Issue One is a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in Ohio. It has just been passed with the New York Times calling it as the votes are currently at the time of this writing 56.3% for to 43.7% against. On top of girls and women winning the right to …
Read More »Lauren Boebert Wants ‘Mercy.’ Some Republicans Want an Alternative.
At a casino bingo hall in southwestern Colorado, Lauren Boebert, the Republican congresswoman, bounced her 6-month-old grandson on her knee. “The election’s still a ways away,” she said, as the guests arriving for the Montezuma County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day dinner trickled into the room. “And in talking with …
Read More »Romney: Republicans Didn’t Vote To Impeach ‘Whack Job’ Trump Because They Were Afraid Of His Supporters
Senator Mitt Romney claims that his Republican colleagues would have voted to impeach the former President Donald Trump but were too afraid of what his supporters might do to their families. The revelation comes via author McKay Coppins, who discussed his biography titled, “Romney: A Reckoning,’ with Vanity Fair contributor …
Read More »Virginia Republicans Look to Neutralize Abortion as an Election Issue
Abortion has been a losing issue at the polls for Republicans across the country since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But now in Virginia, which holds elections in early November, the party thinks it has hit upon a formula to stop the electoral drubbings. Legislative races …
Read More »A Disgusted Jake Tapper Calls House Republicans A Clown Car
Jake Tapper could not hide his disgust at having to cover the Republican speaker election, which he called a clown car. Tapper said on CNN, “I’m covering life and death issues, serious tragedies, serious momentous occurrences here in Israel, and of course in Gaza. …
Read More »Fight for Speaker Reveals Four Types of House Republicans
Up until a few weeks ago, no member of the House Freedom Caucus had ever gotten close to becoming House speaker. After Jim Jordan’s bid, it’s hard not to wonder whether a right-wing speakership might be a matter of when and not if. Yes, Mr. Jordan fell short of winning …
Read More »After Jordan Falls, House Republicans Ask Who, and What, Is Next
Representative Jim Jordan was brought down by the revolt of the rule followers. Withstanding intense pressure, a solid bloc of more mainstream Republicans, many with military and executive experience and a desire to legislate rather than blow things up, pulled the party in their direction. They believed that installing Mr. …
Read More »House Republicans Boot Jim Jordan From Speaker Race
House Republicans held a vote and kicked Jim Jordan out of the Speaker race. They will go home for the weekend and then try again to do the basics of governing next week. Punchbowl News’s Jake Sherman tweeted: JORDAN LOST — Jim Jordan lost …
Read More »Mitt Romney’s Sickest Burns: Book Reveals Harsh Views of Fellow Republicans
Even before Senator Mitt Romney of Utah announced he would not seek re-election next year, he made no secret of his disapproval of the direction of the Republican Party and former President Donald J. Trump’s grip on it. But in a new, deeply reported biography, “Romney: A Reckoning,” set to …
Read More »Republicans Blast Reported Jordan Deal To Make McHenry Temporary Speaker
By Casey Harper (The Center Square) U.S. House Judiciary Chair Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will reportedly back the current speaker pro Tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. for a limited temporary speakership role so that lawmakers can hit key funding deadlines coming this year. The House faces a government shutdown deadline …
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