Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) received a citation after bringing an unloaded gun to an airport in Virginia on Friday, her office confirmed to HuffPost Monday. “Last Friday, Rep. Spartz accidentally carried an empty handgun in her suitcase with no magazine or bullets, which she did not realize was in the pocket of her suitcase, while … Read more
WASHINGTON ― House Republicans on Monday took U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to court over his refusal to hand over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur. The interview led Hur to describe Biden in a February report as “an elderly man with a poor memory.” Concerns about Biden’s mental … Read more
Republicans have been screaming from rooftops in recent weeks about how much they support in vitro fertilization and its availability nationwide, but one GOP congressman is threatening to blow up their strategy. Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) this week pushed an amendment to a defense appropriations bill that would have banned funding for IVF, which he … Read more
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) won the Republican primary election in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday. Boebert beat five other Republicans and will face the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the general election for the seat vacated by former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who retired early this year. Boebert bailed on her own district, … Read more
One of the most notorious Republicans in Congress faces a crowded primary election on Tuesday. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is running against five other Republicans in Colorado’s 4th District. It’s not her district — Boebert currently represents Colorado’s 3rd — but she’s making the switch rather than face a rematch against Adam Frisch, the Democratic … Read more
(NewsNation) — Former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson said on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” that he has not spoken to former President Donald Trump about being vice president. Carson, however, said he would not immediately decline an offer if it were to be given. “I would prayerfully consider doing that,” he said. … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans and conservative activists have increasingly been targeting an executive order issued three years ago by the Biden administration that is intended to boost voter registration, claiming it’s unconstitutional and an attempt to interfere in the November election. A recent fundraising email sent by a GOP political action committee is an example … Read more
Missouri secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez, whose GOP campaign has primarily consisted of homophobic stunts, told Black Americans ahead of Wednesday’s national Juneteenth holiday to “get the fuck out” of the U.S. if they still want reparations for slavery. “Reparations from slavery and Black victimization is about to be shoved down our throats for … Read more
WASHINGTON — In an unusual public statement on Tuesday, the House Ethics Committee said it is expanding an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) amid allegations of sexual misconduct, drug use and a range of other eyebrow-raising claims. The committee said it has spoken with more than a dozen witnesses, issued 25 subpoenas and reviewed … Read more
A Democratic lawmaker is calling out her Republican colleagues for embracing Donald Trump when he returned to Capitol Hill last week, scene of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection carried out by the former president’s supporters. “I think it’s nauseating to see such slavish devotion to delusion,” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) said on MSNBC on Sunday, … Read more
