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'Bootlickers': GOP lawmakers supporting Trump nailed by protest sign at hush money trial - Raw Story

'Bootlickers': GOP lawmakers supporting Trump nailed by protest sign at hush money trial - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

An activist in Manhattan was quickly pushed away from a group of Republican lawmakers after he displayed a sign reading "bootlickers" as they spoke outside Donald Trump's hush money trial.

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'Drop the crap': Conservative hammers GOP voters for being 'a decadent and perverse cult' - Raw Story

'Drop the crap': Conservative hammers GOP voters for being 'a decadent and perverse cult' - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Matt Lewis, a conservative columnist for The Daily Beast, is not happy with Republican primary voters for once again making Donald Trump the party's presumptive presidential nominee.

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'Republicans are heading for a reckoning': Mary Trump warns GOP about its next big fight - Raw Story

'Republicans are heading for a reckoning': Mary Trump warns GOP about its next big fight - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Donald Trump's niece is sounding the alarm, warning Republicans that they are in for a "reckoning" when it comes to upcoming elections.

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'It's pretty pathetic': Bernie Sanders describes GOPer picking fight with teamster boss - Raw Story

'It's pretty pathetic': Bernie Sanders describes GOPer picking fight with teamster boss - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

He slammed his gavel as an olive branch when a senate chamber hearing nearly erupted into a UFC octagon showdown. 

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Republican operative admits far-right leaders in states are hurting GOP across the country - Raw Story

Republican operative admits far-right leaders in states are hurting GOP across the country - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Following a bruising night of defeats across the country for Republicans on abortion, regulation of schools, and other cultural issues, GOP strategist Doug Heye conceded on MSNBC that the actions of far-right politicians are generating backlash — not just in their own states, but beyond.

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Fox News Blames Biden for 'Lack of Senate Confirmed Elected Officials' After Massive GOP Blockade - The New Civil Rights Movement

Fox News Blames Biden for 'Lack of Senate Confirmed Elected Officials' After Massive GOP Blockade - The New Civil Rights Movement | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Ignoring massive holds by numerous Republicans on the required Senate confirmations of U.S. military and diplomatic officials, Fox News is blaming President Joe Biden for what one host called the “lack of Senate confirmed elected officials.” The officials are not “elected,” they are appointed or nominated by the President. 

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'Who is your God?' GOP candidates battle it out on Christian Right conference stage - Raw Story

'Who is your God?' GOP candidates battle it out on Christian Right conference stage - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Republican presidential candidates including ex-President Donald Trump made appearances at the Washington, DC-based Pray Vote Stand Summit Friday night in efforts to win over the right-wing Christian evangelical base, The Daily Beast reports.

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GOP candidates’ anti-'wokeness' crusades 'may be losing their punch' with voters: report - AlterNet.org

GOP candidates’ anti-'wokeness' crusades 'may be losing their punch' with voters: report - AlterNet.org | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Editor's note: This story has been changed to include additional clarifying language.Thrice-indicted former President Donald Trump's domination of the 2024 Republican presidential primary field remains, and new polling suggests that a key reason is increased displeasure among GOP voters...

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GOP presidential hopefuls pursue white evangelical support — while fearing pro-choice voters: report - RawStory.com

GOP presidential hopefuls pursue white evangelical support — while fearing pro-choice voters: report - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

More than 40 years ago, the late conservative Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona) warned that if far-right evangelical fundamentalists seized control of his party, Republicans would be stuck with them. Goldwater called it perfectly. 

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At U.S. confab, Republicans embrace 45 commandments for victory - RawStory.com

At U.S. confab, Republicans embrace 45 commandments for victory - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

"Never get mad," and don't deploy technical jargon: girding for battle after recent election setbacks, Republicans this week unveiled to diehard activists what they consider foolproof strategies for winning back the White House and other political posts next year.

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Religious leaders fight the GOP in Missouri - RawStory.com

Religious leaders fight the GOP in Missouri - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Christian and Jewish clergy are protesting anti-LGBTQ legislation and an abortion ban in Missouri on the basis of religious freedom. More than a dozen clergy represented by Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the National Women's Law Center are challenging the state's ban...

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GOP will 'get crushed': Pastor says evangelicals don't want to nominate 'elementary schoolchild' Trump - RawStory.com

GOP will 'get crushed': Pastor says evangelicals don't want to nominate 'elementary schoolchild' Trump - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

A “silent majority” that supported Donald Trump in his 2016 and 2020 presidential runs is now quietly bowing out, Vanity Fair reports.The University of Chicago Divinity School’s magazine reported that nearly 81 percent of “self-identifying white evangelical voters” voted for Trump in 2016.

