LatestBy|April 19, 2021 3:04 p.m.Amid Republicans’ ongoing crusade against boycotts in response to Georgia’s voting law, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) stepped up to the plate to issue an ominous, albeit hypocritical, warning to corporations that took action against the restrictive voting legislation in a published Monday.Scott cited the Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in reaction to the Georgia law while warning the corporations that publicly condemned the legislation of a “massive backlash” during next year’s midterm elections. The Florida senator then...…LatestBy|April 19, 2021 3:04 p.m.Amid Republicans’ ongoing crusade against boycotts in response to Georgia’s voting law, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) stepped up to the plate to issue an ominous, albeit hypocritical, warning to corporations that took action against the restrictive voting legislation in a published Monday.Scott cited the Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in reaction to the Georgia law while warning the corporations that publicly condemned the legislation of a “massive backlash” during next year’s midterm elections. The Florida senator then...WW…

LatestBy|April 18, 2021 11:40 a.m.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no longer planning to launch her “America First” caucus, which espoused nativity and white supremacist ideas, following backlash from other Republicans, according to .On Friday, first reported on a document that appeared to provide an overview of the policy posture of the new “America First Caucus” tied to Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Greene. The caucus document urges for a pause in immigration while invoking language of nativism and white supremacy. It also suggests that the United States is “strengthened by a common...…LatestBy|April 18, 2021 11:40 a.m.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no longer planning to launch her “America First” caucus, which espoused nativity and white supremacist ideas, following backlash from other Republicans, according to .On Friday, first reported on a document that appeared to provide an overview of the policy posture of the new “America First Caucus” tied to Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Greene. The caucus document urges for a pause in immigration while invoking language of nativism and white supremacy. It also suggests that the United States is “strengthened by a common...WW…

LatestBy|April 18, 2021 2:06 p.m.Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Sunday claimed that he wasn’t questioning President Biden’s capabilities as commander in chief, following the Texas senator’s tweet last week that took issue with .Last week, Cornyn tweeted an excerpt from a  on Biden’s modest media presence, before posting a follow-up tweet suggesting that the President’s restraint on Twitter usage “invites the question: is he really in charge?”Invites the question: is he really in charge?— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn)Asked about his tweet and whether it was “helpful”...…LatestBy|April 18, 2021 2:06 p.m.Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Sunday claimed that he wasn’t questioning President Biden’s capabilities as commander in chief, following the Texas senator’s tweet last week that took issue with .Last week, Cornyn tweeted an excerpt from a  on Biden’s modest media presence, before posting a follow-up tweet suggesting that the President’s restraint on Twitter usage “invites the question: is he really in charge?”Invites the question: is he really in charge?— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn)Asked about his tweet and whether it was “helpful”...WW…

LatestBy|April 18, 2021 10:29 a.m.White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday expressed his frustration over vaccine hesitancy among Republicans, following his with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) last week.Last week, Jordan repeatedly pressed Fauci about the timeline on loosening mitigation measures such as social distancing and wearing face masks during a House subcommittee hearing on the federal government’s COVID-19 response. The Ohio congressman, predictably, framed his question as a matter of Americans regaining their “freedom” and “liberties.”After Jordan attempted to keep...…LatestBy|April 18, 2021 10:29 a.m.White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday expressed his frustration over vaccine hesitancy among Republicans, following his with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) last week.Last week, Jordan repeatedly pressed Fauci about the timeline on loosening mitigation measures such as social distancing and wearing face masks during a House subcommittee hearing on the federal government’s COVID-19 response. The Ohio congressman, predictably, framed his question as a matter of Americans regaining their “freedom” and “liberties.”After Jordan attempted to keep...WW…

LatestBy|April 14, 2021 6:20 p.m.Despite signing Georgia’s GOP-led restrictive voting rights legislation into law, Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) reputation among fellow Republicans hangs in the balance following his refusal to do then-President Trump’s bidding of overturning the 2020 presidential election results.Republican Party officials in two deeply conservative counties in northern Georgia overwhelmingly voted to censure Kemp, citing complaints that the Georgia governor didn’t challenge Trump’s defeat.Republican officials in Whitfield County, in northwest Georgia, unanimously voted to condemn...…LatestBy|April 14, 2021 6:20 p.m.Despite signing Georgia’s GOP-led restrictive voting rights legislation into law, Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) reputation among fellow Republicans hangs in the balance following his refusal to do then-President Trump’s bidding of overturning the 2020 presidential election results.Republican Party officials in two deeply conservative counties in northern Georgia overwhelmingly voted to censure Kemp, citing complaints that the Georgia governor didn’t challenge Trump’s defeat.Republican officials in Whitfield County, in northwest Georgia, unanimously voted to condemn...WW…

