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Trump Rebuked With Stinging Losses in Georgia GOP Contests
Trump failed to replace all four Republican incumbents he targeted in the state, including incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, who easily dispatched Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger.
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Ranked-Choice Ballots to Be Used in Some Virginia Primaries
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the upcoming ranked-choice GOP primary and why such primaries are growing in popularity.
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New Audio Reveals McCarthy Worried Republicans' Rhetoric Would Incite More Violence
In the days after the Capitol riot, the GOP House leader warned fellow Republicans that Trump’s far-right allies in Congress are “putting people in jeopardy” with their public tweets and comments.
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Biden Responds to McCarthy Audio: ‘This is the MAGA Party Now'
During an Earth Day speech in Seattle, President Joe Biden talked about the leaked audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., condemning former President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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McCarthy's Leaked Trump Remarks Complicate Quest to Be House Speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy has already come close to being the House speaker and failed — forced to bow out of a competitive race at the last minute in 2015 amid pushback from conservatives. He has spent the years since trying to make sure nothing gets in his way the next time around — largely by courting Donald Trump in hopes…
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Vetoes Signal Fractures Among GOP on Transgender Sports Bans
Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports.
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott Outlines Manifesto That Denies Existence of Transgender People
The Florida senator also called for several anti-LGBTQ federal laws in his ’11-Point Plan to Rescue America’ from the ‘militant left’
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Trump's GOP: Party Further Tightens Tie to Former President
Party leaders at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting this past week left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election
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GOP Censures Cheney, Kinzinger as It Assails Jan. 6 Probe
The Republican National Committee has censured two GOP lawmakers for participating on the committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol
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Some in GOP Begin Testing Party's Lockstep Loyalty to Trump
Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party with a Saturday rally in Arizona.
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Nevada Republicans Boo Heller Over Past With Trump at Debate
The challenges facing former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller as he runs for Nevada governor were on full display on Thursday at the first gubernatorial debate leading up the June 2022 Republican primary election
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One Year Since Capitol Riot, Republicans Try to Shift Blame. But Here's What They Said at the Time
Some Republican lawmakers are shifting blame about the Capitol riot. Here’s what they said one year ago when a mob stormed the building in Washington, D.C.
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In Nation at War With Itself, One Town Tries Cup of Civility
A year after the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol, the United States is split in nearly every way
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‘Slow-Motion Insurrection': How GOP Seizes Election Power
Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the 2020 presidential election that he lost.
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GOP-Majority Court Chosen to Consider Biden Vaccine Mandate
A ping-pong ball may have bounced in Republicans’ favor as a GOP-dominated court was selected at random to consider the fate of President Joe Biden’s mandate that larger employers require workers to be vaccinated.
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Wyoming GOP Votes to Stop Recognizing Liz Cheney as a Republican
The Wyoming Republican Party will no longer recognize U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of the GOP in its second rebuke for her criticism of former President Donald Trump
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Takeaways From Tuesday's Elections: Bad Omens for Democrats
The off-year elections for governor in Virginia and New Jersey tend to receive outsize attention
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Could There Be a ‘Virginia Effect' on Midterm Elections?
Republican Glenn Youngkin upset his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, becoming the first Republican since 2009 to win the seat. Political expert Karen Hult shares what this could indicate going forward.
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Democrats Narrowly Best GOP in House Campaign Fundraising
The fundraising committee aiming to help Democrats maintain control of the House says it raised $106.5 million through the end of last month
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Explainer: As Arizona Election ‘Audit' Ends, New Ones Begin
The most closely watched attempt by Republicans to examine the 2020 presidential election came to an embarrassing end this week in Arizona, but efforts to conduct more are cranking up elsewhere.