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Assclown Alert: Spreading unfounded hate after the Uvalde shooting with Rep. Paul Gosar

The Arizona Congressman fired off a tweet — which he subsequently deleted — claiming without proof that the Uvalde shooter was a 'transsexual leftist illegal alien.'

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Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to push a baseless conspiracy theory about the Texas shooter, suggesting he was into 'wearing eyeliner' and 'cross dressing'

Greene shared a theory similar to one put forth by Rep. Paul Gosar, who baselessly claimed hours after the shooting that the gunman was a "transsexual leftist illegal alien."

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Too Many Doors And Liberal Teachers: Here's What The GOP Blames For The Uvalde Shooting

Anything but guns.

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The Uvalde Shooting Prompted An Immediate Wave Of Misinformation

Mass shootings prompt false information and conspiracy theories, and they spread fast on social media.

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'Horrifying' conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

Misinformation and conspiracy theories about Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, began to spread online only hours after the carnage.

Rep. Paul Gosar Spreads Lie About Texas Shooter In Hateful Since-Deleted Tweet

The extremist Arizona Republican shared misinformation about the gunman that was circulating on right-wing networks.

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GOP Rep. Paul Gosar spread a baseless transphobic rumor that the Uvalde school shooting suspect was a 'transsexual leftist illegal alien'

The suspect was identified by authorities as an 18-year-old male who was a resident of the community and had also shot his grandmother.

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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says she's engaged to longtime partner

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has confirmed she’s engaged to her longtime partner, Riley Roberts.

Vaccine skeptics and anti-maskers who invoked 'my body, my choice' in the pandemic are now lining up to support the end of Roe v. Wade

The rallying cry was rooted in Roe v. Wade rallies. Yet people against vaccine and mask mandates are urging the potential demise of abortion rights.

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Vaccine skeptics and anti-maskers who invoked 'my body, my choice' in the pandemic are now lining up to support the end of Roe v. Wade

The rallying cry was rooted in Roe v. Wade rallies. Yet people against vaccine and mask mandates are urging the potential demise of abortion rights.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene has had Paul Gosar vote on her behalf 22 times even though she introduced a bill to ban proxy voting

The far-right Georgia congresswoman has also voted on behalf of her Republican colleagues 135 times.

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Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.

Judge mulls lawsuit seeking to kick Trump backers off ballot

Attorneys representing two Republican congressmen and a GOP state House member running to be Arizona’s top election official urged a judge in Phoenix to dismiss lawsuits seeking to kick them off the November ballot.

CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election

Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump’s father lost.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is sabotaging conservatives' fight against 'wokeness'

Marjorie Taylor Greene is sabotaging conservatives' fight against 'wokeness'

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McCarthy declines to punish Republicans Greene and Gosar for appearing at white nationalist conference

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said there is “no place” in the GOP for the ideas espoused at a far-right political conference that Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar recently attended, but stopped short of doling out any tangible punishment to the two lawmakers.

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Kevin McCarthy reaffirms pledge to give Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar committee assignments again after they attended a white nationalist conference

Both Greene and Gosar recently addressed a white nationalist conference in Florida, prompting condemnation from the Republican leader.

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What Is The GOP Going To Do About Its Controversial Members?

So far, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has resisted calls to punish his caucus members for their links to the far right.

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What Is The GOP Going To Do About Its Controversial Members?

So far, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has resisted calls to punish his caucus members for their links to the far right.

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3 House Republicans voted against a bipartisan resolution to stand 'steadfastly' with the Ukrainian people

GOP Reps. Paul Gosar, Thomas Massie, and Matt Rosendale voted against a resolution supporting the Ukrainian people and Ukraine's sovereignty.

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US House 'staunchly, proudly' passes resolution for Ukraine

The House has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that, in its own words, “steadfastly, staunchly, proudly and fervently” supports Ukraine.

