Some prominent news organizations have confronted unwelcome drama lately. As New York magazine’s Chas Danner noted this week, for example, “All is not well at the Washington Post, where multiple crises have rocked the newsroom over the course of a single week and new CEO and publisher Will Lewis is at the center of all […]
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France’s conservative leader reaches out to far-right Le Pen to form ‘alliance’
France’s conservative Republicans party chairman Eric Ciotti on Tuesday called for a country-wide alliance between his party’s candidates and the far-right National Rally in forthcoming parliamentary elections. “We say the same things so let’s stop making up imagined opposition”, Mr Ciotti told TF1 television. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) is widely expected to emerge […]
French Conservative Party Chief Calls for Alliance With Le Pen
(Bloomberg) — Eric Ciotti, the head of France’s conservative Republicains, called for his party to join forces with the far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen to take on French President Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming snap election. Most Read from Bloomberg “I think there’s a need today to serve the country, which is in […]
Governorship and House seat on the ballot in conservative North Dakota, where GOP primaries are key
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Voters are settling a rambunctious Republican primary contest Tuesday for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat and a competitive race for governor, with each winner putting themselves in a commanding position for the November general election. Also on the ballot is a high-profile initiative that would bar people from running or […]
Bavarian conservative boss urges new German elections ‘like France’
(L-R) Christian Doleschal, CSU Member of the European Parliament, Markus Soeder, Minister-President of Bavaria and Chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), Monika Hohlmeier (C), CSU Member of the European Parliament, Manfred Weber (R), Chairman of the European People’s Party, and Stefan Kohler stand attend the CSU election party at the CSU party […]
Dolly Parton fans rush to her defense after conservative magazine attacks her support for LGBTQ rights
Dolly Parton’s fans are defending the country music icon after an essay in the Federalist conservative news site went after the 78-year-old “Jolene” singer’s faith earlier this week due to her support for the LGBTQ community. The headline, “There’s Nothing Loving About Dolly Parton’s False Gospel,” caught many people off guard. Supporters flooded social media […]
Chief Justice Roberts ‘out in the wind’ amid conservative supermajority
Chief Justice John Roberts is facing increased scrutiny for his refusal to meet with Democratic lawmakers regarding the court’s ethics crisis. Following a series of ethics scandals and controversial decisions, some wonder whether Roberts has lost control over his court. Roberts lacks leverage among his colleagues now that it’s a 6-3 Court, and due to […]
Dolly Parton fans rush to her defense after conservative magazine attacks her support for LGBTQ rights
Dolly Parton’s fans are defending the country music icon after an essay in the Federalist conservative news site went after the 78-year-old “Jolene” singer’s faith earlier this week due to her support for the LGBTQ community. The headline, “There’s Nothing Loving About Dolly Parton’s False Gospel,” caught many people off guard. Supporters flooded social media […]
Justice Clarence Thomas formally reports trip to Bali paid for by conservative donor
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday formally disclosed a 2019 trip to Indonesia paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, a vacation that was at the center of the controversy over his travel. The trip to Bali was the focus of the original report in ProPublica last year that triggered months of headlines about […]
SC House primary elections features 32 races between conservative caucuses
For much of the last three years of legislative sessions, hard-line conservative state House members have clashed with Republicans on whether they’re conservative enough. Now those clashes will play out at the ballot box. More than 30 seats represent the battlefield for the Republican Caucus versus hard-line conservative Freedom Caucus in Tuesday’s legislative primary elections. […]
Conservative Latino Family Regretful After Moving To Red State Idaho To Escape California ‘Politics’
A conservative Mexican family moved from California to Idaho but decided to return due to difficulties “fitting in,” facing “judgmental attitudes” and gossip. Their story resonated with many, highlighting challenges in conservative states. However, people also mocked the family for moving to the red state in the first place. Despite the appeal of Idaho’s values […]
Schubert knocks off Brockman while Sprunger tops conservative rival
Jun. 5—Republican voters sent incumbent state Rep. Tony Brockman packing during Tuesday’s primary election, backing instead a teenage political neophyte for House District 8. Brockman, who represented a district that included Evergreen, met defeat at the ballot box despite the backing of the local business community and Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte. Lukas Schubert, who garnered […]