owillis
Former research fellow at Media Matters for America who has been blogging about politics since 2001.
Montanas could vote to add a right to abortion access to their state constitution.
By Jesse Valentine - September 13, 2024
Ayotte voted at least nine times to repeal Obamacare
By Jesse Valentine - September 04, 2024
Buckhout said President Joe Biden should be impeached for not being tougher on China.
By Jesse Valentine - August 23, 2024
Scott travels almost exclusively on a private jet.
By Jesse Valentine - August 21, 2024
Moreno says extending Trump’s tax cuts would lessen the national debt. It won’t.
By Jesse Valentine - August 21, 2024
In July, 3,793 Mainers registered to vote, which was higher than every month since the 2023 November election.
By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star - August 14, 2024
Disinformation about foreign investments has engulfed the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania.
By Jesse Valentine - August 14, 2024
Hovde is running for the U.S. Senate on a platform that emphasizes economic opportunity.
By Jesse Valentine - August 13, 2024
As Secretary of the Interior, Zinke spent $12,000 on a private jet from Las Vegas to Montana.
By Jesse Valentine - August 12, 2024
Bresnahan has contributed thousands of dollars to anti-abortion candidates
By Jesse Valentine - August 06, 2024
Gianforte criticized the Biden administration for giving temporary work status to Venezuelan asylum seekers.
By Jesse Valentine - August 05, 2024
Calvert has cast several votes seeking to curtail abortion access throughout his 30 years in Congress.
By Jesse Valentine - July 29, 2024
Ayotte has endorsed Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign
By Jesse Valentine - July 26, 2024
Former Pres. Donald Trump needs to discard his storied penchant for racist and sexist tropes and nicknames if he wants to win over independent voters in his likely race against Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, say political experts in Nevada, one of a handful of battleground states.
By Dana Gentry, Nevada Current - July 24, 2024
Cruz’s Democratic opponent says he is the “architect” of the state’s prohibitive abortion laws.
By Jesse Valentine - July 23, 2024
Bridger Aerospace is being sued by two former employees for breach of contract.
By Jesse Valentine - July 22, 2024
Brown’s race for U.S. Senate could decide which party controls congress in 2025.
By Jesse Valentine - July 09, 2024
Domenici is one of several Republican U.S. Senate candidates who has been scrutinized for owning properties in multiple states.
By Jesse Valentine - July 08, 2024
Robinson said feminism has created a generation of weak minded men.
By Jesse Valentine - July 03, 2024
Ayotte has repeatedly backed reforms to Medicare and Social Security that would result in less Americans getting the support they need.
By Jesse Valentine - July 02, 2024
Paxton’s close relationship with the Texas Public Policy Foundation dates back to 2015.
By Jesse Valentine - June 24, 2024
Cruz’s podcast is the subject of an FEC complaint claiming its ad revenue structure violated campaign finance law
By Jesse Valentine - June 11, 2024
Lake’s budget proposal could imperil border security, which Lake often cites as one of her top priorities.
By Jesse Valentine - June 10, 2024
Cao supported a claim that diversity and inclusion initiatives caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
By Jesse Valentine - June 06, 2024
Moreno is one of multiple Republican U.S. Senate candidates to exaggerate their background.
By Jesse Valentine - May 24, 2024
Voters in several states will likely have the chance to reverse their states’ abortion bans this November — but the election results could come too late for clinics that have been forced to scale back or even shut down while those bans were in effect.
By Chabeli Carrazana and Shefali Luthra - May 22, 2024
When Ayotte worked with Caterpillar Inc. the company offshored over 2,000 jobs.
By Jesse Valentine - May 21, 2024
Medical residencies are key for getting doctors to practice in states, and declines can contribute to shortages.
By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector - May 21, 2024
Texas Rep. Monica De La Cruz celebrated a police funding initiative that her caucus now wants to eliminate.
By Jesse Valentine - May 16, 2024
Robinson said science education should be taken out of elementary schools
By Jesse Valentine - May 16, 2024
The Republic Pregnancy Resource Center website provides step-by-step directions from local middle and high schools to their address.
