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Opinion Right Wing Pundits Jump To Conclusions About Steve Scalise Shooting — Are They Right?
The early morning shooting of majority whip Rep. Steve Scalise and at least four others during a practice session of the GOP congressional baseball team has shaken both sides of the political spectrum. Fox News reports that alleged shooter James T. Hodgkinson asked Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla, whether Republicans or Democrats had been practicing just…
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Opinion Republicans Behind Brutal Budget Cuts Should Read The Book Of Job
I’m struck by the punitive nature of the new White House budget proposal on the poor — which involves cutting $274 billion over ten years from anti-poverty programs like food stamps, tax credits and welfare, as well as austere reforms on Medicaid and disability insurance while boosting military spending. All of the early quotes commenting…
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Fast Forward Is Jon Ossoff Winning Over Some Republicans In Georgia Congressional Race?
Jon Ossoff, the Jewish upstart who could flip a Republican-leaning Georgia House seat, apparently is capturing a significant amount of support from right-of-center voters. According to a statistical analysis from consulting firm Optimus, the Democrat won at least 8% to 10% of the Republican vote in April’s first round election, when he came first in…
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Fast Forward Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Pro-Israel Stalwart, Will Retire From Congress
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., a congressional leader who has been a staunch defender of Israel and the rights of Holocaust survivors, is leaving Congress. Ros-Lehtinen, a GOP moderate who has sharply criticized the policies of President Donald Trump, told the Miami Herald on Sunday that she simply no longer felt the drive…
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Fast Forward Is Dating Service Wrong To Set Him Up With Non-Jewish (Gasp!) Republicans?
A Jewish man is threatening to sue a matchmaking service after being given politically conservative and non-Jewish dates, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Daniel Levine, 37, paid $5,000 to a company called Master Matchmakers, specifying that he wanted a Jewish, liberal, college-educated, attractive woman who lives near Boston and is shorter than his 5’8”….
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Fast Forward Jewish Republican Introduces Bill To ‘Combat Anti-Semitism’
David Kustoff, one of two Republican Jews in the House, is pushing a bill to slap heavier penalties and an automatic hate crime designation on those who threaten religious buildings, following March’s spate of bomb threats against Jewish community centers. “Frankly, it wouldn’t matter what my religion is,” Kustoff, a freshman congressman from western Tennessee,…
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Fast Forward Chuck Schumer Headed For ‘Epic’ Showdown With GOP Leader
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is gearing up for an epic confrontation with counterpart Mitch McConnell, as the New York politician prepares his fellow Democrats to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and possibly shut down the government over a budget dispute. “They’re in charge. Government shuts down, it’s on their back. We have leverage,”…
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Fast Forward Head Of GOP In Israel Says Sarah Silverman ‘Needs A Muzzle’
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The leader of Israel’s main Republican group called Sarah Silverman a “self-hating Jew” and said she “needs a muzzle.” Marc Zell made the comments Saturday night on the Republicans Overseas Israel Facebook page, which he manages as the group’s co-chairman. The post links to a blog post about a decade-old video clip of…
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