POLITICS
Texas GOP Now Selling Election Reform Bill as 'Easy to Vote, Hard to Cheat'
"I don't believe that this is voter suppression; I believe it is voter enhancement," said Texas Republican Briscoe Cain, who authored the bill.
Tucker Carlson Says Americans Will Be Looking at Soviet-Style Grocery Shelves Under Joe Biden
"We could be looking at Soviet grocery shelves soon," Tucker Carlson said while speaking about the state of the U.S. economy with President Joe Biden in the White House on his Fox News opinion show, "Tucker Carlson Tonight."
AOC Slams Chamber of Commerce As 'Secretive' and 'Bizarre' After It Urges End to COVID UI Benefits
"The solution is to actually pay a living wage," the New York progressive tweeted.
Nevada Economy Revving Up, But Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak Faces Tough Reelection
Not many states are fortunate to have an economic engine like Vegas they can rev up when the time is right, and with long lines at job fairs and a hiring spree underway, it would seem to be a good time to be an incumbent up for reelection. But that isn't necessarily the case for Sisolak.
Christian Preacher Shane Vaughn Compares Facebook's Trump Decision to Satan Killing Jesus
"Let 'em crucify him. But we're now the echo and we're going to put it on every page, every Twitter account, everything we got now," the preacher said.
Kyrsten Sinema Calls on Biden to 'Actually Address' Border Crisis, Demands 'Bold Action'
"The reality is, this is a crisis and the federal government must do more to address this surge of migrants," the Arizona Democrat said.
Former Reagan Staffer David McIntosh Says Elise Stefanik 'Terrible' for GOP Leadership: 'She's Very Much a Liberal'
McIntosh said the New York congresswoman has been "a pretty far-left Republican" throughout her career.
Texas Could Ban Critical Race Theory Next As Several States Look to Follow Idaho
Two bills working their way through the Texas legislature will place limits on how schools teach issues around racism and sexism.
Americans Have Turned Down 1.2 Million Stimulus Payments, Worth More than $2 Billion
A year after the first round of stimulus checks went out under the CARES Act, more than a million payments remain uncashed or were returned, according to the IRS. Experts say that's a victory.
Lindsey Graham Says GOP Can't Move Forward Without Donald Trump
The South Carolina senator has said he feels the Republican Party "can't grow" without the former president.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election
First-term Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday night that she will not run for re-election, shocking her supporters.
Pastor Hank Kunneman Who Says Donald Trump Won Election Calls Biden's Presidency 'Test of Faith'
"God has not changed his mind," Kunneman said. "President Trump won. The nation is now in a place where we are being tested. God is going to fulfill what he has spoken through the prophets."
Rep. Cori Bush Says 'Birthing People' in 'Maternal Health Crisis' Testimony, and Twitter Goes Nuts
"Every day, Black birthing people and our babies die because our doctors don't believe our pain. My children almost became a statistic. I almost became a statistic," read her initial tweet.
Lloyd Austin Says Afghanistan's Military Will Face 'Challenge' Fighting Taliban Without U.S.
As the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan commences, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledged that Afghans will face a significant challenge in keeping the Taliban at bay without U.S. troops.
Florida Newspaper Slams Gov. DeSantis for Pushing 'Big Lie' With Election Bill
"What makes this charade all the worse is that the only known case of election fraud in Florida from the 2020 election involves a Republican," the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's editorial board wrote.
Bernie Sanders Defends Liz Cheney as Republicans Try to Oust Her, Calls GOP 'Anti-Democratic Cult'
The Vermont senator said Cheney is being punished because she acknowledged "the reality that Trump lost the election."
Evangelical 'Prophet' Jeff Jansen Says He's 'Quadrupling Down' on Trump Prophecy: 'Rats Are Gonna Be Exposed'
The pastor said that "things are radically changing" and that the "fake Biden administration" is "coming down."
Nearly 18 Million Comments Urging Net Neutrality Repeal Were Fake, Report Says
A new report from the Office of the New York Attorney General found that the broadband industry funded a campaign that submitted 18 million fake comments supporting the 2017 repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules.
Critical Race Theory Pioneer Says Republicans Creating 'Phantom Threat' to Gag Teachers
Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw made the comments after GOP lawmakers in Idaho banned the theory in schools and colleges.
Ohio State Senator Uses Zoom Office Background While Driving During Hearing
The Republican lawmaker insisted that he was not distracted despite driving during the virtual meeting.
Republican Adam Kinzinger Blasts GOP Leaders Over Loyalty to Trump, Opposition to Cheney
"Did Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise talk to Officer Michael Fanone from DC metro about his experience on Jan 6th yet? It sure seems like they talked to Trump about it," the Illinois congressman tweeted.
'Dramatically Different' Training Needed to Curb Deadly Force, Says Policing Expert Rosa Brooks
"The problem is, most abuses are committed by officers who just aren't thinking. They're scared or they're angry, and those emotions can lead people to behave in irrational ways. Dramatically better and different training could help change this, but one trial probably won't."