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Arizona Republican Wants To Limit College Students’ Right To Vote

Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff, speaks in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, April 7, 2016. (AP/Ryan VanVelzer)
PHOENIX — An Arizona Republican lawmaker wants to prohibit college students from voting where they attend school, claiming they “dilute the votes” of year-round residents.
State Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff, is chairman of the Arizona House Government and Higher Education Committee.
He said in a statement:

Republican Karen Handel Won the House Seat in Georgia’s Special Election with Trump’s Help

Republican Karen Handel won the special election for Georgia's House seat, defeating Democrat Jon Ossoff in the costliest US congressional race in history, surpassing $50 million. The race is considered a bellwether to test public sentiment for midterm elections and a possible referendum on Trump himself. [...]

Virginia Shooter Hodgkinson Was ‘Never Trump’ Fanatic and Devotee of Bernie Sanders

IMAGE: Democratic Party activist and gunman, James T. Hodgkinson.
21st Century Wire
Yesterday, a crazed gunman affiliated with America’s radical ‘progressive’ and ‘Never Trump’ movement attacked Republican members of Congress and their staff during a practice session for an annual charity baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia.
Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Among those shot were Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), the third ranking Republican in the House.

Trump’s Not the Only One Blocking Constituents on Twitter

President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed. Twitter users say Trump is violating the First Amendment by blocking people from his feed after they posted scornful comments. (AP/J. David Ake)
As President Donald Trump faces criticism for blocking users on his Twitter account, people across the country say they, too, have been cut off by elected officials at all levels of government after voicing dissent on social media.

Trumpcare Proves Politicians Are Willing To Challenge The Healthcare Industry

House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 8, 2017. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
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The American Health Care Act (Trumpcare) recently approved by the Republican-controlled House is a truly terrible bill. It would cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage to finance a large tax cut for the top 1 percent.

‘Goldman Sachs Populism’: Trump’s Tax Plan Benefits The Ultra-Wealthy

Former Wall Street Executive, now Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, gets on an elevator after speaking with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in New York. (AP/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump unveiled his latest giveaway to corporations and the ultra-wealthy on Wednesday, with a tax plan that would, according to one analyst, “personally help Trump enormously.”