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Reps. Marjorie Taylor Green & Chip Roy Fined For Not Wearing Masks On House Floor

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Chip Roy (R-Texas) were fined for not wearing face masks on the House floor,…

3 years ago

Wendy Davis, Texas State Senator Who Led 11-Hour Filibuster, To Challenge GOP Rep. Chip Roy In 2020

Wendy Davis, a former Texas State Senator who became famous for her 11-hour filibuster of an anti-abortion bill, will challenge…

5 years ago

Lone Congressman, Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy, Blocks $19.1 Billion Aid Package For Disaster Victims

Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) blocked the passage of a $19.1 billion disaster aid package on Friday after House leaders attempted…

5 years ago

House Passes Speaker Mike Johnson’s Plan To Avert A Government Shutdown With Democratic Votes

On Tuesday, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), who is one the most conservative members of Congress, relied on…

1 year ago

McCarthy Tries To Pass Defense Bill Again After Failing Three Times Last Week

Kevin McCarthy will try again this week to get Republicans to support a government funding bill after failing three times last…

1 year ago

House Republicans Gear Up To Investigate Biden & The FBI

House Republicans have begun preparations to investigate the Department of Justice and the FBI using their new majority status. The…

2 years ago

House Votes To Approve GOP Hardliner’s Rules Package Targeted At McCarthy

After a tumultuous 15 rounds of voting, Kevin McCarthy (R-California) was sworn in as House Speaker, but not without making…

2 years ago

House Passes Emmett Till Bill To Make Lynching Federal Crime, 3 Republicans Vote Against

The House voted 422-3 to pass the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which would make lynching a federal hate crime. The…

3 years ago

GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene & Andrew Clyde Fined Over $100,000 For Refusing Masks On House Floor

House Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Andrew Clyde (R-Georgia) have incurred over $100,000 combined in fines over their insistence…

3 years ago

21 House Republicans Vote Against Medals For Capitol Police Heroism On Jan. 6

The House voted overwhelmingly for legislation that would award Capitol Police officers who defended Congress during the January 6 riots…

3 years ago

Republicans Defy Mask Rules On House Floor, Incurring Fines & Official Warnings

On Tuesday, several Republican lawmakers challenged Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-California) mask mandate during a House floor vote, refusing to wear masks,…

4 years ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Rejects Ted Cruz’s Support: ‘You Almost Had Me Murdered’

After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-New York) voiced support for an investigation into Robinhood stock trading app following their decision…

4 years ago

GOP Silent After Trump’s Racist Tweets Against Minority Female Congresswomen

President Donald Trump faced no backlash from his party after he made a series of racist tweets towards Democrat congresswomen…

5 years ago

Primary Day (May 22): Elections Set For Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Georgia – What To Watch For

Four states are set to hold primary elections and runoffs on Tuesday — Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas — and…

7 years ago

Trump Campaign Fires Legal Adviser Sidney Powell After Making Wild Conspiracy Theory Claims

On Sunday evening, a statement came from the Trump campaign announcing that Sidney Powell, a key legal adviser to President…

4 years ago

Connecticut State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest: “Heartbeat Bills” Threaten To Turn Roe V. Wade To Dust [OPINION]

The onslaught of so-called “heartbeat bills” threatens to reverse Roe v. Wade. While this isn’t the first time they’ve come…

5 years ago

Howard ‘Goodloe’ Sutton, Editor Of Alabama’s ‘Democrat-Reporter,’ Calls For Ku Klux Klan To Resume Operations

Last week, Howard "Goodloe" Sutton, the editor and publisher of the Democrat-Reporter newspaper in Linden, Alabama, published an op-ed calling for the Ku Klux…

6 years ago

Donald Trump’s ‘USA Today’ Op-Ed On ‘Medicare-for-All’ Filled With Factual Errors

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump penned an opinion piece for USA Today on suggestions for expanding Medicare to all Americans — a proposal more…

6 years ago

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Brett Kavanaugh, But Jeff Flake Asks For FBI Investigation Ahead Of Final Vote

On Friday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee pushed to advance Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, although Sen. Jeff Flake…

6 years ago