Republicans’ midterm centerpiece: A debunked lie about new IRS agents
No, the Inflation Reduction Act did not double the size of the agency or create an ‘army’ to spy on working families.
By Josh Israel - September 28, 2022No, the Inflation Reduction Act did not double the size of the agency or create an ‘army’ to spy on working families.
By Josh Israel - September 28, 2022Joe Lombardo wants to create a program of education saving accounts that experts say could take hundreds of millions of dollars from already underfunded Nevada public school systems.
By Emily Singer - September 28, 2022An active official of a statewide New Hampshire Republican organization appears in a new ad saying she’s disappointed that incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan supports Democratic policies.
By Josh Israel - September 28, 2022Sigal Chattah has previously suggested there should be legal consequences for people who have abortions.
By Emily Singer - September 27, 2022The Arizona Senate ad was sponsored by a group tied to the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
By Josh Israel - September 27, 2022The conservative Christian group hosting the event this weekend pushed to ban same-sex marriage in North Carolina.
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2022The Pennsylvania Senate candidate opposes recent tax changes that benefited poorer and middle-income Americans, but not those that benefited wealthier people and businesses.
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2022Don Bolduc has previously called for massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2022The Republican nominee for governor has previously said he supports banning abortion ‘at conception’ with no exceptions.
By Nick Vachon - September 22, 2022In a reversal days after his primary election victory last week, New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee Don Bolduc acknowledged President Joe Biden as the legitimate winner in 2020 after months of insisting the he wasn’t.
By Josh Israel - September 22, 2022J.R. Majewski never deployed to Afghanistan but instead completed a six-month stint helping to load planes at an air base in Qatar, military documents show.
By Associated Press - September 21, 2022The two Trump allies attended a fundraiser for Republican Mark Finchem, who is running for Arizona secretary of state and will control the state’s elections if he wins in November.
By Emily Singer - September 21, 2022The New Hampshire GOP Senate nominee has repeatedly spoken out against same-sex marriage, trans people playing sports or receiving healthcare, and protections against discrimination.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2022New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee Don Bolduc is running to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, a strong supporter of gun safety legislation.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2022John Gibbs has said he is ‘absolutely against abortion’ in all cases.
By Kaishi Chhabra - September 20, 2022The Inflation Reduction Act will save the program money by allowing negotiation with drug companies for lower prescription costs.
By Josh Israel - September 19, 2022A new campaign ad falsely claims that by backing bail reform, Ohio state Rep. Emilia Sykes has pushed to release ‘dangerous criminals.’
By Josh Israel - September 19, 2022The Republican governor nominee has echoed Michael Gableman’s discredited claims about the 2020 election.
By Adrian Cole - September 16, 2022Multiple commercials feature Ohioans with law enforcement experience condemning Majewski’s presence at the insurrection and his comments boasting about it since.
By Emily Singer - September 16, 2022New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee Don Bolduc said just last month that Donald Trump really won the 2020 presidential election.
By Josh Israel - September 15, 2022This is not the first time Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano has been under fire for antisemitic comments.
By Emily Singer - September 15, 2022Bolduc, supporter of multiple conspiracy theories and extremist policies, will face incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) in November.
By Josh Israel - September 14, 2022Incumbent Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is drawing support from Republicans in the state as Tudor Dixon’s campaign lags far behind in fundraising.
By Adrian Cole - September 14, 2022Today’s cartoon from Clay Jones.
By Clay Jones - September 14, 2022The Georgia Republican Senate nominee has claimed to be a defender of religious freedom.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2022Wisconsin’s Republican senator has consistently fought against voting right protections and pro-democracy policies, in addition to supporting attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2022The bill would ban abortion at 15 weeks’ gestation, no matter what a state’s laws mandated.
By Emily Singer - September 13, 2022Former GOP officials and other prominent Republican figures in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona are warning that their party’s candidates are a threat to democracy.
By Emily Singer - September 12, 2022In a 2019 Turkish-language interview, Mehmet Oz seemed to be touting his collaboration with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
By Josh Israel - September 09, 2022The Miami event is to be hosted by controversial tech executives Keith Rabois and David Sacks, longtime associates of conservative billionaire Peter Thiel.
By Josh Israel - September 09, 2022