Accountability | Indiana
Running on Business Record, Braun Took Up to $2M in Govt. Funding to Hire Workers
Mike Braun is running for a Senate seat on the back of his decades-long business career, earning the endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- touting his record in the private sector -- on Tuesday.
Accountability | Ohio
DeWine Was Accused by Police Chiefs of Ignoring Rogue Sheriff’s Prescription Drug Scheme
In 2016, DeWine was publicly accused by police chiefs of ignoring their concerns about a prescription-drug operation — a complaint that forced an investigation, resulted in a conviction and raised questions about DeWine’s relationship with law enforcement.
Accountability | Florida
Facing Election-Year Algae Crisis, Scott Now Wants to Reverse Millions in Research Cuts He Made
As Florida’s governor, Rick Scott cut millions of dollars for red-tide research and took steps to exacerbate conditions ripe for algae blooms. Now, as a Senate candidate, Scott is calling on the Legislature and the state’s conservation commission to restore funding and take action.
Accountability | Arizona
Fact Check: McSally Broke Major Promise to Keep Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
After repeatedly promising Arizonans she would preserve protections for pre-existing conditions, McSally voted for the 2017 Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act that would take away the guarantee prohibiting price discrimination for individuals with pre-existing conditions.
Accountability | New Mexico
Pearce Likens Driving Latino Voters to Polls to Russian Election Interference
Rep. Steve Pearce likened efforts to get Latino voters to the polls in 2016 to Russia’s interference to help elect Donald Trump. “At a time when we’ve got the Mueller investigation going on to determine if the Russians were influencing elections, actually it’s happening right under Mueller’s nose that Google was trying to rig the elections,” said Pearce, the GOP nominee for New Mexico governor.
Accountability | Florida
DeSantis Holds Rally with Support from Violent Far-Right Group
At Ron DeSantis’s rally in Sarasota, Fla., on Saturday, a far-right group with ties to white supremacists -- the Proud Boys -- showed up to support the Republican gubernatorial nominee, chanting "lock him up" about his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who is black. DeSantis’s campaign did not appear to remove the Proud Boys demonstrators from the event, though it distanced itself from them afterward.
Accountability | North Dakota
Cramer, White House Ready to Cut Social Security and Medicare
In February, Cramer dismissed Trump’s promises to protect Social Security as something “good to campaign on” but “hard to do” and told Breitbart he would be “happy” to discuss changes.