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Oct 13 2023
News
Jim Jordan Wins Latest GOP Speaker Nomination, but Still Faces Challenges
Republican lawmakers on Friday voted to make Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio their latest nominee to be the next speaker of the House, but — yes, you’ve heard this before — it remains unclear whether Jordan can get the floor votes he’d need to win the gavel. Jordan, a hard-right firebrand who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, withstood a surprising challenge from Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia, who
Fiscal TimesAug 17 2023
News
Appeals court maintains block on nation's first transgender student athlete ban
Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court has ruled against the nation's first ban on transgender girls and women from participating in female student athletics, stating the Idaho law is discriminatory and likely unconstitutional.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Judge David Nye of the U.S. District Court of Idaho did not err in August 2020 when he placed an
United Press InternationalSep 20 2023
News
PA Students Stage Walkouts in Protest of Inclusive Trans Restroom Policies
This week, hundreds of high school students in Pennsylvania staged walkouts to protest biological males using women’s restrooms. Students from the Perkiomen Valley School District participated in the walkout after the school board did not enact a policy requiring students who identify as “transgender” to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex, according to a report from Fox
TownhallOct 13 2023
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Rep. Jim Jordan nominated for House speaker, but falls short of total votes needed
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks to reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on the speaker of the house nomination on Thursday, October 12, 2023. House Republicans on Friday nominated Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their new nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives, after Rep. Steve Scalise abandoned his candidacy in the face of opposition from hard-right
CNBCOct 16 2023
Fact Check
What We Know About Three Widespread Israel-Hamas War Claims
Since fighting broke out between Israel and Hamas militants on Oct. 7, misinformation about the war has circulated online. But a widely viewed and shared video supposedly correcting “three lies about Palestine” and “atrocity propaganda” being spread by Israel and its supporters also gets some of the facts wrong.
Social media platforms have hosted a flood of questionable information —
FactCheck.orgOct 20 2023
Opinion
The House GOP Didn’t Just Reject Jim Jordan, They Made Him Squirm
The adults finally showed up. By derailing Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid to become Speaker of the House (at least until January, when he might run again), Republicans appear to have dodged a massive bullet on Thursday.
Sure, it was a small band of Republicans (22 on the second ballot) who rallied to stop Jordan—a man who was involved in Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election—from
Matt LewisSep 20 2023
News
'Dress like a grown up': Republicans blast new relaxed dress code in Senate
Nearly all Senate Republicans signed a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday criticizing the chamber’s new relaxed dress code as disrespectful. Schumer announced on Sunday that the upper chamber would no longer be requiring a dress code, which previously required men to wear a coat and tie and women to wear business attire, permitting them to wear whatever they want to. GOP Sen. Rick
WNDSep 20 2023
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Republican Senators Blast Upper Chamber’s New Relaxed Dress Code In Letter To Schumer
Nearly all Senate Republicans signed a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday criticizing the chamber’s new relaxed dress code as disrespectful. Schumer announced on Sunday that the upper chamber would no longer be requiring a dress code, which previously required men to wear a coat and tie and women to wear business attire, permitting them to wear whatever they want to. GOP Sen. Rick
The Daily CallerJul 03 2023
News
Federal judge blocks two parts of Florida’s new election law about voter registration
Saying the case “arises from Florida’s latest assault on the right to vote,” a federal judge Monday blocked parts of a new elections law challenged by voter-registration groups. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, in a 58-page decision, issued a preliminary injunction against parts of the law that would prevent non-U.S. citizens from “collecting or handling” voter-registration applications
Miami HeraldJun 24 2023
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What I Wrote About Abortion A Year Ago ... And What I Think Now: Saturday's GNR
A year ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe and sent women’s rights back decades and decades. The next day, I had to write a GNR. Here is what I wrote: They are overconfident. They are overreaching. Yes, the consequences are gutting. But the pendulum is about to swing back in our direction. Are you furious about Roe? I know am furious about Roe. Seeing red mad. I took my kids to the
Daily Kos