Rubio: Democrats are just putting on a ‘show’ by holding Trump accountable
Rubio is one of a number of Senate Republicans saying Trump is the real victim of the violence at the Capitol.
By Emily Singer - January 26, 2021Rubio is one of a number of Senate Republicans saying Trump is the real victim of the violence at the Capitol.
By Emily Singer - January 26, 2021Right-wing news outlets are spreading the story of caravans of immigrants supposedly threatening the United States.
By Donna Provencher - January 22, 2021A number of lawmakers who pushed baseless lies to block Joe Biden’s victory are now calling for the violence to stop.
By Josh Israel - January 06, 2021‘It makes no sense to be sending this out to everybody who has a pulse.’
By Donna Provencher - December 30, 2020‘I didn’t hear Sen. Paul worry about the deficit when he voted to give $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top 1% & large corporations,’ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tweeted.
By Donna Provencher - December 22, 2020Sen. Ron Johnson complained that stimulus checks would be ‘mortgaging our children’s future.’
By Amy Lieu - December 18, 2020The Wisconsin Republican says $900 billion is too much to waste on pandemic relief.
By Josh Israel - December 18, 2020The Senate is moving ahead with President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks, despite a handful of Republicans digging in their heels.
By Amy Lieu - December 17, 2020Republicans have convinced their supporters that massive voter fraud is real by lying about it for weeks.
By Emily Singer - December 16, 2020‘The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago,’ Biden said. ‘And we now know that nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, can extinguish that flame.’
By Associated Press - December 15, 2020Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) invited a doctor opposed to coronavirus vaccines to testify at a hearing on hydroxychloroquine, which doctors say is not only ineffective but also dangerous.
By Emily Singer - December 07, 2020The Wisconsin Republican knows Joe Biden won the election, but won’t admit it publicly.
By Emily Singer - December 02, 2020The Trump administration is acting as if Joe Biden didn’t win the 2020 election, with help from Senate Republicans.
By Josh Israel - November 13, 2020In 2017, Sen. Ron Johnson said a swift transition to a new administration was essential. Now he’s silent as Trump blocks Biden’s transition.
By Emily Singer - November 10, 2020The Wisconsin Republican claimed a satirical tweet is ‘voter suppression’ — and then shared it with the world.
By Emily Singer - October 28, 2020Sen. Ron Johnson downplayed the virus even as it continues to spread across the country — and the White House.
By Josh Israel - October 05, 2020Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey joins North Carolina’s Richard Burr in abandoning swing-state seats in 2022.
By Josh Israel - October 05, 2020Sens. Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley tried to do what Trump pressured the Ukrainian president to do. It did not go well.
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2020The Wisconsin Republican suggested the uproar over delays at the Postal Service was a false narrative pushed by Democrats.
By Emily Singer - August 21, 2020Louis DeJoy will testify Friday about the slow down in mail delivery that could impact the 2020 election.
By Associated Press - August 21, 2020Sen. Ron Johnson’s preoccupation with Joe and Hunter Biden has dismayed Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee who view it as a politically motivated distraction.
By Associated Press - August 13, 2020‘I hope the talks remain broken down,’ the Wisconsin senator said.
By Josh Israel - August 11, 2020Scientists say the those who survive COVID-19 may suffer permanent or long-term damage to the kidneys, lungs, and brain.
By Oliver Willis - August 03, 2020Republicans up for tough reelection fights this fall are playing it safe by staying away from protests or from being overly vocal about reopening things.
By Associated Press - April 24, 2020The Wisconsin Republican said potential death from the coronavirus should be ‘a risk we accept.’
By Emily Singer - March 18, 2020The Utah Republican could join with Democrats to block committee subpoenas relating to the Bidens and a Ukrainian energy company.
By Josh Israel - March 05, 2020Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson announced new action in an investigation into Biden less than 24 hours after the former vice president’s decisive primary victory.
By Emily Singer - March 02, 2020Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is the latest Republican continuing to obsess over Hillary Clinton’s emails.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 06, 2020David Holmes’ testimony knocked down the GOP argument that Trump was deeply concerned about corruption in Ukraine.
By Emily Singer - November 19, 2019Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson thinks the public never should have known about Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival.
By Emily Singer - November 18, 2019