BY TARA CULP-RESSLER “House Republicans Are Pushing A Bill That Would Force The IRS To Audit Rape Victims” PHOTO CREDIT: AP PHOTO/MIKE GROLL House Republicans are currently advancing the “No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act,” or HR 7, a measure that would
Five years after Obama’s first election, the GOP has absolutely NO comprehensive health care reform plan other than “hurry up and die” or “good luck not going bankrupt over healthcare costs.” Instead of embracing the Affordable Care Act, they prefer to return
BY TARA CULP-RESSLER ON OCTOBER 7, 2013 26-year-old Kendall Brown [CREDIT: COURTESY OF KENDALL BROWN] As the deadline approached for Congress to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government funded, Republicans refused to strike a deal unless it defunded or delayed Obamacare.
— BY IGOR VOLSKY ON OCTOBER 6, 2013 House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said the nation would default on its debt later this month if President Obama does not agree to GOP’s demands to cut spending and change parts of the Affordable Care Act. Appearance
Gee, I’ll bet you thought that when Romney lost the election, his philosophies died along with the end of that race. You might also have hoped that the GOP might have learned that a clear majority of Americans didn’t care for their
Remove Rep. Steve King from his seat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Border Security now. His hateful characterization of immigrants as criminal drug smugglers and his continued extremism don’t reflect the views of a majority of Americans —
By Tara Culp-Ressler on Jul 12, 2013 at 4:08 pm On Friday afternoon, the Texas Senate will vote on a package of abortion restrictions that Republican lawmakers have been attempting to push through a special session. After State Sen. Wendy Davis (D-TX)
The Supreme Court’s Shelby ruling aids a Republican plan to win more elections without winning support from more voters. — by Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins Voting rights are under attack again — this time it’s the Supreme Court’s turn.
— by Ian Millhiser on Jun 26, 2013 at 3:00 pm Tuesday’s decision neutering a key prong of the Voting Rights Act leaves supporters of voting rights in a difficult position. If they do nothing, voter suppression laws can go into effect,
The racist attacks on a young Mexican-American prodigy who sang the National Anthem didn’t occur in a vacuum. By Raul A. Reyes Before game three of the recent NBA Finals in San Antonio, Sebastien de la Cruz stepped up to the microphone and belted
