House Republican Tells An Outrageous Lie Blaming Democrats For GOP Refusal To Fund Children’s Health Care
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) falsely blamed Senate Democrats for his own party’s refusal to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) falsely blamed Senate Democrats for his own party’s refusal to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
More than 20 women have accused Donald Trump of either sexually assaulting or sexually harassing them, and a new poll by Quinnipiac found that the majority of U.S. women — 59% — think the allegations are grounds for him to resign from the presidency. On the other side, 41% of men think he should step down…
A new poll conducted by NBC News/The Wall Street Journal estimates that only 39% of U.S. voters want Republicans to keep control of Congress in 2018, whereas roughly 50% want Democrats to regain the majority vote. Not since 2008 has the public felt so partial toward a Democrat-controlled Congress. The poll also contains hopeful news…
CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) if Democrats had a higher standard for sexual misconduct than Republicans. Shelby’s answer revealed that Republicans are trapped because of Trump’s Roy Moore endorsement.
Just when we thought the National Rifle Association couldn’t be any more repugnant, the extremist gun organization rises to the occasion to prove all of us wrong.
Republican strategist Rick Tyler is warning his party that they have made a deal with the devil (Trump) and that they lose badly in 2018 if they follow the devil’s lead and support Roy Moore.
At her weekly news conference, House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told Rep. John Conyers that zero tolerance of sexual harassment means zero tolerance for all and that he must resign.
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) apologized for a graphic nude photo of himself that has circulated on social media.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said during an interview on CNN’s State Of The Union that the nation has a sexual harassment crisis and that the goal is to change US culture, not to relitigate the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal.
The newspaper noted that a dozen people they spoke to remember Moore frequently “walking around alone, leaning on counters, spending enough time in the stores, especially on weekend nights.”
The House of Representatives will adopt mandatory training on sexual harassment and discrimination, Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday after members of Congress shared stories of women being propositioned and groped in the halls of the U.S. Capitol.
In an effort to change the subject to anything but his pedophilia, Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has declared war on Mitch McConnell.
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a chorus of establishment Republicans on Monday urging Roy Moore, the party’s Senate candidate in Alabama, to quit the race as a fifth woman came forward with allegations Moore had sexual contact with teenage girls decades ago. Beverly Young Nelson said Moore…
A new Morning Consult/Politico Poll has found that majorities of Democratic and Independent voters, along with 50% of Republicans want Roy Moore to drop out of the Alabama Senate race.
Republican Judge Roy Moore just called the Senate Majority Leader’s bluff. Moore will not be stepping aside in the Alabama special election Senate race. Instead, he called on McConnell to do so.
Roy Moore is being persecuted like Jesus. According to his brother.
CNN correspondent Martin Savidge spoke to Moore’s brother Jerry Moore on the phone.
Jerry “denied the allegations against his brother and drew an analogy between his situation and the persecution of Jesus Christ, Savidge reported Friday in an interview with CNN’s John Berman.”
Just in case you missed that Republicans are the party of Excusing Assault Against Women, Alabama Republican State Auditor and alleged Christian Jim Zeigler used the Bible to defend Republican Judge Roy Moore from accusations of child rape, claiming that Joseph was an adult, while Mary, Jesus’ mother, was a teenager.
Democratic election victories in Virginia and New Jersey showed Republicans losing more ground in suburban areas, where President Donald Trump’s unpopularity could cost them dearly in next year’s congressional races.
“Every servicemember and veteran should have the right and responsibility to confront predatory loan practices,” American Legion’s Denise Rohan said in a statement.
Media quickly picked up on the fact that Republican rhetoric that their tax plan is good for middle class working families is belied by the actual policy. In the doing just hours after their latest Obamacare disaster, they are cementing in the media’s mind the idea that their rhetoric does not match the policy at all.
Ana Navarro laid into Trump for being a jerk, and Republicans for being hypocrites who criticize Democrats while normalizing Trump’s vile behavior.
Bannon reportedly told friends he is getting ready to go “Medieval” on Republicans, and to get ready for “Bannon ‘da barbarian.”
If Republicans in Congress wanted to demonstrate that indeed all lives mattered to them they would not be making drastic cuts to Medicaid, the largest insurance provider in the country.
The angry movement under Donald Trump, the violent rhetoric he has openly engaged in, has put journalists in the same cross hairs as women, LGBTQ people, and minorities online.
No doubt the Trump administration was never going to keep this initiative going, but the fact that the White House Council On Women And Girls was shut down after Trump’s misogyny fest offers a stark contrast and a reality check for those who claimed that the President’s tweets weren’t a “real” issue.
Republican strategist and former White House communications director Nicolle Wallace laid down some harsh truth in response to Donald Trump’s attacks on Mika Brzezinski, saying Trump needs to apologize and Republicans need to demand a retraction.
The Republican Party has become the party of Archie Bunker enablers, little men lacking courage and morality, appeasing the lowest functioning among us, who just so happens to be their President right now.
