14 Republicans voted against a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The resolution passed in a 398-14 vote. Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, who voted against the measure, said that “we can’t simply be the military police for the entire world.” “When we do that, that’s how we end up …
Read More »House Passes Equality Act To End Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity
The House passed sweeping legislation on Thursday to ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivering a major victory to the LGBTQ community. The Equality Act, which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to provide protections for LGBTQ individuals, garnered unanimous support from House Democrats …
Read More »House Votes To Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees
The House of Representatives has voted to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) of her committee assignments. Greene had been assigned to the Education and Labor committee and the Budget committee. The House voted to take away Greene’s committee assignments in direct response to Greene’s spreading of false information, conspiracy theories, …
Read More »Republican Ties To Extremists Involved In Capitol Riots Discovered
“We’re in it. We just haven’t started shooting at each other yet,” replied Republican Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona when asked by members of the Oath Keepers if the United States was headed for a civil war. The statement was videotaped and distributed by the right-wing militia. This call to …
Read More »GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Launches PAC To Challenge Trump Wing Of Party
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump earlier this month, has been railing against his party’s extreme right-wing on social media over the past few weeks. He’s called out House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for flying to meet former President Trump; Matt Gaetz for …
Read More »Rep. Jimmy Gomez To Introduce Resolution To Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene From Congress
In light of numerous reports revealing her repeated endorsements of sedition, domestic terrorism, and political violence, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) announced today he will introduce a resolution to expel Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from the U.S. House of Representatives. “As if it weren’t enough to amplify conspiracy theories that …
Read More »Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Believes School Shootings Are A Hoax
The internet is forever. Once information is posted, someone has viewed, shared, and archived it. This rule is universal and applies to all, even newly elected Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. In a previously unreported and now deleted interaction, the known QAnon supporter agreed with a 2018 Facebook comment that the …
Read More »Diverse 117th Congress Includes QAnon Supporters
As mandated by the US Constitution, on January 3rd at noon, a new Congress was convened. A global pandemic couldn’t stop one of the United States oldest traditions, and as the clock struck twelve, the 117th Congress was brought to order. For many, the process will be familiar territory. But …
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