The First Step Act cleared the Senate 87 to 12. Mike Rounds was one of the 12. Eight years later, South Dakota is breaking ground on a $650 million prison and half the people it releases come back.
Hull opposes a pause on new data centers and says they should be sited where 'produced water is available.' New Mexico's own scientists say that water is a toxic soup that can't be treated safely — and the state banned discharging it last year.
Trump carried all four of these districts comfortably in 2024. Now Republicans are spending time and money defending them — because of domestic abuse allegations, a sexual harassment finding, and a campaign finance investigation. Their party's complaint isn't the conduct. It's the polling.
On April 9, 2026, House Democrats asked for a vote to limit Trump's war in Iran. The New Jersey Republican presiding over the chamber refused to recognize them and banged the gavel.
Section 1068 of the new defense law orders a federal audit of a Cold War theory that scientists say doesn't survive contact with the evidence. It took Chris Smith three tries: 2019, 2021 and 2025. He still hasn't held a town hall since 1992.
During the 2024 New Jersey drone panic, Van Drew went on national TV and blamed Iran, citing 'high sources.' The Pentagon said there was no truth to it. He never apologized — he changed the subject.
At the Farmfest governor forum six days before the primary, Lindell closed with a satanic statue, a false claim about Amy Klobuchar and a documentary, and an $80 million boast from a man who tells judges he's broke.
A 50% tariff on Canadian goods hits August 19, justified partly by Canada's 'protectionist dairy system.' Bohanan Farm in Hopkinton buys its grain and fertilizer from Canada. Kelly Ayotte says she disagrees with the tariffs — and has declined every chance to do something about them.
At the Georgia Chamber's luncheon, Jackson told counties a data center could wipe out their property taxes — while invested in one in Texas — and rejected Medicaid expansion in a state where 566,000 people are projected to lose coverage.