Republicans distorted crime data to win elections. It didn’t work.
Voters didn’t fall for the bogus narrative of unchecked violent crime and so-called ‘defunding’ of police under Democratic leadership.
By Matt Cohen - December 27, 2022Voters didn’t fall for the bogus narrative of unchecked violent crime and so-called ‘defunding’ of police under Democratic leadership.
By Matt Cohen - December 27, 2022‘This is pretty much what we expect from Ron Johnson,’ said Wendell J. Harris of the Wisconsin NAACP. ‘He’s made it clear that racism is one of his main tactics.’
By Nick Vachon - September 16, 2022The Wisconsin Republican’s ad ends with a photo of Johnson posing with a grinning white man in a sheriff’s uniform.
By Josh Israel - August 19, 2022Sixty-six percent of Gen Z and 63% of millennial Americans think their generation is motivated to make positive change.
By Associated Press - January 02, 2022New York City hasn’t ‘defunded’ its police: It just increased its budget by $200 million.
By Oliver Willis - December 08, 2021Police reform efforts have increased after the killing of George Floyd in 2020.
By Oliver Willis - November 02, 2021The jump in the number of murders Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is blaming on ‘liberals’ took place in 2020, under President Donald Trump.
By Josh Israel - October 19, 2021The effort failed when the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down a GOP amendment that would have cut funding.
By Josh Israel - September 14, 2021Republicans tried to trap Democratic senators into voting to ‘defund the police.’
By Emily Singer - August 11, 2021Very few of the Democrats they cited actually endorsed the idea.
By Josh Israel - July 13, 2021The No. 3 House GOP leader and every member of her caucus opposed $350 billion in emergency aid for states and localities.
By Josh Israel - July 02, 2021They say increased gun sales have nothing to do with it. Criminologists disagree.
By Josh Israel - June 24, 2021The effort to blame Democrats for crime may offer a preview of Republicans’ strategy for upcoming elections.
By Associated Press - June 10, 2021No, Joe Biden has not packed the court, defunded the police, or banned fossil fuels.
By Josh Israel - April 28, 2021Studies show Black Americans are far more likely to be shot and killed by police than their white counterparts.
By Donna Provencher - April 14, 2021Police unions have backed Trump, who incited Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol.
By Donna Provencher - January 07, 2021The White House press secretary also ignored questions about the 17-year-old who shot and killed two people in Kenosha last week.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 31, 2020Even Fox News has debunked this lie.
By Josh Israel - August 26, 2020It didn’t.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 20, 2020The Trump campaign is running ads that falsely claim Biden wants to defund the police.
By Josh Israel - July 20, 2020The GOP attorneys general want lawmakers’ ‘assistance in tempering the anti-police rhetoric that is jeopardizing the safety of our officers.’
By Josh Israel - June 25, 2020‘Republicans are underestimating President Trump’s ability to unify and energize the Democratic Party,’ said one political expert.
By Emily Singer - June 08, 2020