The Texas GOP-controlled Legislature moved closer to passing several voting bills that prompted Democrat legislators in May to stage a walkout. During a special legislative session called by Gov. Greg Abbott, Republicans over the weekend worked quickly to advance several voting bills during oversight hearings. On July 11, a Texas state House committee voted to…
2 Election Integrity Bills Advance in Texas Legislature, Target People ‘Who Are Trying to Steal Votes’
Alaska Republican Party Endorses Sen. Lisa Murkowski Challenger Kelly Tshibaka
Alaska’s Republican Party endorsed Kelly Tshibaka, a GOP candidate running for the state’s Senate seat, in the Republican Primary against incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). In a statement on Saturday, Tshibaka confirmed the endorsement and said she’s “grateful and thrilled to have the strong support of the Alaska Republican Party, which voted overwhelmingly to endorse my candidacy…
‘Inconsistent With Everything’: Republicans Accept Biden Walk-Back on Infrastructure
A top Republican negotiator in the Senate signaled that his team would move forward on trying to pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal after President Joe Biden clarified his comments about potentially vetoing the measure. “I was very glad to see the president clarify his remarks because it was inconsistent with everything that we had been…
Senate Republicans Use Filibuster to Block Democrat-Backed Voting Bill
Senate Republicans on Tuesday evening blocked a Democrat-backed election-related bill via the filibuster, potentially setting up a battle over the 60-vote legislative procedure. Senators voted 50-50 in the equally divided upper chamber on advancing the “For the People Act,” a sweeping bill that would change U.S. voting laws. The bill was co-sponsored by every Democrat…
Arizona Republicans Advance Two Election Bills: ‘Biggest Yellow Flag for Voter Fraud’
Arizona House Republicans moved to advance two election-related bills, including when recounts can be initiated and about how mismatched signatures should be handled. On Monday, the House approved an amendment to Senate Bill 1241 that would mandate county election authorities to refer mismatched signatures to the Attorney General’s office or county attorneys for a potential…
Nebraska Sending State Troopers to US-Mexico Border Over Immigration Crisis: Governor
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced that the state will send troopers to the U.S.-Mexico to aid law enforcement after the governors of Arizona and Texas sent a request to other states for help amid a surge of people crossing the border illegally. Ricketts, a Republican, appears to be the second governor after Florida Gov. Ron…
Nebraska Governor Sending State Troopers to US–Mexico Border Amid Immigration Crisis
Nebraska will send state troopers to the U.S.–Mexico border to aid law enforcement after the governors of Arizona and Texas requested help from other states amid a surge of people crossing the border illegally, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced. Ricketts, a Republican, appears to be the second governor to assist after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he…
Nebraska Governor to Send State Troopers to US–Mexico Border Amid Immigration Crisis
Nebraska will send state troopers to the U.S.–Mexico border to aid law enforcement after the governors of Arizona and Texas requested help from other states amid a surge of people crossing the border illegally, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced. Ricketts, a Republican, appears to be the second governor to assist after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he…
GOP Senator Reintroduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Desecration of US Flag
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) on June 14 reintroduced a constitutional amendment that seeks to to ban the desecration of the American Flag, commemorating Flag Day. “The American flag is a symbol of liberty and a beacon of hope. It represents the ideals that our nation was built upon and for decades, brave men and women…
To Stage the Counter-Counter-Revolution, GOP Must Learn from Lenin
“What is to be done?” That’s the question posed in a 1902 pamphlet by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as “Lenin,” as the young revolutionary began to flesh out his weaponization of Karl Marx’s principles of communism. It wasn’t enough, argued Lenin in typically turgid prose, to expect Russia’s nearly non-existent industrialized working class—the proletariat—to…
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