Tag: republicans

Republicans launch midnight attack on healthcare for trans Americans

In their budget bill, Republicans attacked healthcare access for trans Americans by prohibiting Medicaid funding for all “gender-transition procedures.”

Republican Randy Fine calls for Gaza to be “nuked”

Rep. Randy Fine said “the Palestinian cause” is “evil,” Israel should “starve away,” and like Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Gaza should…

Right-Wingers Attack Each Other Over Israel and Gaza

Dave Smith and Tucker Carlson went all in on calling out the views of Sam Harris and Mark Levin on…

Georgia U.S. senators: Trump’s budget will gut clean energy projects

Georgia’s U.S. senators say they are outraged at the prospect of large job losses for clean energy workers if the…

Housing, Nutrition in Peril as Trump Pulls Back Medicaid Social Services

Trump has also proposed axing funding for low-income housing and food programs on top of Republican proposals for broader Medicaid…

House Republicans on Budget Committee switch votes, advance GOP package

House Republicans moved the “one big, beautiful” bill a step closer to the Senate in a rare Sunday night vote…

Abrego Garcia judge questions administration’s broad use of state secrets privilege

A federal judge said Friday the Trump administration has “pretty broadly” invoked the state secrets privilege to withhold information on…

House GOP Tanks Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in Budget Committee

Reps. Andrew Clyde, Josh Brecheen, Ralph Norman, Chip Roy, and Lloyd Smucker broke from their GOP colleagues to block the…

Texas House Considering Repeal of Ban on Homosexual Conduct

Twelve House Republicans joined Democrats to approve repealing the ban, which has been unenforced since 2003. It is the first…

From Defenders to Skeptics: The Sharp Decline in Support For Free Speech among Young Americans

Support among 18- to 34-year-olds for allowing controversial or offensive speech has dropped sharply.

Bail Laws: Lawmakers Close to Texas Republicans’ Goal of Keeping Defendants in Jail

After struggling for years to gain enough bipartisan support to tighten the state’s bail laws, Texas Republicans appear closer than…

Congressional Budget Agency Projects Sweeping Medicaid Cuts in Red States

Republicans are attempting to slash funding for Medicaid for lower-income Americans and some people with disabilities.