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Mar 27 2023
News
Former governor sues college over chapel name removal
A former Republican governor of Vermont has sued Middlebury College, his alma mater, accusing it of cancel culture behavior for removing the name of another former governor and Middlebury graduate from the campus chapel for what the school said was his role in eugenics policies in the early 1900s. Former Gov. James Douglas filed the breach of contract lawsuit against the president and fellows
Washington Post
Jun 12 2023
Perspectives Blog
When A Constitutional Crisis is Just the Beginning
From the CenterEvery savvy promoter knows that building anticipation with preliminaries is a smart way to increase the interest of the audience leading up to the main event. That’s why theaters show movie previews before the feature film, and why concert bookers have a lesser-known band play before the headliner. It’s the reason that JV teams play before the varsity takes the field.
Dan Schnur
Apr 20 2023
News
Senate supporters rally to Labor nominee Su against GOP critics
Senate supporters of Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s Labor secretary nominee, mounted a defense of her record Thursday against Republican attacks, with several crucial votes still in question.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., accused corporate special interests of attempting to undermine support for Su, who took over as acting Labor secretary
Roll Call
Feb 15 2023
News
Evers pushing for tax cuts, higher spending on schools
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state budget proposal that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers plans to unveil Wednesday will include tax cuts for the middle class, a plan to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in their stadium until at least 2043, higher spending for public schools, and a new way to fund local governments. Evers, a Democrat, will deliver his budget proposal to the Republican-controlled Legislature in
SFGATE
Mar 29 2023
News
White House tells GOP to 'look in the mirror' after Nashville shooting
The White House defended President Joe Biden’s claim that he has exhausted all executive options on gun control after a promise last year to “count votes” for an attempt to pass an assault-style weapons ban. Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president believes semiautomatic rifles “are weapons of war and they should not be on the streets, across the country in our communities
Washington Examiner
Feb 17 2023
News
Va. GOP Block Democratic Measure to Enshrine Marriage Equality Rights
Republican representatives in the Virginia House of Delegates killed a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have allowed Virginia voters to decide whether or not to remove the antiquated, hateful ban on marriages between non-heterosexual couples, which is still preserved in the state’s constitution. In a House subcommittee, GOP hardliners killed Democratic Sen. Adam Ebbin’s
The Advocate
Mar 29 2023
News
Pence visits Iowa amid mounting decision about 2024 bid
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Former Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Iowa on Wednesday as he grows closer to a decision about a 2024 presidential run. Pence, who has visited the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina several times this month as part of a book tour, recently said he's received "a lot of encouragement" to join the Republican primary field and indicated he
CBS News (Online)
Jan 30 2022
News
Alaska becomes latest battleground in GOP civil war
The Republican civil war is heating up in Alaska ahead of the state's gubernatorial, Senate and House races.
With Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Rep. Don Young (R) all up for reelection, the party is torn over issues like the coronavirus pandemic, election integrity, federal and state spending, and former President Trump's role in the party.
The GOP
The Hill
Nov 29 2022
Fact Check
Kevin McCarthy falsely claims Trump condemned White nationalist Nick Fuentes
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was asked on Tuesday about how he hadn’t yet condemned former President Donald Trump for having dinner a week ago with Nick Fuentes, a White nationalist and Holocaust denier.
McCarthy said, “I don’t think anybody should be spending any time with Nick Fuentes. He has no place in this Republican Party. I think President Trump came out four times and
CNN Fact Check
Aug 19 2022
News
McConnell says House more likely to flip than Senate, cites candidate quality
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday predicted that Republicans have a better chance of flipping the House than the Senate, citing candidate quality, again taming expectations for the upper chamber less than three months out from the midterm elections.
“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different —
The Hill