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GOP candidate facing backlash over claim that ‘leftists can’t be Christian’ - RawStory.com 

GOP candidate facing backlash over claim that ‘leftists can’t be Christian’ - RawStory.com  | Apollyon | Scoop.it

At a prayer breakfast in Sparta last week, Derrick Van Orden, the Republican running to represent Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, said that “leftists” can’t be Christian.

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Conservative calls on anti-Trump Republicans to stop playing around and endorse Biden - Raw Story

Conservative calls on anti-Trump Republicans to stop playing around and endorse Biden - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Nikki Haley's campaign may have been the last stand of the Reaganite wing of the GOP against the MAGA takeover, but one conservative said more traditional Republicans must consider doing the unthinkable and back President Joe Biden.

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Watch these Republicans try and fail to explain why they support Biden impeachment - Raw Story

Watch these Republicans try and fail to explain why they support Biden impeachment - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

House Republicans have been trying to impeach President Joe Biden since his first full day in office. On Wednesday, supported by Speaker Mike Johnson, they are expected to vote on legislation to open a formal impeachment inquiry, despite having made public no proof of any impeachable offenses.

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Minister unloads on MAGA Mike Johnson and claims Republicans are on the side of the devil - Raw Story

Minister unloads on MAGA Mike Johnson and claims Republicans are on the side of the devil - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

A Christian minister blasted the House Republicans amid the holidays, pointing to them as carrying the water for evil. Writing for Salon, Nathaniel Manderson, ordained through the American Baptist Churches USA, said that he sees evil in the Republican Party and the devil is among them.

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House passes bill to avoid government shutdown as tempers flare - CBS News

House passes bill to avoid government shutdown as tempers flare - CBS News | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Tempers flared across the Capitol on Tuesday, with accusations of a physical attack by one House member and a senator challenging a union president to a fight. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.

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‘A real problem with winning’: Right wing pundits stunned by ‘major victories’ for Dems - Raw Story

‘A real problem with winning’: Right wing pundits stunned by ‘major victories’ for Dems - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Seventeen years after the historic loss of his U.S. Senate seat, politician-turned-pundit Rick Santorum's comment on Ohio voters' choice to enshrine abortion rights into their constitution and make recreational use of marijuana legal has gone viral.

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GOP slammed for Social Security 'death panel' plan - Raw Story

GOP slammed for Social Security 'death panel' plan - Raw Story | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Progressives on Tuesday sounded alarm over a proposal tucked into a new House GOP budget blueprint that would establish a bipartisan commission to review and propose legislative changes to Social Security and Medicare.

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'The GOP has become anti-American, anti-government and anti-United States': Can they be stopped?

'The GOP has become anti-American, anti-government and anti-United States': Can they be stopped? | Apollyon | Scoop.it

Editor's note: Headline corrected for clarity. Nations don’t just exist geographically; they also exist psychologically. Every nation has a story it tells itself about who and what it and its people are, how it came to be and the core values that brought that about, and its ultimate goals as it works toward its highest purpose.

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'Be careful': MAGA Republicans warned their holy war against DOJ could tear party apart - RawStory.com

'Be careful': MAGA Republicans warned their holy war against DOJ could tear party apart - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

The GOP’s battle against the “weaponized” FBI and Department of Justice is threatening to tear the party apart, Politico reported Wednesday.

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'Authoritarian' GOP candidates employ 'apocalyptic' rhetoric heading into 2024: analysis - RawStory.com

'Authoritarian' GOP candidates employ 'apocalyptic' rhetoric heading into 2024: analysis - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

A new analysis by the Washington Post has found that Republican presidential candidates, led by former President Donald Trump, are employing "dark" and "apocalyptic" rhetoric about the state of the nation heading into the 2024 campaign.

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Mike Pence doesn't have a prayer without Iowa evangelicals in 2024: columnist - RawStory.com

Mike Pence doesn't have a prayer without Iowa evangelicals in 2024: columnist - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

While Pence is expected to run in 2024, many see his chances as slim since he'll likely be up against the biggest stars the GOP has to offer. Early polls show him battling Nikki Haley for a distant third place behind Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. 

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GOP claims it's creating a new Church Committee — this is what's really going on - RawStory.com

GOP claims it's creating a new Church Committee — this is what's really going on - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

During the George W. Bush years, as the nation waged the "global war on terror," there was massive concern among civil libertarians about the government's indifference, if not hostility, to human rights and civil liberties. 

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'Deal with the devil': Evangelical pastor testifies about bargain Christian conservatives made with GOP - RawStory.com

'Deal with the devil': Evangelical pastor testifies about bargain Christian conservatives made with GOP - RawStory.com | Apollyon | Scoop.it

The Rev. Robert Schenck, who was once a prominent anti-abortion activist, testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that he and his fellow conservative Christians made a Faustian bargain with the Republican Party as part of their quest to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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