New NC GOP chair flirts with bogus stolen election conspiracies
Simmons predecessor was a staunch 2020 election denier
By Jesse Valentine - April 19, 2024Local
Kevin Nicholson told supporters, ‘How about we take every last cent that finds its way in the state of Wisconsin to Planned Parenthood, and we immediately reroute that money to pregnancy crisis centers.’
By Adrian Cole - May 11, 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, 2022Nearly one in six Michigan women between the ages of 15 and 44 had an induced abortion in 2020.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 10, 2022Jim Lamon would also raise the eligibility age so people would have to work even longer.
By Josh Israel - May 10, 2022Tennessee attorney G. Kline Preston IV said Russia is ‘much better’ at running elections than the United States.
By Matt Cohen - May 10, 2022Wisconsin is one of nine states with so-called ‘trigger laws’ that would make abortions illegal if the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
By Adrian Cole - May 09, 2022Over 1 million households in Michigan lack access to affordable broadband.
By Oliver Willis - May 09, 2022American Rescue Plan funds doubled the money available for home heating assistance across the country.
By Oliver Willis - May 06, 2022House Bill 5784 includes a prohibition against using state funds for ‘any elective abortion.’
By Adrian Cole - May 06, 2022The Pennsylvania Republican Senate hopeful’s campaign condemned the same type of ‘pathetic and xenophobic’ attacks that former President Donald Trump often used as a candidate.
By Josh Israel - May 06, 2022Republican Dave McCormick’s credibility and consistency have been a repeated issue in the Pennsylvania Senate primary.
By Josh Israel - May 06, 2022Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s plan for possible Republican majorities in Congress includes sunsetting all federal laws every five years, including social welfare programs.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 06, 2022Tudor Dixon, who is running to unseat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, falsely claimed Planned Parenthood supports sex education in schools as a ‘business model’ to drive up demand for abortion.
By Nick Vachon - May 05, 2022Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) has said politicians should be judged by ‘who they hang around with.’
By Emily Singer - May 05, 2022TransSOCIAL in Florida and the HiDad Project in Arizona are two of the groups providing assistance to LGBTQ people.
By Casey Quinlan - May 05, 2022The Wisconsin Republican senator recently denied that he was pushing to get rid of the Affordable Care Act — a day after saying the GOP should have a plan to do so.
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2022Seventeen Democratic governors signed a letter urging congressional leaders to ‘take immediate action’ to protect reproductive rights.
By Adrian Cole - May 04, 2022J.D. Vance has embraced former President Donald Trump after previously calling him ‘reprehensible.’
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2022J.R. Majewski will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in the general election for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District.
By Emily Singer - May 04, 2022Complaints have been filed against the campaigns of Republican candidates James Craig, Tudor Dixon, and Perry Johnson.
By Nick Vachon - May 03, 2022Christina Nolan has been trying to present herself as someone who would not rubber-stamp McConnell’s far-right agenda.
By Josh Israel - May 03, 2022‘I will fight like hell to make sure abortion remains safe, legal, and accessible in our state,’ Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tweeted late Monday.
By Associated Press - May 03, 2022Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said, ‘I can tell you that before I am done as governor, we will have a signature on that bill.’
By Adrian Cole - May 02, 2022Incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said of one of his primary opponents, ‘Jody Hice is lying.’
By Emily Singer - May 02, 2022Georgia candidate Kandiss Taylor has made a conspiracy theory pushed by Alex Jones central to her campaign.
By Oliver Willis - May 02, 2022The one-term former North Carolina governor also called alleged sexual assault a ‘party prank.’
By Josh Israel - May 02, 2022Two of the four GOP hopefuls said they don’t want any abortions in their state — even if the life of the pregnant person is at risk.
By Emily Singer - April 29, 2022Michigan’s GOP primaries have become a test of who is most ‘cravenly loyal’ to Donald Trump, one conservative strategist said.
By Adrian Cole - April 29, 2022Walker took in $4 million — more than 64 times Georgia’s median household income — a year ago.
By Josh Israel - April 28, 2022State Rep. Walt Blackman made the comment during a Republican primary debate for Arizona’s 2nd District.
By Emily Singer - April 28, 2022