#Montana House votes to censure transgender lawmaker

#Montana House votes to censure transgender lawmaker

Montana House Republicans on Wednesday voted to censure Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr. All 68 House Republicans voted to censure Zephyr, while the body’s 32 Democrats voted against it. Zephyr, one of the state’s first openly transgender lawmakers, will be barred from the House floor, anteroom and gallery for the remainder of the session. She has…

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#Disney sues DeSantis, alleging harm to its business

#Disney sues DeSantis, alleging harm to its business

The Walt Disney Company is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other state officials, alleging that DeSantis is harming the company’s business operations.  The lawsuit comes after months of Disney and DeSantis sparring over legislation that DeSantis has signed and steps the governor has taken to increase the state’s control over Disney.  “A targeted…

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#Trump is enemy No. 1 as Biden makes it official

#Trump is enemy No. 1 as Biden makes it official

President Biden is laser focused on preventing former President Trump from returning to the White House, a message voiced loud and clear in his Tuesday reelection announcement.  Facing no formidable primary challengers yet, Biden is taking direct aim at Trump, warning the country — and anxious Democrats — that four more years of Trump is…

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#How long will his influence linger?

#How long will his influence linger?

Tucker Carlson is gone from Fox News, but his influence on conservative politics may linger — at least for a while. Carlson, during his more than six years in Fox’s prime-time lineup, became perhaps more closely aligned than any other host with the strain of right-wing populism that has coursed through the GOP and transformed the party….

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