It is a con that Republicans have been running for years to rig the bestseller list, but after a complaint against Ted Cruz, it is finally getting national attention. The Washington Post reported: The NRCC wasn’t the only outfit providing a big-bucks boost to conservative authors. Four party-affiliated organizations, including the Republican National Committee, collectively […] More
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) on the House steps on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA 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. Congress might be getting a new caucus. What makes this one different? […] More
Republicans are done with the MLB. According to a new poll from Morning Consult, Major League Baseball’s favorability rating with Republicans has tanked since they moved the All-Star Game out of Atlanta. In March, the MLB had a net favorability rating of 47% among Republican voters. In less than a month that sunk to just […] More
WASHINGTON — Republicans who were the most vocal in urging their followers to come to Washington on Jan. 6 to try to reverse President Donald J. Trump’s loss, pushing to overturn the election and stoking the grievances that prompted the deadly Capitol riot, have profited handsomely in its aftermath, according to new campaign data. Senators […] More
House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is being blasted for claiming the GOP is not the party of nativist dog whistles. “America is built on the idea that we are all created equal, and success is earned through honest, hard work. It isn’t built on identity, race, or religion,” McCarthy tweeted. “The Republican Party […] More
Democrats have put together a multi-trillion dollar, expansive legislative package and are pushing hard for it — touting it at press conferences and in releases, walloping Republicans for standing in its way. Republicans, meanwhile, are scrambling to offer up a counterproposal to blunt accusations that they’re obstructing for obstruction’s sake. That task is made immeasurably […] More
House Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar are starting an America First caucus to “respect Anglo-Saxon political traditions.” Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News tweeted: NEW in @PunchbowlNews Midday An America First Caucus is recruiting lawmakers calling for “common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions” and a return to architectural style that “befits the progeny […] More
Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection against Congress have spent more money on their personal security in the months since the event. According to Punchbowl, Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) “cut checks for nearly $70,000 on security. His campaign spent $39,000 with T&M USA LLC, which provides a variety […] More
In an interview before the hearing, Representative Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat who leads the House Intelligence Committee, said the nature of the terrorism threat facing the United States had changed, shifting from the international threat of Al Qaeda or the Islamic State to domestic terrorism motivated by white nationalism. “That requires a very […] More
Republicans are openly demonstrating that big business’ free speech and free enterprise rights are contingent on accepting fascism in their latest attempt to punish businesses that support democracy. Early this week a quintet of openly fascist Republicans in the United States Senate proposed legislation to punish Major League Baseball for relocated the annual All-Star game […] More
President Joe Biden’s approval rating is sky-high among Democrats though few Republicans are on board with his administration, according to the latest Gallup poll. The poll, which was based on data collected from phone interviews with a sample of 2,937 adults and a sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, found that 96% […] More
Resistance to a coronavirus vaccine remains high on the political right, with yet another poll showing that nearly half of Republicans say they don’t plan to get a jab. And not even the return of one of MAGA-world’s most beloved bit players can convince them otherwise. On Wednesday, after months of self-imposed silence, former first […] More
