Apr 12 County board reinstates expelled Democratic lawmaker Justin Pearson to Tennessee House By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate one of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to send Justin Pearson back to the Legislature in Nashville. Continue reading
Apr 10 Judges block Tennessee Republican move to cut Nashville council in half By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press A panel of judges has temporarily blocked a new requirement passed by state Republican lawmakers that would cut the Democratic-leaning city of Nashville's Metropolitan Council in half, from 40 members to 20. Continue reading
Apr 06 Report says Justice Thomas accepted undisclosed luxury trips from Republican donor By Associated Press ProPublica is reporting that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms. Continue reading
Apr 05 North Carolina Democrat switches parties, giving GOP veto-proof control in legislature By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press A Democrat in the North Carolina state House has switched to the Republican Party in a move that gives the GOP veto-proof control of both chambers of the legislature. Continue reading
Apr 02 Asa Hutchinson, former GOP Arkansas governor, is running for president By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's running for president in 2024, positioning himself as an alternative for Republicans ready to turn the party away from Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 20 Biden issues 1st veto of his presidency, taking on new Republican Congress By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden has issued the first veto of his presidency in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control in January. Continue reading
Feb 28 As Republicans move on immigration agenda, Latino Republicans push back By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The GOP's dominance of Florida's 27th congressional district is emblematic of the party's inroads with Latino voters in recent years in much of the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 26 Election deniers turn their focus to state GOP posts after failing at polls By Nicholas Riccardi, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press In a basement event space in the Denver suburb of Parker, Tina Peters surveyed a crowd of Colorado Republicans last week and made an unusual pitch for why she should become chair of their beleaguered party: “There's no way a… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 5:35 Election deniers hold critical positions in Republican politics despite national rejection By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Over the weekend, Republicans in the key state of Michigan voted to make a well-known election denier their new party chairman. Kristina Karamo ran on her doubts of the 2020 election process and her refusal to concede her own loss… Continue watching
Feb 20 As 2024 GOP Iowa caucus gets underway, Donald Trump is notably absent By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press After a slow start, Republican presidential prospects are streaming into Iowa, the leadoff presidential caucus state. Notably absent from the lineup, at least for now, is former President Donald Trump. Continue reading