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DULUTH, Minn. — Proponents of passenger rail transportation between the Twin Ports and the Twin Cities expressed dismay this week following a Republican vote banning public funding for the project. The 34 Senate Republicans voted Monday to pass an amendment to the agency’s transportation bill that prevents the Minnesota Department …

WASHINGTON — The annual White House Press Corps Gala returned Saturday night with the Washington roast, the reporters who cover it and the man at the helm: President Joe Biden. The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, sidelined by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, featured Biden as the first president …

Leonard Pitts Jr., syndicated columnist She was just trying to defend herself. He looks like a Republican “colleague” slimmed down Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow in one of those ad hominem, factless, detached from reality, what the hell are you even talking about attacks that have …

With the midterm elections fast approaching, it will be imperative for Wisconsin Republicans to defeat Governor Tony Evers. If Republicans can take control of the governor’s office, they can pass crucial school choice legislation, tax reform and invest more in public safety. Although the political landscape looks favorable for Republicans …

At an event in Washington state last week, President Joe Biden appeared to blame Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) for the expiration of popular enhanced child tax credit payments. “We’re one Democrat and 50 Republicans short of stopping it from going through this time around,” he said. “But it really fundamentally …

Two Donald Trump-backed candidates won support from Michigan Republicans for attorney general and secretary of state at a convention on Saturday, paving the way to face off against Democratic incumbents in the fall. The gathering of thousands of delegates was a test of Trump’s influence in the party. His allies …

Placeholder while loading article actions On New Year’s Day 2021, House Republicans still couldn’t get a clear answer on whether their leaders would vote in five days to certify the 2020 presidential election. Some demanded that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) make it clear whether he would vote to …

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Liz Cheney, the congresswoman from Wyoming who is perhaps Donald Trump’s fiercest critic, isn’t too popular in her party these days: House Republican caucus the kicked out of her leadership role and some influential Republicans want her out of the GOP, period. But there is a section …

Is this type of voting illegal or just too convenient? Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images In a review of the many statements Republican politicians make these days about allegedly improper election procedures or voter conduct, the Washington To postPhilip Bump of made a crucial distinction that often gets lost in all …

Trump has been a poison to the Republican Party and our democracy, so the candidates don’t need his endorsement. The Republican Party needs to focus on electing the most qualified people for the job, rather than the people former President Donald Trump approves of. A representative from North Carolina illustrates …

A federal judge has indicated that an attempt to bar far-right Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election will be allowed. A protest from a group of Georgia voters says Greene should be disqualified under the 14th Amendment to the US constitution because she supported insurgents who attacked …

Republican lawmakers in northwest Illinois have called the state’s budget process rushed and reliance on tax revenue from increased consumer spending after the lockdown as short-sighted. Those Republican lawmakers voted against budget appropriations and funding but largely supported the tax relief proposal that the General Assembly passed early Saturday morning …

House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) said he’s leaving it up to the federal court to decide on new maps of Ohio state’s legislative districts before lawmakers in the state does decide what happens next with a second primary. Because the Ohio Redistricting Commission did not pass the maps that were …

The false and conspiratorial narratives pushed by some conservative US politicians and media figures about Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine have reinforced and created synergies with the Kremlin’s fabled disinformation machine, according to experts in manipulation of the information. But even as Russia has embraced and promoted American disinformation, as …

“When the Republicans return to power, Apple and Disney have to understand one thing: everything will be on the table,” Ingraham warned. “Your copyright, trademark protection. Your special status in certain states. And even your corporate structure itself. once and for all for the good of competition and ultimately for …

Two Republicans are vying to succeed Judge Jean Stanley, who is not seeking reelection as a Circuit Court Part II judge in the 1st Judicial District. Suzanne Cook takes on Lois Bunton-Shults-Davis in the May 3 primary ballot for judgeship, which covers Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties. The Republican …

GARDEN GROVE, California, April 1 (Reuters) – Half a dozen mostly young Republican activists stood bravely outside a Chevron station at a busy Southern California intersection, jumping high downstairs and holding a large sign that reads “Gas Too High? Join Republican.” The protest in Garden Grove, Orange County this week …

Jack Negley TOWNSHIP OF BUCK CREEK — Three Republicans are vying for the ability to lead a township struggling to maintain public safety as the region rapidly develops. The 36 square miles that make up Buck Creek Township in the west of the county include the Indianapolis Regional Airport and …

By offering Jackson at least a respectful audience, Republican senators could have taken a step toward easing the crisis of legitimacy facing the Supreme Court due to the relentless GOP packaging of the highest court in the world. country. Rejecting extreme partisanship could have lowered the political temperature around the …

