• Want Indiana to legalize marijuana? No Republican governor candidate does

    With every neighboring state making some move to legalize marijuana, all six candidates duking it out in the Republican primary for Indiana governor share a common goal.

  • Republicans Say It Aloud: They Want to Raise the Retirement Age

    Today on TAP: The vast majority of House GOPniks tell Americans that if they want Social Security, they need to work longer.

  • Senate Republicans begin to chart post-McConnell future

    Senate Republicans gathered on Wednesday to begin setting up the process to elect Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) replacement. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and nine of his conservative colleagues requested the meeting “to develop a mission statement, goals for the Conference, and a process to elect a new Senate Republican Leader” in a letter […]

  • Want to make it in the Republican party? Pledge allegiance to the Big Lie

    After a Trump-backed purge of the RNC this month, promoting the 2020 stolen election lie has become a litmus test for loyaltyGet Robert Reich’s latest columns delivered straight to your inboxIf you’re seeking employment at the Republican National Committee (RNC), you’re likely to be asked in your job interview if you believe the 2020 election was stolen. And if you say no, well, you might as well seek a job with George Santos.After a Trump-backed purge of the RNC this month, agreeing to the...

  • What Do Israelis Want; What Do Palestinians Want?

    Israelis and Palestinians want contrary things. Pretending that their wants are reconcilable does not help; it obfuscates reality. Imposing policies not based on reality guarantees failure.

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    House Republicans want to punish medical schools with DEI programs

    Conservatives have sounded like modern-day segregationists in their crusade to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which are designed to help schools and workplaces equip students and employees with tools to succeed in an increasingly diverse world. And the latest target of House Republicans’ push to ban these programs is medical schools. Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., introduced a bill Tuesday that would prevent medical schools that provide DEI programs from receiving federal funds. The...

  • Alabama Republicans Want Trans Space Camp Employee Fired

    After the father of an 11-year-old girl complains, Alabama Congressmen demand the firing of a Space Camp transgender employee.

  • Letters to the Editor: I'm a moderate Republican who wants the party saved from Trumpism

    To the editor: Jonah Goldberg's column on the takeover of the Republican Party establishment by former President Trump's "Make America Great Again" faction is timely and insightful. Trump's ascension to the GOP nomination and takeover of the Republican National Committee cannot be ascribed solely to his MAGA cultists. They were a minority within the GOP until most elected Republicans joined them to ensure the survival of their careers. As a nonagenarian and lifelong middle-of-the-road Republican...

  • Lev Parnas 'rolling out the receipts' by posting email 'Republicans don't want you to see'

    Lev Parnas, who says he worked with Rudy Giuliani to build a Joe Biden conspiracy theory, is unleashing the "receipts."Parnas, who recently said that he told the FBI in 2019 that the GOP's anti-Joe Biden informant should not to be trusted, also made headlines when he testified at an impeachment hearing.After the hearing, Parnas took to social media to post an email he says the Republicans "don't want you to see."ALSO READ: Here's why conservative elites are bailing on Trump now"Here you have...

  • Biden wants taxpayers to pay for obliterated bridge — but a House Republican has better ideas

    Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) doesn't believe taxpayers should finance the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.After a massive cargo ship obliterated the bridge, President Joe Biden promised to "move heaven and earth to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible."His plan? To force taxpayers to fund the project."It's my intention that federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge, and I expect the Congress to support my...

  • 'Never before seen': Ex-Giuliani associate posts video 'Republicans don't want you to see'

    Lev Parnas is rolling out more receipts proving his narrative that Trump's former attorney and ex New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was trumpeting foul play committed by President Joe Biden and his family despite knowing fully well he didn't have the goods.Filming himself seated at a table with Giuliani and another gentleman, Parnas can be seen holding a cell phone up reportedly with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Victor Shokin speaking.Giuliani tells him, "I guess what I'm getting at is — I...

  • House Republicans want Biden to testify at April impeachment hearing as White House slams probe

    House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday officially invited President Joe Biden to testify before the panel