One critic called the South Carolina Republican’s comment nothing short of “incitement to genocide.” Human rights defenders on Wednesday accused U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of “incitement to genocide” after the South Carolina Republican urged Israeli forces to destroy Gaza—and he wasn’t the only prominent GOP figure to make such an incendiary call. Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday […]
“In less than a year, Kevin McCarthy has proven himself to be the weakest House Speaker in modern history,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell. For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives voted to oust its own leader Tuesday after a motion by far-right Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to vacate the […]
“Trump violated his oath of office and incited a violent insurrection that attacked the U.S. Capitol, threatened the assassination of the vice president and congressional leaders, and disrupted the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our nation’s history.” A progressive advocacy group on Friday filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michigan voters […]
“In the House, Republicans have tried everything but bipartisanship, and every path they’ve pursued to date will inevitably lead to a shutdown,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said he will not call a vote on the bipartisan stopgap funding bill hashed out in the Senate in […]