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in Anthony Fauci, Covid-19, Jim Jordan, News

Fauci Decries ‘Paradoxical’ GOP Vaccine Hesitancy After Jordan Feud

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday expressed his frustration over vaccine hesitancy among Republicans, following his tense exchange with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) last week. Last week, Jordan repeatedly pressed Fauci about the timeline on loosening mitigation measures such as social distancing and wearing face masks during a House subcommittee hearing […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 18, 2021, 9:29 am
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in Marjorie Taylor Greene, News, Paul Gosar

New GOP Caucus Pushes Nativist Agenda With Calls For ‘Uniquely Anglo-Saxon Political Traditions’

A new “policy platform” document sprinkled with nativist and white supremacist language emerged Friday from a newly launched far-right caucus linked to Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ). The group is, according to the document, pushing for “uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions” and new infrastructure that “befits the progeny of European architecture.” The document, first […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 16, 2021, 3:25 pm
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in Campaign Finance, Media, Politics, Republicans, The Right, White Nationalism/White Supremacy

The GOP Is Raising Money Off Tucker Carlson’s Racism – Mother Jones

Richard Drew/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. Recent Republican fundraising efforts have been ugly and, worse, have fueled conspiracy theories, hatred, and demagoguery. Sen. Josh Hawley and Donald Trump have raised millions off the Big […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 16, 2021, 1:58 pm
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How the G.O.P. Lost Its Clear Voice on Foreign Policy

For decades, Senator Lindsey Graham traveled the world with his friend John McCain, visiting war zones and meeting with foreign allies and adversaries, before returning home to promote the Republican gospel of an internationalist, hawkish foreign policy. But this week, after President Biden announced that troops would leave Afghanistan no later than Sept. 11, Mr. […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 6:15 pm
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in Brian Kemp, Censure, Georgia, News

Kemp Censured By Two County GOP Parties Even After Signing Restrictive GA Law

Despite signing Georgia’s GOP-led restrictive voting rights legislation into law, Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) reputation among fellow Republicans hangs in the balance following his refusal to do then-President Trump’s bidding of overturning the 2020 presidential election results. Republican Party officials in two deeply conservative counties in northern Georgia overwhelmingly voted to censure Kemp, citing complaints […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 14, 2021, 5:20 pm
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in Georgia, Josh Hawley, Mike Lee, MLB, News, Ted Cruz

GOP Senators Take Their Performative Feud With The MLB To A New, Legislative Level

Batter up! Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) are taking another swing at Major League Baseball for its decision to move its All-Star game out of Georgia in response to the state’s restrictive voting law. On Tuesday, the group of Republican senators announced legislation that they said would put an […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 13, 2021, 12:15 pm
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in Featured News, Joe Biden

Top GOP Senator Tells Biden That Republicans Put Corporations Ahead Of Ordinary Americans

A top Republican senator told President Biden during an Oval Office meeting that Republicans place loyalty to corporations ahead of ordinary Americans. The Washington Post reported:Whether a bipartisan deal ultimately materializes is far from clear, however, as a top GOP senator told Biden in a private Oval Office meeting Monday that it would be “almost […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 8:29 pm
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in Capitol insurrection, Donald Trump, Liz Cheney, News

Cheney: GOP Can Turn Corner From Trump By Rejecting Extremism Behind Capitol Attack

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Monday argued that the Republican Party can “turn a corner” from former President Trump by outright condemning symbols of extremism that were on full display during the deadly Capitol insurrection that Trump incited. In a discussion with Georgetown’s Institute of Politics and Public Service on Monday, the third-ranking Republican was […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 6:17 pm
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in Campaign Finance, Donald J, Philanthropy, Republican National Committee, Republican Party, Trump, United States Politics and Government

Why the G.O.P. Can’t Quit Trump

The violence at the Capitol, Mr. Trump’s continued devotion to an untruthful narrative, and the flood of anti-voting legislation being passed by Republican-led state governments in response to his failed 2020 campaign have all fed outrage among many high-dollar donors and corporations with long histories of supporting Republicans. Robert Cahaly, a Republican pollster and strategist, […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 6:06 pm
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in GaetzGate, Matt Gaetz, New Hampshire, News

The Nashua GOP Invited Gaetz To Keynote Its Annual Fundraiser. Then The Allegations Hit

Di Lothrop, vice chair of the Nashua Republican City Committee, is comfortable dealing with controversy. Tasked with booking speakers for the party’s events, she once chose former Sheriff Joe Arpaio for the annual fundraiser. She recalls the throng of protesters outside, infuriated by Arpaio’s hard-right stance on immigration and accusations of police misconduct under his […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 12:42 pm
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in Featured News, Joe Biden, National debt, Republicans, Senate

The GOP Is Pretending to Care About The Deficit Again After Calling Biden’s Infrastructure Plan “A Slush Fund”

Senate Republicans expressed their opposition to President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan in an internal memo, referring to it as a “partisan slush fund” and characterizing it as unnecessary and wasteful, a sign that things are back to normal as Republicans pretend to care about government spending despite the exorbitant price tag during the […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 9:35 am
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in Donald Trump, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, News, Trump tweets

GOP Sen. Cornyn Troubled By Biden Posting Normal Tweets

Is this really happening? On Monday morning, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) tweeted this excerpt from a Politico article on President Joe Biden’s modest media presence: “The president is not doing cable news interviews. Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably conventional. The public comments are largely scripted. Biden has opted for […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 9:29 am