Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Endorses Local Politician Accused of Peddling “Racist Conspiracies”
Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last week, Mother Jones reported that controversial, Putin-loving Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) had hobnobbed at a fundraiser with an alleged Holocaust denier—after being criticized for his previous association with the man. This week, Rohrabacher, who is in a tough race to hold on to his…
Donald Trump Jr. Mocked Kavanaugh’s Accuser. It’s Not the First Time He Thought Sexual Assault Was Funny.
SMG/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Sunday, Donald Trump Jr. took to Instagram to mock recent sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as well as the reaction from Democrats, who have subsequently demanded a hold on his confirmation process. The post compares a handwritten note that reads, “Hi Cindy,…
The House Is Trying to Sneak These Dangerous Changes Into the Farm Bill
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As the world churns in Washington, Congress is quietly trying to finalize the farm bill. Surprise, surprise: Negotiations over the legislation are beset by clashing, and likely irreconcilable, House and Senate visions for this omnibus legislation that shapes US agriculture and hunger policy for five-year intervals. The…
Iowa Congressman Steve King Just Can’t Stop Promoting White Nationalists on Twitter
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Longtime Iowa congressman Steve King retweeted a white nationalist on Wednesday, and not for the first time. King, who has 98,000-plus Twitter followers, shared a tweet from Lana Lokteff, a radio and YouTube personality who identifies herself as “identitarian” and pro-European. On her…
Senate Intelligence Committee Wants to Grill Roger Stone’s Alleged WikiLeaks Connection
Randy Credico with his dog, Bianca, and attorney Martin Stoler, arrive at US District Court in Washington, DC, on September 7. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is not Roger Stone’s only problem. While Mueller’s team appears to be closing on a possible indictment of…
Turns Out the “Local Kansas Mom” in This Conservative Attack Ad Is a Top State Republican Official
Congressionald Leadership Fund/YouTube Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Alana Roethle claims she’s worried about keeping her community safe. In “Risky,” a 30-second video ad released on Friday, the concerned mother of four warns that Sharice Davids, an openly gay Native American woman vying to unseat Kansas Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder, supports “an extreme…