ community and spread false conspiracy theories about COVID-19, announced on Tuesday that he had been endorsed by Virginia GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin. “Endorsement Alert. Governor Glenn Youngkin is Team Leon all the way!” Benjamin tweeted...