J EFF LANDRY AND DONALD TRUMP JR. kept their eyes peeled for a bumpy, thin snout as their guide navigated a silver mudboat. It was a September morning in 2018, and Trump Jr. had brought his new girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to the Louisiana attorney general’s annual alligator-hunt fundraiser. Trump met …
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Republican lawmakers aren’t waiting for the next Trump administration to begin chipping away at Biden-era protections for reproductive rights. As they allocate next year’s funding to federal agencies, hard-right legislators on the House Appropriations Committee are taking cues from the right-wing Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025, as …
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This week at a resort in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, delegates at the Republican Oarty convention quietly approved a platform with a retooled “Right to Life” plank. Journalists were barred from the proceedings, but reporter Logan Finney of Idaho Reports obtained the language ahead of the event and, reading it, it’s …
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that threatens to limit access to mifepristone — a critical component of the abortion pill protocol —nationwide. A decision in the case is not expected until June, but close observers of the Supreme Court seem to think the case will …
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Two Republican lawmakers were targeted with attempted swatting incidents on Christmas Day. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Brandon Williams (R-N.Y.) both said that local police received a false report of an emergency situation at their homes. “I was just swatted. This is like the 8th time. On Christmas with …
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The fallout continues over allegations that Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler sexually assaulted a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois with he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler. On Monday, the Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, chapter of Moms for Liberty announced it would be breaking with …
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Before we were treated to the hosting debut of musician and actor Bad Bunny, Saturday Night Live kicked things off with a cold open on the House of Representatives’ third vote for Speaker — where the deeply unlikable Republican Representative Jim Jordan, who has some serious things to answer for …
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Donald Trump was found liable for sexual battery and defamation against author E. Jean Carroll — and Republicans can’t decide if that makes him more or less electable. In the immediate aftermath of the verdict, Trump handled the decision as expected — with an all caps Truth Social post attacking …
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On Thursday, following years of speculation, a grand jury in New York voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The charges stem from a $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Daniels claims she had an affair with Trump, which Trump has denied. The indictment …
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Republican state Senator Steve Drazkowski claimed he has “yet to meet a person in Minnesota that is hungry” in a speech opposing a bill that would provide free breakfast and lunches to students in the state. “Hunger is a relative term… I had a cereal bar for breakfast, I guess …
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