At the Races: Spinning spending - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Mar 31, 2022
Sen. Lindsey Graham says he will vote against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson CHARLESTON, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will not vote for Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, denying President Joe Biden of another Republican vote for his historic nominee who will likely be confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s… Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022
Cawthorn gives GOP taste of their QAnon Republicans dish out titillating lies about Democrats, liberal judges and even Disney — but now they can't take it Salon · Mar 31, 2022
Election skeptics roil GOP contests for secretary of state Republican state election officials in several states are having to defend their records as they face challengers from within their own party who either outright deny that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or raise unsubstantiated claims that elections are not secure The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Graham says he'll vote 'no' on Jackson for Supreme Court Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he won’t vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Scott on GOP Civil War: I'm "like Grant" The Florida senator calls himself an "outsider" among Republicans Salon · Mar 31, 2022
‘No matter who it hurts’: How an explosion of GOP bills targeting LGBT+ Americans created a crisis Conservative Christian groups and ‘parental rights’ agendas target young transgender people with an unprecedented wave of legislation that has nearly doubled within two years, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
McConnell on potential GOP Senate leader challenge: "I don't own the job" "Anybody in the conference can run if they choose to," he said. Axios · Mar 31, 2022
It's a 'sad and scary time' for LGBTQ students and their families LOS ANGELES — Paria Hassouri feels fortunate that her family lives in California and not Texas, where the Republican governor recently issued a directive to investigate parents who seek "gender-transitioning procedures" for their minors. Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2022
'Ultimate control': In Kansas and Missouri, fights rage over the rules of political power KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For more than a century, Missouri residents have had the power to bypass the General Assembly and pass laws — including amendments to the state constitution — through a vote. Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022
Pence unveils Republican policy agenda for midterm elections Former Vice President Mike Pence has unveiled a new policy platform for Republicans ahead of this year’s midterms elections The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Where's the GOP outrage over this possible vote fraud? The Republican quest to stamp out alleged voter fraud has a new poster couple. Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022
Rep. Madison Cawthorn admits lying about cocaine and orgies after tongue-lashing from GOP leaders Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., Wednesday walked back blockbuster drugs-and-sex claims about fellow lawmakers in a brutal tongue-lashing from GOP leaders. Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022
Trump-backed Twitter alternative Truth Social suffers 93% drop in downloads NEW YORK — The truth is hurting. Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022
Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022 Georgia House OKs bill eliminating need to obtain concealed gun license ATLANTA — The Georgia House on Wednesday approved a bill that would let Georgians carry a concealed handgun without first getting a license from the state.
Axios · Mar 30, 2022 Cawthorn tells McCarthy orgy, cocaine remarks were exaggerated McCarthy told Cawthorn his comments were "unacceptable," and says he make take further action against him.
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson? Ms Jackson would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Salon · Mar 30, 2022 Madison Cawthorn is now a GOP castaway Cawthorn reportedly admitted to McCarthy that his allegations of drug-fueled sex parties were exaggerated
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 Federal judges in Ohio question viability of May 3 primary A federal court panel is asking top Ohio elections officials for help determining whether to delay the state’s May 3 primary over redistricting chaos that has engulfed the state and left both congressional and state legislative lines unresolved
Roll Call · Mar 30, 2022 GOP expands House target list; Democrats book airtime for defense President Joe Biden's dropping popularity has fueled House Republicans' plans to go after districts in November that he won in 2020.
Ballotpedia · Mar 30, 2022 Ohio Gov. DeWine receives $8 million, with Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee as top donor In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Ohio Secretary of State, the governor received $7,990,689 in total contributions and spent $826,577 between January 1, 2021 and…
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 Trump pours cold water on House speaker idea floated by Matt Gaetz Former president says he isn’t interested while leaving door open for 2024 ambitions
Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022 More Republicans have died of COVID-19. Does that mean the polls are off? WASHINGTON — Doctors and demographers recently noticed another tragic example of how polarization shapes America: The pandemic has killed more people in the nation’s Republican enclaves than its Democratic strongholds. They explain the gap by pointing to Republican resistance to vaccines and the GOP’s more cavalier approach to combating the…
Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022 Sen. Susan Collins will back Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic bid for Supreme Court Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Wednesday announced she will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court.
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 GOP Sen. Collins says she'll back Jackson for Supreme Court Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court