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Lyft and Uber announced Friday that they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under Texas’ recently-enacted abortion law. The disastrous legislation, which went into effect this week, allows private citizens to file civil suits and collect damages against anyone aiding an abortion. As a result, ride-share drivers who perform drop-offs or pick-ups at abortion […]
A GOP lawmaker has deleted an ill-conceived tweet that compared COVID vaccine mandates to the Holocaust. As pointed out by the Daily Beast, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky) removed the post Wednesday night, following widespread backlash. The post in question featured a meme that suggested vaccine passports were similar to the identification tattoos forced upon prisoners in concentration camps. […]
Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene went into the weekend with plans to hold an “American First” rally in Southern California. However, they were forced to scrap those plans after multiple venues refused to host them. According to social media announcements, the right-wing event was scheduled to go down Saturday night at the Pacific Hills Banquet […]
Caitlyn Jenner stopped by Fox 11’s The Issue Is on Friday for her first interview since announcing her bid for governor of California. During a wide-ranging discussion, Jenner told host Elex Michaelson it was harder to tell her family she was running as a Republican candidate for governor than it was to come out as transgender. “I’ve talked to all […]
One half of the so-called “Ken and Karen” Republican couple, surely most known for being photographed while pointing guns at protesters in 2020, has announced a Senate run. On Tuesday, St. Louis attorney Mark McCloskey—the rifle-brandishing “Ken” of the infamous couple—announced his Senate run during an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show. “All we hear […]
During an interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Republican Representative Liz Cheney suggested that another attempted insurrection against the government could happen. “I think there’s no question,” Cheney said, when asked if an attack similar to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot could occur again. “We’ve now seen the consequences. We’ve seen how far President Trump […]
In January of this year, the U.S. Capitol was violently stormed amid efforts to overturn the defeat of Donald J. Trump in the 2020 presidential election against former VP Joe Biden. Ahead of the riot, Trump and several of his most prominent supporters had publicly reiterated false claims about the veracity of the election results, […]
Florida congressman Matt Gaetz is reportedly the subject of a sex trafficking investigation. Three sources briefed on the matter told the New York Times the inquiry is part of a broader investigation stemming from the prosecution of Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector who has been accused of child sex trafficking. Federal agents are reportedly trying to determine if […]
A former Florida state senator was arrested this week for allegedly violating election laws in a 2020 state senate race. According to The Associated Press, GOP member Frank Artiles is accused of orchestrating a scheme to siphon votes from the Democratic incumbent José Javier Rodriguez, who ultimately lost the District 37 race by 32 votes to Republican challenger, Ileana Garcia. Authorities say Artiles […]
According to a new poll released on Sunday, a not quite majority (but still significant number) of Republican voters would follow former President Donald Trump if he were to branch off from the party and do his own thing. Specifically, a USA Today/Suffolk University poll stated that 46 percent of GOP voters said they’d follow Trump, compared […]
