Outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner lashed out at the House’s “most conservative members” during a Sunday interview on ABC’s “Face the Nation.” CBS host John Dickerson began the interview by asking Boehner about the threatened government shutdown: “Four days, the government runs out of money. Is there going to be a shutdown?” Boehner […]
While the nation’s attention is turned toward the Republican presidential clown car, believe-it-or-not, there are things happening at the state level that are even more bizarre. Take for example North Carolina’s Republican primary where the most bizarre campaign ad of the primary season we discovered by Mother Jones. As Mother Jones reported, “When Rep. Renee […]
Embattled Rowan Country Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has switched political parties, becoming a Republican. Davis was in the national spotlight after defying a federal court order requiring that she issue marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The situation kicked off a nationwide controversy regarding same-sex marriage and states rights. […]
Speaker of the House, John Boehner, has announced that he will be resigning as House Speaker and from Congress in October. The Republican Speaker announced that he will resign next month after serving for four years in the top post of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Guardian reports that “The Republican leader announced his […]
Republican presidential hopefuls are talking about Latinos and Latinos are listening. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump launched his campaign accusing Mexico of “bringing their worst people” to the United States, claiming “they’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some I assume are good people but I speak to border guards and they tell […]