White House pushes back on GOP claim that Manchin bill hikes middle-class taxes
The White House said Monday that Republicans are wrong to claim that Democratic legislation would increase taxes for those earning less than $400,000 annually.
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83 faith-based groups urge Senators to reject same-sex marriage bill
A coalition of 83 conservative Christian and faith-based groups have written to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, imploring Senators to oppose a bill just approved by the House that would ensure same-sex marriage remains legal if the Supreme Court reverses its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, Christian Headlines (CH) reports.
House Passes Bill Prohibiting States From Limiting Contraceptives, Abortifacients
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would prohibit states from limiting the possession and distribution of contraceptives and abortifacients, even if they have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
House GOP calls for probe into Biden’s ‘mismanagement’ of oil reserves after overseas sales
House Republicans want to haul in Department of Energy officials to examine the Biden administration’s handling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and recent overseas sales of domestic stocks despite near-record U.S. gasoline prices.
Defying Senate GOP, House Republicans won’t back gun bill
House Republicans have vowed to oppose the bipartisan gun control bill that was sanctioned by Senate GOP leaders who lined up the needed support for it to pass in the upper chamber as soon as Thursday.
Texas Could Vote to Secede From U.S. in 2023 as GOP Pushes for Referendum
Texas Republicans are pushing for a referendum to decide whether the state should secede from the U.S.
Texas GOP rejects 2020 election and contends Biden was ‘not legitimately elected’
The Texas Republican Party adopted a new platform this weekend that rejects the results of the 2020 election and declares that President Joe Biden’s victory was not legitimate.
Arizona judge declines Republican request to block mail voting
An Arizona judge on Monday declined a request by the state Republican Party to block most mail ballots for the 2022 election, preserving the voting method used by the overwhelming majority of voters.
Arizona AG prosecutes ballot harvesters, as GOP state lawmakers push to ban drop boxes
In Arizona, Republican politicians are continuing to investigate irregularities that marred the 2020 presidential election as state Attorney General Mark Brnovich prosecutes ballot harvesters and state legislators vow to ban ballot drop boxes.
Schumer blocks Senate GOP school safety bill, angering Republicans
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday blocked a school safety bill that has Republicans crying foul.
Senate GOP blocks Dems’ domestic terrorism bill, warn it threatened to target left’s political foes
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the final passage of a measure to create domestic terrorism units in the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department.
Herschel Walker Wins His Senate Primary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders Wins GOP Arkansas Governor Nod
Former University of Georgia and NFL star Herschel Walker won the Republican nomination to run for U.S. Senate from Georgia in Tuesday’s primary.
Appeals Court: Florida Law on Social Media Unconstitutional
Conservatives have lost a round in the battle over holding social media accountable for stifling their opinions on the web.
Missouri senate passes bill requiring voters to show photo ID
Missouri’s Republican-led state Senate has passed a bill that would require voters to show photo identification at polling stations, the Associated Press reports. Democrats added two weeks of no-excuse absentee ballot voting to the GOP Bill.
Trump touts that all candidates he endorsed won in Ohio, Indiana, predicts ‘tremendous season’ for GOP
Former President Trump touted victories for the nearly two dozen candidates he endorsed who won their primary races in Ohio and Indiana Tuesday night, predicting the night was just the beginning of a “tremendous season” for Republicans he supports.
Voter Trust in Democrats Sinks to New Lows With 6 Months Until Midterms
Americans back the Republican Party over the Democratic Party by 19 points on its ability to handle inflation and by 14 points on its ability to handle the economy. The poll notes that 68 percent of likely voters disapprove of President Joe Biden’s approach to combating inflation. Democrats also lag behind Republicans by 12 points on their ability to handle crime—the GOP’s highest trust rating on the issue since the 1990s.
Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis signs into law state’s 15-week abortion ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit the procedure nationwide.
GOP lawmakers demand FDA publish COVID vaccine safety and efficacy data going forward
Two months after the CDC acknowledged hiding the vast majority of its COVID-19 data, partly to protect the reputation of vaccines, the FDA is under pressure to release its current and future safety and efficacy data on COVID vaccines and therapeutics.
Kentucky governor vetoes 15-week abortion ban
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a Republican-backed measure on Friday that would ban abortions in Kentucky after 15 weeks of pregnancy and regulate the dispensing of abortion pills.
Oklahoma House passes bill sentencing doctors who perform abortion to jail
The Republican-led Oklahoma House has given final approval for a bill that criminalizes performing an abortion, sentencing doctors who carry out the procedure to jail terms of up to 10 years and a $100,000 fine, the Associated Press reports. The bill passed 70-14 with no debate and has been sent to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt for signing into law.