By Jesse Valentine - May 14, 2024
Brown has called for abolishing the U.S. Department of Education.
By Jesse Valentine - May 09, 2024
Luna supports abortions bans with no exceptions for rape
By Jesse Valentine - May 07, 2024
Donald Trump is planning to release more details in the weeks ahead about how his administration would regulate access to medication abortion, according to comments he made during a lengthy interview with Time magazine published Tuesday.
By Jennifer Shutt, States Newsroom - April 30, 2024
Dobson is the Republican candidate in what will be one of the most-watched House races of 2024.
By Jesse Valentine - April 30, 2024
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s claim to not know about the millions an Akron utility spent supporting his 2018 campaign for governor simply isn’t credible, an Ohio political scientist said in a recent interview. A spokesperson for DeWine pushed back. FirstEnergy provided that support, then spent more than $60 million to pass and protect a $1.3 billion ratepayer-financed […]
By Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal - April 29, 2024
Hate crimes in the United States rose from 2022 to 2023.
By Jesse Valentine - April 15, 2024
Cao is a former U.S Navy captain.
By Jesse Valentine - March 29, 2024
Kiggans has flirted with baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
By Jesse Valentine - March 08, 2024
Ohio voted to protect abortion rights. GOP senate candidate Bernie Moreno doesn't care.
By Jesse Valentine - March 07, 2024
Syngenta AG owns approximately 1500 acres of U.S farmland.
By Jesse Valentine - March 04, 2024
Hovde is running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin despite primarily residing in California.
By Jesse Valentine - February 26, 2024
McCormick says we need leaders with the moral clarity to condemn antisemitism.
By Jesse Valentine - February 09, 2024
Of the nearly dozen gun bills lawmakers will soon take up, one is particularly noteworthy because it’s backed by unlikely allies: mental health advocates and a pair of House members who’ve long been at opposite ends of firearm legislation.
By Annmarie Timmins, New Hampshire Bulletin - January 31, 2024
The United Auto Workers of America endorsed the re-election of President Joe Biden Wednesday, just months after he became the first sitting U.S. president to walk a picket line with striking autoworkers in Michigan.
By Ashley Murray, States Newsroom - January 24, 2024
Gunter has repeatedly referred to Brown as “Scam Brown”
By Jesse Valentine - January 17, 2024
The state of Texas robbed Amanda Zurawski of her fertility and almost her life when it wouldn’t permit her an abortion so she’s gone to the state’s Supreme Court to change the law - “this is why I’m on earth”
By Bonnie Fuller - January 10, 2024
Health care-focused organizations across the state are hopeful that the 2024 legislative session will be a year that reins in health costs and allows patients to have greater access to the care they need.
By Danielle J. Brown, Maryland Matters - January 08, 2024
Five people died on January 6, 2021 – including a police officer who was bludgeoned to death.
By Jesse Valentine - January 05, 2024
On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would make registering to vote an online experience.
By Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin - January 04, 2024
Most Americans believe wealthy individuals and big corporations don’t pay their fair share in taxes.
By Jesse Valentine - December 22, 2023
Even the Republican senator's home county gave Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear a larger share of the vote than four years earlier.
By - December 15, 2023
Republicans Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton have taken thousands of dollars in donations from chemical companies and their affiliated PACs.
By Jesse Valentine - December 08, 2023
Eric Hovde's proposal is similar to Sen. Rick Scott's unpopular 2022 plan to make every American pay income taxes.
By Jesse Valentine - December 07, 2023
A bipartisan package of bills in Michigan signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, creates specified criminal penalties for assaulting health care workers.
By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance - December 06, 2023
Both former President Donald Trump and former U.S. Rep. George Santos have lied about their records and been accused of defrauding veterans.
By Jesse Valentine - December 05, 2023
Millions of Texas families’ health and well-being would be jeopardized if the legislation were repealed.
By Jesse Valentine - December 04, 2023
More than 3 million Floridians will lose their health insurance if Scott and Trump succeed.
By Jesse Valentine - November 30, 2023
Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves took $98,000 from Mississippi Power and executives of its parent company.
By Jesse Valentine - November 06, 2023
The Republican gubernatorial nominee also broke his promises to make the office more frugal.
