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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); The Ohio Republican Party’s chair has asked a Southwest Ohio legislative candidate to end his campaign after he admitted to signing up seven years ago for Ashley Madison, a dating site catering to people looking to cheat on their spouses. GOP candidate Joe Dills, who touts his family values credentials in campaign materials, admitted in a Facebook post on Friday that while it was “wrong” for him to join the site, he joined it while he was single and never used it beyond creating a...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Republican Sen. Rand Paul passed the time Wednesday during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by working on a crossword puzzle, reports ABC News reported. The Kentucky senator was also seen working on a paper airplane, according to ABC News. Rand Paul brought a crossword puzzle into the chamber and placed it on his desk — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 22, 2020 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); A Paul spokesman told ABC that “all smart people do crossword puzzles” when asked for comment Wednesday. The news...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); A Michigan GOP state senator is under fire after he reportedly told a young female reporter that a group of high school boys touring the state Capitol could “have a lot of fun” with her if she stuck around. Sen. Peter Lucido (R) reportedly made the offensive remarks to Michigan Advance reporter Allison Donahue on Tuesday after she approached him with a question following a Senate session. Lucido told Donahue he could speak to her for a story after he was done honoring a group...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Republican Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen on Wednesday introduced legislation to allow parents to sue school districts if teachers discuss homosexuality in the classroom. The legislation, Senate Bill 1082, will also bar Arizona students from receiving any type of sex education until the seventh grade, reports The Arizona Mirror. The measure, which has been scheduled for a Jan. 14 hearing in the Senate Education Committee, also deletes “homosexuality” from acts constituting “sexual conduct” in a section of the statutes, a move that appears to ban...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Republican Congressman Paul Gosar (AZ) on Monday tweeted out a photoshopped picture showing former President Barack Obama shaking hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. “The world is a better place without these guys in power,” Gosar tweeted to his followers without noting that the photo was a fake. The world is a better place without these guys in power. pic.twitter.com/gDoXQu9vO5 — Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) January 6, 2020 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Reporters were quick to point out that the photo was, in fact, photoshopped....

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); One of the top Republicans in New York state was arrested on New Year’s Eve for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) just weeks after he wrote a holiday column urging readers not to drive while impaired. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Republican Brian Kolb, the New York State Assembly minority leader, after responding to a single-car crash with no injuries in Victor, N.Y., at about 10:30 p.m., according to a press release from the office. Kolb was taken into custody and reportedly had a blood-alcohol...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); During the House floor debate ahead of Wednesday evening’s historic impeachment vote, Republican Congressman Barry Loudermilk of Georgia compared President Donald Trump to Jesus Christ, claiming that the president has been treated less fairly by Democrats than Jesus was just before his crucifixion. “I rise today in opposition not only to these articles of impeachment but in strong opposition to the process that has brought us to this point,” Loudermilk declared during his House speech, adding: “Our founders knew a government without constraints could accuse...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); During the House floor debate ahead of Wednesday evening’s historic impeachment vote, Republican Congressman Barry Loudermilk of Georgia compared President Donald Trump to Jesus Christ, claiming that the president has been treated less fairly by Democrats than Jesus was just before his crucifixion. “I rise today in opposition not only to these articles of impeachment but in strong opposition to the process that has brought us to this point,” Loudermilk declared during his House speech, adding: “Our founders knew a government without constraints could accuse...