Donald Trump knows he's losing this election to Joe Biden, so he's teaming up with the Republican National Committee to steal it.
Trump And The RNC Are Currently Trying To Limit Voting Access In 17 States
Steve Schmidt Calls GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert ‘America’s Craziest And Dumbest Congressman’
During an interview with MSNBC's Joy Reid, Steve Schmidt called the Republican lawmaker America's craziest and dumbest congressman.
Republicans Snuck $8 Billion Windfall For Defense Contractors Into Coronavirus Relief Bill
Instead of putting that funding toward the nation's failing coronavirus testing system, the money is essentially a handout to defense contractors.
RNC Covered Up $14,000 In Mask Purchases By Labeling The Expense ‘Building Maintenance’
The Republican National Committee attempted to hide thousands of dollars in mask purchases by labeling the expense as building maintenance.
Trump Joins Attacks on Liz Cheney as House Republicans Try to Oust Her
Donald Trump became the latest and most high profile Republican to attack Liz Cheney on Thursday. Several prominent members of the GOP have taken aim at her in recent days.
Cheney is chair of the House Republican Conference but some who consider her to be insufficiently pro-Trump have been seeking her ouster. Trump joined in this morning.
Allen West, Who Once Claimed There Were 80 Communists in Congress, Is Now Chair of Texas GOP
Allen West has been elected the new chair of the Texas Republican Party in a virtual convention held early Monday morning. The former congressman defeated the incumbent chairman.
Outgoing Chairman James Dickey was seeking a second term at the helm of the party but West managed to defeat him in the early hours of Monday morning.
Conservative Bill Kristol: The Republican Party “May Deserve to Be a Lost Cause”
Conservative Bill Kristol sounded a dire note about the future of the Republican Party this week. In an op-ed and a TV interview, he wondered if the GOP cause was lost.
Kristol published an article at The Bulwark on 14 July asking hard questions about the future of the party. He reiterated the view on MSNBC on Thursday night.
GOP Senator Tells Hispanics It’s Their Own Fault That They Have Higher COVID-19 Infection Rates
Sen. Thom Tillis claimed Hispanics don't wear masks as much as everybody else, which is why they are getting infected at a higher rate.
Roger Stone Hopes He Lives Long Enough to See Matt Gaetz Become President
Roger Stone has said he wants Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz to become president and he wants to live long enough to see it. Both men are major supporters of the President.
Stone gave an interview to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday and spoke about the commutation of his sentence. He was convicted on seven charges and sentenced to three years in prison.
‘Fed Up’ Republicans Are Jumping Off The MAGA Train As Trump Leads The Party Toward Defeat
The last-ditch attempt by some Republicans to jump off the MAGA train will likely be too little, too late to make a difference.
Lindsey Graham Appeared To Be An Accomplice In Trump’s Scheme To Let Roger Stone Skate
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared to have advance knowledge that Trump was going to commute Roger Stone's prison sentence.
GOP’s Oldest Senator Won’t Attend Republican Convention Because Of Virus
The oldest Republican senator has said he won’t attend the Republican National Convention because of concerns about the Coronavirus. He becomes the first major figure to say so.
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is 86-years-old. According to The Des Moines Register, he will skip his party’s convention for the first time in his 40 years in the Senate.
Mitch McConnell Warns Democrats Not to “Vandalize” the Senate If They Win the Majority
Mitch McConnell has warned Democrats not to change any of the Senate’s rules if they win in November. He’s particularly concerned about maintaining the filibuster.
The Senate Majority Leader made the remarks on the Senate floor on Thursday as it has become more and more likely Republicans will be swept from office this year.
Kevin McCarthy Wants to Withhold Money from States That Don’t Protect Statues
Kevin McCarthy wants to withhold federal funds from any state that does not protect statues from protesters. The Republican will offer a bill to give legal effect to his idea.
The House Minority Leader is reacting to recent protests following the death of George Floyd. Demonstrators have targeted several statues, particularly those depicting slaveholders and other racists.
Cook Political Report: GOP Losing Members of Congress at Breakneck Pace Since Trump Took Office
According to Dave Wasserman, the U.S. House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, the Republican Party is losing members of Congress at a breakneck pace.
“Fact: when President Trump took office in January 2017, there were 241 Republicans in the House. Since then, 115 (48%) have either retired, resigned, been defeated or are retiring in 2020,” he wrote on Twitter.
Conservative Lincoln Project Mocks Trump for Trying to “Persuade His Base Not to Vote in November”
Donald Trump claimed on Monday that the 2020 election will be rigged using mail-in ballots. His critics were quick to mock the President for telling his own voters not to bother showing up to the polls.
Opinion: Religious Republicans pandering to fossil fuel prove they are not pro-life
This past week Americans got another example of the religious Republican fallacy that the movement is pro-life, and another reminder that the GOP’s fealty to the fossil fuel industry is on par with their devotion to evangelical fundamentalists.
Maddow Sounds The Alarm: GOP Is Intentionally Undermining Elections In Swing States
It's no longer a secret that Republicans are even pretending to keep: They want fewer Americans to vote because they know it helps them retain power.
Trump Wants To Investigate Social Media For Not Being MAGA Enough
Donald Trump and his defenders just aren't big fans of free speech unless it's used to shower this president with praise.
Republican Party Spent $400,000 Buying Copies of Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s Book
An arm of the Republican Party has spent $400,000 purchasing copies of a book written by one it congressmen. A political campaign filing revealed the expenditure.
The National Republican Congressional Committee spent the large sum of money on 25,500 copies of Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s book Fortitude. They used their copies as part of a fundraising drive.