Texas Is the GOP's Laboratory for Bad Ideas - and It's Getting Worse

Описание: The Texas Senate primary is already setting records for both Republicans and Democrats, with more than $110 million spent on advertising and reserved ad time.

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And on the Republican side, where Senator John Cornyn is facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt, things have gotten incredibly messy. But there's at least one thing those three candidates can agree on: Islamophobic rhetoric. So, why is the Texas GOP laser-focused on Islam? To find out, we spoke with Forrest Wilder. He's a senior writer at Texas Monthly.

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And in headlines, Surgeon General nominee Casey Means testifies before the Senate Health Committee, South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace hopes to hold lawmakers accountable for sexual harassment violations, and Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's State of the Union guest is arrested after standing up during the President's speech.

Chapters:
00:00 Opening
01:09 Texas GOP Senate Primary Gets Ugly
03:31 Interview: Forrest Wilder on Islamophobia in Texas Politics
14:33 Ad Break
15:37 Casey Means' Surgeon General Hearing: Vaccines and Shrooms
17:59 Ilhan Omar's SOTU Guest Arrested by Capitol Police
18:33 JD Vance Pauses Medicaid Funding to Minnesota
19:47 Nancy Mace Pushes to Release Congressional Sexual Harassment Records
20:38 Closing

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