When I hear Republicans blaming President Biden for high gas prices, it reminds me of what scribe Mary McCarthy once said of her rival Lillian Hellman: “Every word she writes is a lie, including understood and and the.” I wouldn’t go that far in condemning the Republicans for their current …

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Asked Jackson what she thought of the shadow filings, hours after the Supreme Court Wednesday morning used the shadow filing to overturn a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on the maps of redistricting. “Because this decision was just made, I don’t expect you to immediately review it,” …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on Monday vetoed a bill that would have banned transgender girls from participating in school-sanctioned girl’s sports, taking a very different approach to the issue than 11 other Republican governors. who signed similar measures this year. Mr Holcomb said the bill, known as HEA 1041, would …

STAMFORD — In just a few short years, Joshua Esses has risen through the ranks of local Republican politicians. Just this month, the 30-year-old Harvard Law School graduate was named head of the city’s Republican Municipal Committee – which some have heralded as a necessary change to galvanize the party …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida on February 24, 2022. (Octavio Jones/Reuters) American voters favor the new Florida Parental Rights in Education Billdishonestly dubbed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law by progressive opponents, by a 16-point margin, according to a new Politics/Morning …

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo filed paperwork Monday seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Nevada, joining a crowded field seeking the GOP nomination to challenge the Democrat, the Governor Steve Sisolak in November. Lombardo, a career cop who served two elected terms as head …

CD 2: The line to succeed 2nd District Congressman Markwayne Mullin is forming on the right. With Mullin campaigning for the U.S. Senate, it seems only Republicans should run in what is arguably Trump’s most favorable congressional district. Two others announced last week — state Rep. Dustin Roberts, R-Durant and …

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Republicans widely say the situation calls into question Biden’s energy policies. They say prioritizing the transition to green energy has left us too dependent on Russian oil, and that we should redouble our bets on fossil fuels for our future. At the same time, they openly signal their intention to …

On the day Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that drivers with car insurance will soon each receive $400 reimbursement checks, about two dozen people demonstrated in Macomb County in support of the reinstatement of car reform measures. car without fault. The group gathered along 19 Mile Road outside Ernie’s Grill …

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Republicans at the Atlantic County GOP convention on Saturday were optimistic about their party’s success in this year’s election. The party has just emerged from a mini “red wave” in 2021 that has seen its candidates sweep the legislative and local commissioner races and come very close …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Abortions after 15 weeks would be banned in Florida under a bill Republican senators sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday night, ending a bitter debate at the Statehouse as a decision looms of the Supreme Court of the United States could limit abortion rights in America. …

WASHINGTON (KAMR/KCIT) — As the Russian-Ukrainian war escalates, many companies and businesses are responding by refusing to buy or sell Russian products. According to a press release from the office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a group of Republicans have come together to introduce new legislation banning the United …

On Monday evening, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke publicly on the issue for the first time. “Last week, I was just in Israel. … And then when I come back, I see two colleagues, who went and participated with a group that has a leader who often gives you …

With precinct caucuses poised to help kick off the election season early next month, Republican leaders in Weld County and Colorado say they’re optimistic about what’s to come in 2022. Colorado GOP Chairwoman Kristi Burton Brown said the party is looking to build on last year’s successes in city council …

Let’s put that into perspective: 610 billionaires created in the first two years of the pandemic under President Trump and only 69 billionaires created the year before. Companies got Trump’s 22% tax break. The richest 2% of American companies have $310 trillion in cash. Online sports betting was …

Masks continue to prevent the Illinois General Assembly from doing business. During the first half hour of the House session yesterday on Capitol Hill, the leaders of every party issued pleas for civility. House Speaker Chris Welch and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin had a message for everyone in the …

Lincoln County Republicans held their Lincoln Day Dinner at the 1812 Farm in Bristol on February 12. The theme of the event was Lincoln’s speeches. Trish Warren, candidate for House District 48, read the Emancipation Proclamation. Ed Polewarczyk, candidate for Home District 47, read the Gettysburg Address, and Bill Maloney, …

Democrats and Republicans in New Jersey — departing from typical political tensions — met on Friday to agree on a new district map for the state’s legislature through 2030. The Allocation Commission approved 40 newly drawn districts during a brief meeting at the State House Annex in Trenton. Republican President …

LANSING, MI — Michigan House Republicans this week attempted to draw a line between the state’s management of the impoundment levels behind Edenville Dam before its catastrophic failure in 2020 and a bill under consideration that would expand its power to issue emergency cleanup orders when natural resources are harmed. …

Republicans are a little too confident about the midterm elections and more vulnerable than they realize. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told major party donors that Republicans would not offer a legislative platform, but would instead run against President Joe Biden’s record. Lots of ammo On the face of it, …

