Accountability | California
Woof: Rohrabacher Launches Into Bizarre Comments About Chinese People Eating Dogs When Asked About Chinese New Year
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher had an odd message for the Chinese people when asked about Chinese New Year: It’s OK that you eat dogs.
Accountability | Florida
DeSantis’s Father Spread Racist, Misogynistic Rhetoric on Social Media
Ron DeSantis’s father shared a Facebook post that called then-President Barack Obama a “cop-hating terrorist,” one of several racially tinged posts he shared on social media in recent years before he turned his attention to his son’s campaign for governor.
Accountability | Virginia
On 9/11 Anniversary, Rep. Scott Taylor Invited Another Terrorist Attack in Social Media Post
Three years ago, on the 14th anniversary of 9/11, Rep. Scott Taylor was on a flight from Boston to Washington when he when he posted a selfie on Instagram suggesting he would be able to stop a terrorist attempting to hijack the plane.
Accountability
Woodward: Pruitt Bypassed Protocol, Legal Review in Failed Coup Against Paris Agreement
Scott Pruitt once let himself into the Oval Office and asked President Donald Trump to sign off on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement on the spot, according to a new book by Bob Woodward detailing the inner workings of the Trump White House.
Accountability | Arizona
McSally’s New TV Ad Includes False Attack Questioning Sinema’s Patriotism
Independent fact-checkers declared Rep. Martha McSally’s new ad attacking her opponent’s patriotism to be false. PolitiFact Arizona rated McSally’s attack ad “mostly false” on Monday, saying McSally’s ad “ignores critical facts that would give a different impression.”
Accountability
Interior Didn’t Disclose Zinke’s Trip to Istanbul, Where He Has Ties to Turkish Interests
Facing criticism of secrecy around Secretary Ryan Zinke’s schedule, the Interior Department pledged in early August it would release his calendar every week. It lasted all of three weeks.
Accountability
Bannon: Trump Was ‘Bad Father,’ ‘Terrible First Husband,’ ‘Terrible Boss That Grabbed You by the Pussy’
In explicit terms, Steve Bannon acknowledged that Donald Trump was the “perfect foil” for feminists and women in the #MeToo era, according to Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book about the Trump White House.