All posts tagged "GOP"
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NEWS
GOP Lawmaker Abruptly Resigns After Being Accused Of Raping Incapacitated Woman
March 19, 2019Republican Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Ellis has resigned after reports surfaced earlier this year that he...
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NEWS
Maine GOP Mayor Resigns After He Called Elderly Black People ‘Antique Farm Equipment’
March 8, 2019The Republican mayor of the second largest city in Maine has resigned in disgrace on Friday...
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NEWS
Ocasio-Cortez: ‘I Am As Powerful As A Man’ And It Drives My GOP Critics ‘Crazy’
March 4, 2019Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in a new interview with The New Yorker that she is...
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NEWS
Fight Erupts At W. Va Statehouse After GOP Displays Poster Comparing Rep. Omar To 9/11 Terrorists
March 1, 2019An anti-Muslim poster falsely comparing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to 9/11 terrorists displayed by Republicans at...
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NEWS
Florida GOP Lawmaker Called Pregnant Women ‘Host Bodies’ 5 Times In Anti-Abortion Bill Interview
March 1, 2019Florida House Speaker José Oliva (R-Miami Lakes) referred to pregnant women as “host bodies” five times...
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NEWS
Idaho GOP Lawmakers Kill Bill That Would Have Made Child Marriage Illegal In The State
March 1, 2019The GOP-led Idaho state House on Thursday voted 28-39 to reject a bi-partisan bill that would...
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DEMOCRACY
Ex-GOP Gov: Minorities Would Elect President Instead Of ‘Forgotten’ Whites If Electoral College Abolished
February 28, 2019Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) warned on Tuesday that abolishing the Electoral College and electing...
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NEWS
Florida State Bar Launches Investigation Into GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz For Threatening Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019The Florida Bar has opened an investigation into a what appears to be a veiled threat...
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NEWS
Republican Official Who Called Michelle Obama An ‘Ape In Heels,’ Faces 30 Years In Prison For FEMA Fraud
February 16, 2019A former West Virginia official who lost her job in 2016 after she referred to then-first...
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NEWS
Republican Texas Councilman Calls Ocasio-Cortez A ‘Bimbo,’ Then Deletes Twitter Account After Backlash
February 9, 2019A Republican official in Texas has apologized after calling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) a “bimbo” in...
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NEWS
Florida GOP Lawmaker Refuses To Resign Over Blackface Photo, Says It’s Not Racist
February 6, 2019A Florida state lawmaker is rejecting calls to resign after a high school photo showing him...
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EQUALITY
Anti-Gay Ex-Trump Oklahoma Campaign Chair To Pay $125K To Underage Boy He Bought For Sex
February 1, 2019Former GOP Oklahoma State Sen. Ralph Shortey was ordered by a judge to pay more than...
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NEWS
New Jersey State Senator Abruptly Quits GOP, Becomes Democrat: The Party Of Reagan ‘No Longer Exists’
January 28, 2019New Jersey state Senator Dawn Addiego is officially leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat....
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NEWS
Florida GOP Sec. Of State Abruptly Resigns Over Blackface Photos Mocking Hurricane Katrina Victims
January 24, 2019Michael Ertel, the newly appointed Secretary of State of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), resigned from his...