Tag: Republican

Arizona Supreme Court Declines Request to End Early Voting

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a Republican Party request to deem the state’s early voting system as unconstitutional. The court ruled that the case did not meet the limited criteria for a lawsuit filed directly to the state’s high court but said the Republican Party could take its case to the…


California Republicans Push Back Against Progressive Homeless Policies

SACRAMENTO— A group of Republican lawmakers introduced more than a dozen bills to combat California’s worsening homeless crisis March 16, a problem they say the state’s Democrats have inadequately addressed as billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent and the homeless population continues to grow. Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez…


Questions Linger About Pennsylvania’s 2020 Election Results and GOP Response

The certified 2020 election results in Pennsylvania show Joe Biden won with 80,555 more votes than Donald Trump. But when then-Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar certified the vote on Nov. 24, 2020, the state had 784,752 more ballots than voters; nearly ten times more than Biden’s margin of victory. There are legitimate reasons for over-votes;…


Republican Senators Introduce Bill Banning Imports of Russian Uranium

Four U.S. Republican Senators on March 17 introduced a bill to ban imports of Russian uranium into the country as the United States moves to further isolate Moscow in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. The bill was introduced by Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and would go into effect…


Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Rejects Calls to Decertify 2020 Election

Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that he doesn’t believe that decertifying the 2020 election would be legally possible. Vos met with Republican activists who are seeking to decertify the 2020 election in the state at the state Capitol on Wednesday before rejecting calls to decertify. “I still believe that the Constitution and…


14 AGs Sue Biden Administration Over DOJ’s Call to Investigate Protesting Parents

Fourteen Republican attorneys general, led by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, have sued the Biden administration for not responding to a Freedom of Information request related to the Department of Justice calling for surveillance of parents expressing opinions at school board meetings and other forums. The lawsuit follows a chain of events that began last…


Top Republican Warns of What Putin Could Do to Get US Involved in Ukraine Conflict

The top Republican member of the House Intelligence Committee said that after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States would have to get involved if NATO members were attacked. While the United States should not get involved directly, “we do play a role here that is very important,” said Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio). “What we’re seeing…


Conservatives Descend on Orlando for Annual 4-Day CPAC Event

CPAC, the largest gathering of American conservatives of the year, has been compared to the Woodstock music festival of 1969. And no wonder. Appearing at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando Feb. 24-27 are the current rock stars of the Republican Party, including former President Donald Trump. The agenda kicks off at 7 a.m. on…


House Rep. Jim Hagedorn Dies After Cancer Battle

Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.) died following a battle with cancer, his family confirmed on Friday. He was 59. “It is with a broken heart, shattered spirit and overwhelming sadness I share my husband Congressman Jim Hagedorn passed away peacefully last night,” Hagedorn’s wife, former Minnesota state Republican party chair Jennifer Carnahan, wrote on social media. Hagedorn,…


Rep. Jim Hagedorn Dies After Cancer Battle

Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.) died following a battle with cancer, his family confirmed on Friday. He was 59. “It is with a broken heart, shattered spirit and overwhelming sadness I share my husband Congressman Jim Hagedorn passed away peacefully last night,” Hagedorn’s wife, former Minnesota state Republican party chair Jennifer Carnahan, wrote on social media. Hagedorn,…