Two Maine Republicans Say Lewiston Mass Shooting Was God’s Retribution for Abortion Rights

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Two Maine Republicans Say Lewiston Mass Shooting Was God’s Retribution for Abortion Rights

“Viewing mass shooters as instruments of God seems like it’s the perfect next step for Republicans,” said one critic. “It combines everything that drives the modern Republican Party.” Two Maine state Republican lawmakers on Thursday were formally censured for saying during a legislative debate that the deadliest shooting in the state’s history was the result […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar Asks Judge to ‘Show Compassion’ for Hateful Man Who Threatened to Put Bullet in Her Head

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Rep. Ilhan Omar Asks Judge to ‘Show Compassion’ for Hateful Man Who Threatened to Put Bullet in Her Head

“Who are we as a nation if we respond to threats of political retribution with retribution ourselves?” After a man accused of threatening her life pled guilty to the crime in a U.S. District Court, Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday released publicly a letter she wrote asking the federal judge presiding over the case to “show compassion” […]