ShareThe chair of the Michigan Republican Party referred to three of the state's top female lawmakers as "witches" as part of an effort to summon voter support ahead of next year's midterm election.Michigan GOP Chair Ron Weiser's comments to a group that gathered on Thursday were shared in a video posted on . While standing at a podium in front of signage for the North Oakland Republican Club, a political organization based in White Lake, Weiser emphasized the importance of voter participation in the 2022 midterms and said he wanted to shift the state from blue to "bright red."His comments...…ShareThe chair of the Michigan Republican Party referred to three of the state's top female lawmakers as "witches" as part of an effort to summon voter support ahead of next year's midterm election.Michigan GOP Chair Ron Weiser's comments to a group that gathered on Thursday were shared in a video posted on . While standing at a podium in front of signage for the North Oakland Republican Club, a political organization based in White Lake, Weiser emphasized the importance of voter participation in the 2022 midterms and said he wanted to shift the state from blue to "bright red."His comments...WW…

ShareA female aide to New York Governor who has accused him of sexual harassment does not want to file an official police report in connection with the alleged incident, according to an attorney representing Cuomo.The aide, who has not been publicly identified, has accused Cuomo of groping her while at the Executive Mansion in Albany last year, according to a Wednesday report in the Times Union.On Thursday, The New York Times reported that the Albany Police Department has not received an official complaint from the aide but has been contacted regarding the alleged incident. Steve Smith, an...…ShareA female aide to New York Governor who has accused him of sexual harassment does not want to file an official police report in connection with the alleged incident, according to an attorney representing Cuomo.The aide, who has not been publicly identified, has accused Cuomo of groping her while at the Executive Mansion in Albany last year, according to a Wednesday report in the Times Union.On Thursday, The New York Times reported that the Albany Police Department has not received an official complaint from the aide but has been contacted regarding the alleged incident. Steve Smith, an...WW…

ShareThe New York State Legislature is set to pass legislation that will revoke the expanded emergency powers Governor gained at the start of the coronavirus pandemic ahead of those powers' scheduled expiration next month.The Tuesday announcement by state Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both , came after weeks of controversy surrounding the state's reporting of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. The controversy on both sides of the aisle to declare the time had come to pare back Cuomo's expanded powers before their official lapse on April 30.In a...…ShareThe New York State Legislature is set to pass legislation that will revoke the expanded emergency powers Governor gained at the start of the coronavirus pandemic ahead of those powers' scheduled expiration next month.The Tuesday announcement by state Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both , came after weeks of controversy surrounding the state's reporting of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. The controversy on both sides of the aisle to declare the time had come to pare back Cuomo's expanded powers before their official lapse on April 30.In a...WW…

ShareThe voting rights organization founded by Stacey Abrams criticized proposed election-related legislation the Georgia House of Representatives passed on Monday, calling it "one of the strictest and most anti-democratic pieces of voter suppression legislation" in the nation.The HB 531 bill has received extensive pushback in recent days not only from Fair Fight Action, which Abrams founded after she lost Georgia's gubernatorial race in 2018, but from other and voting rights organizations as it progressed through the state legislature. pushed the bill through the state's...…ShareThe voting rights organization founded by Stacey Abrams criticized proposed election-related legislation the Georgia House of Representatives passed on Monday, calling it "one of the strictest and most anti-democratic pieces of voter suppression legislation" in the nation.The HB 531 bill has received extensive pushback in recent days not only from Fair Fight Action, which Abrams founded after she lost Georgia's gubernatorial race in 2018, but from other and voting rights organizations as it progressed through the state legislature. pushed the bill through the state's...WW…

ShareVirginia Governor Ralph Northam is expected to sign legislation outlawing capital punishment that passed both chambers in the state legislature on Monday.The legislation will make Virginia—the state with the most recorded executions in U.S. history—the 23rd state to ban the death penalty.Northam, a Democrat, previously voiced support for outlawing capital punishment and celebrated the final steps state lawmakers took on Monday to make the change official."With final passage in the Virginia House and , our Commonwealth will soon join 22 states in abolishing the death penalty—an...…ShareVirginia Governor Ralph Northam is expected to sign legislation outlawing capital punishment that passed both chambers in the state legislature on Monday.The legislation will make Virginia—the state with the most recorded executions in U.S. history—the 23rd state to ban the death penalty.Northam, a Democrat, previously voiced support for outlawing capital punishment and celebrated the final steps state lawmakers took on Monday to make the change official."With final passage in the Virginia House and , our Commonwealth will soon join 22 states in abolishing the death penalty—an...WW…

