Most Americans Don’t Want Roe v. Wade Repealed. Many Also Support Restrictions On Abortion.
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in what is sure to be a high-profile case involving a Mississippi law that challenges the constitutional right to abortion as established by Roe v. Wade in 1973. At issue is the state’s ban on most abortions after
Ex-Secret Service Agent Details ‘Shockingly’ Racist Abuse Endured By Michelle Obama
A former Secret Service agent has detailed the racist abuse that was leveled at Michelle Obama during her time as first lady, and her frustration and inability as an assigned protector to do anything about it. “I could do nothing,” Evy Poumpouras told Insider in an article published Wednesday. “There’s freedom of speech in the
Veterans Group Hits Josh Hawley With A Damning New Nickname
Sen. Josh Hawley has a blistering new moniker: “Hate Crime Hawley.” VoteVets, a progressive political action committee, debuted the damning nickname for the Missouri Republican in an online ad released Thursday. The group, which works to elect Democratic veterans to Congress, used the spot to call out Hawley’s opposition last month to the COVID-19 Hate
GOP Group Busts A Big Republican Talking Point Using Donald Trump’s Own Words
Ex-President Donald Trump’s vitriolic blog posts are used to dispel a major Republican talking point in a conservative group’s damning new ad. “Republicans say they want to move on past the 2020 election,” the narrator begins in Republican Accountability Project’s latest spot, released Thursday. The 76-second clip cuts to various screenshots of Trump’s blog, where
Alleged Capitol Rioters Are Telling Judges They Shouldn’t Be Tried In DC Because Of “Cancel Culture”
WASHINGTON — Defendants charged in the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 are trying to get their cases moved out of Washington, DC, arguing jurors in the Democrat-leaning capital will feel forced to convict because of “cancel culture.” A lawyer for Jenny Cudd, a flower shop owner from Midland, Texas, filed a brief arguing that there
Tamir Rice’s Family Is Pressuring The Biden Administration To Reopen A Federal Investigation Into His Death
The family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old who was shot and killed by Cleveland police officers in 2014, is escalating pressure on the Justice Department to reopen the federal investigation into his death. “It means everything to me and my family that we get some justice for Tamir,” Samaria Rice, Tamir’s mother, said on an
Another Video Of Greene Trying To Harass Ocasio-Cortez Has Emerged
Reporters spotted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) trailing and shouting after Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the House this week, but it was hardly the first time she had tried getting in the New York congresswoman’s face. Greene filmed a visit she made to Ocasio-Cortez’s offices on Capitol Hill in February 2019, CNN’s KFile reported Friday.
Capitol Police Officer Condemns GOP Gaslighting On Insurrection
Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who fought off Donald Trump-supporting rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection, expressed astonishment Friday at Republican attempts to rewrite the history of the violence. “They were there with a purpose to hurt people. They had bad intentions,” Dunn told CNN’s “New Day” of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Hoping For Unity, GOP Puts Stefanik In Top House Post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney’s unremitting combat with the former president. Stefanik, R-N.Y., a moderate turned Trump loyalist who’s given voice to many of his
Republican Voters Say They Don’t Mind Trump Critics, But Liz Cheney’s Ouster Says Otherwise
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the week On Wednesday, House Republicans voted to remove Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming as conference chair, the party’s third-ranking position in the House. Her main offense is well-established at this point: Cheney repeatedly refused to stand by former President Donald Trump’s false claims about election