As Republicans across the nation seek the votes of Black Americans in November’s presidential election, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson took the stage with Milwaukee radio host Tory Lowe on Wednesday for what was billed as a “powerful conversation.” “We have to have the conversation because it’s political season, the (Republican National Convention) is coming to […]
Gov. Spencer Cox talks to media after the Associated Press called the GOP primary for governor in his favor at an election night event in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Soon after polls closed on Tuesday, unofficial election night results showed both of Utah’s […]
ATLANTA — Ahead of the presidential debate, both Republicans and Democrats are using the attention around the high-profile matchup to further their Black voter outreach efforts, with a particular focus on Black men. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign deployed several high-profile Black surrogates — Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida and Wesley Hunt of Texas, along […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland wrote a Washington Post op-ed a couple of weeks ago, calling on congressional Republicans to start showing some partisan restraint. “Disagreements about politics are good for our democracy. They are normal,” the nation’s chief law enforcement official wrote. “But using conspiracy theories, falsehoods, violence and threats of violence to affect political […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican former congressman Adam Kinzinger endorsed President Joe Biden on Wednesday, giving the Democrat a prominent new ally in his high-stakes campaign to win over moderate Republicans and independents this fall. Kinzinger, a military pilot who emerged as a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, […]
Mitt Romney will be replaced by a guy who sure sounds a lot like Mitt Romney. Republican Rep. John Curtis, who has occasionally bucked former President Donald Trump, won a crowded GOP primary on Tuesday for Romney’s Utah Senate seat. He beat Trent Staggs, a MAGA candidate with Trump’s blessing, to secure a win for […]
California Republicans denounced Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pre-recorded State of the State address, which he released Tuesday morning and in which he called out “conservatives and delusional California bashers.” Members of the CAGOP mocked the governor for recording the address instead of facing the electorate live — especially after it was delayed so many months. “It’s […]
The House Judiciary Committee plans to take the first step toward holding President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, in contempt of Congress, two sources familiar with the committee’s plans tell ABC News. The committee plans to hold a “markup” on the contempt resolution on Thursday, which would be followed by a committee vote, the sources said. […]
The House Judiciary Committee plans to take the first step toward holding President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, in contempt of Congress, two sources familiar with the committee’s plans tell ABC News. The committee plans to hold a “markup” on the contempt resolution on Thursday, which would be followed by a committee vote, the sources said. […]
A great many congressional incumbents have faced primary challenges this year, but to date, none has lost. That said, the odds are that Rep. Bob Good will be the exception. Primary Day for the Virginia Republican was last week, and while MSNBC and NBC News still consider his race against state Sen. John McGuire too […]
Donald Trump’s Republican allies on Capitol Hill want him to play nice in his first 2024 debate with President Joe Biden on Thursday. They’re urging the former president ― who frequently veers off script and goes on wild tangents during campaign appearances ― to stick to policy and contrast his plans for another term in […]
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Sunday sought to clarify Republicans’ stance on contraceptives and in-vitro fertilization (IVF), arguing GOP lawmakers are not against these but the less obvious measures included in some reproductive bills. “Democrats right now are saying that Republicans are against contraceptives, they’re against IVF, none of those things are true,” Lankford said […]