GOP torn as Greene speaks to far right amid 'Putin!' chants

Republican leaders in Congress are grappling with what to do with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rips Kevin McCarthy’s Criticism Of ‘His Little KKK Caucus’

The House GOP leader's critique of Republicans who attended a white nationalist conference rang hollow for the New York Democrat.

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McConnell, McCarthy call MTG appearance at white supremacist conference "unacceptable"

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) spoke out on Monday against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) recent appearance at a white nationalist event, saying in a statement, "there’s no place in the Republican Party for white supremacists or anti-Semitism." Driving the news: On Saturday Greene and Gosar addressed the America First Political Action Committee's conference, a white nationalist gathering organized by Nick Fuentes, who has been labeled a white supre

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Two Republican members of Congress participated in a white nationalist’s conference. Mitt Romney called them ‘morons.’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) later defended attending the conference organized by Nick Fuentes, saying she didn't know he has promoted white nationalist ideas.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene downplays speaking at a conference founded by white nationalist

Republicans have criticized Greene's attendance, though some have ignored or claimed they didn't know about it.

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Romney: Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘moron’ for speaking at white nationalist event

Paul Gosar also spoke at far-right conference, as calls for the censure of the two Republicans ring out againTrump hints at 2024 presidential bid in CPAC speech Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, members of Congress who spoke at a white nationalist event in Florida this week, are “morons” with no place in the Republican pa

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Marjorie Taylor Greene and the MAGA world position on Ukraine: Biden, a warmonger who is weak, did something wrong

Republicans such as Marjorie Taylor Greene are blaming Russia's invasion on Biden's "weakness," while also opposing a war the US does not intend to fight.

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Reps. Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, AOC, and Cori Bush have joined 39 other lawmakers to urge Biden to seek congressional approval before sending troops into Ukraine

The lawmakers, some of whom have historical animosities, are appealing to Biden to get a nod from Congress before sending troops to Ukraine.

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Conspiracy theories paint fraudulent reality of Jan. 6 riot

The events from last Jan. 6 in Washington unfolded on live television and they've been the subject of congressional hearings and criminal proceedings since then.

‘Stop the Steal’ founder told Jan. 6 committee about contacts with GOP lawmakers

The description of the testimony comes in a lawsuit Ali Alexander filed to block the committee from obtaining his phone records.

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Paul Gosar's chief of staff tried to intercept a plane rumored to be full of fake votes for Biden: court docs

The expedition, described inlegal documents sent to the Supreme Court, is one of the most outlandish episodes in the hunt of evidence of voter-fraud.

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House responds to GOP's Boebert with Islamophobia bill

The House has delivered its first formal response to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's anti-Muslim remarks by passing a bill to tackle Islamophobia worldwide.

Progressive Democrats pressure Pelosi to discipline Boebert

Progressive Democrats are ratcheting up pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to punish firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado for her recent comments likening a Muslim member of Congress to a bomb-carrying terrorist.

Matt Gaetz Chills Critics With ‘Terrifying’ Prediction About GOP In 2022

It’s “a nightmare scenario that should send us all screaming to the polls,” one person hit back at the extremist Florida Republican on Twitter.

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The Republican Congresswoman Taking on Lauren Boebert

Why is a South Carolina Republican policing her party’s far-right flank? Here are three possibilities.

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Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to have settled on a strategy as a handful of Republican lawmakers stir outrage with violent, racist and sometimes Islamophobic comments: If you can’t police them, promote them.

Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to have settled on a strategy to deal with a handful of Republican lawmakers who have stirred outrage with violent, racist and sometimes Islamophobic comments. The path to power for Republicans in Congress is now rooted in the capacity to generate outrage. The alarming language, and the fundraising haul it increasingly produces, is another example of how Donald Trump, the former president, has left his mark on politics, changing the way Republicans rise to influence and authority.

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Boebert in call refuses to apologize for anti-Muslim remarks

Conservative congresswoman Lauren Boebert has spoken by phone with congresswoman Ilhan Omar just days after likening the Minnesota Democrat to a bomb-carrying terrorist.

