Casey Quinlan is the LGBTQ reporter at The American Independent. They previously worked for ThinkProgress as a gender and sexuality policy reporter. Casey has freelanced for publications such as Rewire News, New Republic, Teen Vogue, In These Times, Glamour, Bustle, Vox, SCOTUSblog, and Supermajority News.
Collins was reportedly investigated by the FBI.
By Jesse Valentine - October 15, 2026
The Republican senator has spent more on office travel since 2017 than any of his colleagues.
By Jesse Valentine - October 15, 2026
The Republican later served on the boards of tax-dodging corporations.
By Jesse Valentine - October 15, 2026
Flippo touted the endorsement of Richard Mack, a founding member of the Oath Keepers.
By Jesse Valentine - October 15, 2026
The subsidies made health insurance affordable for more than 19 million Americans.
By Jesse Valentine - October 14, 2026
Kean owns pharmaceutical company stock.
By Jesse Valentine - October 14, 2026
Disgraced Rep. Matt Gaetz has endorsed Biggs’ campaign for Arizona governor.
By Jesse Valentine - October 09, 2026
The disclaimer is missing from Cunningham’s campaign website as well.
By Jesse Valentine - October 09, 2026
Paxton previously praised a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid.
By Jesse Valentine - October 09, 2026
The democratic congressional candidate vows to make government work for regular people again.
By Bonnie Fuller - October 09, 2026
The claim was sourced to Scott Pressler, a far-right activist who is not affiliated with the U.S. government or law enforcement.
By Jesse Valentine - October 08, 2026
A private school founded by Lahn and his wife petitioned the government to hire foreign workers.
By Jesse Valentine - October 07, 2026
He says his congressional campaign was made possible by his mother being forced into assisted living.
By Jesse Valentine - October 07, 2026
Nearly 10% of all abortions performed in Pennsylvania in 2022 were for residents of other states.
By Jesse Valentine - October 07, 2026
The Minnesota Republican also voted to cut Medicaid.
By Jesse Valentine - October 07, 2026
Nevada had 1,056 drug overdose deaths last year.
By Jesse Valentine - October 02, 2026
The Alaska senator has not endorsed legislation that would crack down on such malfeasance.
By Jesse Valentine - October 02, 2026
Time Warner paid Sununu $1.7 million.
By Jesse Valentine - October 01, 2026
The firm also employs Scott Reed, who is accused of orchestrating a pay-to-play scheme involving government contracts and donations to Collins’ campaign.
By Jesse Valentine - September 30, 2026
The Republican owns up to $2.1 million in defense and energy stocks.
By Jesse Valentine - September 30, 2026
Sununu backed a huge tax cut for UnitedHealth Group.
By Jesse Valentine - September 29, 2026
Her reported net worth is up to $7.5 million.
By Jesse Valentine - September 28, 2026
Sullivan owns up to $5 million in RPM International stock.
By Jesse Valentine - September 28, 2026
Charles praised Hastert’s “uncompromising commitment to education and kids.”
By Jesse Valentine - September 25, 2026
Huizenga staffers have done work on behalf of the finance, insurance, and pharmaceutical industries.
By Jesse Valentine - September 25, 2026
Marx supports a total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother.
By Jesse Valentine - September 24, 2026
Biggs repeatedly voted against increasing penalties for sex offenders.
By Jesse Valentine - September 23, 2026
After nearly dying when Texas doctors delayed abortion care during a pregnancy emergency, Amanda Zurawski fought to become a mother through IVF and surrogacy.
By Bonnie Fuller - September 23, 2026
Harding claims to be an opponent of drug companies.
By Jesse Valentine - September 21, 2026
Anthony is running for a second term this year. His Democratic opponent is state Rep. Sandra Jauregui.
By Jesse Valentine - September 18, 2026
Sixty-one percent of Americans oppose building data centers in their communities
By Jesse Valentine - September 18, 2026
Ground beef is up to $6.99 a pound.
By Jesse Valentine - September 17, 2026
Barrett says he wants to cut insurance premiums that he voted to raise.
By Jesse Valentine - September 16, 2026
Miller voted to cut Medicaid.
By Jesse Valentine - September 16, 2026
North Carolina health insurance premiums did not increase by 183% when Roy Cooper was governor.
By Jesse Valentine - September 15, 2026
The DCCC is responsible for electing Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives
By Jesse Valentine - September 15, 2026
Fralick is running for Nevada attorney general against Democratic state Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro.
By Jesse Valentine - September 14, 2026
Sullivan has one of the worst attendance records in the U.S. Senate.
