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Cornyn and Sinema are both members of a larger, bipartisan Senate group, brought together by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin That bigger bill, along the lines of House legislation that passed earlier, would tighten border security while also granting legal status to young people who arrived in the U.S. as children — the “Dreamers.” People who fled disasters and are currently in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status would also gain protections. New ideas are also in pla...

Its not over, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, other conservatives tell America First Rally in Indian River County Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The local Republican Party rolled out a litany of speakers Saturday pushing conspiracy theories and election denial, headlined by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, before at least 300 people at an America First Rally. © CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALM U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to a crowd of ab...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The local Republican Party rolled out a litany of speakers Saturday pushing conspiracy theories and election denial, headlined by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, before at least 300 people at an America First Rally. The controversial event at the Indian River County Fairgrounds & Expo Center was condemned by the Indian River County Democratic Party. It drew an excited crowd of conservatives wearing Trump paraphernalia. They often stood to applaud charges that the 20...

Its not over, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, other conservatives tell America First Rally in Indian River County Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The local Republican Party rolled out a litany of speakers Saturday pushing conspiracy theories and election denial, headlined by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, before at least 300 people at an America First Rally. © CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALM U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to a crowd of ab...

The worst member of Congress. The media generally cannot get enough of writing about right-wing nutcases in the House Republican caucuses, yet somehow Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, D.D.S., seems to fly under the radar relative to Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Louie Gohmert, or Lauren Boebert. But Gosar is probably the most far-gone nativist member in Congress. No one in Congress was more devoted to the “Stop the Steal” cause, for which he organized rallies. “Once we conquer the Hill,” Gosar ...

Rep. Paul Gosar has hit back against a House ethics complaint with a slashing defense of his speeches and social media posts prior to the Jan. 6 riots that led to the brief occupation of the Capitol building. Rep. Pramila Jayapal asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate whether Gosar helped instigate the violent riot at the Capitol building, which interrupted the effort of Gosar and others to prevent the certification of the presidential election. Gosar dismissed that complaint as “...

WASHINGTON —  This is the April 23, 2021, edition of the Essential Politics newsletter. Like what you’re reading? Sign up to get it in your inbox three times a week. Political engagement by young Americans has surged to a historically high level, and that’s not good news for the Republican Party, according to the findings of the annual Harvard Youth Poll. A dozen years ago, after President Obama’s election, 24% of Americans younger than 30 reported themselves to be politically active...

California Democrat renewing push to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene John Bowden © Greg Nash California Democrat renewing push to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene A California Democrat is renewing his push to expel Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over her reported support for an "America First Caucus." Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) told Forbes that he is seeking support for a resolution to expel Greene following news that she and other far-right lawmakers considered launching the ...

Maloney Pushes NRCC To Return Greene’s Money After Her BLM Comments WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) April 21, 2021 10:54 a.m. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) responded to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) calling Black Lives Matter “the most powerful domestic terrorists [sic] organization in our county” by demanding that the NRCC return her donation.  ...

As the dust settles, I'd love to hear more from leading Republicans about what, specifically, they didn't like about the America First Caucus' "platform."