119 posts tagged ‘Politics’
Kentucky Democrat Defeats Anti-Abortion Challenger in Governor's Race
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has won re-election against challenger Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R), per NBC News, in a race where abortion was surprisingly prominent. This victory won’t restore abortion rights in the state, but it’s a win not to have someone who is so vehemently opposed to abortion in the… Read more...
Virginia Governor Tells Voters to Just Trust Him That GOP Won’t Pass a Total Abortion Ban
While Abortion isn’t officially on the ballot in Tuesday’s elections in Virginia, it’s a proxy vote on reproductive rights. (The issue is literally on the ballot in Ohio, however.) Every seat in the state legislature is up and if Republicans flip the Senate and hold the House of Delegates, they will pass an abortion… Read more...
Idaho’s Republican AG Says Professors Can’t Be Criminalized for Mentioning Abortion—in Some Contexts
In a lengthy opinion filed on Thursday, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) wrote that the state’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act (NPFAA), a statute that was first adopted in 2021, doesn’t prohibit professors from speaking about abortion in certain contexts. The opinion comes about three months after six Idaho… Read more...
House Speaker Mike Johnson Plays Dumb When Asked About His Vote Against Birth Control
On Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) claimed in a cable news interview that he simply couldn’t recall whether he’d voted against birth control—despite doing so a little over a year ago. Read more...
All the Desperate Tactics Ohio Republicans Are Using Ahead of Tuesday's Abortion Vote
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion activists and lawmakers celebrated the ruling for giving power back to the states. But now that voters in several states have chosen to keep abortion legal, conservatives are shitting their pants and doing everything they can to try to poison the well of… Read more...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Snaps at 'Vaping Groping' Lauren Boebert After Failing to Censure Rashida Tlaib
On Wednesday, the House held a vote on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) motion to censure the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), over her public support for Palestine. For all the escalating Islamophobia and witch-hunt-like attacks on people expressing support for Palestine Read more...
Relatable! Our New House Speaker Appears to Be Broke
Members of Congress aren’t exactly known for being relatable—quite the opposite, across the political spectrum, they’re better known for having, like, a lot of money. Enter our new House Speaker, Mike Johnson (R-La.), who, according to a jarring new report in the Daily Beast, appears to be serving up nearly… Read more...