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GOP’s Puppy Lovers Want to Send Kristi Noem to the Doghouse

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) isn't exactly warm and fuzzy. He once threatened to fight an online stranger who challenged his rejection of the 2020...

01.05.2024 30

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GOP Campaign Aide’s X Account Shared and Liked Racist Posts

At first glance, Caleb Oriet’s social media accounts look typical of a young member of the fringe, online right, featuring likes and reposts of...

28.04.2024 40

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Art of the Cave: How Ukraine and TikTok Became Strange Bedfellows

Just days ago, desperately needed aid to Ukraine was languishing in the U.S. House. Widely supported restrictions on TikTok were dying in the U.S....

24.04.2024 10

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GOP Lawmakers Oppose the Abortion Pill and ‘Plan B.’ They Hardly Understand Either.

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade , abortion and women’s reproductive issues have been politically painful thorns in the GOP’s...

21.04.2024 40

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GOP Lawmakers Are All-In on Trump—a Conviction Be Damned

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted four times for 91 felonies, and he is scheduled to begin his first criminal trial on Monday—a trial...

15.04.2024 40

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GOP Star Recruit Brags About ‘Rural’ Upbringing. He Grew Up 15 Minutes From the City.

As he works to connect with voters in the very rural state he has adopted as his home, Montana Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy is touting what he claims is...

13.04.2024 10

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Congressional Retirements Cause Chaos for Both Parties—for Very Different Reasons

The recent rush of congressional retirements has painted an ugly picture for both parties—for very different reasons. While both parties are...

06.04.2024 20

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Jan. 6 Cop Bets MAGA Backlash Will Power Him to Congress

When Harry Dunn launched his campaign for Congress earlier this year, he immediately made clear exactly why he was running. The former U.S. Capitol...

31.03.2024 10

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Dems Are Desperate to Brand Larry Hogan as a Trumper

The race for U.S. Senate in Maryland wasn’t supposed to be this competitive.Then again, Republicans weren’t supposed to recruit a candidate they...

30.03.2024 4

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NJ Underdog Turning the Tide In Battle for Sen. Menendez’s Seat

Just three months ago, the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in New Jersey might have already been slipping away from Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ). When New...

24.03.2024 40

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Is This GOP Rep Linked to a Mary Poppins Themed Burner Account?

Like many politicians, Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) has some very passionate, very anonymous defenders on social media. But Molinaro is probably the only...

21.03.2024 10

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Trump-Loving Bernie Moreno Wins Brutal Ohio Senate Primary

After a primary fight filled with bruising attacks and salacious allegations, wealthy businessman Bernie Moreno won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate...

20.03.2024 9

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The Republican Rep. Who Keeps Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

On Capitol Hill, reporters know how to find Texas Republican Troy Nehls. After the House of Representatives finishes a vote, Nehls usually leaves the...

10.03.2024 20

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Republicans Struggle to Explain Away Their Hypocrisy on IVF

When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos could be considered children, it put an unpopular target on the most effective fertility...

04.03.2024 40

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‘Uncommitted’ Campaign in Michigan Shatters Expectations Against Biden

President Joe Biden easily won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary Tuesday night. That part was never in question. What was in question,...

28.02.2024 40

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Dems Bet a Vote Against Biden in Michigan Now Will Move Him on Israel and Save Him Later

Former Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) is clear about who he wants to win the presidency in November. “Donald Trump can’t get anywhere near the White House...

27.02.2024 20

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GOP Sen. Rick Scott Is Uniquely Unpopular in Florida. Can Dems Capitalize?

It’s no secret that Florida Democrats hate Sen. Rick Scott. What’s less known is that many Republicans feel the same way. To his detractors, Scott...

26.02.2024 20

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How Trump Is Killing Off the ‘Reagan Republican’ in Congress

Less than a decade ago, all but a few Republicans in Congress would have taken the title of “Reagan Republican” as a badge of honor. The 40th...

19.02.2024 10

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The GOP’s 2024 Campaign Message Is Falling Apart

Ever since Joe Biden took the White House, Republicans have seemed to know exactly how they were going to toss him out. The plan was simple: Hammer...

18.02.2024 50

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Democrats Reclaim George Santos’ Seat in Special Election

Just over a year after George Santos was sworn into office, the Democrat who first opened the alleged fraudster’s path to Congress has successfully...

14.02.2024 20

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House Republicans Finally Impeach Biden's DHS Secretary

After whiffing last week, House Republicans—at last—impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday. On Tuesday night, the...

14.02.2024 20

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‘Come and Take It’: Congress’ War Over ZYN Nicotine Pouches

As he delivered a speech to a room of reporters and lawmakers on Jan. 31, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was looking for laughs....

11.02.2024 40

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Biden Ignores ‘Memory’ Shade in Speech After Special Counsel Report

LEESBURG, Virginia—Hours after the Justice Department released a report accusing Joe Biden of being an “elderly man with a poor memory,” the...

09.02.2024 20

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GOP Blames Biden for Border Crisis That GOP Refuses to Solve

As economic concerns like inflation subside, Republicans are looking for a new 2024 message they can ride to the White House and back into unified...

31.01.2024 80

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Democrats Are Having a Blast Making a Circus of the GOP’s Hunter Biden Probe

When Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) arrived at the Hunter Biden contempt hearing two weeks ago, he came prepared. Moskowitz didn’t know the...

