Martha MacCallum pressing a teachers union president over critical race theory and more round out today s top media headlines
Less than three months after the liberal Lincoln Project publicly imploded over multiple scandals, the disgraced group is getting mainstream media love again.
Co-founder Rick Wilson appeared on HBO s Real Time with Bill Maher for a friendly interview on Friday, and senior adviser Tara Setmayer scored appearances Sunday on CNN and Monday on MSNBC, with liberal anchors Jim Acosta and Ari Melber, respectively.
Ex-adviser Kurt Bardella, who confessed to tweeting out hacked messages between co-founder Jennifer Horn and a reporter, continues to be a frequent MSNBC guest.
Illustration by Sean Lewis, Published 14:36, May. 10, 2021
Chad Guenter, a firefighter and rescue instructor in Canmore, Alberta, stands six-foot-three, weighs 250 pounds, and is covered in tattoos. He has seen a lot of troubling things while working: a seven-day-old baby who died of cardiac arrest, the bodies of three railroad engineers he helped recover from the crumpled wreck of a freight train. But, sometimes, it’s the routine calls like the elderly man who showed signs of stroke and reminded him of his father that send him reeling. Over years of occupational stress, Guenter has talked to therapists about his flashbacks and heavy feelings. But, for immediate relief, he goes to the river. “When I’m on the water, there’s nothing else that I have to worry about nothing else,” says Guenter, whose stand-up paddleboard has helped him cope with the trauma he experiences as a first responder. “Water demands all of my attention. It’s really healing.”
About 54,000 delegates will choose a nominee for the Republican candidate for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general at the 2021 Virginia GOP Convention
Trumpy, Trumpier and Trumpiest : Virginia GOP to vote on nominee for governor in post-Trump era
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The battle over IDs at the ballot box
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports on groups working to help voters without identification to obtain valid IDs, as more states pass tighter voter ID laws.Kendall Warner/The New & Advance via AP, FILE
Virginia Republicans are set to pick a nominee for this year s gubernatorial election at a convention on Saturday, testing the lasting strength of Trumpism in a state that has deepened its blue hue during former President Donald Trump s tenure.
In a crowded race with no clear front-runner, ties to Trump and his stalwarts are shaping its contours. The Republican contenders have largely embraced him and earned endorsements from some of his close allies ostensibly hoping to reflect the zeal of his base to claim the GOP nomination for the commonwealth s top job.
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Trump s impact expands in wave of new voting laws: The Note
The action in states on voting may be a good indication of where the GOP stands.
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Florida, Texas move forward with restrictive voting laws
The Republican-led states are attempting to impose strict measures they say are needed to tighten election security, while Democrats say it’s blatant voter suppression.Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
The end of Rep. Liz Cheney s time in House Republican leadership is only a piece of it and could be far from the most impactful part.