The GOP’s extreme bills: Anti-transgender discrimination
There are already several proposals by congressional Republicans targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming Americans that concern community advocates.
By Josh Israel - February 23, 2023There are already several proposals by congressional Republicans targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming Americans that concern community advocates.
By Josh Israel - February 23, 2023GOP lawmakers are politicizing the baby formula shortage with false accusations as President Joe Biden works to ease the problem.
By Emily Singer - May 13, 2022The effort failed when the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down a GOP amendment that would have cut funding.
By Josh Israel - September 14, 2021Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) has opposed all of President Joe Biden’s jobs legislation.
By Josh Israel - August 25, 2021Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) worries that academic research into cannabis will lead to university classes in marijuana smoking.
By Josh Israel - July 28, 2021They say increased gun sales have nothing to do with it. Criminologists disagree.
By Josh Israel - June 24, 2021The very wealthy got most of the benefits under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
By Josh Israel - June 04, 2021The House Republican Study Committee urged party members to use the term and blame it on President Biden.
By Oliver Willis - March 09, 2021When they failed to stop marriage equality, anti-LGBTQ groups turned to attacking transgender people.
By Casey Quinlan - March 08, 2021Studies continue to show that transgender girls aren’t blocking opportunities for cis girls.
By Casey Quinlan - February 25, 2021Many vaccination sites are far away from underserved, high-exposed communities.
By Associated Press - February 21, 2021Experts say mass vaccination is needed to fight COVID-19, regardless of immigration status.
By Oliver Willis - February 12, 2021Republicans in Congress are calling President Joe Biden’s immigration policies ‘lawless.’
By Casey Quinlan - February 05, 2021But the vast majority of Americans support abortion rights.
By Oliver Willis - January 29, 2021Only five Republicans voted for the historic bill to decriminalize cannabis.
By Emily Singer - December 04, 2020Republican members of the House are making dramatic statements denouncing basic physician-advised virus safety measures.
By Josh Israel - May 20, 2020The Honeywell plant in Arizona specifically said masks were required.
By Emily Singer - May 06, 2020Rep. Debbie Lesko is an ardent supporter of Trump’s immigration policies and campaigned for her seat by smearing migrants as part of an ‘invasion.’
By Oliver Willis - December 18, 2019Trump has repeatedly pushed Ukraine to announce investigations into his political opponents.
By Josh Israel - December 13, 2019Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) celebrated serving ‘alongside a historic number of women’ in the House, most of whom are Democrats.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 19, 2019House Republicans attempted to add unrelated provisions targeting immigrants to an election security bill.
By Emily Singer - June 27, 2019Republicans wanted to add language that specifically allows for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals to an anti-discrimination bill.
By Emily Singer - May 17, 2019Republicans desperately dumped a ton of money into the Arizona race, and the seat still swung 32 points toward Democrats.
By Matthew Chapman - April 25, 2018The special election for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District is finally here — and in a deep red district Republicans have never had to worry about before, the race is much closer than anyone could have predicted.
By Erin Reed - April 24, 2018Arizona Republican state Sen. Debbie Lesko demonstrated her approval of a crass smear against Democrats in her state.
By Matthew Chapman - April 23, 2018Another once-safe Republican seat is suddenly competitive. And Republicans should be terrified.
By Matthew Chapman - April 20, 2018Republicans fear that another deep red seat is at risk in a special election.
By Matthew Chapman - April 18, 2018The conservative newspaper called out Arizona Republican Debbie Lesko’s confusing and sad debate performance less than two weeks before the special election.
By Matthew Chapman - April 13, 2018Republican candidate Debbie Lesko said the Stormy Daniels allegations should be investigated. Then she changed her mind.
By Matthew Chapman - March 30, 2018