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Photo Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, in 2014. Mr. King was criticized on TV and on Twitter for questioning the contributions of nonwhite “subgroups” to civilization. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, questioned the historical contributions of nonwhite “subgroups” during an appearance on MSNBC on Monday, igniting swift…
US Rep. Steve King (R-IA) thinks that white people have contributed more to civilization than any other race. And he said it on national cable news. This is not an exaggeration. In an interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes, King said as much point blank: So a sitting member of Congress is literally…
Unruly delegates tried to force a roll call vote during the first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Here’s how they failed. (Peter Stevenson,Dalton Bennett/The Washington Post) For weeks, rumors that rump Republicans dissatisfied with the idea of Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee would stage a protest vote swirled. On Monday,…
During a discussion of the Republican party’s overwhelmingly white leadership on MSNBC, birther congressman Steve King chimed in on Monday to remind everyone that white people are very good (perhaps even better??) compared to “other sub-groups of people.” “This whole ‘white people’ business does get a little tired,” said King. “I’d ask you to go…
During a discussion of Melania Trump, who is scheduled to speak at the Republican Nation Convention Monday night, Newt Gingrich pointed out to Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren that Donald Trump’s wife is not only very hot, but also from a place that is not here. “Melania is not only very, very attractive as a…
Tonight at the Republican National Convention, potential first lady Melania Trump delivered the night’s headlining speech in what was her most important moment in the public eye since she married Donald Trump 11 years ago. The speech was praised by hacks on both sides of the aisle (and the middle), though there might unintentionally be…
Bedlam erupted at the Republican convention Monday afternoon as party officials used a procedural maneuver to put an end to the haphazard Never Trump movement. Rival chants of “shame-shame-shame” and “Trump-Trump-Trump” took over the Quicken Loans Arena shortly after 4 p.m. after efforts to vote down the rules for the quadrennial party convention failed. And while…
Alex Jones addresses the rally on Monday. David Corn This has never happened at a national party convention: At a rally for the party’s presidential nominee, an adviser to that nominee claims that the nominee of the other party broke the law by moving a dead body in order to mount a cover-up. And this…
Monday Jul 18, 2016 · 1:33 PM PDT 2016/07/18 · 13:33 All hell has broken loose on the convention floor in this first session of the Republican National Convention, as the Republican chair refuses a request for a roll call vote on the Rules package. There appear to have been two separate voice votes to adopt…
Take this quiz to find out In the land of “two Americas,” it turns out Republicans and Democratsdon’t even like the same foods. Using exclusive data provided by Grubhub, an online food delivery service that partners with restaurants all over the country, we examined the aggregate ordering patterns of customers across nearly 200 congressional districts. Out of 175 popular…