The worst of the worst in the U.S. House of Representatives

 

And the U.S. Department of Justice is targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Headline:  New York Times, 4/19/2026

Emily Cochrane reports:

Despite representing most of Nashville’s Kurdish and Muslim residents, Mr. Ogles has said his Muslim constituents do not belong in the United States. He and another Republican House candidate in Tennessee, State Representative Johnny Garrett, have criticized student-led efforts in Nashville to accommodate and observe Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.  

Representative Chip Roy, a Republican candidate for Texas attorney general, recently posted on social media, “No more Muslims.” Senator Tommy Tuberville, the Republican favored to become Alabama’s next governor, has issued a steady stream of anti-Muslim statements, including one referring to his state’s Muslim schools as “Islamic Indoctrination Centers.” 

Representative Randy Fine’s comment that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one” prompted calls for the Florida Republican’s resignation. Representatives Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, both Republicans running for governor in South Carolina, have also vowed to ban “Sharia,” joining dozens of House Republicans.