ShareSome of New York's Democratic state senators have joined their Republican colleagues in saying that the time is right to revoke Governor 's expanded emergency powers, which were put in place last spring in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Republicans in the state legislature have been asking for Cuomo's expanded emergency powers to be revoked for months, but their calls to do so recently received support from a handful of Democratic lawmakers. released a joint statement on February 12 calling for an early revocation of those emergency powers, which they said were "no longer...…ShareSome of New York's Democratic state senators have joined their Republican colleagues in saying that the time is right to revoke Governor 's expanded emergency powers, which were put in place last spring in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Republicans in the state legislature have been asking for Cuomo's expanded emergency powers to be revoked for months, but their calls to do so recently received support from a handful of Democratic lawmakers. released a joint statement on February 12 calling for an early revocation of those emergency powers, which they said were "no longer...WW…

ShareFormer President criticized Minority Leader 's leadership and suggested Republican senators "will not win again" if McConnell remains in a GOP leadership position, in a statement released Tuesday.Trump vowed to support candidates in upcoming primary elections who campaign on the Make America Great Again message that Trump himself campaigned on in 2016 and again last year."Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again," Trump's statement said. "He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right...…ShareFormer President criticized Minority Leader 's leadership and suggested Republican senators "will not win again" if McConnell remains in a GOP leadership position, in a statement released Tuesday.Trump vowed to support candidates in upcoming primary elections who campaign on the Make America Great Again message that Trump himself campaigned on in 2016 and again last year."Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again," Trump's statement said. "He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right...WW…

ShareSupport for convicting former President in his impeachment trial appears to be split in Senate Minority Leader 's home state, according to a poll published Thursday.Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy conducted the poll among 625 registered voters in Kentucky between February 1 and 4, just days before Trump's trial began. According to the results, 51 percent of respondents told pollsters they oppose convicting Trump, while 41 percent said they support conviction. The remaining 8 percent of respondents said they were undecided on how they want the trial to conclude, the poll said. The...…ShareSupport for convicting former President in his impeachment trial appears to be split in Senate Minority Leader 's home state, according to a poll published Thursday.Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy conducted the poll among 625 registered voters in Kentucky between February 1 and 4, just days before Trump's trial began. According to the results, 51 percent of respondents told pollsters they oppose convicting Trump, while 41 percent said they support conviction. The remaining 8 percent of respondents said they were undecided on how they want the trial to conclude, the poll said. The...WW…

ShareThe president of a literary agency based in New York City said Monday on that one of the agency's employees was terminated after her use of conservative social media sites Parler and Gab was discovered.Colleen Oefelein, who identified herself on Twitter as an associate literary agent with the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, appeared to confirm her termination in a tweet on Monday morning."Well thanks Twitter and @JDLitAgency," Oefelein wrote. "I just got fired because I'm a Christian and a conservative."Jennifer De Chiara serves as the agency's president and senior agent, according...…ShareThe president of a literary agency based in New York City said Monday on that one of the agency's employees was terminated after her use of conservative social media sites Parler and Gab was discovered.Colleen Oefelein, who identified herself on Twitter as an associate literary agent with the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, appeared to confirm her termination in a tweet on Monday morning."Well thanks Twitter and @JDLitAgency," Oefelein wrote. "I just got fired because I'm a Christian and a conservative."Jennifer De Chiara serves as the agency's president and senior agent, according...WW…

ShareRepresentative (D-N.Y.) on Friday shared a letter that says it is from an employee and appears to refute the company's previous denials that some of its delivery workers are urinating in bottles while on the job.The congresswoman posted the letter in response to a tweet from Amazon's official account, which said if rumors of employees urinating into bottles were true, "nobody would work for us.""This you?" Ocasio-Cortez wrote above the letter, which says it is from Amazon Logistics On-Road Area Manager Jen Snyder. The image of the letter Ocasio-Cortez posted does not contain a...…ShareRepresentative (D-N.Y.) on Friday shared a letter that says it is from an employee and appears to refute the company's previous denials that some of its delivery workers are urinating in bottles while on the job.The congresswoman posted the letter in response to a tweet from Amazon's official account, which said if rumors of employees urinating into bottles were true, "nobody would work for us.""This you?" Ocasio-Cortez wrote above the letter, which says it is from Amazon Logistics On-Road Area Manager Jen Snyder. The image of the letter Ocasio-Cortez posted does not contain a...WW…