The Republican Senate has now confirmed 68 conservative judges to the federal bench — with 125 to go. . And every federal department administrating anti-poverty funds - which constitute one-quarter of the federal budget — must follow an executive order from President Donald Trump to..…
It is strange, but the two main forces of resistance to the pre-fascist reality menacing the country’s and the world’s future are progressive populism as evident in the widespread grassroots protest movement taking shape in the immediate aftermath of Trump’s ascension to the presidency, and the deep..…
In Missouri, voters defeated an anti-labor “right-to-work” law brought in by the Republicans by a two-to-one margin. ..…
In the following decade, the fragile consensus between American slave states and free states collapsed, making the country’s breakup inevitable and accelerating the rise of the new, anti-slavery Republican party. Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 gave Republicans the White..…
On U.S. anti-terrorism defenses, 61% of Republicans and 33% of Democrats say they would increase federal spending. . ... In the current survey, however, there has been sharp increase in Republican support for more spending on anti-terrorism (to 61%), while Democrats’..…
Obama also oversaw a dramatic increase in economic inequality, mass deportations and police violence, disillusioning many supporters and giving Republicans like Trump the opening to pose as anti-establishment populists. . ..…
Greg Abbott, Republican, just signed into law series of anti-abortion measures, to bury or cremate fetal remains from their abortions.. ..…
And she beat one of the most homophobic Republicans in the country on her way to victory. . . ... Marshall was a self-proclaimed “chief homophobe,” an anti-abortion Catholic, a man who thought X-rated videos were a public health hazard, and the author of a bathroom bill that would have..…
US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump continues his anti-Muslim rant following the terrorist attacks in Belgium. ..…
As for LGBT rights, this is the most anti- LGBT Republican history, according to the Log Cabin Republicans. ..…
By 1856, now running under the name American Party, they fell behind the Republicans in the presidential election, winning just 21 percent of the popular vote to the Republicans' 33 percent. . A more clearly anti-slavery third party had beaten the Whigs and taken its place in the..…
Last year, Federal Election Commission sued Christian Coalition, accusing it of illegally promoting Republican candidates. ... Earley, leading anti-abortion legislator from Christian Coalition's home base of Chesapeake, Va., won Republican for attorney general. ..…
For at least a dozen years, anti-abortion activists tried to portray their pro-choice opponents as the extremists. In one Republican Congress after another, bills such as those banning so-called partial-birth abortion were aimed more at moving public opinion than reducing the need for..…
Republicans and Democrats are ready for a brawl over the future of the USA Patriot Act, the wide-ranging anti-terrorism law passed in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. ..…
The question is whether the DFL-controlled Legislature has the political will to make good on the momentum garnered by last November’s defeat of an anti-gay marriage ballot measure sponsored by Republicans. . ..…
Menendez, the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, is as dedicated to regime change as any Republican in Congress. Indeed, he is an outspoken defender of the Mojahedin-e Khalq, a cult-like anti-regime Iranian exile group that was listed until September 2012 by the State..…
In the dark of night Republican tries to revive the anti-union right to work amendment. ... While Republicans have been in their support for the anti-union amendment, it appears they are shying away from taking vote on it since they fear what it could mean for them in..…
Intense anti-government sentiment is highly concentrated among certain groups – Republicans, independents and others who lean Republican, and those who agree with the Tea Party movement. . ... Consistent with this pattern of partisanship, anti-government sentiment..…
The FBI's own files show that his work was approved of by every administration he served, Democrat and Republican. In 1954, the Congressional Doolittle Committee reported, 'As long as [anti-communism] remains national policy, an important requirement is an aggressive, covert, psychological,..…
Remembering the difficulties with Republican National Convention St. Paul in 2008, coalition of anti-war groups asked the city of Minneapolis for permit on DNC actually coming to Minneapolis.. ..…
Giuliani, on the other hand, could feel pressured to move even further toward the anti-abortion camp in order to appeal to social conservatives who make up a large part of the Republican Party base. . ..…
By in the enterprise system and social values that reflect agenda, COMMENTS As in 1994, this extremely Republican group's politics are driven. DEFINING VALUES Pro-business, pro-military, pro-life, anti-gay and welfare with strong faith America. ..…
Supplementing the anti-Russia campaign is the raising of sexual allegations against Republican Party officeholders, including Trump himself. ..…