GOP candidate disputes 'shadow lobbyist' husband report: 'He works in our basement'The Republican candidate seeking to hold onto Sen. Joni Ernst’s seat representing Iowa scrambled to shoot down accusations that her husband is a “shadow lobbyist” for the insurance industry.According to The Washington Sun, Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson pushed back at the Iowa Senate debate Wednesday...Raw Story12d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentAshley HinsonJoni Ernstiowa senate debate
'Oh, come on!' GOP senator shouted down on 'The View' over Don Jr.'s wedding oligarchA Republican senator was shouted down for defending the attorney general who won't investigate a Russian oligarch's spending on the wedding of the president's son, Donald Trump Jr."The View" co-host Ana Navarro confronted Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on the ABC talk show Monday over his vote to confirm A...Raw Story15d agoWhole story →GovernmentThom Tillisattorney general controversy
Cursing GOP senator directly ripped into Trump in newly released texts: 'We are failing'Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) didn't hold back in private texts to President Donald Trump earlier this year, telling him flatly that he wouldn't tolerate the president's "bulls---" and that a direct primary threat would have gotten Trump told to "f--- yourself," according to messages obtained by Politico ...Raw Story18d agoWhole story →GovernmentThom Tillistillis trump texts
Pivotal GOP candidate's midterm strategy on Iran: 'Out of sight, out of mind'Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), the Republican nominee for Iowa's open Senate seat, downplayed the war with Iran as "out of sight, out of mind for so many Americans."Hinson made the remark on The Iowa Podcast with Justin Brady, in an episode published Aug. 26, when the host asked what her message would b...Raw Story1mo agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentAshley Hinsoniowa senate campaign
GOP senator goes off at Todd Blanche hearing as scorched-earth tirade demands firingSen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) launched a scorched-earth tirade at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing Tuesday, demanding a federal prosecutor's firing.Tillis and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) had spent two weeks blocking Blanche's path to the Senate floor, demanding written proof that a ...Raw Story3mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentThom TillisJohn Cornynattorney general confirmation hearing
