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Fast Forward Jewish GOP Senate Candidate Slams ADL For Far Right ‘Witchhunt’
Josh Mandel, the Jewish Republican Treasurer of Ohio, took to Twitter Thursday morning to defend the far right media figures who were attacked by the Anti-Defamation League. Mandel objected to the ADL including Jack Posobiec and Mike Cernovich in a list of “alt-right” and far right figures who use xenophobic, Islamophobic and sometimes anti-Semitic rhetoric…
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News 5 Things About Joe Straus, The Last Republican Moderate Left In Texas
Texas lawmakers are getting ready to debate a controversial bill aimed at limiting access of transgender people to public restrooms. At the center of the battle, which could mark a turning point in America’s discussion about transgender rights, stands Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and perhaps the last moderate Republican in…
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Fast Forward Texas Speaker Vows To Fight GOP On Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
The moderate brand of Texas Republican politics practiced by Joe Straus, the Jewish speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, may be on the line as a 30-day special legislative session begins Tuesday. The main event is Texas’ version of the bathroom bill, which could restrict transgender people to using bathrooms for the gender assigned…
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Community A Billionaire Pair’s Ultimate Betrayal Of Jewish Values
A break-in occurred at the office of Senator Dean Heller, a Republican representing Nevada, on Saturday, July 15. Heller is a crucial swing vote in the current and chaotic effort to pass the Senate health care repeal bill. Apparently, a threatening note was left in his office as well. This Watergate-esque news comes as little…
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Fast Forward Austin’s Jewish Mayor Blasts Texas Governor For Targeting Liberal Cities
According to Republican governor of Texas Greg Abbott, “the smell of freedom… does not exist in Austin, Texas.” Abbott has been leading a crackdown on Texas’ sanctuary cities — which includes Austin — and spurring on the Texas legislature’s plans to curtail local authority on taxation and union regulation. But Austin’s Democratic mayor, Steve Adler,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Urge Senate To Oppose GOP Health Bill
NEW YORK (JTA) — A coalition of Jewish organizations led by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism urged members of the U.S. Senate to oppose the bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The letter sent to all 100 senators Tuesday, signed by 14 organizations, says that the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017…
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Opinion Dear GOP Senators: Your Health Care Bill Targets My Son
When it comes to influencing government officials with the humanity of my profoundly autistic son, I’ve gotten advice from some of the best special education lawyers in New York. First and foremost, they’ve told us, make sure you bring a photograph of him to all meetings with officials from New York City’s Committee on Special…
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Fast Forward Republicans Panic As Polls Show Ossoff Pulling Upset
As politicos eagerly anticipate the results in Georgia’s House special election on Tuesday, internal Republican surveys are causing GOP indigestion as they point to an unlikely victory by Democrat Jon Ossoff. Polls commissioned by right-wing groups show Ossoff up several points on GOP opopnent Karen Handel in the historically-red district, Politico reported Friday. An Ossoff…
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