Accountability | Nevada
Nevada’s Republican Governor Laughs at Thought of Voting for Would-be Republican Successor Adam Laxalt
Nevada's incumbent Republican governor laughed at the thought of voting for his Republican successor in the race to replace him.
Accountability | Michigan
James Questions Women’s Capacity for Leadership at Men-Only Gathering
Speaking at a men’s-only event earlier this year, Michigan Republican John James questioned women's capacity for leadership, alleging that “women want men who have been tested” and that men had a “charge to lead.”
Accountability
Kavanaugh Represented Company Accused of Mistreating HIV-Positive Prisoners
As an attorney in the late 1990s, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh defended a company accused of failing to provide treatment and adequate care to inmates dying of HIV and AIDS in Alabama prisons.
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.