Young Republicans New York chapter suspended after racist chats leaked Group suspended following unanimous vote after Politico documented racist and antisemitic chats from members The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2025
Most US Nuke Workers To Be Sent Home As Shutdown Bites The US agency in charge of nuclear weapons is putting most of its workforce on unpaid leave, a top Republican lawmaker warned Friday, as a prolonged government shutdown bit further into already crippled public services. International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025
‘GROK can do it in 30 seconds’: Mike Johnson launches yet another excuse for not releasing the Epstein Files The Government may be in a state of shutdown, but not the poisonous mouths of the Republicans. Since becoming effective on October 1, President Donald Trump and his brothers-in-arms and ammunition have not wasted any opportunity in taking digs at the Democrats while American citizens suffer. The Mary Sue · Oct 17, 2025
‘Far-right terror’: JD Vance speaks about’ left-wing political violence’ the same way others talk of the Republican Party United States Vice President, in a recent press conference, said that the Trump administration is training the investigatory and law enforcement powers of the government to focus on the “particular problem” of dealing with “left-wing political violence.” The Mary Sue · Oct 17, 2025
'If JD Vance Won't Defend His Indian Wife, Why Would He Care About You?': Jennifer Welch BLASTS VP Over Racist GOP Chat Scandal Vice President JD Vance faces backlash after leaked GOP group chats allegedly mocked his Indian-American wife, prompting actress Jennifer Welch to accuse him of failing to stand up to racism within his own party. International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025
Rand Paul Again Slams Trump Admin's Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats In New Senate Attempt To Prevent Attacks: 'War Powers Reside With Congress' Republican Sen. Rand Paul again criticized the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, part of its broader pressure campaign against the Venezuelan regime, as he spearheads a new initiative to prevent the government from bypassing Congress with such actions. Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
MAGA Revolt Erupts: Curtis Sliwa Slammed As 'So Lame' After Refusing To Call Trump The Best President Curtis Sliwa faces MAGA backlash after refusing to call Donald Trump the 'best president,' igniting Republican infighting and exposing new fractures in the GOP's 2025 New York City mayoral race. International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025
‘He got yanked down by the depths of hell’: 83-year-old MAGA senator Mitch McConnell fell down again, ironically when asked about ICE The Republican U.S. senator from Kentucky, Mitchell McConnell, has fallen in public a third time this year after two similar incidents in February. Yet, the 83-year-old is adamant to finish his senate term till 2027 and refuses to retire. The Mary Sue · Oct 17, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene Criticizes Trump's Agenda, Claims Parts Are 'America Last' Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene got one step closer to criticizing President Donald Trump directly, now claiming parts of his agenda during the second term seem to be "America Last," rather than first. Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
Republican swastika drama takes bizarre twist as Ohio Rep insists it’s invisible to the eye No really, this is the story they're going with. We Got This Covered · Oct 17, 2025
Multiple Republican congressional offices have received American flags with embedded ‘optical illusion’ swastikas: report The news comes just days after a Young Republican’s group chat rife with homophobic and racist slurs was leaked The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
WIC becomes a political football in shutdown - Roll Call FactCheck.org looks into Democratic and Republican finger-pointing regarding the shutdown and a key federal nutrition program. Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025
Rep. Wesley Hunt pitches himself as a younger Ken Paxton in U.S. Senate primary bid Hunt, 43, said his entry into the race to defeat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn guarantees that a “conservative warrior” will be Texas’ next senator — and that only he and Paxton fit the bill. The Texas Tribune · Oct 17, 2025
Virginia’s AG debate spotlights Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts likening rival to Hitler: ‘I am ashamed’ Republicans have called on Jay Jones to drop out of the Virginia attorney general’s race after the leak of text messages where he made violent and offensive comments about a former GOP colleague The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Trump touts slavery icon as Vance whitewashes racist texts. These guys aren’t saying quiet part out loud — they’re shouting NEWS ANALYSIS: No one asked the president about Robert E. Lee, it just rolled off his tongue, and his No. 2 used whataboutism to take a pass on denouncing blatantly racist statements. It’s not a good look for the Republican Party, writes John Bowden
The Texas Tribune · Oct 16, 2025 Abbott sets special election in May for empty Texas Senate seat The district was left without representation when Republican Brandon Creighton resigned to become chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Trump photo with Republicans in racist text scandal emerges after Vance calls furor over pro-Nazi messages ‘pearl clutching’ The group’s vile messages received bipartisan condemnation even as the vice president dismissed them as something ‘kids do’
Latin Times · Oct 16, 2025 JD Vance Dismisses Outrage At Young Republicans After Leak of Sexist, Racist Messages: 'That's What Kids Do' The messages, sent through the Telegram app and obtained by Politico, reportedly included racial slurs targeting Black and Latino individuals, praise of Adolf Hitler and jokes about sending opponents to gas chambers.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Mitch McConnell, 83, falls while walking through Capitol, sparking new concerns about his health Kentucky Republican seen falling in the halls of Congress in latest public health incident
Roll Call · Oct 16, 2025 At the Races: No end in sight - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the latest fundraising and campaign launches
International Business Times UK · Oct 16, 2025 Is MAGA Turning Into a Cult? Ex-Trump Insider Reveals the Disturbing Truth Behind Party's 'Rotting Core' Miles Taylor, an ex-Trump insider, shared something alarming about the MAGA movement. His revelations arrive after the issue with the Young Republicans exploded.
Roll Call · Oct 16, 2025 4 takeaways from Senate and House fundraising reports for the third quarter - Roll Call Here are some takeaways from the reports filed with the Federal Election Commission for the three months ending Sept. 30.
The Mary Sue · Oct 16, 2025 ‘Sounds really serious to me’: Speaker Mike Johnson dubbed assault allegations against GOP member as not ‘serious’ United States House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson does not consider assault allegations against fellow party members as “serious.” Yes, that is exactly what he is saying out loud in a recent video.
The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2025 US Senate vote to end government shutdown fails for 10th time Second vote on Pentagon funding also failed meaning process to begin military operations becomes a non-starter
We Got This Covered · Oct 16, 2025 JD Vance defends ‘I love Hitler’ Republican comments, says boys will be boys Vance argues loving Hitler just an edgy joke.