25.01.2024 10

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Mike Johnson Is Getting Away With What Cost Kevin McCarthy His Job

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) just took a page out of predecessor Kevin McCarthy’s playbook. And it looks like conservatives are letting him get away...

19.01.2024 7

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Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer’s Big Secret: They’re Closer Than Ever

This Congress has been marked by petty disagreement, Republican and Democratic sniping, and all-around dysfunction. But throughout all the trivial...

14.01.2024 20

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Fear and Chaos in the House GOP: Speaker Mike Johnson at a Crossroads

Ever since Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) agreed to even just the framework of a government spending deal with Democrats on Sunday, the House has been in...

12.01.2024 10

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Lauren Boebert Can Run From Her District, But She Can’t Outrun Her Past

At risk of losing her re-election bid, MAGA superstar Lauren Boebert is packing up her political baggage and moving it across Colorado, where she...

08.01.2024 40

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He Defended the Capitol on Jan. 6. Now He’s Running for Congress.

On Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn defended the halls of Congress as a violent mob of right-wing extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol...

05.01.2024 70

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The GOP Hopes Contraception Can Solve Its Abortion Problem

The Supreme Court’s abortion rollback last year was a long-awaited, much-celebrated victory for the Republican Party. But that win in the courts has...

02.01.2024 20

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Trump’s Endorsement Is Miraculously More Powerful Than Ever

During a meeting with her GOP House members last month, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) pitched her colleagues on a potent...

01.01.2024 6

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The GOP Rep. Who Can’t Let Go of His Michael Jackson Fandom

Mike Lawler is a lot of things: Congressman, New Yorker, Republican. But there’s also a lesser known detail floating around about Lawler: He’s a...

30.12.2023 10

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House Republicans Dive Headfirst Into Impeachment Inquiry—Elections Be Damned!

House Republicans are going all-in on President Joe Biden’s impeachment, with a nearly unanimous House GOP gambling Wednesday that voters will...

14.12.2023 4

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Republicans Try to Blame Dems for GOP Inaction on Ukraine Aid

With Republicans and Democrats all acknowledging Tuesday it’s unlikely Congress can reach a deal on Ukraine aid before the end of the year, GOP...

13.12.2023 8

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Congress Is Taking a Huge Step Toward UFO Transparency—and Lawmakers Pushing for the Truth Aren't Happy

Congress is about to take perhaps its biggest step toward transparency surrounding UFOs, but the lawmakers pushing for change say the disclosure...

10.12.2023 30

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The Weird Gimmick That May Decide New Jersey’s Next Senator

When Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was indicted for a years-long bribery scheme, Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) seized on the opportunity to launch a Senate bid the...

06.12.2023 40

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Turns Out a New Speaker Didn’t Solve the House GOP’s Problems

After Hamas’ surprise attack on Oct. 7, Republicans and Democrats in Congress both said they needed to act quickly to help Israel. At the time, the...

03.12.2023 7

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Congress Finally Sends George Santos Packing With Expulsion Vote

George Santos ran for Congress with an impressive resume—college volleyball star, degrees from Baruch University and New York University, and a...

01.12.2023 7

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A Political Dynasty in Michigan Is Over. Is the Dem Reign?

Rep. Dan Kildee’s surprise announcement not to run for re-election means next November will be the first time in nearly five decades that someone...

28.11.2023 10

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Dems Think They Can Send the Freedom Caucus Chair Packing

Marine Corps fighter pilot Lt. Col. Mike O’Brien voted via an absentee ballot in the 2020 election in Montgomery County, a Philadelphia suburb....

26.11.2023 10

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The Dem Plan on Tommy Tuberville’s Military Holds: It’s the GOP’s Problem

Over the course of nine months, Sen. Tommy Tuberville has held up more than 400 military nominations over a Pentagon policy refunding travel costs for...

20.11.2023 9

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House GOP’s Dysfunction Inches Government Toward Shutdown

Government funding runs out next week, House Republicans keep tanking their own appropriations bills, and the Speaker of the House is weighing whether...

10.11.2023 20

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Virginia Voters Deny Glenn Youngkin His Dream of Unified Republican Control

Democrats have dashed Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s dreams of a Republican sweep in Virginia—and put a damper on the Republican’s presidential buzz...

08.11.2023 10

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Speaker Mike Johnson’s First Act: Turning Israel Aid Into a Partisan Fight

As Democrats struggle to find their message on the conflict in the Gaza Strip, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had the opportunity to kick off his...

03.11.2023 9

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George Santos Survives Vote to Expel Him From Congress—For Now

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) lives to see another day in the House of Representatives. Santos, Congress’ most notorious fraudster and fabulist,...

02.11.2023 20

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House Rejects Attempt to Censure Rashida Tlaib Over Israel Comments

A House Republican effort to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the only active member of Congress of Palestinian-Amerian descent, failed Wednesday...

02.11.2023 10

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New York Republicans Offer Motion to Expel George Santos From Congress

New York Republicans have finally had enough of Rep. George Santos (R-NY). A group of GOP lawmakers from the state started the clock on a vote to...

27.10.2023 30

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Dems Turn Mike Johnson's First Viral Moment Into Anti-GOP Ad

When House Republicans held an impromptu press conference late Tuesday night to celebrate coalescing around their new speaker nominee, they were in no...

26.10.2023 20

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House Republicans Swear They’ll Find Their Speaker This Time

Almost exactly three weeks into their House Speaker debacle, Republicans were back at square one Monday night, meeting in the same room where they...

24.10.2023 9

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