While the country hung on every word of James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning and then spent the rest of the day analyzing the Senators questions and his responses and the implications for the Trump/Russia investigation, House Republicans were quietly stripping away protections of the momentous Dodd-Frank Act.
North Carolina Republican Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr cut off Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) during the Senate Intel hearing Wednesday with remarkably obvious sexism that was picked up by men and women alike, prompting Senator Elizabeth Warren to make a public show of solidarity telling Harris to “Keep fighting, Kamala!”
With all that Trump is doing to destroy America’s reputation and our values, imagine also living with a partner who beats you to within inches of your life.
This deal was between the Koch brothers and their fossil fuel industry cronies and the Republicans in Congress who routinely forsake the values of the country they swore an oath to uphold to do these billionaire brothers’ bidding.
Aside from relying on fake math, the Trump budget is an assault every American who isn’t in Trump’s tax bracket.
The Republican justification for assaulting Ben Jacobs included the dog whistle words, “liberal reporter” for a reason. The reason is that if the reporter was a liberal, it was okay. Not just okay, but justified.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke with Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli on ‘Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas’ to weigh in on the news that Republican President Trump leaked highly classified information about an ISIS plot to the Russians.
McConnell’s response was a call for less drama.
All but two states already have laws on the books that ban insurer providers from discriminating against rape and sexual abuse survivors.
Eager to give their leader Donald Trump a “win†on passing any significant legislation these Republican Representatives voted not only for an economically disastrous bill, but one that is so morally repugnant as to be evil.
We will take action in short order to follow the President’s instruction to safeguard the deeply held religious beliefs of Americans who provide health insurance.
Trumpcare takes us back to the days before Obamacare, when rape and abuse victims were afraid to report the crime because they didn’t want to lose their health insurance.
Who does that help? It helps the criminal.
He said “Lord, we have gone to killing the most innocent amongst us,” ignoring God promising Samaria’s “pregnant women” will be “ripped openâ€
The woman who is supposed to be President Trump’s “in” with women is not so much. Especially among millennial women. They really, really disapprove of Ivanka.
“Democrat Jon Ossoff would be a disaster in Congress. VERY weak on crime and illegal immigration, bad for jobs and wants higher taxes. Say NO”
True story: Emperor Trump defends Bill O’Reilly after NYT reveals $13 million dollars paid by sexual harasser & Fox to silence 5 accusers.
This bill wasn’t written with the intent to protect or govern on the side of the woman. It was written to save fetuses.
When the air we breathe and the water we drink are imminently threatened so that corporations can make more money, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are on the line.
We must use the full force of Congress and strength of the [Catholic] pro-life movement to defeat this absurd rule that allows poor women to have healthcare.
Critical cases are on the line and the civil rights of people hang in the balance for the present and long-term future of our country.
Given Trump’s refusal to acknowledge the threat to national security, it is essential that Congress discover the truth about Russia’s activities and stop colluding with Trump.
“The bottom line is,” said Graham, “it was long overdue with her. I mean, she is clearly running for the nomination in 2020.”
After one of the most heated battles over an attorney general nominee in the nation’s history, the Senate voted to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions and set into motion a Trump war on civil rights.
Ralph Reed cites ‘War on Religion’ but as Al Franken has said, “She is fundamentally incompetent” to lead the Department of Education.
Indiana SB 118 “Removes provisions allowing a pregnant woman to decline to view the fetal ultrasound imaging and hear the fetal heart tone.”
“Let’s not mince words: The nomination of Judge Gorsuch is a huge gift to the giant corporations and wealthy individuals who have stolen a Supreme Court seat.”
Like most of Trump’s extreme campaign-season proposals, this is one the majority of Americans consistently oppose.
The diverse protesters said that what is about to happen to any American at the hands of Trump Republicans “should never happen to anyone.â€
The marches across the country manifested the grassroots energy to continue bending the moral arc of the universe towards justice for all people.
CNN is reporting that there are already more people at the National Mall for the Women’s March On Washington than attended Trump’s inauguration.
“House Republicans’ agenda is clear: intimidate and silence anyone who would raise questions about the President-elect’s vast conflicts of interest.”
Republicans blocked amendments that would protect the “most popular and effective provisions†of the ACA, including some with no fiscal impact.
Freedom of religion isn’t just about the right to practice religion. It’s about the right to have your own views about religion including being agnostic and atheistic.
The fight for our democracy and the dignity of all will take the efforts of the global village coming together in defense of the principles and policies that make us strong.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) laid down the law Friday in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s potential nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, saying 30 years ago he was rejected for a federal judgeship because “there can be no compromise with racism; no negotiation with hate.”
Melania Trump railed against the bullying of women and children Thursday in a rare campaign speech in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Trump hasn’t given a solo speech after her RNC speech that was plagiarized in parts directly from Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech.
Donald Trump is the champion of those who don’t want to share, not only their bathrooms but “their” country.
“She looks angry. She looks upset. She comes across as hectoring. That’s not a good picture to paint as you come down the final stretch.”
