Ohio GOP AG Sues Biden Admin To Use Stimulus Cash To Fund State Tax Cuts

Amid the rush on the right to hinder the Biden administration’s agenda, Ohio’s Republican attorney general has made a move to get ahead of the pack.

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How Trump Official Ric Grenell Rode The ‘Recall Gavin Newsom’ Wave

A full eight months ago, Ric Grenell, the former Trump official and Republican strategist, promoted the website RecallGavin2020.com and said it was time to kick California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) out of office. 

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GOPers Seize DHS Hearing For Feverish Rants About Immigrants

Republican members of Congress took the opportunity of a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday to resurface by-now-very-familiar talking points about illegal immigration — talking points that tend to resurface around elections or whenever Democrats hold the White House in office.

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Intel Community Warns Of ‘Emboldening Impact’ Of Jan. 6 On Domestic Terrorists

The Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol and the lies about election fraud that preceeded it may embolden and “spur” violent extremists to launch attacks in 2021, the intelligence community said in a report released on Wednesday.

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Gohmert Tries Rewriting History In Competing Bill To Award Gold Medals To Capitol Police

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) offered an alternate reality on Wednesday when he circulated a bill to award congressional gold medals to Capitol Police officers whose lives were endangered during the deadly insurrection earlier this year that former President Trump incited. Continue reading “Gohmert Tries Rewriting History In Competing Bill To Award Gold Medals To Capitol Police”

5 New Bad Faith GOP Attacks Against Biden On Border Surge

House Freedom Caucus members on Wednesday continued pressing on with attacking President Biden’s so-called “border crisis” by piling on bad faith arguments that conveniently ignored, yet touted, the Trump administration’s inhumane immigration policies. Continue reading “5 New Bad Faith GOP Attacks Against Biden On Border Surge”

A Top Election Law Expert Thinks Dems Are Making A Strategic Error In Their Democracy Overhaul

As the Senate Democrats introduce their version of a bill that makes sweeping changes to ballot access requirements, redistricting practices, campaign finance laws and ethical mandates, one prominent election law expert is questioning the party’s strategic choices.

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The Backlash To AZ GOP’s Anti-Mail Voting Push Begins to Take Shape

As we reported in a story published this morning, fringe elements of the Arizona Republican Party have built major momentum behind their long-held desire to knee-cap the state’s mail voting system — in part propelled by President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.

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