Acquitted and in demand, Rittenhouse ponders what's next

When he was acquitted of murder for shootings during unrest in Kenosha, Kyle Rittenhouse went from staring at possible life behind bars to red-hot star of the right.

SNL’s Colin Jost Drags Matt Gaetz’s Kyle Rittenhouse Offer

NBCFollowing a cold open wherein Cecily Strong’s Jeanine Pirro celebrated the Kyle Rittenhouse’s not guilty verdict with his chummy judge, Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” gave their two cents.“On Friday, Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty in the murder of two men during a Black Lives Matter protest. So, hopefully he got all that shooting out of his system before he becomes a cop,” joked Che. SNL’s Jeanine Pirro Celebrates Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict With His Judge“Protests are being held

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Rep. Cori Bush calls for expulsion of House Republicans who offered Kyle Rittenhouse an internship, says her job feels 'more and more dangerous' every day

Since his Friday acquittal, Kyle Rittenhouse has been offered internships by three House Republicans: Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, and Madison Cawthorn.

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Rittenhouse acquittal tightens the political vise for Biden

A difficult political atmosphere for President Joe Biden may have become even more treacherous after the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse.

Republican politicians praise Rittenhouse verdict: 'I'm going to arm wrestle Matt Gaetz to get dibs for Kyle as an intern'

Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all counts by a Wisconsin jury after shooting and killing 2 men and injuring a 3rd in Kenosha in August 2020.

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Rep. Paul Gosar defended himself following his House censure by saying he'd never physically harmed his siblings even after they called him names

Gosar told SiriusXM that he doesn't "espouse harming anybody," including his siblings. Many of them have openly criticized the Arizona lawmaker.

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GOP McCarthy's 'angry' rant stalls, does not stop Biden bill

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy seized control of the House floor for more than eight hours overnight, preempting passage of President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill with a rambling speech full of vitriol.

House OKs $2T social, climate bill in Biden win; Senate next

The House has handed President Joe Biden a marquee victory.

Trump endorses Gosar one day after House censure

Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Rep. Paul Gosar, one day after the Arizona Republican was censured by the House of Representatives for posting a violent cartoon video that depicted a character with his face killing one with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s.

Rep. Omar slams colleague Boebert as ‘insurrectionist who sleeps with a pervert’

In an unhinged speech from the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday, Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert called the […] The post Rep. Omar slams colleague Boebert as ‘insurrectionist who sleeps with a pervert’ appeared first on TheGrio.

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Paul Gosar re-shares controversial video after House censure

Gosar was censured by the House in a 223 to 207 vote and stripped of his committee assignments.

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McCarthy says he'll put Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene back on committees if GOP retakes majority in 2022: 'They may have better committee assignments'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hit back at GOP threats of retaliation: "They shouldn't have a gavel be anywhere near them ever."

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Gosar Responds To Censure By Reposting Violent Anime Targeting Ocasio-Cortez

The representative reposted and then deleted the violent video, hours after the House publicly reprimanded him for it and stripped his committee assignments.

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Paul Gosar responds to House censure by posting a #gosarlife meme on Gettr and retweeting the same anime video about AOC that got him censured

He was censured for tweeting a violent anime edit of himself slaying Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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Lauren Boebert Outrageously Calls Ilhan Omar A Member Of The 'Jihad Squad'

The Colorado Republican spewed anti-Muslim bigotry while defending GOP Rep. Paul Gosar for an anime depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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Republicans' defense of U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar in censure vote is sickening

What is wrong with Republicans that they can't bring themselves to condemn Rep. Paul Gosar for his sick anime video?

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House votes to censure Congressman Paul Gosar for violent video in rare formal rebuke

Gosar is the 24th lawmaker in U.S. history to be censured.

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House To Vote On Censuring Rep. Gosar Over Posting Violent Video

He tweeted an animated video that depicted him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., with a sword.

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House to vote on censuring GOP Rep. Paul Gosar over anime video depicting him killing AOC

The House is set to censure GOP Rep. Gosar and strip him of committee assignments for posting a video that depicted him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez.

