McCarthy silent after Cawthorn warns of ‘bloodshed’ over ‘rigged’ elections
The House minority leader often lets bad behavior by his own caucus members slide.
By Emily Singer - August 31, 2021The House minority leader often lets bad behavior by his own caucus members slide.
By Emily Singer - August 31, 2021Kevin McCarthy and GOP leadership have been lax in disciplining members who have made racist or white supremacist comments or have been in legal or ethical trouble.
By Emily Singer - May 11, 2021Boebert was one of the loudest GOP voices using violent rhetoric ahead of the deadly Capitol insurrection, even comparing the events that day to ‘1776.’
By Emily Singer - April 20, 2021Republican lawmakers who helped incite the Capitol insurrection and absolved Donald Trump of responsibility for the attack are now looking to punish a Democratic lawmaker.
By Emily Singer - April 19, 2021In 2018, Rep. Maxine Waters urged people to protest the separation of immigrant families by the Trump administration.
By Josh Israel - February 12, 2021Nancy Mace spoke in support of Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has endorsed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s execution on social media.
By Oliver Willis - February 02, 2021Donald Trump is focusing his attention on challengers to Democratic members of Congress he considers enemies.
By Emily Singer - October 12, 2020Democratic congresswomen got Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to admit his service will enable massive political lying in the future.
By Oliver Willis - October 24, 2019Trump has been trying to keep his shady finances a secret for years, but that time is drawing to an end.
By Lisa Needham - May 23, 2019Members of Congress are lining up to hold Attorney General William Barr accountable for lying to them and the public about the Mueller report.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 01, 2019Two House committees are looking into Trump’s bank records to see what he might be hiding.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 16, 2019The new class of Democrats in Congress is bringing accountability back.
By Oliver Willis - March 12, 2019A Fox host casually suggested that Trump should engage in a shocking abuse of power if Congress keeps investigating him.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 07, 2019In just one day, House committee chairs announced three new investigations into Trump.
By Lisa Needham - January 24, 2019Paul Ryan has given a pass to racist fellow Republicans like Trump and Rep. Steve King — but he’s trying to shut down Maxine Waters for speaking out against the Trump administration.
By Oliver Willis - June 26, 2018Republican Rep. Mike Kelly may have just set a new record for the most absurd misuse of Martin Luther King’s words in political history.
By Tommy Christopher - May 14, 2018Trump messed with the wrong congresswoman.
By Tommy Christopher - March 04, 2018Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is a force of nature. And she is unafraid. Whether she is facing down an “indecent” president or a conservative talk show host’s racist comments at her expense, she is unbowed. And she declared to Chris Hayes, “I’m a strong black woman, and I cannot be intimidated.” HAYES: Congresswoman, it was […]
By Ginger McKnight-Chavers - March 28, 2017