House Republicans want to defund the prosecution against Donald Trump
Three GOP lawmakers have floated plans to strip federal funding from prosecution proceedings against former President Donald Trump.
By Emily Singer - August 29, 2023Three GOP lawmakers have floated plans to strip federal funding from prosecution proceedings against former President Donald Trump.
By Emily Singer - August 29, 2023Republicans in Congress have already filed bills to undermine labor rights, eliminate the agency that oversees workplace safety, and roll back wage protections.
By Josh Israel - March 24, 2023The committee may also make ethics referrals for five Congress members, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who defied subpoenas from the panel.
By Associated Press - December 19, 2022Kevin McCarthy may not have the votes needed to become House speaker.
By Josh Israel - November 29, 2022House Republicans have already introduced 14 separate impeachment resolutions against President Joe Biden’s administration.
By Josh Israel - September 30, 2022An Arizona judge ordered Rep. Paul Gosar and two other state Republicans to pay over $75,000 for filing a frivolous lawsuit against Democrats.
By Associated Press - September 02, 2022Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) argued the measure ‘will make it harder to recruit’ military members.
By Josh Israel - July 14, 2022A federal judge allowed a challenge to Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s run for reelection to proceed.
By Emily Singer - April 19, 2022A group of Republicans is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over masks.
By Emily Singer - March 15, 2022Experts say Republican rhetoric has fueled thousands of racist incidents against Asian Americans since the start of the pandemic.
By Josh Israel - January 14, 2022Republicans in Congress are more upset at the social media website than at their colleague’s blatant transphobia.
By Josh Israel - October 25, 2021Rep. Scott Perry is a co-sponsor of a bill that could cost his state billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding.
By Josh Israel - October 20, 2021Biggs is happy the pandemic has parents ‘waking up’ to oppose LGBTQ rights and education about racism.
By Josh Israel - October 14, 2021Lawmakers who’ve had their phone records requested by the Jan. 6 select committee are issuing threats and calling for punishment against members on the investigatory panel.
By Emily Singer - September 02, 2021But they have fought every effort to contain the virus.
By Josh Israel - August 25, 2021The House Freedom Caucus backs a bill that would cut off federal funding to anyone teaching about the full contents of America’s founding documents.
By Josh Israel - July 27, 2021North Carolina Republican Madison Cawthorn has complained about how hard it is to convert Jews to Christianity.
By Josh Israel - July 27, 2021The Arizona congressman wants to know why people aren’t upset that border agents stopped massive amounts of fentanyl from entering the United States.
By Emily Singer - July 19, 2021In a now-deleted tweet, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blamed President Joe Biden for Russian ransomware attacks.
By Josh Israel - July 08, 2021‘It’s NONE of the governments business knowing who has or hasn’t been vaccinated,’ tweeted Rep. Andy Biggs.
By Josh Israel - July 07, 2021Republicans in Congress rush to promote a Fox News story with questionable facts.
By Oliver Willis - June 30, 2021Most GOP backers of a resolution to declare the national debt a ‘national security threat’ also backed Donald Trump’s tax cuts.
By Josh Israel - May 21, 2021Republican lawmakers have been lying about President Joe Biden breaking promises for two months.
By Josh Israel - May 03, 2021Several of these Republican lawmakers have already been punished by donors for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
By Josh Israel - April 21, 2021Since taking office, President Joe Biden has undone Trump administration policies designed to hurt or marginalize immigrants.
By Oliver Willis - March 19, 2021A dozen House Republicans voted against awarding congressional gold medals to law enforcement officers who responded to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
By Emily Singer - March 18, 2021The GOP opposition to the pro-democracy H.R. 1 bill is built on misinformation.
By Emily Singer - March 03, 2021Rep. Andy Biggs’ own brothers said he was ‘at least partially to blame for the riot’ at the US Capitol in January.
By Josh Israel - March 02, 2021From undermining coronavirus relief efforts to attacking transgender students, Republicans have filed dozens of extreme bills to try to undermine President Joe Biden and the Democratic agenda.
By Josh Israel - February 05, 2021President Joe Biden halted construction of the wall on his first day in office.
By Donna Provencher - January 28, 2021