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Former senior investigative reporter at ThinkProgress and former head of money-in-politics reporting at the Center for Public Integrity.
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is now pushing Republicans to vote early in the November elections.
By Josh Israel - July 11, 2023
The Alabama Republican has made numerous racist remarks since taking office in 2021.
By Josh Israel - July 11, 2023
In the House, Dave Reichert backed national abortion bans, looser gun laws, tax cuts for the rich, and Donald Trump’s Muslim ban.
By Josh Israel - July 11, 2023
National Republicans reportedly recruited the failed 2022 Senate candidate to challenge Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen.
By Josh Israel - July 10, 2023
Republican state lawmakers are furious.
By Josh Israel - July 06, 2023
Republicans who in 2022 lost a Senate seat to Democratic abortion rights supporter John Fetterman are standing firm against reproductive rights.
By Josh Israel - July 06, 2023
Michigan voters enshrined abortion rights in their state Constitution, but Republicans hope to reverse those protections with a federal ban.
By Josh Israel - July 06, 2023
In 2022, anti-abortion rights Republican candidates for office across the country lost every attempt to win a Democratic-held seat.
By Josh Israel - June 30, 2023
Most of the Republicans nominated to run in November are white and male.
By Josh Israel - June 29, 2023
The indicted former president faces 37 felony charges of improperly handling federal classified documents, lying to law enforcement officers, and obstruction of justice.
By Josh Israel - June 28, 2023
Business executive Tim Sheehy said Tuesday he will seek his party’s nomination against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in 2024.
By Josh Israel - June 27, 2023
The GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature is proposing a budget bill with a $3.5 billion income tax cut that would benefit high earners more than it would lower earners.
By Josh Israel - June 27, 2023
Despite claims that they oppose politicization of the impeachment process, GOP House members are pushing to impeach President Joe Biden and members of his team.
By Josh Israel - June 27, 2023
The conspiracy theorist has railed against the ‘uniparty’ of Democrats and mainstream Republicans.
By Josh Israel - June 26, 2023
The former president told supporters that if he wins back the White House in 2024, he would force the department to target President Joe Biden.
By Josh Israel - June 16, 2023
Suspended Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton and others wanted the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 overturned.
By Josh Israel - June 16, 2023
The 175-member Republican Study Committee's 2024 budget would also repeal most of the Inflation Reduction Act and spend U.S. dollars on a massive border wall.
By Josh Israel - June 15, 2023
The resolution would have called for the California Democrat to be fined $16 million, but it was tabled.
By Josh Israel - June 14, 2023
The GOP-led House voted to repeal a rule that regulates short-barreled rifles.
By Josh Israel - June 14, 2023
Republicans claim to support 'law and order,' but they want to defund the Justice Department and FBI over their investigations into former President Donald Trump.
By Josh Israel - June 13, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis makes claims of support for law enforcement a key part of his campaign messaging.
By Josh Israel - June 12, 2023
GOP lawmakers are already attacking the Justice Department before seeing the charges and evidence against the former president.
By Josh Israel - June 09, 2023
The Florida Republican falsely claimed on Wednesday that he doesn't endorse in primary elections.
By Josh Israel - June 09, 2023
The GOP leadership canceled this week's votes after members of their own caucus refused to schedule four bills for a vote.
By Josh Israel - June 08, 2023
The Ohio millionaire is touting his support for the NRA and his absolute opposition to any gun safety legislation.
By Josh Israel - June 07, 2023
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has repeatedly smeared kids who survived mass school shootings.
By Josh Israel - June 06, 2023
The Florida Republican senator called for a return to 2019 spending levels, which would cut funding for Social Security, Medicare, and veterans.
By Josh Israel - June 05, 2023
The November 2023 elections could determine whether the last southern state without an abortion ban follows Florida's hard-right shift.
By Josh Israel - June 05, 2023
The bipartisan compromise between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed with only 17 Republicans voting yes.
By Josh Israel - June 02, 2023
Nearly the entire House and Senate Republican caucuses oppose equal rights. These 17 lawmakers take bigotry to an even higher level.
By Will Fritz and Josh Israel - June 02, 2023