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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Recession Rod is taking heat from every direction. The latest salvo is a scathing editorial that explores Blum’s misunderstanding of economics, local funding sources, and how not to be a total embarrassment on social media.   — Editorial: On Twitter, Rod Blum shamed Iowa Quad-City Times http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-on-twitter-rod-blum-shamed-iowa/article_40ee492f-b7eb-5891-b9c6-9d4c13477ffd.html   Congrats, U.S. […]

Since Reed’s endorsement, Trump has thrown Republican primary circus further deeper into the gutter When Congressman Tom Reed endorsed Donald Trump, he called for moving “beyond the bombastic rhetoric to positive discussion.” That’s laughable. Since then, Reed’s chosen presidential candidate has only further thrust the Republican primary circus deeper into the gutter. Trump and Cruz […]

Tim Walberg & Mike Bishop have already proven that together they are no friend to Michigan’s working families, by voting to eliminate prevailing wage standards for highway workers, and by supporting legislation to allow single women to be fired for getting pregnant or using birth control, or to stop home health care workers from getting […]

FBI asking new questions about Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s use of seized criminal money ABC 15 By Dave Biscobing http://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/fbi-asking-new-questions-about-pinal-county-sheriff-paul-babeus-use-of-seized-criminal-money The FBI is asking new questions about Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and his office’s use of seized criminal money. ABC15 has learned agents in the FBI’s Phoenix Division have conducted interviews with several […]

To: Vulnerable House Republican Cresent Hardy From: Office of Speaker Paul D. Ryan Re: Recess Message Guidance Over the next two weeks, the three of you will be holding public events in your districts, or at the very least, having semi-public conversations with local reporters that you can’t avoid anymore because you’re home for 12 […]

To: California House Republicans Steve Knight, Jeff Denham, and David Valadao From: Office of Speaker Paul D. Ryan Re: Recess Message Guidance Over the next two weeks, the three of you will be holding public events in your districts, or at the very least, having semi-public conversations with local reporters that you can’t avoid anymore […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Recession Rod is taking heat from every direction – and has been for more than a week. The latest salvo is a scathing editorial that explores Blum’s misunderstanding of economics, local funding sources, and how not to be a total embarrassment on social media. Editorial: On Twitter, Rod Blum shamed […]

As if it couldn’t get any worse, the Republican party further split last night over the course of the CNN Republican Town Hall, as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich all said that they may not support the ultimate Republican nominee, for the first time. To boot, Marco Rubio made clear this week that […]

With the acrimony in the Republican presidential primary reaching an all-time high, the remaining candidates have walked away from their respective pledges to support the eventual nominee. The writing is on the wall: the Republican Party is falling apart, and with it, Coffman’s reelection chances. Remember that Coffman’s campaign has already said he will “obviously” […]

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Washington lobbyist Denise Gitsham failed to complete her financial disclosure forms, leaving voters in the dark about potential conflicts of interest. Earlier this month Gitsham came under fire for calling herself “ambiguously ethnic enough to pass as almost anything,” but now it’s her ambiguous ethics she’ll need to answer […]