Republicans
These Teachers Are Struggling To Pull Their Students Out Of A QAnon Rabbit Hole
Conspiracy theories and collective delusions are often thought to be the purview of baby boomers on Facebook, but it’s clear that their children are also picking it up — and it’s their teachers who have to deal with it.
Scaachi Koul
Dinesh D’Souza’s Attacks On Kamala Harris Are Part Of A Bigger Problem In The Indian Community
As an Indian man, D’Souza has the privilege of appealing to white conservatives by being the minority in the room willing to attack Black people.
Scaachi Koul
This Doctor Is Suggesting COVID-19 Lockdowns Are A Conspiracy To Take Away Your Freedom
A viral video in which Dr. Annie Bukacek questions the severity of COVID-19 has given anti-lockdown activists across the country a sense of validation.
Anne Helen Petersen
Anyone Who Cares About Gun Laws Should Pay Attention To What’s Happening In Idaho
The national war over gun control remains at a standstill. But in the small Idaho town of Sandpoint, Second Amendment activists are fortifying the rights they say are constitutionally theirs — no matter the cost.
Anne Helen Petersen
Think Trump Can’t Win In 2020? These Bikers Want To Change That.
In the chaos of the 2016 election, Chris Cox forged a political machine out of an unlikely demographic — one that helped Trump reach the White House and is determined to keep him there.
James Pogue
When Black Panthers Carried Guns, Conservatives Supported Gun Control
The debate around guns has not always been the partisan stalemate it is today. But it has, like so many other political issues in the US, always been partly about race.
Joshua Manson
Charlie Kirk And Candace Owens’ Campus Tour Is All About The Owns
The young conservative stars of Turning Point USA’s Campus Clash speaking tour don’t actually engage in debate — they just cut to the winning.
Anne Helen Petersen
Meet The New California Counterculture: College Republicans
At the California College Republicans Convention this spring, a war was brewing between loud, unapologetic, Milo Yiannopoulos–endorsed activists and moderate, policy-focused nerds. Guess who won?
Scaachi Koul
What Your Politics Say About Your Mental Health
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to be depressed, according to a BuzzFeed/SurveyMonkey survey.
Anna North
Republicans Lawmakers In Oregon Have Stopped Showing Up To Work To Avoid Voting On A Climate Bill
This is the second time Republicans in the largely Democratic state have fled the capitol to avoid voting on a climate bill.
Zahra Hirji
Beto O'Rourke And Texas Democrats Are Demanding An Investigation Into The True Death Count Of The Winter Storm
No Republicans returned requests for comment.
Zahra Hirji
These Republicans Voted Against Juneteenth. They Still Closed Their Offices On Friday.
BuzzFeed News made calls and in-person visits to the offices of the 14 Republicans who voted against Juneteenth. Not everyone was home.
Kadia Goba
A Republican Lawmaker Was Expelled From Oregon’s Legislature For Helping Armed Extremists Breach The State Capitol
Rep. Mike Nearman was kicked out of Oregon’s House of Representatives after a bipartisan vote of 59–1. He was the only no vote.
Christopher Miller
Alleged Capitol Rioters Are Telling Judges They Shouldn't Be Tried In DC Because Of "Cancel Culture"
Lawyers with conservative ties are leaning into politically themed defense strategies.
Zoe Tillman
Republicans Voted to Acquit Trump For The Deadly Capitol Attack, Tying The Party To His Violence For Years To Come
At the end of Trump’s second impeachment trial, the Republican Party chose him, political violence, delusional conspiracy theories, and armed racist militias over “law and order.”
Paul McLeod
Democrats Will Force Republicans To Go On The Record About Their Support For Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Greene has supported the QAnon mass delusion, said the Parkland school shooting was a “false flag” operation, and liked posts calling for Democrats to be executed.
Paul McLeod
11 Republicans Voted With Democrats To Kick Marjorie Taylor Greene Off Of Her House Committees
In a speech to the House, Greene said she no longer believes in the QAnon conspiracy theory and asked that her past statements not be held against her.
Paul McLeod
Mitch McConnell And 44 Republican Senators Voted To Block Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Trump’s impeachment trial will go ahead, but Republicans overwhelmingly signaled they will vote to acquit him.
Paul McLeod
Trump Has Been Impeached. Now Mitch McConnell Will Have To Pick A Side.
Whether or not Donald Trump will be banned from running for office ever again essentially sits with one person: Mitch McConnell. “If he publicly says he will impeach, then the dam breaks.”
Paul McLeod
Trump Has Become The First President Ever To Be Impeached Twice, This Time For Inciting A Deadly Insurrection
Ten Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump again. His Senate trial is expected to begin next week.
Addy Baird
A Member Of Congress Risked A Confrontation With Rioters To Avoid Sheltering With Her Maskless Republican Colleagues
“Maybe I could fight off or run from rioters, but I wouldn't be able to see the virus as it was coming toward me,” Rep. Stacey Plaskett told BuzzFeed News.
Addy Baird
Republicans Are Calling For “Unity” After They Voted To Try To Overturn The Election Following The Deadly Capitol Attack
One hundred forty-seven Republicans in Congress voted to try to keep President Donald Trump in power based on what many knew were lies about the election.
Sarah Mimms
Mitch McConnell Will Lose Control Of The Senate As Democrats Have Swept The Georgia Runoffs
Democrats will control both chambers of Congress plus the White House, giving President-elect Joe Biden the chance to enact his agenda.
Paul McLeod
Democrats Are Saying Trump Should Be Impeached Again For Encouraging Supporters To Storm The Capitol
“He called folks to D.C. and gave them marching orders. He needs to be impeached and removed immediately," Rep. Rashida Tlaib said.
Addy Baird
Joe Biden Has — Once Again — Officially Won The Election
More than 100 Republicans tried, and failed, to overturn President Donald Trump’s election loss.
Addy Baird
Trump Forecast The Capitol Attack In A Warning To The Supreme Court In December
Trump and his allies have used the courts over the past two months to push voter fraud conspiracy theories that fueled Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol.
Zoe Tillman
Republicans Seemed Shocked By The Capitol Assault Despite Egging On Trump Supporters For Weeks
After spending weeks campaigning to overturn election results, Republicans are now saying they're shocked by the violence at the Capitol.
Tanya Chen
Republicans Are Still Trying To Overturn Trump’s Election Loss Even After His Supporters Took Over The Capitol
A majority of House Republicans along with six senators voted, futilely, to try to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona.
Addy Baird
Pelosi Is Daring Republicans To Pass $2,000 Direct Checks After Trump Called For Them
Pelosi offered to more than triple the size of stimulus checks Wednesday, but Republicans would have to agree to go along with it.
Paul McLeod
Mitch McConnell Is Trying To Block Mandatory Paid Sick Leave For Workers Who Get COVID
Congress already granted big businesses an exemption from having to offer paid sick leave to workers. Now the program could expire altogether at the end of the year.
Paul McLeod
