Republicans abuse virus safety rules to stop House from getting anything done
‘At some point in time, if this continues, we’ll have to deal with it,’ said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021
‘At some point in time, if this continues, we’ll have to deal with it,’ said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021
House Democrats are proposing basic background checks for gun purchases — which even most Republican voters support.
By Josh Israel - March 08, 2021
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) appeared at the America First Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida.
By Josh Israel - March 01, 2021
Republicans say they want to eliminate ‘liberal goodies’ in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill.
By Donna Provencher - February 22, 2021
Health officials say vaccinating everyone — including inmates — is the only way to achieve herd immunity.
By Donna Provencher - February 02, 2021
The people who called Trump’s first impeachment a ‘sham’ are silent after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed articles of impeachment on President Biden’s first full day in office.
By Josh Israel - January 22, 2021
Right-wing news outlets are spreading the story of caravans of immigrants supposedly threatening the United States.
By Donna Provencher - January 22, 2021
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise has a lifetime AFL-CIO score of just 9%.
By Josh Israel - January 21, 2021
A number of lawmakers who pushed baseless lies to block Joe Biden’s victory are now calling for the violence to stop.
By Josh Israel - January 06, 2021
The Michigan Statehouse was forced to close, while Arizona increased security at its state capitol building on the day the Electoral College will affirm Biden’s victory.
By Emily Singer - December 14, 2020
They are putting their loyalty to Donald Trump ahead of their constituents — and themselves.
By Josh Israel - December 11, 2020
Republican lawmakers released a report saying Trump ‘will defeat COVID-19 and fully restore the greatest economy in our country’s history’ — even though the White House is now experiencing a coronavirus outbreak.
By Emily Singer - October 02, 2020
Republican Reps. Tom Emmer and Steve Scalise refused to condemn attacks on peaceful American protesters.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 03, 2020
Police chiefs are begging for aid to local governments during this crisis, which Republicans refuse to support.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 14, 2020
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) doesn’t think there needs to be any accountability for the administration when it comes to their coronavirus response.
By Josh Israel - May 07, 2020
Democrats, heeding the advice of the Capitol physician, have canceled plans to return to D.C. next week.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 29, 2020
All of these politicians come from states that take more federal taxes than they pay in.
By Emily Singer - April 29, 2020
Republicans have opposed federal help for blue states dealing with the economic fallout of COVID-19.
By Oliver Willis - April 28, 2020
The House minority whip himself benefits from health care that is in large part subsidized by American taxpayers.
By Oliver Willis - February 27, 2020
House Republicans keep moving the goalposts in their attacks on the impeachment inquiry process.
By Emily Singer - November 04, 2019
The self-described ‘Grim Reaper’ Mitch McConnell is blocking more than 400 pieces of legislation passed by the House.
By Josh Israel - October 31, 2019
It’s completely within the rules for Democrats on the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry to hold hearings behind closed doors.
By Josh Israel - October 24, 2019
Steve Scalise rehashed a debunked conspiracy theory to defend Trump’s actions at a recent pro-Trump rally.
By Oliver Willis - October 17, 2019
‘I haven’t heard you condemn anything on the Democrat side.’
By Josh Israel - October 14, 2019
The Republican congressman had made a pledge to condemn such attacks, saying he was ‘committed to speaking out against it every time it rears its ugly head.’
By Dan Desai Martin - October 14, 2019
Republicans claim House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff knew about the complaint before it was filed.
By Oliver Willis - October 02, 2019
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spreads disinformation about the phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 25, 2019
Republicans previously said anti-Semitism should be condemned, but they’re not saying a word against Trump now.
By Oliver Willis - August 21, 2019
Instead of draining the swamp, Trump’s making money off it.
By Oliver Willis - August 20, 2019
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Israel’s actions were ‘beneath the dignity’ of the country.
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