By Jesse Valentine - November 03, 2023
It might not surprise Mississippians that The Cook Political Report, regarded as one of the nation’s preeminent elections experts, shifted their 2023 Mississippi governor’s race forecast on Monday in Democrat Brandon Presley’s direction.
By Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today - October 24, 2023
'This investment will help create jobs in our region, and it’s exactly the kind of funding we need to expand American manufacturing, innovation, and production,' Sen. John Fetterman said.
By Oliver Willis - October 20, 2023
Republicans have repeated the claim that many residents of Gaza are antisemitic or sympathetic to terrorism.
By Oliver Willis - October 20, 2023
Environmental groups back a rule designed to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
By Oliver Willis - October 20, 2023
Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman has received thousands in payments from election deniers.
By Oliver Willis - October 18, 2023
The infrastructure law is funding hydrogen hubs to boost the transition to clean energy.
By Oliver Willis - October 17, 2023
Donald Trump faulted Israel for being attacked and complimented Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist organization.
By Emily Singer and Oliver Willis - October 12, 2023
President Joe Biden signed into law the largest investment in Native communities in US history.
By Oliver Willis - October 12, 2023
'The leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration is needed now more than ever,' Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.
By Oliver Willis - October 11, 2023
The practice has deprived minority communities across the U.S. of access to high-speed internet.
By Oliver Willis - October 09, 2023
This debt relief has occurred despite ongoing opposition from congressional Republicans and a Supreme Court ruling against the administration’s plans for debt forgiveness.
By Oliver Willis - October 05, 2023
Republicans in Congress unanimously opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, which requires drug companies to negotiate prices for Medicare recipients.
By Oliver Willis - October 04, 2023
The 135-year-old Manistee River Bridge will be upgraded to transport modern railway trains.
By Oliver Willis - October 02, 2023
The Biden administration said if a shutdown occurs, nearly 2,000 projects would experience delays.
By Oliver Willis - September 29, 2023
President Joe Biden became the first sitting president to join striking union workers on the picket line on Tuesday.
By Oliver Willis - September 28, 2023
The 2022 infrastructure law signed by President Biden is funding 70 rail improvement projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C.
By Oliver Willis - September 25, 2023
The American Climate Corps will prioritize disadvantaged communities affected by climate change.
By Oliver Willis - September 22, 2023
The federal grants are part of a $1 billion investment in urban forestry projects across the country.
By Oliver Willis - September 21, 2023
President Joe Biden was scheduled to make a speech Thursday about his own Bidenomics agenda.
By Oliver Willis - September 14, 2023
House Republicans’ defense funding bill includes limits on military diversity programs.
By Oliver Willis - September 12, 2023
Turtle Creek-based Eos Energy Enterprises' battery manufacturing plant expansion received federal funding allocated by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
By Oliver Willis - September 11, 2023
Environmental groups praised the department's decision and other efforts to restrict drilling in the Arctic.
By Oliver Willis - September 07, 2023
The vice president's remarks come as Trump faces federal and state charges for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
By Oliver Willis - September 06, 2023
The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act set aside $10 billion to set up tech hubs across the United States.
By Oliver Willis - September 06, 2023
The right-wing House Freedom Caucus is leading a Republican push for significant cuts to appropriations bills.
By Oliver Willis - August 31, 2023
The price cuts would target medication used to treat diabetes, heart failure, blood cancers, kidney disease and other ailments.
By Oliver Willis - August 29, 2023
The 11 companies that proposed the expansion projects have committed to providing $311 million in matching funds for the venture.
By Oliver Willis - August 28, 2023
'Why would we put ourselves at a disadvantage?' asked Sen. Tim Scott.
By Oliver Willis - August 24, 2023
'It appears every candidate either can't or won't answer the question about how to reduce gun violence,' said gun safety advocate Fred Guttenberg.
By Oliver Willis - August 24, 2023
Residents of rural areas of GOP-led states are set to benefit from investments their representatives voted against.
By Oliver Willis - August 22, 2023
Pennsylvania will be among the first states to get access to federal EV funding.
By Oliver Willis - August 22, 2023