Senate ad slams transgender athletes ‘pretending to be women’

Senate ad slams transgender athletes ‘pretending to be women’

“Some people are afraid to talk about it. Not me,” Hartzler said in the 30-second spot, explaining that she “won’t look away while woke liberals destroy women’s sports.” “Women’s sports are for women, not men pretending to be women,” she said. Thomas has been at the center of controversy in recent months as the NCAA … Read more

Senate Dems left behind as party inches away from mask mandates

Senate Dems left behind as party inches away from mask mandates

The issue is poised to take on a heightened role in several competitive swing-state Senate races. Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the exception to Senate Democrats’ refusal to talk about rolling back pandemic restrictions, on Thursday said that Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak’s decision to end mask mandates was “the right call.” She is among the … Read more

Senate Democrats shift strategy after progressive agenda falters

Senate Democrats shift strategy after progressive agenda falters

sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks to Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) as they arrive to the Capitol for votes regarding judicial nominations on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Senate Democratic moderates are urging their leadership to tack to the center by moving bills to the floor that can pass with strong Republican support, but it’s creating tension … Read more

Senate GOP backlash smacks RNC after Cheney-Kinzinger censure

Senate GOP backlash smacks RNC after Cheney-Kinzinger censure

The RNC is supposed to be a unifying organization within the party. But its passage of a resolution censuring Cheney and Kinzinger for the “persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse” is having the opposite effect — reopening divisions between the large pro-Trump wing of the party, the smaller anti-Trump wing and the … Read more

Retiring Senate spending chiefs go for broke

Retiring Senate spending chiefs go for broke

Leahy and Shelby have just a few weeks to determine whether their negotiations succeed or fail, meaning they would have to keep the government on inefficient autopilot or, in the worst case scenario, risk a shutdown. The two top appropriators are still battling over the GOP’s longtime demand that military and non-defense funding get hiked … Read more

Pennsylvania GOP declines to endorse in Senate race

Pennsylvania GOP declines to endorse in Senate race

Jeff Bartos speaks during a debate with fellow Republican Party candidates seeking to win the party’s nomination in the 2022 US Senate election January 12 in New Castle, Pennsylvania Keith Srakocic/AP Photo YORK, Pa. – The Republican Party of Pennsylvania on Saturday declined to endorse a nominee in the state’s hard-fought and increasingly ugly Senate … Read more

Republican Bernie Moreno drops out of crowded Ohio Senate primary

Republican Bernie Moreno drops out of crowded Ohio Senate primary

Republican Bernie Moreno, a luxury car dealer turned blockchain businessman, was one of the leading GOP contenders tossing in a contest for cash to replace retired Republican Sen. Rob Portman. | Aaron Doster/AP photo Republican Bernie Moreno dropped out of the crowded Ohio Senate primary on Thursday, citing a conversation he had with former President … Read more