Category: GOP

White House ‘Completely Disconnected’ from Americans’ Plight: GOP Leader

The White House’s response this week to the ongoing supply chain crisis at the ports was “callous,” according to California’s top Republican representative. President Joe Biden’s Port Envoy John D. Porcari, who was assigned to work with the ports, said the crisis was “a good problem.” The busy Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are…


Wyoming Republican Party Votes to Stop Recognizing Cheney as Member

The Wyoming Republican Party voted on Saturday to stop recognizing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as one of its members. The vote is the second rebuke of Cheney over her vocal enmity toward former President Donald Trump. In February, the Wyoming GOP voted overwhelmingly to censure Cheney for her vote to impeach Trump. The U.S. Senate…


Registered Republicans in Florida Overtake Democrats in Historic ‘Milestone’: Gov. Desantis

Republicans have set a landmark by overtaking Democrats in the voter registration race for the first time in the sunshine state’s history, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday at the National Conference of State Legislatures. “When I got elected governor we had 280,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said. “Today,…


House Republicans to Introduce Resolution to Strike Down Biden Vaccine Mandate

A group of Republican lawmakers are planning to introduce a resolution to strike down President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate after the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its emergency temporary standard requiring businesses with 100 or more workers to have their workers get vaccinated or submit to regular testing for COVID-19. In a…


Republicans Win Back Virginia House of Delegates in Historic Sweep

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel released a statement Wednesday marking historic wins for the GOP in Virginia, including control of the House of Delegates. “On top of a clean sweep of the three statewide offices in Virginia, Republicans have retaken the House of Delegates in another sound rejection of Biden and Democrats’ failed…


Three GOP-States May Lose Ability To Oversee Workplace Safety Regulations

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said Tuesday three GOP-led states may lose the authority to oversee workplace safety, citing failures to adopt federal emergency standards for COVID-19. OSHA, a regulatory agency within the United States Department of Labor, listed Arizona, Utah, and South Carolina as three states that have not accepted federal emergency…


GOP Rep. Gonzalez Retires, Cites ‘Chaotic Political Environment’ in US

Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he will not seek reelection against a Trump-backed primary challenger next year. The two-term congressman in his announcement cited a desire to “build a fuller family life” and “the toxic dynamics inside our own…


What the GOP Is Still Getting Wrong About How Election Irregularities Impacted the Election | Truth Over News

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) recently downplayed the impact of voting irregularities on the 2020 presidential election. Crenshaw’s comments shouldn’t be particularly surprising as the GOP, which has a long history of working against Donald Trump, was nowhere to be seen in the days following the election. It’s not unexpected to see a statement like this…


Speaker Pelosi Speaks on Democratic Priorities in the House, Afghanistan

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday spoke about Democrats’ policy priorities following two huge party-line victories for Democrats in an emergency session of the House yesterday: the advancement of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) $3.5 trillion budget resolution and the passage through the lower chamber of Rep. Terri Sewell’s (D-Ala.) ‘John R. Lewis…


John Lewis Voting Measure Passes House With No GOP Support

House Democrats late Tuesday passed a voting bill that sought to amend parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in efforts to boost federal control over elections in the United States. The John L. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, also known as HR4, passed the lower chamber of Congress by a vote of 219–212 strictly…