Endangered Republican Falsely Claims He Hasn’t Taken NRA Money Recently
The March for Our Lives rally in San Francisco, March 24, 2018Josh Edelson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. An endangered Republican congressman from Southern California wasn’t telling the truth last month when he claimed that he hadn’t received any recent donations from the National Rifle Association, federal campaign finance records…
Trump Says He “Feels So Terribly” for Kavanaugh
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeatedly expressed sympathy for Brett Kavanaugh, his nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, whose nomination is in turmoil after a woman came forward with allegations of sexual assault against him this week. Still, he restated his…
How Randy Bryce’s Arrest at an Immigration Protest Got Twisted in a New Republican Ad
Bill Clark/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Congressional Leadership Fund, a super-PAC tied to retiring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, has been spending big this summer in support of Republicans fighting to hold the House of Representatives. Much of what CLF does is the dirty work—the sometimes over-the-top attacks…
In Kansas Governor’s Race, Key Republicans Are Backing the Democrat Over Kris Kobach
Kris Kobach (right) debates independent Greg Orman and Democratic Sen. Laura Kelly at the Kansas State Fair earlier this month.Jesse Brothers/The Hutchinson News via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Former Republican Kansas Senator Nancy Kassebaum, who served from 1978 to 1997, endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Laura Kelly over Republican…
New Documents Undercut Commerce Secretary’s Claims About Origins of Census Citizenship Question
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies on Capitol Hill, June 20, 2018. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In March, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, approved a controversial question about US citizenship on the 2020 census, claiming that the Justice Department needed it for “more effective…
Kavanaugh Backer Says Sexual Assault Allegation Could Have Been Just “Rough Horseplay”
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Following the publication of a detailed account of an alleged sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh, conservatives this week are rushing to defend the Supreme Court nominee’s record, with many openly questioning the credibility of his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, and whether she may be “mixed…