Jul 18 Watch 7:57 How some members of the Republican Party have normalized the use of violent rhetoric By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori The Jan. 6 panel recently presented new evidence on how former President Trump stoked violence leading up to the Capitol insurrection. But the escalation and normalization of violent rhetoric has extended beyond Trump, becoming a dangerous feature of Republican campaigns… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 9:21 Tamara Keith and Annie Linskey on political extremism, the Build Back Better bill NPR’s Tamara Keith and and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including political extremism in the Republican Party, how Democratic lawmakers are working to pass a much narrower version of the… Continue watching
Jun 16 New Mexico prosecutor says Republican-led county commission must certify vote By Morgan Lee, Associated Press New Mexico's top prosecutor on Thursday told a Republican-led county commission to comply with an order to certify results from its primary election, the latest development in a case arising from far-right conspiracy theories over voting machines. Continue reading
May 03 Indiana GOP lawmakers hold off challengers from the hard-right By Tom Davies, Associated Press, Casey Smith, Associated Press/Report for America Frustrated Indiana conservatives fell short in several primary races in their drive to push the Republican-controlled state Legislature further to the right and saw one of their movement's leaders lose his reelection bid. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:03 ‘This Will Not Pass’ shines light on 2020 election, GOP tensions and Biden’s first year By Cybele Mayes-Osterman Even before it was published Tuesday, the new book “This Will Not Pass" has been making waves in Washington with its revelations about the fallout from the Jan. 6 insurrection, lingering tensions within the Republican Party and the first year… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Big tech stocks plummet amid Wall Street sell-off In our news wrap Tuesday, a sell-off hit Wall Street as big tech stocks fell sharply amid anticipation of higher interest rates, Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 and will self-isolate and continue working, China intensified its effort… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 8:26 Former Republican Rep. Will Hurd shares his ideas for an ‘American Reboot’ By Ebony Joseph, Cybele Mayes-Osterman When Will Hurd announced in 2019 he would not seek re-election to his border district's congressional seat, the House Republicans' only Black member was known as one of the few in his party to openly criticize then-President Trump. Now, the… Continue watching
Mar 18 GOP appeal seeks to curb state court power over congressional maps By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to curtail the powers of state courts to intervene in the drawing of congressional districts. Continue reading
Feb 09 Capitol Police chief denies baseless claim its officers are spying on House Republicans By Michael Balsamo, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press U.S. Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated and baseless claims from House Republicans that the department's officers are operating as politically driven spies. Continue reading
Feb 04 GOP censures Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participation in Jan. 6 investigation By Sam Metz, Associated Press Republican Party officials have voted to punish Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and advanced a rule change that would prohibit candidates from participating in presidential debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Continue reading