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House to vote on censure of Gosar after he posted edited anime video of him killing Ocasio-Cortez

The resolution would also strip Gosar of his post on the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

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Rep. Gosar censured over an anime video showing him killing AOC

The mainly party line vote of 223-207 came after GOP Rep. Gosar posted a video on social media that depicts him murdering Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

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House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke

The House has voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.

House to vote on censure of Gosar after he posted edited anime video of him killing Ocasio-Cortez

The resolution would also strip Gosar of his post on the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

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AP source: House to vote on censuring Gosar over video

Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona is facing censure in the House over a violent video he posted online.

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Kevin McCarthy says he spoke with Paul Gosar about the now-deleted violent Twitter video

Kevin McCarthy says he spoke with Paul Gosar about the now-deleted violent Twitter video

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House Democrats move to censure GOP Rep. Paul Gosar over anime video depicting him killing AOC

A group of House Democrats introduced a resolution to censure GOP Rep. Paul Gosar for posting a cartoon video that depicted him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and swinging swords at President Joe Biden.

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Rep. Liz Cheney says House Republican leadership has 'lost their moral compass' over their silence on 'avowed white nationalist' Rep. Paul Gosar's violent AOC video

Gosar faces potential censure by the House after posting a video that he says was "truly a symbolic portrayal of a fight over immigration policy."

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GOP leaders say little to condemn violent political rhetoric

In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face killing a figure with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face.

Dems call for censure of GOP congressman over violent video

Ten House Democrats say they will introduce a House resolution to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar for tweeting a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.

Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime video of himself killing AOC. This was her response

The video shows Gosar's character killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword and brandishing weapons at President Biden. Twitter says it violates its hateful conduct rules but has left it up.

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Top US historian warns that Gosar's violent AOC tweet shows how the GOP risks maiming democracy to death

"Threats of violence lead to actual violence," Joanne Freeman, a Yale historian who wrote a book on violence in Congress before the Civil War, warned.

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Rep. Paul Gosar harshly criticized after tweeting altered animation showing him attacking Ocasio-Cortez and Biden

The tweet drew a warning label from Twitter and was widely decried. The firebrand Arizona Republican is a staunch backer of former President Trump.

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GOP congressman under fire for anime attacking Ocasio-Cortez

Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar is facing criticism after he tweeted a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.

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EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally

The House panel investigating the Jan_ 6 Capitol insurrection has focused some of its early work on the planning behind a massive rally at which President Donald Trump falsely claimed to have won reelection and told his supporters to “fight like hell.”.

House asks companies to save Jan. 6 phone, computer records

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is asking social media and telecommunications companies to preserve phone or computer records for hundreds of people.

‘This is how I’m going to die’: Officers tell stories about Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

Four officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection have given emotional accounts of the attack.

House to probe Capitol riot -- over Republican opposition

The House has launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

House GOP leaders won't support probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

House Republican leaders say they will oppose the creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

Fierce Capitol attacks on police in newly released videos

Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage that shows a man charging at a police officer with a flagpole.

Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

Black Americans are rejoicing after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

President Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.

What insurrection? Growing number in GOP downplay Jan. 6

A small but growing number of Republicans are embracing and propagating a false portrayal of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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Takeaways: Partisan discord instead of Jan. 6 answers

A House hearing on the Capitol insurrection has wrapped up after harsh words from lawmakers.

New conservative group would save 'Anglo-Saxon' traditions

Hard-right House Republicans are discussing forming an America First Caucus.

Democratic Arizona Rep. Kirkpatrick won't seek reelection

FILE - IN this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, Democratic senatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., speaks to supporters during an election night party in Phoenix. Kirkpatrick, a five-term Arizona Democrat, announced Friday, March 12, 2021, she won't run for reelection in 2022. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, a five-term Arizona Democrat, announced Friday she won't run for reelection in 2022. The district has been competitive in recent elections but Kirkpatrick defeated Republican challenger Brandon Marlin by a nearly 40,000-vote margin in November. After redistricting made that district more Democratic, Gosar switched districts and Kirkpatrick won the 1st District seat again in 2012 and was reelected in 2014.

Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol

Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Wednesday, disrupting the process. One Republican lawmaker publicly called for invoking the 25th Amendment to force Trump from office before Biden is inaugurated. The support Trump has received for his efforts to overturn the election results have badly strained the nation’s democratic guardrails. Some House lawmakers tweeted they were sheltering in place in their offices. The Pentagon said about 1,100 District of Columbia National Guard members were being mobilized to help support law enforcement at the Capitol.

Ted Cruz objects to certification of Arizona's electoral votes, initiating effort to challenge Joe Biden's victory

Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. in December of 2020. Credit: Pool/ABACA via Reuters ConnectU.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday objected to the counting of Arizona's electoral votes, starting a process of challenging President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the Electoral College. Cruz stood during a joint session of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate to register his objection alongside U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona. Vice President Mike Pence then asked whether the objection was in writing and signed by a senator and Cruz answered, "It is." The proceeding Cruz engaged in is ceremonial and his objection is doomed to fail in both the House and the Senate. The state's other senator, John Cornyn, announced he would not join this effort, but a number of Texas House Republicans announced in recent days they would object.

Trump backers converge on vote centers in Michigan, Arizona

Wearing Trump gear, the Phoenix protesters filled much of the parking lot at the Maricopa County election center, and members of the crowd chanted, “Fox News sucks!” in anger over the network declaring Joe Biden the winner in Arizona. Rep. Paul Gosar, an Arizona Republican and staunch Trump supporter, joined the crowd, declaring: “We’re not going to let this election be stolen. And the vote-counting went on into the night, Maricopa County Elections Department spokeswoman Megan Gilbertson said. Protesters in Portland were demonstrating about a range of issues, including police brutality and the counting of the vote. Gretchen WhitmerOn Election Night, scattered protests broke after voting ended, stretching from Washington, D.C., to Seattle, but there was no widespread unrest or significant violence.

Claim that Sharpie pens ruin Arizona ballots misses the mark

Here’s a look at the facts:CLAIM: Votes were eliminated in Arizona because people were made to use Sharpie pens to mark their ballots. Arizona election officials confirmed that Sharpies were used in voting, but they said that would not invalidate a ballot. While election officials took to social media to debunk the Sharpie rumors, others in Arizona were not convinced. Aguilera also is asking for such voters to be able to be present while election officials count their ballots. Megan Gilbertson, a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Elections Department, declined to comment on the lawsuit.

More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count

One person arrested for allegedly damaging property was taken to a hospital after “experiencing a medical episode,” police said in a statement early Thursday. Officers seized multiple firearms, ammunition, a knife, fireworks, body armor and gas masks from people who were arrested, a sheriff’s office statement said. The protests came as smaller groups of Trump supporters gathered at vote tabulation sites in Phoenix, Detroit and Philadelphia, decrying counts that showed Democrat Joe Biden leading or gaining ground. In Phoenix, at least two dozen Trump supporters gathered outside city hall Thursday morning, chanting “Protect Our Vote.” The group said they planned to return to the tabulation center, where a Wednesday night rally decried a declaration by Fox News that Biden was the winner in Arizona. This is evidence of democracy, not fraud.”In Detroit, a few dozen Trump supporters gathered outside the city's convention center Thursday morning, as election workers counted absentee ballots inside.

Several lawmakers had contact with man at CPAC who got virus

They “remain in good health,” the physician's office said. Their symptoms were reviewed, and the individuals were considered to be at “low risk” of contracting the disease, the statement said. Gosar, R-Ariz., said that he had made contact with the man at CPAC and that he and three members of his senior staff were under self-quarantine. Besides Cruz and Gosar, the CPAC schedule listed three other senators and 12 House members who were scheduled to speak. Cruz said he met the man being treated for coronavirus 10 days ago at the conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

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