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Derrick Van Orden turned on his own Muslim constituents
Wisconsin Republican Derrick Van Orden is supposed to represent everyone in his district, including his Muslim constituents.
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Derrick Van Orden Called Islam 'a Violent Religion.' Asked Whether That Includes the Muslims He Represents, He Wouldn't Answer.
A Wisconsin Muslim group condemned Rep. Derrick Van Orden's remarks on a radio show. Instead of walking them back, he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Islam 'is a violent religion' — and dodged when asked about his own Muslim constituents.
Jon Husted Made a Man With an SS Photo as His Profile Picture His Political Director. A Reporter Found It, Not His Campaign.
Stephen Woytek ran political operations for Husted's Senate campaign for about a month. His Facebook profile picture showed soldiers from Hitler's personal SS division. It is the second person Husted's campaign has lost in two months over something a reporter found first.
Byron Donalds Says the No. 1 Way to Stop Another 9/11 in Florida Is Blocking Sharia Law. Sharia Law Had Nothing to Do With 9/11.
Days before the 25th anniversary, the Republican nominee for Florida governor told a town hall in The Villages that stopping Sharia law is the top way to prevent another September 11. The 9/11 Commission blamed al Qaeda and four categories of government failure. None of them was a religious legal code, and Sharia law has never been law in an American state.
Randy Fine Asked Where the 'Moderate Muslims' in Our Political System Are. Four of Them Serve in the House With Him.
At a Republican donor summit in Las Vegas, Randy Fine called the 'rise of Islam in America' the elephant in the room and Brandon Gill called Islam 'fundamentally incompatible with our way of life.' They had already put it in a bill.
Mike Collins Says He Has 'Always Condemned' Racism and Antisemitism. His PAC Paid $7,700 to a Man Who Posted a Swastika and an Image of Himself in Klan Robes.
The Washington Post found Nazi and KKK images on the X account of a former Mike Collins staffer. He is the fourth person around Collins caught with white nationalist or antisemitic material — and Collins' answer was to attack his Jewish opponent.
A Michigan Senate Nominee Criticized Tommy Tuberville's Anti-Sharia Bills. Tuberville Called Him a 'Terrorist Sympathizer.'
Abdul El-Sayed said Tuberville's push to ban Sharia targets Muslims for being different. Tuberville's answer, on X: 'Sounds like something a terrorist sympathizer would say.' He is running for governor of Alabama.
"A Big Win for Americans": Dale Strong Celebrates a Ruling the Judge Herself Said Would Cause Irreparable Harm
Somalia has been too dangerous to deport people to since 1991. A judge just cleared the way anyway — while writing that the people losing protection had proven they would be irreparably harmed. Alabama's congressman called it a win and asked for more handcuffs.
Greg Abbott Threatened Two Airports' Funding Over a Sink. DFW Folded the Same Day.
Abbott is reviewing all state and federal grant money to DFW and Houston airports over foot-washing stations Muslims use before prayer. DFW's has sat inside the airport's interfaith chapel since 2019; Houston's, described as for people of all faiths, since 2024.