Republicans
Trump and Republicans break fundraising record and bring in $125M haul
President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee took in $125 million during the third quarter of this year, breaking a presidential fundraising record. Since the beginning of the year, the group has raised more than $308 million. It also has a war chest of more than $156 million in the bank, according to the …
As Republicans Face Impeachment Dilemma, Romney Is a Lonely Voice of Concern
WASHINGTON — As House Democrats push forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Republicans have largely rushed to Mr. Trump’s defense, or at least tempered their criticism to avoid his furious reprisals. Among the handful of exceptions, though, there has been none louder or more prominent than Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, a figure …
Cracks emerge among Senate Republicans over Trump urging Ukrainian leader to investigate Biden
Robert Costa National political reporter covering the White House, Congress and campaigns September 25 at 8:31 PM Several Senate Republicans were privately stunned Wednesday and questioned the White House’s judgment after it released a rough transcript of President Trump’s call with the Ukraine president that showed Trump offering the help of the U.S. attorney general …
Senate Republicans skip criticizing Trump over handling of whistleblower: ‘Is it a whistleblower or is it a leaker’
It’s the latest example of how Republicans are extremely reluctant to criticize the leader of their party even in the face of a growing controversy with many outstanding questions. The tone was set by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, when he opened the chamber floor and blasted Democrats for what he said …
60 Percent of Republicans Support Breaking Up Big Tech
The general consensus among Americans is that Big Tech companies should be broken up for violating antitrust behavior. In a poll from YouGov and the thinktank Data for Progress, 60 percent of Republicans agreed that tech companies should be broken up and regulated. The poll, which was first reported by Vox, asked the opinions of …
Paul Fanlund: Does health care seem like the only Democratic presidential issue? | Paul Fanlund
Which is it? Are you for or against Medicare for all? Now let’s argue for the next hour. Provoked in part by media questioners, Democrats running for president talk incessantly about health-care politics. It’s as if the economy, climate change, firearms, foreign affairs and immigration hardly matter. Sure, Donald Trump and Republicans want to kill …
Trump’s ‘troubling’ promise to foreign leader prompts House panel briefing – live | US news
10.18am EDT 10:18 Emily England Clyburn, the wife House majority Jim Clyburn, has died at the age of 80. They met after he was jailed in a civil rights protest and were married for nearly 60 years. “Emily Clyburn was a champion of equality and opportunity who made a difference for countless young people in …
Trump is seriously, frightening, dangerously nuts – and the world is in danger | Robert Reich | Opinion
In retrospect, what’s most disturbing about “Sharpiegate” isn’t Trump’s clumsy effort to doctor a National Weather Service map or even his brazen move to get the same agency to lie on his behalf. It’s how utterly petty his motive was. We’ve had presidents trying to cover up a sexual liaison with an intern and a …
Republican PAC airs ad showing AOC’s face on fire
A Republican-affiliated political action committee aired a controversial TV ad during the Democratic primary debate that showed a picture of freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez burst into flames. The PAC, New Faces GOP, was created by former California Republican congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng and aims to “elevate the next generation of Republicans,” according to its website. …