Less than a year after being sworn in at Texas House, Dallas-area State Rep. Jasmine Crockett hopes to head for greener pastures in Congress, where she believes changes that may have a impact on Texans are more achievable than in a GOP-dominated state legislature. A civil rights attorney best known …

For the editor:Shame, shame, shameful lies flow like verbal dysentery from the mouths of Trump Republicans as they repeat the statement of the Republican National Committee, declaring that the January 6, 2021 insurrection on our United States Capitol by the supporters of former President Donald Trump was an act of …

Republicans back Georgia state legislation that aims to block a titanium mine project and protect the Okefenokee Swamp, intervening in perhaps one of the nation’s most high-profile battles over area protection Federal Wetlands. If the bill becomes law, it would be an unusual environmental victory led by Republicans, who generally …

Kansas Republicans overturned the Democratic governor’s veto and signed into law a new congressional map that dims the 2022 re-election prospects of the state’s only Democrat in Congress. Republicans barely mustered the required numbers of 84 in the House and 27 in the Senate to override Governor Laura Kelly, who …

In particular, some Republicans have directly aimed criticism at Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the RNC. “I think Republicans should stop shooting Republicans, including the president,” Senator John Cornyn of Texas, a member of the GOP leadership, told CNN. When asked if McDaniel should step down, Senate GOP whip John …

OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other opinion content provide insights into issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom reporters. The old well on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Courtesy, UNC-Chapel Hill Since 2010, Republicans have controlled the North Carolina General Assembly. Scroll through the …

Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Republican, quietly condemned House Bill 2596 on Tuesday with an unusual parliamentary maneuver. The President assigns all new bills to a committee for review before they can have votes in the full House, a choice that often has a great effect on a measure’s …

WASHINGTON — The seven House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald J. Trump and are seeking re-election have outpaced their main opponents, many of whom received Mr. Trump’s support, according to campaign statements filed. with the Federal Election Commission. this week. In Wyoming, Rep. Liz Cheney, who was …

SALISBURY — Rowan Republicans have submitted a resolution to state lawmakers in the county calling for all municipal elections and the school board race to become partisan. All municipal elections in the county are currently non-partisan, which includes Salisbury Town Council and surrounding town councils. The Rowan-Salisbury School Board race …

Republican lawmakers in states across the United States have proposed — and in some cases passed — legislation they say prevents the government from interfering with doctors who want to prescribe ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to help prevent and treat Covid-19. But these treatments have not proven effective in preventing or …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans have written to the Biden administration requesting information about the Transportation Security Administration’s practice of allowing illegal immigrants to use civil immigration warrants as identification and warning that this practice poses a security threat. “Allowing the use …

OBSERVE/ Photos by Gregory Bacon Ben Shank speaks out against the proposed motion ‘encouraging best practices to overcome COVID-19’. Barbara Colt reads the names of several members of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Women’s and Men’s Action Group who supported the proposed motion to encourage best practices in overcoming COVID-19. MAYVILLE — Chautauqua …

Republican leaders from the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to NBC Universal executives expressing concerns about “the extent of influence the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) may have over NBCUniversal’s coverage of the games.” Why is this important: The CCP’s human rights abuses have come under scrutiny ahead …

Minnesota Republicans are looking to natural immunity against COVID-19 as a way to push back vaccination mandates, arguing that hospitals, businesses and public institutions should take past infections into account by exempting some of the requirements. The idea is gaining traction in Republican-led legislatures across the country, despite pushback from …

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, who recently withdrew from a long-awaited US Senate bid, revealed he was “disturbed” after conversations with dozens of Republican senators, who apparently wanted him to be a “roadblock” until the GOP takes over the White House. Sununu told the Washington Examiner this month that he …

Diving brief: House Republicans and the fossil fuel industry oppose legislation directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to develop reliability and cybersecurity standards for natural gas and other energy pipelines. Trade groups and conservative lawmakers argue the bill is redundant, costly and creates conflicting authorities. The House Energy Subcommittee held …

For months, former President Donald J. Trump quietly grumbled with friends and visitors to his Palm Beach mansion about a rival Republican power center in another Florida mansion, about 400 miles north. Governor Ron DeSantis, a man Mr. Trump believes has put on the map, has acted much less like …

FLORENCE, Ariz. — Former President Donald J. Trump returned to Arizona, the birthplace of his political movement, on Saturday to headline a rally in the desert that was a stark testament to how he uplifted fringe beliefs and the politicians who propagated them — even as other Republicans openly fear …

If State Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville, wants to continue representing the 54th Legislative District, he may have to move to southeastern Pennsylvania to do so. Under the House seat redistricting proposal in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Brooks’ hometown of Murrysville would be split in two. It would be absorbed by …

The House Republicans campaign arm raised $140 million in 2021 and $17.9 million in December alone, setting a new record for the committee’s out-of-year fundraising, Axios has learned. Why is this important: The massive injection of cash into the Republican National Campaign Committee comes as House Republican leaders step up …

