Nunes to resign from Congress, become CEO of Trump media firm
(The Hill) – Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), a key ally of former President Trump who was poised to be the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee if Republicans were to win back the House in...
View ArticleTrump gets wish in Georgia, sparks 'a political civil war'
ATLANTA (AP) — Less than a year after losing the presidency, Donald Trump has set out to reshape the GOP in his image across the nation's top political battlegrounds, sparking bitter primary battles...
View ArticleMore voters would pick Trump over Biden if election were held today: poll
(The Hill) -- More voters would back former President Donald Trump than President Joe Biden in a hypothetical match-up if the 2024 election were held today, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll...
View ArticleBob Dole, Senate leader and presidential candidate, dies at 98
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his...
View ArticleSenate votes to nix Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses
(The Hill) - The Senate on Wednesday voted to nix President Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger businesses, handing Republicans a symbolic win. Senators voted 52-48 on the resolution, which needed a...
View ArticleIn hourslong rant, GOP's 'angry' McCarthy stalls Biden bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Part political performance, part stall tactic, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy unleashed a long, rambling and vitriolic speech overnight, seizing control of the House floor and...
View ArticleGOP embraces natural immunity as substitute for vaccines
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity. They contend that people who...
View ArticleFirst woman nominated for governor by state GOP, former News 8 political...
(WTNH) – A Connecticut political trailblazer has died. Julie Belaga was the first woman in state history to be nominated by the Republicans to run for governor. Belaga was a state representative for...
View ArticleBiden, allies increasingly pushing back at GOP's virus barbs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden looked out over an audience of government scientists and framed his latest plan for fighting COVID-19 as an opportunity to at last put an end to divisiveness over...
View ArticleSenate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrantof his dwindling...
View ArticleTurning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to have settled on a strategy to deal with a handful of Republican lawmakers who have stirred outrage with violent, racist and sometimes...
View ArticleTrump-backed Perdue challenges Kemp in Georgia GOP primary
ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for governor, he announced Monday, setting up a bitter 2022 Republican primary fight while Democrat Stacey Abrams is...
View ArticleFlorida Democrats aim to rebound as GOP voting numbers grow
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, for the first time in modern history, registered Republican voters outnumber Democrats. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is heading into a reelection campaign buoyed...
View ArticleIn Missouri, Greitens' comeback bid has some in GOP on edge
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is banking on Republican voters forgiving his past indiscretions when they choose a U.S. Senate nominee next August. Many in the GOP establishment...
View ArticleOfficial: License for Noem's daughter got unusual treatment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter received unusual treatment in an application for her real estate appraiser license, including an extra opportunity to obtain it after...
View ArticleMcConnell openly courts Manchin to leave Democrats, join GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell is done with subtleties. The Senate Republican leader is putting his party's courtship of Joe Manchin on full public display after the West Virginia Democrat's...
View ArticleFor GOP, national party line trumps bringing home the bacon
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport's 81-year-old Centennial Bridge across the Mississippi River creaks under the weight of tens of thousands of cars and trucks every day. Rust shows through its chipped...
View ArticleKansas governor breaks with Biden in appeal to GOP voters
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly spent 18 months sparring with Kansas’ legislative Republicans over COVID-19 measures. In the early days of the pandemic she imposed and then extended a...
View Article'Slow-motion insurrection': How GOP seizes election power
In the weeks leading up to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a handful of Americans — well-known politicians, obscure local bureaucrats — stood up to block then-President Donald...
View Article'A hell of a year': GOP eyes big 2022, but weaknesses remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — This time last year, the Republican Party was hitting bottom. Having already lost the presidency and House, the GOP would soon squander its Senate majority and watch with horror as...
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