LatestBy NOMAAN MERCHANT|January 10, 2019 9:35 a.m.HIDALGO, Texas (AP) — As President Donald Trump travels to the border in Texas to make the case for his $5.7 billion wall, landowner Eloisa Cavazos says she knows firsthand how the project will play out if the White House gets its way.The federal government has started surveying land along the border in Texas and announced plans to start construction next month. Rather than surrender their land, some property owners are digging in, vowing to reject buyout offers and preparing to fight the administration in court.“You could give me a...…LatestBy NOMAAN MERCHANT|January 10, 2019 9:35 a.m.HIDALGO, Texas (AP) — As President Donald Trump travels to the border in Texas to make the case for his $5.7 billion wall, landowner Eloisa Cavazos says she knows firsthand how the project will play out if the White House gets its way.The federal government has started surveying land along the border in Texas and announced plans to start construction next month. Rather than surrender their land, some property owners are digging in, vowing to reject buyout offers and preparing to fight the administration in court.“You could give me a...WW…

LatestBy|April 12, 2021 2:41 p.m.Actor Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua announced on Monday that their upcoming film production “Emancipation” will no longer take place in Georgia in response to the state’s restrictive voting law.Produced and financed by Apple Studios, Smith and Fuqua’s slavery-era drama is the first major production to directly point to the new Georgia law in their decision to relocate its production out of the state.“At this moment in time, the nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true...…LatestBy|April 12, 2021 2:41 p.m.Actor Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua announced on Monday that their upcoming film production “Emancipation” will no longer take place in Georgia in response to the state’s restrictive voting law.Produced and financed by Apple Studios, Smith and Fuqua’s slavery-era drama is the first major production to directly point to the new Georgia law in their decision to relocate its production out of the state.“At this moment in time, the nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true...WW…

LatestBy|April 12, 2021 11:39 a.m.Just hours after former President Trump called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) a “dumb son of a bitch” Trump was … awarded for it?In an on Monday morning, the National Republican Senatorial Committee announced that its chairman, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), presented Trump with its first-ever “Champion for Freedom Award.” The NRSC said that the award is given to conservative leaders who work “tirelessly” to “stop the Democrats’ socialist agenda.”Scott also issued a glowing review of the former president in a statement included in the NRSC’s press...…LatestBy|April 12, 2021 11:39 a.m.Just hours after former President Trump called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) a “dumb son of a bitch” Trump was … awarded for it?In an on Monday morning, the National Republican Senatorial Committee announced that its chairman, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), presented Trump with its first-ever “Champion for Freedom Award.” The NRSC said that the award is given to conservative leaders who work “tirelessly” to “stop the Democrats’ socialist agenda.”Scott also issued a glowing review of the former president in a statement included in the NRSC’s press...WW…

LatestBy|April 11, 2021 5:23 p.m.Former President Trump’s grievance-filled rant during the RNC’s spring donor retreat over the weekend, which included his ongoing attacks against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), appeared to draw lukewarm responses from some Republicans.While delivering a speech during the RNC event on Saturday night at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Trump reportedly derided McConnell as a for not opposing the November election results following the then-Senate majority leader’s months-long jaunt egging on the then-president’s falsehoods of widespread...…LatestBy|April 11, 2021 5:23 p.m.Former President Trump’s grievance-filled rant during the RNC’s spring donor retreat over the weekend, which included his ongoing attacks against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), appeared to draw lukewarm responses from some Republicans.While delivering a speech during the RNC event on Saturday night at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Trump reportedly derided McConnell as a for not opposing the November election results following the then-Senate majority leader’s months-long jaunt egging on the then-president’s falsehoods of widespread...WW…

LatestIn a private transaction, Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina, sold the townhouse to lobbyists who had business before his committees.By Robert Faturechi ProPublica|April 14, 2020 2:49 p.m.ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for to receive stories like this one in your inbox.The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, , has come under fire in recent weeks for stock holdings right before the market crashed on fears of coronavirus and for a of shares in an obscure Dutch fertilizer company.Now the North Carolina Republican’s 2017 sale of...…LatestIn a private transaction, Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina, sold the townhouse to lobbyists who had business before his committees.By Robert Faturechi ProPublica|April 14, 2020 2:49 p.m.ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for to receive stories like this one in your inbox.The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, , has come under fire in recent weeks for stock holdings right before the market crashed on fears of coronavirus and for a of shares in an obscure Dutch fertilizer company.Now the North Carolina Republican’s 2017 sale of...WW…