Here are some of the most openly anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans in Congress
Nearly the entire House and Senate Republican caucuses oppose equal rights. These 17 lawmakers take bigotry to an even higher level.
By Will Fritz and Josh Israel - June 02, 2023Nearly the entire House and Senate Republican caucuses oppose equal rights. These 17 lawmakers take bigotry to an even higher level.
By Will Fritz and Josh Israel - June 02, 2023At least 15 current senators and representatives say reductions in funding to safety net programs should be discussed.
By Josh Israel - March 14, 2023Outside groups — often funded by undisclosed sources — supporting Republican House and Senate candidates significantly outspent groups supporting Democrats in close races.
By Josh Israel - December 08, 2022GOP candidates for the U.S. Senate are taking a page out of Donald Trump’s playbook before Election Day has even arrived.
By Josh Israel - November 02, 2022The Wisconsin Republican is one of the nation’s wealthiest senators, with an estimated net worth of more than $48 million in 2020.
By Josh Israel - October 26, 2022Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says, ‘Everybody that I’m helping acknowledges the fact that the elections, you know, were real.’ But many of them don’t.
By Emily Singer - October 21, 2022‘Mandela Barnes, who is challenging Johnson this November, is a once-in-a-generation candidate who is ready to actually represent the state of Wisconsin.’
By TAI Contributor - October 18, 2022Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has a long record of opposition to abortion rights.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 07, 2022Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers had called the special legislative session for Oct. 4 to discuss establishing a ballot initiative process in the state, which could be used to let residents vote on the state’s abortion law.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 06, 2022Proposals from Sens. Rick Scott and Ron Johnson would require Congress to repeatedly authorize funding for Social Security and Medicare.
By Oliver Willis - September 30, 2022The Wisconsin Republican has used his official website and social media accounts to smear his Democratic opponent.
By Josh Israel - September 29, 2022The Wisconsin Republican once said he ‘wasn’t concerned’ by the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — but would have been if there were ‘Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters.’
By Josh Israel - September 21, 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, 2022Wisconsin’s Republican senator has consistently fought against voting right protections and pro-democracy policies, in addition to supporting attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2022Forty-three million Americans owe money on federal student loans.
By Oliver Willis - August 25, 2022Despite trying to distance himself from attempts to overturn the 2020 election, one person named on an invalid electoral ballot recently sent a fundraising email on Johnson’s behalf.
By Josh Israel - August 24, 2022Wisconsin Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson says he didn’t speak out sooner because he didn’t want to hurt former President Donald Trump’s reelection chances.
By Josh Israel - August 22, 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, 2022Marquette University Law School’s latest poll also found Democratic Gov. Tony Evers within the margin error of his Republican opponent, businessman Tim Michels.
By Nick Vachon - August 18, 2022The Wisconsin Republican senator laid out a confusing and contradictory plan to roll back abortion rights nationally.
By Josh Israel - August 17, 2022The state’s lieutenant governor easily won the Wisconsin Democratic Senate nomination on Tuesday.
By Josh Israel - August 10, 2022Wisconsin Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes responded, ‘Self-serving, multimillionaire senator Ron Johnson wants to strip working people of the Social Security and Medicare they’ve earned.’
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2022Ron Johnson is among the Republican senators co-sponsoring Sen. Mike Lee’s resolution to declare the week of the November election ‘National Pregnancy Center Week.’
By Josh Israel - August 01, 2022With a more solid majority in the Senate, Democrats would be able to pass stalled legislation to invest in clean energy and close tax loopholes for the richest Americans.
By Josh Israel - July 19, 2022The conservative-controlled court’s 4-3 ruling has critical implications for the 2024 presidential race.
By Associated Press - July 08, 2022Wisconsin Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson has opposed every attempt at passing legislation to curb gun violence.
By Josh Israel - July 05, 2022The January 6 select committee released a text message from the Wisconsin Republican senator’s staff trying to submit fraudulent electors.
By Josh Israel - June 21, 2022The Republican senator claimed the United States should manufacture ‘certain strategic products,’ but his voting record says otherwise.
By Josh Israel - June 10, 2022The Wisconsin Republican senator benefits from a federal tax cut law he helped pass and faces criticism of his habit of billing taxpayers for vacation flights.
By Josh Israel - June 02, 2022The Republican incumbent has been a consistent voice against equal rights.
By Josh Israel - May 26, 2022