Tag: Republicans

Biden Vetoes Joint Resolution Against His Water Rule

President Joe Biden has vetoed a joint resolution from the House and Senate that would have repealed his Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, delivering what could be a fatal blow to that specific challenge to his environmental agenda. The expected veto was issued on the afternoon of April 6. “I just vetoed a…


North Carolina Republicans Introduce Bills Impacting Transgender Youth After Supermajority Victory

After securing a supermajority in both chambers of the North Carolina legislature, Republican lawmakers wasted no time in introducing legislation regarding transgender student-athletes. State Republicans introduced a number of bills on April 5. The most noteworthy pertain to contentious issues in the national spotlight: the rights of high school transgender student-athletes to play on the…


North Carolina Republicans Introduce Bills on Transgender Issues After Supermajority Victory

After securing a supermajority in both chambers of the North Carolina legislature, Republican lawmakers wasted no time in introducing legislation regarding transgender student-athletes. State Republicans introduced a number of bills on April 5. The most noteworthy pertain to contentious issues in the national spotlight: the rights of high school transgender student-athletes to play on the…


Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan Prosecutor Who Pushed For Trump Indictment

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has subpoenaed a former Manhattan prosecutor who pushed for an indictment against former President Donald Trump. The move came days after Trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in a prosecution that has ignited outrage from Republicans. Jordan on April 6 wrote…


Rep. Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan Prosecutor Who Pushed For Trump Indictment

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has subpoenaed a former Manhattan prosecutor who pushed for an indictment against former President Donald Trump. The move came days after Trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in a prosecution that has ignited outrage from Republicans. Jordan on April 6 wrote…


Republican Wins Open Wisconsin State Senate Seat, Giving GOP Supermajority and Added Impeachment Power

Republican Wisconsin state Rep. Dan Knodl won an open state senate seat in a special election on Tuesday, giving Republicans a supermajority in the state senate. Knodl defeated Democrat attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin in the election for Wisconsin’s 8th state senate district, an area representing Milwaukee’s northern suburbs. Republican Alberta Darling had held the senate…


Republican Wins Open State Senate Seat, Giving GOP Supermajority and Added Impeachment Power

Republican Wisconsin state Rep. Dan Knodl won an open state senate seat in a special election on Tuesday, giving Republicans a supermajority in the state senate. Knodl defeated Democrat attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin in the election for Wisconsin’s 8th state senate district, an area representing Milwaukee’s northern suburbs. Republican Alberta Darling had held the senate…


Blinken Says Trump’s Case ‘Did Not Come Up’ in Talks With NATO Allies

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on April 5 that the topic of former President Donald Trump facing criminal charges did not come up during a meeting with NATO allies. Blinken was in Brussels to take part in the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting, as well as to attend a ceremony marking Finland’s accession to the…


Trump Calls on Republicans to Slash Funding for FBI, Justice Department

Former President Donald Trump has urged Republicans in Congress to temporarily cut funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, claiming that Democrats “have totally weaponized” the nation’s top law enforcement agencies to “interfere” with elections. Trump, seeking the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidency, wrote in an all-caps statement on Truth Social…


Pelosi Praises McCarthy Meeting With Taiwan President

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has commended her successor Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) historic meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California in a rare sign of support. McCarthy introduced Tsai as a “great friend of America” as he hosted her at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley along with more than a dozen lawmakers from both…