Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) attempted to bring a handgun through security at the Asheville airport in February, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
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Trump ‘Keeps Shitting All Over’ End of Roe v. Wade
Donald Trump “is anxious about what the end of Roe, and the flood of extreme Republican state-level anti-abortion laws it will unleash, will mean for the GOP’s electoral prospects —…
Now Antiabortion Lawmakers Want More
“On the heels of their greatest victory, antiabortion activists are eager to capitalize on their momentum by enshrining constitutional abortion bans, pushing Congress to pass a national prohibition, blocking abortion…
GOP Candidate Says Roe Verdict ‘Victory for White Life’
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) told a crowd at a rally held alongside former president Donald Trump that the supreme court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade was a “victory for…
GOP Candidate Punches Opponent in the Face
“A Providence police officer who was running for state office as a Republican dropped out of the race on Saturday amid a criminal investigation for allegedly punching his Democratic opponent…
Republicans Brace for Impact of Reversing Roe
“Republicans finally got the Roe v. Wade decision they wanted, and in public, they are delighted,” Politico reports. “More quietly, however, according to interviews with more than a dozen Republican…
GOP Senator Said 13-Year Old Could Consent to Sex
In a 2010 deposition in the case, given a week after he was elected to his first term in the U.S. House, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) testified that he believed…
How the Abortion Decision Helps Donald Trump
John Ellis: “First: it changes the subject, something the Trump camp has been quite desperate to do since the Committee hearings began.” “Second, it reminds the Republican Party’s most important…
Prince Charles Took Cash in a Suitcase from Sheikh
The Prince of Wales accepted a suitcase containing €1 million in cash from a controversial Qatari politician, the Sunday Times reports. Save to Favorites
Top Banks Will Pay for Employees to Get Abortions
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank AG and American Express will pay for employees to travel to another state if needed to obtain a legal abortion, Bloomberg…
‘Mitt Romney Republican’ Is a Potent GOP Primary Attack
“Mitt Romney isn’t up for reelection this year. But Trump-aligned Republicans hostile toward the Utah senator have made his name a recurring theme in this year’s primaries, using him as…
The End of Roe Is Just the Beginning
Ross Douthat: “By any reasonable political science theory, any normal supposition about how power works in our republic, this day should not have come.” “The pro-life movement has spent half…
Quote of the Day
“I’m not saying it’s changing the political landscape wholesale but we’re going to see a lot of close races in November, and this is going to keep and put Democrats…
Biden Signs Landmark Gun Legislation
“President Joe Biden signed into law the most sweeping legislation aimed at preventing gun violence in 30 years at the White House on Saturday shortly before departing for Europe for…
Politics Is Strange Sometimes
Mark Halperin: “Given their histories and orientations, there is an irony in the fact that Joe Biden (who was pro-life and now says he is pro-choice) and Donald Trump (who…
A Bombshell That Could Define Biden’s Presidency
Washington Post: “It’s not clear whether Roe’s demise will give Biden a path to find his voice and re-energize his presidency, or will simply exacerbate the social divisions that have…
Justices Inflame a Divided Country
Dan Balz: “By overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the guaranteed right to abortion nationwide, the court’s newly entrenched conservative bloc has set the country on a course toward legal…
How John Roberts Lost Control of the Court
Politico: “After nearly seven months of deliberations, Roberts found precisely zero takers among his fellow justices for his incrementalist approach that would have avoided overruling Roe for now, but allowed…
The Truth About Trump’s Endorsements
Jonathan Bernstein: “Trump is taking credit for endorsing the winner in the Alabama Senate primary run-off. This is actually more about reporters than it is about the Republican Party. Trump…
A Paradoxical Pandemic
“In the United States and some other countries, the Covid-19 pandemic has entered a paradoxical stage in which the coronavirus has evolved into a highly contagious variant and sent cases…
Rare ‘Triple’ La Niña Climate Event Looks Likely
“An ongoing La Niña event that has contributed to flooding in eastern Australia and exacerbated droughts in the United States and East Africa could persist into 2023, according to the…
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