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE PLACE DU CENTER CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) – With less than a year to go until the November 2022 midterm election, Republicans are in a position to win more seats than expected after the constituency redistribution is finalized in the states and 44 members of Congress, …

In this October 6, 2021 photo, the light in the dome of the Capitol Dome is on, indicating that construction is continuing at Congress in Washington, DC (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite) I announced my campaign for Alaska’s sole seat in the United States House of Representatives on Independence …

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) – Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, has decided to run for a third term, two Republicans told The Associated Press on Friday knowing the plan. . Johnson has been coy about his intentions for months, but …

After effectively ending his campaign fundraising in the wake of the Capitol Riot, Mr. Trump relaunched it on the day of his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. He raised nearly $ 3.5 million online that day, according to federal records – a one-day harvest that was not approached …

With the redistribution – the ten-year redistribution of congressional seats – more than halfway over (31 states have finalized their lines for the next decade), the Cook Report released its first assessments of districts in states that have finished with the redistribution. The rankings suggest a clear Republican tendency at …

Behavioral economics explains why people vote against their own interests. (Dennis Cook | AP photo) This Jan. 28, 1986 photo shows President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office of the White House after a televised address to the nation about the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. | Dec 31 2021, 3:00 …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Several Republican political leaders have spoken out against the Hong Kong police for arresting seven current and former employees of one of the city’s last pro-democracy newspapers and raiding their headquarters. Prominent Republican leaders torched the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the …

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – As Republicans prepare to take control of the Virginia House of Delegates, the influence of West Virginia lawmakers is on the rise. Republican success in the Nov. 2 election will bring new leaders to the House, and West Virginia lawmakers will lead the charge. “Over the …

Party chairman creates confusion The endorsement of Kim Hoover in the May primary by the Chairman of the Summit County Republican Party was most regrettable. Numerous flyers and documents suggested the Republican Party was supporting someone against outgoing Republican incumbent Lisa Coates. Stow Coates Municipal Judge has been a loyal …

For the publisher: Well, Jonah Goldberg’s column urging Democrats to calm down after the “Build Back Better” defeat was very smart. He even allowed God a little apparition. I would just like to highlight a few small points. Goldberg says not only were one or two senators against President Biden‘s …

ADAM ROGAN ROOT – “I’ve heard a lot about our manufacturers and some in our tech industry… can we please repeal the personal property tax so we can let our manufacturers do more?” Racine County executive Jonathan Delagrave asked a panel of six state lawmakers on Wednesday. Personal property tax …

A dry running. A dress rehearsal. A practice shot. As the first anniversary of the Jan.6 uprising on Capitol Hill approaches, warnings abound of the danger of a repeat by Republicans. But even as Donald Trump loyalists besiege democracy with voting restrictions and attempt to take over the conduct of …

Peter BoykinPhoto: Facebook One of the lingering mysteries in politics is why the existence of LGBTQ Republicans. The party is addressing the religious right, which is working to roll back LGBTQ rights. The Trump administration has made the attack on LGBTQ progress a hallmark of its policies. Trump himself seemed …

ST. PAUL – A group of 38 Republican lawmakers in Minnesota this week highlighted a letter they sent to the chief of the Mayo Clinic, urging the health care system to drop its mandate to vaccinate employees following other groups to across the country abandoning their demands. On Monday, December …

** Lubbock County Republican Party press release ** Here is the full list of depositors for the March 1, 2022 Republican Party primary who filed after our last press release on December 10, 2021. Candidates for each office are listed in the order in which their candidacy was received. The …

Mike Pence chairing the January 6 joint session of Congress governed by the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Photo: Saul Loeb – Pool / Getty Images After the chaos of the 2020 presidential election, you hope the one thing Democrats and Republicans would agree on is the need to clarify …

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives have rejected the idea of ​​imposing a small surcharge on FirstEnergy customers in northeast Ohio that would be used to support a wind farm project in the Lake Erie known as the Icebreaker. Rep. Bill Seitz, Republican for the Cincinnati …

Enlarge / FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee on December 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla The United States Senate today approved a new five-year term for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel. Today’s vote has …

Sean Parnell, the Trump anointed candidate for the Pennsylvania Senate, dropped out of the race after a child custody hearing that presented chilling details of his relationship with his ex-wife. Laurie Snell alleged that Parnell hit her, strangled her and hit one of their sons hard enough to leave a …

Republicans love a good ol ‘purity test. The party has long drawn inspiration from an endless array of scorecard groups that set the standard for GOP DNA and punish deviants–of Club for Growth To RNA To the Heritage Foundation. In the 2016 election, then-Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus feared …