Tag: Mike Lawler

Republicans Suddenly Shocked by Trump Racism After Ape Obamas Video

“So let’s stop the games,” she continued. “If you want this fight, [Representative James Comer], let’s have it—in public. You love to talk about transparency. There’s nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on. We will be there.” Responding to Clinton, Comer told Fox that the closed-door deposition had already been agreed to, and […]

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Army Veterans Forced Out of Republican Town Hall as Crowd Erupts

Some detainees have been quarantined, McLaughlin said, adding that everyone is “being provided with proper medical care.” The Dilley facility is where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, whose picture went viral after he was detained in Minneapolis, last month by ICE agents, was held, along with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, before being released Sunday. During […]

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Four Republicans Defect From Mike Johnson to Force Health Care Vote

DeSantis’s order prohibits CAIR, a national organization with chapters in states across the country, from receiving contracts, employment, or funding from state agencies. When asked for comment, a DeSantis spokesperson directed Politico to DeSantis’s posts on X, including one where he said legislation was being drafted “to stop the creep of sharia law, and I […]

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Four Republicans Force Mike Johnson’s Hand on Obamacare

DeSantis’s order prohibits CAIR, a national organization with chapters in states across the country, from receiving contracts, employment, or funding from state agencies. When asked for comment, a DeSantis spokesperson directed Politico to DeSantis’s posts on X, including one where he said legislation was being drafted “to stop the creep of sharia law, and I […]

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Swing District GOPers Suddenly Find a Spine Over Trump’s Reiner Post

Reiner was found stabbed to death in his Los Angeles home Sunday, alongside his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner. Their son, 32-year-old Nick Reiner, was taken into custody early Monday and is being held on $4 million bail. The motive for the gruesome killing is not clear. But in Donald Trump’s mind, the murder is […]

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Swing District Republicans Suddenly Stand Up to Trump Over Rob Reiner

Reiner was found stabbed to death in his Los Angeles home Sunday, alongside his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner. Their son, 32-year-old Nick Reiner, was taken into custody early Monday and is being held on $4 million bail. The motive for the gruesome killing is not clear. But in Donald Trump’s mind, the murder is […]

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GOPer Quietly Admits Trump Cuts to Blue States Will Hurt MAGA Voters

Well, guess what? It turns out that the latter project spans Washington, Oregon, and Montana, a state that voted pretty overwhelmingly for Trump. Montana’s Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, has hailed the project as a boon to his state, declaring that it will create “good-paying Montana jobs” and allow the state to be a “leader in […]

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MAGA Rep Admits Trump Scammed People With Budget Bill

President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly succeeded, as GOP leaders say the president’s centerpiece legislation will likely pass by Friday. Trump pulled out all the stops to achieve this outcome, including turning to what he does best, or at least most […]

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Meet the “Moderates” Trying to Make Trump’s Tax Bill More Regressive

In the distant past, Republican moderates were people like Senators Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Bob Packwood of Oregon who preached fiscal responsibility and were reasonably tolerant of the welfare state. Today, Republican moderates are people like Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Representative Mike Lawler of New York who will gladly accept a […]

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