Evangelical women support for Trump stood at 58 percent in mid-October. Barely above half. Romney had 77 percent in 2012
Megyn Kelly took down Trump surrogate Newt Gingrich while destroying the Republican presidential nominee, and igniting the next phase of the implosion of the Republican Party.
The RNC is holding members-only call tomorrow, where it is possible that they will raise the white flag on the presidential race by cutting off Donald Trump.
There are rewards coming for all of you dedicated citizens who’ve managed to not flee the country before you vote.
Here are a five things to look forward to if sane people get out the vote.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unloaded on Donald Trump’s claim that Hillary Clinton is a nasty woman, and showed the Republican nominee exactly what nasty women will do on election day.
While speaking for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix, AZ, First Lady Michelle Obama hammered Donald Trump for humiliating women and treating them like objects.
Donald Trump doesn’t respect women at all. He doesn’t even respect their right to live.
During Wednesday night’s final presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace asked Republican Donald Trump about the many accusations of sexual assault various vetted women have come forward with. In response, Trump said nobody respects women more than he does. Fact check: False. Big league.
This combination of failure and fruition has made the Trump campaign coverage hard to watch and stomach.
Donald Trump’s overt misogyny and sexism draw attention to the motive and meaning of the Republican Party’s policies designed to control and punish women for their independence.
Donald Trump may have cost himself any chance of winning the state of Ohio after he condemned and attacked the state Republican Party chair for criticizing his behavior towards women.
Trump’s excuse that the remarks heard on the now infamous lewd audio were only words was dealt a blow as two women have come forward to accuse the Republican nominee of sexual assault.
If you were asking yourself, how could Donald Trump and his supporters could make things worse? The answer came in an effort by online Trump supporters take the right to vote away from women.
Hillary Clinton’s lead has grown to 7 points in Wisconsin as Trump’s support with women has fallen to 23% in the state.
Fox News’ Laura Ingraham complains, “The Republican Party is led by people who have more in common with the Clintons than with the GOP base”
Embracing extremism delivered what the base wants and GOP attempts to distance themselves from their creation is inciting a rebellion against party defectors.
Things may be getting even worse for Republicans as women are coming forward and accusing Donald Trump of inappropriate physical contact.
“I wouldn’t vote for anybody that does something like that. The logic, I just can’t figure it out at all. It’s not comprehensible for me. It’s just too stupid.â€
Romney could barely contain his disgust over Donald Trump’s comments, tweeting, “Hitting on married women? Condoning assault? Such vile degradations demean our wives and daughters and corrupt America’s face to the world.”
RNC Chair Reince Priebus released a brief statement that criticized Trump for using vile language while talking about women, but he ignored Trump treating women like objects and bragging about sexual assault.
Two new polls of Pennsylvania released today reveal that the Democratic candidate is leading by 9-10 points, but most telling is that Clinton is being powered by white women who are rejecting Trump’s candidacy.
When Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in their first presidential debate together on Monday, they will have their best chance yet to win over the roughly 27 million Americans who have yet to decide who to vote for.
“If they still refuse to do their jobs – well, you know what to do in November. Our government only works as well as the people we elect. And that’s entirely up to you.”
Republicans will stand by Donald Trump even when. Yes, even when period, because there is no low too low for Republican leadership.
While babies and pregnant women affected by this virus wait for Congress to act, Republicans continue to play political games.
“Only a fool harbors the ugly thought of breaking unions or tries to deprive working people of the right to join the union of their choice.â€
Rubio readily admits that “Microcephaly is a terrible prenatal condition and it’s a lifetime of difficulties. But I’m pro-life.”
In the swing state of Florida, Hillary Clinton has opened up a 9 point lead over Donald Trump as conditions get more dire for the Republican nominee.
Former Ambassador Robert H. Tuttle who served in the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations called Donald Trump unqualified and not competent while endorsing Hillary Clinton.
Groups of wealthy Republicans unhappy with Donald Trump have been privately courting prominent peers to join them in backing Democrat Hillary Clinton’s U.S. presidential bid, several people involved in the effort told Reuters.
The fact that white working class voters are dumping Donald Trump is the source of the deep panic that is sweeping through the Republican Party.
Donald Trump is now losing ground with veterans. They were his only hope, if ever he had one.
“In God’s line of authority, “it seems very clear in the scripture that a woman should not be in authority over men, which would limit a woman from being the president of the United States of America.”
They’ve had enough of Donald Trump telling them they don’t belong here.
“I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end. Beginning on January 20th 2017, safety will be restored”
Just hours before evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr is expected to speak at the RNC, the Clinton campaign reminded people today that evangelical leaders warned that Donald Trump was a scam. Citing moral duty, the most popular evangelical website in the United States took a brave, prescient stand against Donald Trump back in February, saying…
It all started with Paul Manafort, Trump’s “campaign manager”, accusing Ohio’s Republican Governor and previous 2016 Republican primary candidate John Kasich of refusing to endorse Trump because he wants to be the President.