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 North Carolina GOP Senate nominee believes that a bill protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination bill represents ‘the triumph of cancel culture over facts, reason, and empirical knowledge.’
By Josh Israel - June 01, 2022‘You’ve got a lot of first- and second-generation immigrant folks that are kind of left high and dry by these non-daily room cleaning requirements,’ said Hawaii Democratic state Rep. Sonny Ganaden.
By Associated Press - May 29, 2022Six months after a deadly school shooting in Michigan, state Republican lawmakers still refuse to act.
By Adrian Cole - May 27, 2022The Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock says of same-sex marriage, ‘That’s against stuff I believe in.’
By Josh Israel - May 27, 2022The Michigan governor vetoed Republican plans for deep tax cuts and looked for alternatives to return money to the states’ residents.
By Adrian Cole - May 27, 2022The new allocation includes federal aid to cap 18 orphaned wells in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania.
By Oliver Willis - May 26, 2022The Republican incumbent has been a consistent voice against equal rights.
By Josh Israel - May 26, 2022The former NFL player and ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ contestant will face Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in November.
By Josh Israel - May 25, 2022Five of 10 Republican candidates for governor of Michigan are unlikely to make it onto the ballot before the primary election on Aug. 2.
By Adrian Cole - May 24, 2022Diesel pollution has been associated with cardiac and respiratory illnesses as well as greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
By Oliver Willis - May 24, 2022Mike Erickson, the GOP nominee in Oregon’s new 6th Congressional District, is alleged to have stopped at an ATM for $300 and then dropped his ex-girlfriend off at a clinic.
By Emily Singer - May 23, 2022Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and his spouse appear to have increased their holdings in a major pharmaceutical company since December.
By Josh Israel - May 23, 2022‘We have been preparing for the day Roe falls and we are ready,’ said Yamelsie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.
By Associated Press - May 22, 2022The concept of ESG calls on investors to consider criteria such as environmental risk, pay equity or how transparent companies are in their accounting practices.
By Associated Press - May 21, 2022National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Rick Scott’s latest lie about his unpopular ‘Rescue America’ plan.
By Josh Israel - May 20, 2022Nine candidates are vying for the nomination that will pit them against incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November.
By Adrian Cole - May 20, 2022Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt attended a gala for Nevada Right to Life on May 5.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2022More 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, 2022At least 15 women accused Alex Kozinski, a former appellate court judge, of inappropriate behavior.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2022Mastriano, who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, ‘Stop The Steal’ rally outside the U.S Capitol, won the competitive race while espousing extreme views on abortion and spreading lies about the 2020 election.
By Adrian Cole - May 19, 2022Rebecca Kleefisch, Kevin Nicholson, and Tim Michels condemned Democratic state officials after shootings in Milwaukee on May 13.
By Adrian Cole - May 18, 2022Republican State Rep. Ron Hanks said he’d ‘do whatever needs to be done’ to help Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who allegedly helped someone impersonate a county elections worker.
By Nick Vachon - May 18, 2022Former President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate has pushed false claims about the 2020 election.
By Josh Israel - May 18, 2022Pennsylvania, where a housing crisis was made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, stands to benefit from the plan announced by the White House on May 16.
By Oliver Willis - May 17, 2022Kari Lake continues to press the falsehood that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump.
By Adrian Cole - May 16, 2022‘We are SO close to ending abortion once and for all,’ New Hampshire Republican Kevin Smith said in a recent campaign text.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 13, 2022In total, $3.5 billion will be allocated under the law to clean up Superfund sites across the country.
By Oliver Willis - May 13, 2022Ron DeSantis’ campaign had previously said it would not take any money from Steven Alembik.
By Adrian Cole - May 13, 2022Republicans are afraid Doug Mastriano and Kathy Barnette would lose in November against Democratic candidates.
By Emily Singer - May 12, 2022The North Carolina Republican, who defended voting against a $40 billion U.S. aid package to Ukraine, also voted against a $207 billion veterans’ aid package in March.
By Emily Singer - May 12, 2022