By - September 11, 2026
One of Jackson’s companies received a $30 million contract from the Trump administration.
By Jesse Valentine - September 11, 2026
JoAnna Mendoza doesn’t oppose tax breaks for working Arizonans.
By Jesse Valentine - September 11, 2026
Friday’s jobs data showed a strong, resilient U.S. labor market with wages outpacing inflation — welcome news for Americans hoping to have more purchasing power in 2024.
By Casey Quinlan - January 05, 2024
‘I hope that we can organize enough people around the fact that we want our personal freedoms in this country,’ said Sykes, candidate for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.
By Casey Quinlan - August 19, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s appointees are pushing to restrict transgender health care post-Roe while ignoring advocates’ concerns.
By Casey Quinlan - August 05, 2022
Democrat Will Rollins is running for the seat in California’s 41st Congressional District currently held by Republican Ken Calvert, who has a long record of anti-LGBTQ votes.
By Casey Quinlan - July 29, 2022
The Florida Republican said he’s worried about LGBTQ rights groups becoming a ‘pro-abortion enterprise.’
By Casey Quinlan - July 15, 2022
‘The governor doesn’t make the law,’ said Shelly Skeen of Lambda Legal. ‘The family code in fact says that parents should be providing medically necessary care to their kids.’
By Casey Quinlan - July 07, 2022
‘We are seeing white nationalist groups use anti-LGBTQ bigotry to build political power,’ said an expert on white nationalism.
By Casey Quinlan - June 27, 2022
Anti-LGBTQ Republicans have turned their attention to falsely accusing drag performers of ‘grooming’ children for sexual abuse.
By Casey Quinlan - June 21, 2022
‘Dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and rhetoric fuels physical harm against our community,’ one LGBTQ rights advocate said.
By Casey Quinlan - June 14, 2022
Conservatives continue to use so-called ‘parental rights’ bills as a weapon against LGTBQ people.
By Casey Quinlan - June 01, 2022
More lawmakers are introducing and passing legislation to protect LGBTQ people in their jurisdictions from the discriminatory laws of other states.
By Casey Quinlan - May 19, 2022
‘This gubernatorial race in November in Pennsylvania is really critical for the state of abortion access here,’ one advocate said.
By Casey Quinlan - May 10, 2022
TransSOCIAL in Florida and the HiDad Project in Arizona are two of the groups providing assistance to LGBTQ people.
By Casey Quinlan - May 05, 2022
Legislation banning LGBTQ content in schools harms teachers as well as students.
By Casey Quinlan - April 20, 2022
The law is part of a tidal wave of bills targeting transgender youth across the country.
By Casey Quinlan - April 14, 2022
‘They’re ringing the alarms for us by saying the quiet part out loud,’ said Cathryn Oakley of the Human Rights Campaign.
By Casey Quinlan - April 06, 2022
Suzette Baker, a librarian in Llano County, Texas, was fired from her job earlier this month after she refused to comply with her manager’s order to remove books that dealt with LGBTQ people’s life experiences.
By Casey Quinlan - March 24, 2022
Physicians say they’re worried political attacks will make it harder for patients to access gender-affirming care.
By Casey Quinlan - March 18, 2022
Transgender sports bans have spread quickly through state legislatures.
By Casey Quinlan - March 10, 2022
‘I am relieved that we are moving out of state and filled with anxiety for everyone who can’t escape this nightmare,’ one parent said.
By Casey Quinlan - March 03, 2022
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are targeting trans kids and their families.
By Casey Quinlan - February 28, 2022
‘It felt like my life was being signed away,’ an Arkansas teenager told the New York Times in January.
By Casey Quinlan - February 23, 2022
State lawmakers across the country have proposed bills offering stronger protections.
By Casey Quinlan - February 16, 2022
Republican governors have seized on anti-trans legislation as one of their current wedge issues.
By Casey Quinlan - February 08, 2022
The state’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem, championed the bill.
By Casey Quinlan - February 02, 2022
Conservative state lawmakers want to make it even harder for trans youth to access gender-affirming health care.
By Casey Quinlan - February 01, 2022
The right-wing push for ‘parental rights’ in public school education has resulted in bills targeting LGBTQ-inclusive content.
By Casey Quinlan - January 27, 2022
The Biden administration has accomplished a lot in the first year but more work remains, they say.
By Casey Quinlan - January 21, 2022
Groups like the ‘American College of Pediatricians’ are using their professional associations to legitimize dangerous messaging about LGBTQ people.
By Casey Quinlan - January 19, 2022
Republicans are chipping away at LGBTQ rights in state legislatures across the country.
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