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Republicans consider whether to block Whitmer’s health chief
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Republican senators critical of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic are weighing whether to reject her appointee to run the state health department, which has issued orders restricting business capacity to limit COVID-19′s spread. Elizabeth Hertel took over the Department of Health and Human Services in January, when …
Almost half of Republicans would join Trump party: poll
“Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,” Trump said in response to McConnell’s remarks. “He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right for our Country. Where necessary and appropriate, I will back primary rivals …
Republicans Meet To Discuss Breaking Away From Pro-Trump Members Of Their Party
Newsom Recall Newsom Recall Leaders Claim To Have Enough Signatures For Special Election Updated February 21, 2021 8:50 AM Published February 21, 2021 8:48 AM California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Courtesy Gov. Newsom’s office) Leaders of the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom say they’ve collected 1.7 million signatures, roughly 200,000 more than needed to trigger …
North Carolina Republicans Censure Richard Burr Over Impeachment Vote
The North Carolina Republican Party voted unanimously on Monday to censure Senator Richard M. Burr for voting to convict former President Donald J. Trump in his second impeachment trial. The rebuke was the latest fallout for the seven Republicans who sided with Democrats in an unsuccessful effort to find Mr. Trump guilty of inciting an …
‘This fever will break’: Republican Jeff Flake on the slow fade of Trumpism | Republicans
By now, Jeff Flake thought this would all be over. Flake, the former Arizona Republican senator and outspoken critic of Donald Trump, concedes that he expected the ripple effects in the Republican party Trump’s loss of the White House to have been bigger by now. Instead, Flake has had to watch as Trump departed office …
House Republicans To Keep Rep. Liz Cheney In Leadership Position : NPR
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney attends a congressional tribute to the late Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who lies in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on February 3, 2021. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney attends a congressional tribute to the late Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick …
Idaho Senate Republicans introduce new resolution to cancel Gov. Little’s public health order
The resolution was introduced on Friday morning after the state Attorney General’s office said resolutions wouldn’t be enforceable. BOISE, Idaho — Republicans in the Idaho Legislature have introduced a number of resolutions to target Gov. Brad Little’s (R-Idaho) emergency orders this legislative session, with the most recent one introduced last Friday. The concurrent resolution, a …
As Trump leaves the stage, Republicans grapple with new conspiracy caucus
“There is a violent anarchy to QAnon that is baked into it,” said Mike Rothschild, the author of a book examining and debunking some of the most prominent conspiracy theories. How deep into the GOP’s infrastructure QAnon has penetrated is an open question. So too is how Trump’s departure from the presidency and banishment from …
Some Republicans think Trump is trying to sabotage GOP, Mike Allen says
Axios co-founder Mike Allen told CNBC on Thursday that some Republicans believe President Donald Trump is hurting the party’s chances in next week’s Georgia Senate runoffs. “There’s a big strain of thought among Republicans that President Trump is sabotaging this race. He’s done so much to be unhelpful to those candidates,” Allen said on “Squawk Box,” referring …
Debate over stimulus checks jolts Senate Republicans as McConnell plans next step
Proponents include Georgia’s two embattled Republican senators — David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — who find themselves in tough reelection battles that will decide the fate of the chamber next week. GOP Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska also lent support Tuesday, declaring that “people are hurting and we need to get them more aid.” The …
