Tag Archives: GOP

Mississippi Advances Ban On Abortion Ballot Measures

Mississippi Today reports: Mississippians would be prevented from placing an initiative on the ballot to change the state’s strict anti-abortion laws under a proposal passed Wednesday by the House of Representatives. House Concurrent Resolution 11, which is still several legislative steps from becoming law, would give citizens the ability to gather signatures to propose new state laws or change existing …

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Lankford: GOP Hates Border Deal Since It Helps Biden

“It’s definitely not going to let a bunch of people in. It’s focused on actually turning people around on it. It is interesting, Republicans four months ago would not give funding for Ukraine, for Israel and for our southern border because we demanded changes in policy. “So we actually locked arms together and said, ‘We’re not going to give you …

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Oklahoma GOP “Condemns And Censures” Sen. James Lankford For Supporting Bipartisan Senate Border Deal

Tulsa’s ABC affiliate reports: The Oklahoma Republican Party approved a resolution Saturday condemning and censuring Sen. James Lankford. OKGOP State Committee members passed the resolution disapproving of Lankford’s work to pass a bipartisan border deal. The resolution, which was posted on social media by state Sen. Dusty Deevers, said the Oklahoma Republican Party will cease all support for Lankford until …

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GOP Unveils Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas

Axios reports: House Republicans unveiled articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday morning, blaming him for the surge in illegal border crossings and fentanyl trafficking. The House Homeland Security committee will consider the impeachment articles Tuesday morning, and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has promised a floor vote “as soon as possible” after that. They assert Mayorkas …

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Stefanik Deletes 2021 Statement Condemning Rioters

Politico reports: Former GOP House chair Liz Cheney on Saturday accused her successor Elise Stefanik of deleting a press release from 2021 condemning protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. In Stefanik’s 2021 press release, she condemned the “violence and destruction” of Jan. 6 and called for the perpetrators to be prosecuted. Stefanik has since downplayed the significance of …

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Florida CFO Still Wants State To Pay Trump $5 Million

Florida Politics reports: CFO Jimmy Patronis seems to believe Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t fully informed before his veto threat against legislation that would have slotted $5 million of state dollars to a former President’s much-needed legal defense. To that end, Patronis seeks a “dialogue” about proposals which would provide up to $5 million from a fund that gives public money …

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Beetleboob’s Ex-Husband Hit With Six Criminal Charges

The Associated Press reports: Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert ‘s ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, has been charged with assault and other counts in connection with two domestic altercations, including an argument with the congresswoman in a restaurant that spiraled out of control, and a fight with the former couple’s son, authorities said. The altercations have drawn further attention to Lauren Boebert, …

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Nikki Haley’s SC Home Targeted With Swatting Call

Reuters reports: Authorities responded to a fake emergency at the South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley last month after a man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at her home, according to town records obtained by Reuters. The previously unreported “swatting” incident is among a wave of violent threats, bomb scares and …

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Florida Universities Cancel “Woke” Sociology Course

The Messenger reports: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ so-called “anti-woke” crusade has now removed sociology as a core class from all 12 of the state’s public universities. What the board refers to as a “factual history course” is replacing Principles of Sociology in the universities in what is widely seen as the start of a general rout of sociology classes. When …

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Florida Officials Confirm Abortion Rights Measure Has Qualified For Ballot Pending FL Supreme Court Ruling

Miami’s NBC affiliate reports: Florida election officials confirmed Friday that a proposed abortion rights amendment has qualified for the 2024 ballot, but its future hinges on a Florida Supreme Court decision. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody submitted the measure to the Florida Supreme Court for judicial review last October, but justices have yet to make a decision. The court is …

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Schlapp: Carroll Judgment Signals The End Of America

“I believe that this is a very coordinated thing. Somebody must be coordinating this. This means that this weaponized government doesn’t just intend to destroy your career and cancel you on social media, they mean to impoverish you and destroy any opportunity you have in the future. “This is a make it or break it time for the United States …

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Perry: We Should Literally Be Up In Arms Over Migrants

“Never before have we seen evidence of people who have harm on their minds to do to Americans freely coming into this country. And the shocking part about this, Sean, is that you have a president and administration that seems to be helping them right along. We want to go cut the border wire and let these people freely come …

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UT Lawmakers Pass Ban On College Diversity Programs

NBC News reports: Utah’s legislature became the latest in the U.S. to pass a bill Friday prohibiting diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government. The bill that cleared the state House and Senate by wide margins now heads to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican who has said he is likely to sign such a …

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WaPo: Mace Wanted To Get Punched In The Face By A Rioter So She’d Become The Never-Trump Poster Girl

The Washington Post reports: Mace was so angry at Trump during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that she discussed with aides the prospect of confronting the rioters so she could get punched and become the face of anti-Trump Republicans, according to former staffers familiar with the incident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of …

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Mace To Face Challenge From Her Ex-Chief Of Staff

Axios reports: The former chief of staff to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Friday filed to run as a Republican primary challenger against his onetime boss. Daniel Hanlon filed to challenge Mace in the state’s June congressional primary on Friday, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. Hanlon worked as a senior staffer for Mace from when she first entered …

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SD Gov Claims “Texas And The Original 13 Colonies Signed The Treaty That Formed First US Constitution”

“You know, it’s interesting, the decision that came out of the Supreme Court. They talked about the fact that Biden could take down concertina wire, razor wire. Texas will put it back up. I think there’ll be other legal challenges. “But I’m proud of the fact that this state and 25 other governors are standing and declaring and protecting our …

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SD Gov: I’ll Personally Drive More Razor Wire To Texas

The Messenger reports: Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday said she will deliver razor wire to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott if federal agents interfere with his plans for the U.S.-Mexico border as a conflict between the Lone Star state and the federal government over the handling of immigration has heated up. “I’ll drive in more razor wire …

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Johnson To Senate: Border Deal Is DOA In My Chamber

CNN reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson is warning in a new letter that the emerging border deal is “dead on arrival” in his chamber if it resembles anything close to what has been reported. While the Senate deal has not been released and negotiators warn that the leaks of the package have not been accurate, Johnson’s warning on Friday underscores …

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MAGA Candidate: I’m Keeping Donation From Rioter

The Huffington Post reports: Joe Kent, a right-wing Republican who is vying for a rematch against Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), received $8,600 in campaign donations from an accused Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter facing felony and misdemeanor charges. The Department of Justice announced earlier this month that it was charging Salisbury, Maryland, resident Carlos Ayala with civil disorder, …

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Tillis: It’s “Immoral” To Bow To Trump On Border Deal

NBC News reports: Tempers flared Thursday as Republicans battled among themselves over whether to accept or reject a deal for tougher immigration laws, with some pushing back on colleagues who want to bow to former President Donald Trump’s wishes and kill it. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., urged his colleagues not to make it all about politics at the behest of …

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