Tag Archives: GOP

Fox News reports: Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, has announced that he is retiring at the end of his current term, the second Republican member of Congress to do so in two days. In a statement issued Wednesday, Gibbs said he is “confident in the future of our nation,” while criticizing what he called the “circus” of redistricting that has taken …

The Texas Tribune reports: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday he will prioritize passing Texas legislation that mimics the recently signed Florida bill referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. While Texas’ next legislative session doesn’t start until January, the issue will be addressed in Education Committee hearings before then, Patrick said in a campaign email. “I will make …

CNN reports: On several occasions since signing the bill into law, DeSantis has highlighted the story of a woman named January Littlejohn, a registered Republican, who says she was not fully consulted about the school’s gender-affirming plan for her child. “We had a mother from Leon County, and her daughter was going to school and some people in the school …

Bolts Magazine reports: Kelly Ruh, a Wisconsin official who two years ago posed as a presidential elector for Donald Trump as part of an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, lost her re-election bid tonight. Ruh sought a second term as an alderperson in De Pere, a town near Green Bay in northeast Wisconsin. She lost to Pamela Gantz, a …

NBC News reports: Former Trump administration appointee Connie Conway has advanced to a June runoff in a California special election to fill a U.S. House seat left vacant after Republican Rep. Devin Nunes resigned to lead former President Donald Trump’s media company. The race for the second runoff spot was too early to call, after election officials paused counting early …

ABC News reports: Republican candidates are shying away from the debate stage as the midterm elections approach. Over a half dozen GOP candidates in crucial state and federal races have either skipped out on or not committed to primary debates. Joe Lombardo, a gubernatorial candidate in Nevada, turned down a chance to debate in January. In Nebraska, Jim Pillen, another …

CBS News reports: Ohio House Republicans introduced an education bill this week that would prohibit teaching young students about sexual orientation or gender identity, similar to a divisive bill in Florida — dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — that was signed by the governor in March. The bill also targets what it calls “divisive” education about race, banning lessons …

Manchester’s ABC News affiliate reports: Republican 1st Congressional District candidate Matt Mowers is facing questions about his voting record after documents show he voted in the 2016 presidential primary in New Hampshire and New Jersey. Mowers said his two votes were perfectly legal. “I voted in total compliance with the law,” he said. “I voted here in New Hampshire in …

Mediaite reports: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) railed against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Senate floor Tuesday and suggested she would have defended the Nazis during the Nuremberg trials. “Judge Jackson has also shown real interest in helping terrorists,” Cotton stated. The senator then referenced former Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, who was the lead prosecutor at the …

The Orlando Sentinel reports: A $300 million slice of Florida’s nearly $200 billion public pension portfolio is invested in Russian companies, even as the pariah nation faces mounting accusations of genocide and other war crimes in Ukraine. Democrats want Florida to divest that tiny part of the fund, arguing the state’s leaders should act swiftly to dump Russian investments. Florida’s …

The Christian Post reports: Willy Rice, pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida, and a candidate to become the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has removed a deacon from leadership, citing the denomination’s ban on individuals who have committed sexual abuse from church leadership roles. Rice did not identify the deacon in the video. But other outlets identified …

Tulsa’s ABC News affiliate reports: The Oklahoma House gave final legislative approval on Tuesday to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. With little discussion and no debate, the Republican-controlled House voted 70-14 to send the bill to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who has previously said he’d sign any …

CNN reports: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Rep. Matt Gaetz got into a heated argument during Tuesday’s House Armed Services hearing after the Florida Republican accused the Pentagon of being too focused on “wokeism” and not defense. Austin charged that Gaetz appeared to be “embarrassed for his country” by questioning the US military’s capability, and the two men shouted over …

The Hill reports: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he is glad he is leaving Congress at the end of this year rather than running for reelection, pointing to Republican colleagues who criticize Disney but have “shown Putin sympathy” and calling them “children.” “I’m glad I’m leaving here in a year because I’m just being surrounded by a bunch of children,” …

The Miami Herald reports: In messages to supporters, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t shy about labeling “fake news media” the enemy. But when it comes to raising money for his re-election bid, the Republican governor’s campaign and an associated political committee have sought help from a satire website with the tagline “Fake news you can trust.” The governor’s campaign committee …

Fox News reports: In her first on-air interview after throwing her hat into the special election race to replace the late Republican Congressman Don Young last week, Palin told Fox News host Jesse Watters she expects to become a prime target of the liberal media if elected. “You know, I would never be so cocky as to say bring it …

The Huffington Post reports: The North Carolina Highway Patrol has released another dashcam video from a traffic stop of Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) when he didn’t have his driver’s license and was speeding, according to the officer on the scene. During the stop, Cawthorn said the car was his, then appeared surprised when the officer told him the vehicle was …

Kansas City’s PBS affiliate reports: Former Missouri First Lady Sheena Greitens says in a new court filing that she has photos and other evidence to back up her claims that former Gov. Eric Greitens physically abused her and their children as his political career unraveled. The abuse claims, made in an affidavit filed March 21, stated that as he faced …

Click On Detroit reports: Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, a Republican who has been serving the 6th district in West Michigan since 1987, says he’s retiring from Congress. Upton would have had to face Trump-backed Bill Huizenga in the 2022 election later this year after redistricting maps were approved earlier this year, creating a new 4th district. Upton was one of …

Nashville’s Fox News affiliate reports: A Tennessee bill to be heard in the state senate Thursday would create a marriage class specifically for marriage between a man and a woman. SB562/HB233 creates a “Record of Marital Contract at Common Law” to be filed by county clerks and establishes common law marriage in the state as “between one man and one …