Week of April 17, 2023 THREE GOP MESSAGES FROM THIS WEEK The Congressional Dais, the Stage for GOP’s Nativist Political Theater: The House Republican majority was quick to pat themselves on the back for a job well done for all the “oversight” they provided in their first one hundred...
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Sporting a large tan cowboy hat, a bulletproof vest with the words “SHERIFF” blazoned across his chest, and an assault weapon, Mark Lamb likes to dress up for the cameras. First elected Pinal County Sheriff in 2017, Lamb has turned himself into a far-right celebrity who is frequently dawning...
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Republicans have used their narrow majority in the House to call congressional hearings ostensibly about the border that they have instead used to amplify white nationalist conspiracy theories and other pernicious nativist disinformation. Several of the witnesses Republicans have already invited to testify at these hearings have described migrants...
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Alongside her fellow nativists, Donald Trump and Stephen Miller, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) was one of the biggest losers in the 2022 midterm elections. While she easily won her safe seat in upstate New York, her attempt at playing king- or queen-maker failed miserably. In 28 of the 36...
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