Woke speech codes suffered a major setback when some Hispanic lawmakers and the country’s oldest Latino rights group put the kibosh on the use of the transgender-friendly term “Latinx.” The rejection of the Latinx label even extended …
Author: Kerry Picket
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says successor Eric Adams will continue his law enforcement policies
Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is confident that Mayor-elect Eric Adams will continue his longstanding policies on policing. Mr. de Blasio, who is term-limited and will be ushered out of office in four days, told “Fox News Sunday” …
Country’s oldest Latino-rights group drops ‘Latinx’ as backlash grows against the woke term
The nation’s oldest Latino civil rights organization told its staff and board members to discontinue using the term “Latinx” in official communications. Domingo García, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), banned th…
Hispanic support for Republicans and Democrats evenly split, new poll says
Hispanic voters are moving toward the Republican Party and more evenly splitting their support between the Republican and the Democratic parties than in recent election cycles, a new poll shows. A year after Hispanics gave Democrats over 60% of their s…
‘Squad’ Democrats call for more punitive action on fellow members of Congress
The progressive Democrats behind a House resolution Wednesday to censure and strip Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert from her committees say they want to continue to demand such punishments of other lawmakers in the future. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Massa…
Democratic leadership denies slow-walking punishment against Boebert
Democratic leadership denied there was any tentativeness to punish Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican for remarks she made about a colleague that Democrats are calling anti-Muslim. “I don’t believe that there’s any hesitancy. There are acti…
Ruben Gallego rips Dems for using ‘Latinx,’ says it shows poor understanding of Hispanic community
Rep. Ruben Gallego is fed up with his Democratic Party referring to Hispanics as “Latinx,” saying it is a word used to appease “rich progressives.” Mr. Gallego, a first-generation American with a Colombian mother and a Mexican father, slammed fellow De…
Max Rose runs for rematch in House race in New York: ‘Republicans tear us apart’
Former Rep. Max Rose announced Monday he is running again for the House seat in New York that he lost in 2020 to Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. “I’m running for Congress in #NY11 because I can’t sit by while Republicans tear us apart just to hold …
Democratic Socialists decide against expelling ‘Squad’ ally in Congress
The Democratic Socialists of America decided Thursday it will not expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman from its organization after debating whether he was too sympathetic towards Israel. A member of the DSA, Mr. Bowman, New York Democrat, is a first-term lawmaker …
House Freedom Caucus plans expansion to state lawmakers
The House Freedom Caucus plans to broaden its reach into state legislatures to provide conservative policymakers with resources and tools to push their legislative agendas. The State Freedom Caucus Network will be led by longtime GOP strategist Andy Ro…