New NC GOP chair flirts with bogus stolen election conspiracies
Simmons predecessor was a staunch 2020 election denier
By Jesse Valentine - April 19, 2024Local
The race will determine whether Wisconsin’s highest court has a liberal or a conservative majority, and could decide the fate of abortion and election law in the state.
By Nick Vachon - January 23, 2023Ruben Gallego, who has represented part of Phoenix in Congress for the last eight years, is the first official candidate in the 2024 contest.
By Associated Press - January 23, 2023Even with public opinion against them, Republicans are continuing to push measures to restrict abortion.
By Oliver Willis - January 20, 2023Over 1.4 million Wisconsin residents and 100,000 businesses have benefited from Gov. Tony Evers’ pandemic relief program, which is supported by federal funding.
By Oliver Willis - January 20, 2023Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June.
By Emily Singer - January 18, 2023Potential 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has attracted interest from anti-LGBTQ and anti-vaccine activists, among other conservative Republicans.
By Nick Vachon - January 18, 2023Rep. Jim Banks’ announcement video touts his work to discriminate against transgender kids and desire to punish China for ‘giving us COVID.’
By Josh Israel - January 17, 2023A failed Republican state legislative candidate in New Mexico was arrested after he allegedly orchestrated a series of shootings at the homes of Democratic officials.
By Emily Singer - January 17, 2023The North Carolina Republican has received millions of dollars in campaign cash from the financial services industry over the course of his career.
By Josh Israel - January 17, 2023Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken more than $350,000 in campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry since 2019.
By Emily Singer - January 13, 2023Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher is co-sponsor of a bill that would ban the social media platform in the United States.
By Josh Israel - January 12, 2023Aaron Rouse’s victory adds to the Democrats’ majority in the state Senate, where they plan to block anti-abortion legislation the Republican governor wants to enact.
By Emily Singer - January 11, 2023The outcome of the state Senate election could have sweeping implications for abortion rights in Virginia.
By Emily Singer - January 09, 2023The race could determine whether liberals or conservatives have the majority on the court, which has implications for a slew of contentious issues and the 2024 presidential election.
By Nick Vachon - January 06, 2023A three judge panel ruled that the state’s first congressional district was drawn to dilute the power of Black voters.
By Associated Press - January 06, 2023The Maryland representative and incoming ranking member of the House Oversight Committee will start receiving outpatient treatment in Washington for large B-cell lymphoma.
By Associated Press - December 29, 2022The White House condemned the ‘cruel’ and ‘dangerous’ action to leave more than 100 migrants, including children, outside the vice president’s residence on Christmas Eve.
By Oliver Willis - December 29, 2022Shapiro will be the third Jewish governor in the Keystone State’s history.
By Associated Press - December 28, 2022Judge Jared Smith’s ruling that a 17-year-old was not entitled to an abortion on grounds that included her grade point average was overturned by an appeals court panel prior to his failure to win reelection.
By Emily Singer - December 21, 2022‘I’m proud of my city,’ Mayor Levar Stoney said. ‘We’ve done something that a lot of communities have struggled with, and I think a ton of people are ready to turn the page.’
By Associated Press - December 21, 2022Two-time losing candidate Leon Benjamin will again try to win the seat left open by the death of Democratic Rep. Donald McEachin.
By Josh Israel - December 20, 2022After his party’s candidates lost several runoffs, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has come out in support of eliminating or replacing them.
By Emily Singer - December 15, 2022Although Republicans criticize her for the commutations, Gov. Kate Brown made clear she did so as ‘recognition that the death penalty is immoral’ and ‘an irreversible punishment.’
By Associated Press - December 14, 2022Many Republicans remain suspicious of the COVID-19 vaccine despite its proven safety and effectiveness.
By Emily Singer - December 14, 2022The Biden administration continues investing in production of electric vehicle parts within the United States, and this time it includes a plant of newly unionized workers in Ohio.
By Oliver Willis - December 13, 2022Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Friday that she will leave the Democratic Party but continue to get committee assignments from the majority party.
By Josh Israel - December 09, 2022Republican state Rep. Joe Harding was charged with allegedly trying to defraud the government.
By Emily Singer - December 08, 2022The House Ethics Committee found that the outgoing North Carolina Congressman improperly benefited by purchasing ‘Lets Go Brandon’ cryptocurrency at a lower price than the average value.
By Nick Vachon - December 07, 2022The Special Counsel’s Office has requested ‘any and all communications in any form’ officials in certain counties had with Trump officials between June 2020 and January 2021.
By Associated Press - December 07, 2022A former Congressman that is being charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to help the Venezuelan government under Nicolas Maduro had contact with multiple congressional Republicans and members of the Trump administration.
By Associated Press - December 07, 2022