Oliver Willis Tracking scandals and controversies involving the Republican Party. Hurting Consumers Senate Republicans Tried To Repeal A Rule Blocking Credit Card Companies From Imposing Exorbitant Late Fees. “Late Wednesday afternoon, the GOP-controlled House Financial Services Committee voted to advance a bill that would repeal a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that drastically reduces the … Read more
Tracking scandals and controversies involving the conservative cable news network Fox News. Fox News Accused Of Giving Donald Trump Questions In Advance Of 2024 Town Hall Meeting. “President-elect Donald Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according … Read more
Tracking scandals and controversies involving conservative pundit and activist Charlie Kirk of the group Turning Point USA. Kirk also runs the political action group Turning Point Action. Kirk Led A Campaign For Nebraska To Change It’s Election Laws To Benefit Donald Trump. “On Tuesday night, Kirk’s TPUSA held a rally at far-right pastor and self-proclaimed … Read more
Tracking scandals and controversies involving Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst. Abortion Ernst Praised Republicans For Ending Roe vs. Wade. “In an interview with Fox Business, Ernst seemed to suggest that the court’s decision is a direct result of Republican efforts to get Roe v. Wade overturned, making special note of former President Donald Trump’s role … Read more
Tracking scandals and controversies involving the Arizona Republican Party. Abortion Arizona Republicans Blocked Attempts To Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban. “Republican members of the Arizona House elected to adjourn for the day on Wednesday instead of voting on a Democratic bill that would repeal a Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions in the state. State … Read more
Tracking scandals and controversies involving conservative writer and pundit Byron York. York Claimed President Barack Obama’s Approval Ratings Were Artificially High Because He Had Black Support. “But if a new survey by the New York Times is accurate, the president and some of his policies are significantly less popular with white Americans than with black … Read more
The New York Times prominently featured an anti-abortion access in a story on IVF, but just identified her as a concerned mother. Post by @nycsouthpaw View on Threads Oliver WillisOne of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor at Media Matters for America and The … Read more
Fox News is attacking desperate migrant families for the supposed sin of wearing clean clothes. BILL MELUGIN (CORRESPONDENT): What you’re looking at is the border wall off in the distance. That is the area where all these illegal immigrants have been popping through in recent days. There are different gaps in the wall and then … Read more
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker, who pushed the state’s new ban on in vitro fertilization (IVF) appeared on a streaming show pushing the debunked QAnon conspiracy theory. During a recent interview on the program of self-proclaimed “prophet” and QAnon conspiracy theorist Johnny Enlow, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker indicated that he … Read more
President Joe Biden released a statement praising the Ukrainian people ahead of the two year anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked attack on the nation: Statement from President Joe Biden Ahead of the Two-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Brutal Assault Against Ukraine Two years ago tomorrow, shortly before dawn, Russian missiles began exploding near the capital city of … Read more