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If recent polls are to be believed, the 2022 midterm elections could be among the best ever for Republicans. So, while it’s unusual these days for Republicans to do extremely well in a deeply Democratic New England, if there was a time for an ambitious Republican to take a chance, …

Lawmakers this afternoon reacted differently to Gov. Kate Brown’s call for a special session on Dec. 13 to develop a plan to increase federal rent assistance for Oregon residents facing eviction. House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland), who is running for governor and has made tackling the state’s housing shortage a …

Last weekend, I reflected on what the Democratic Party should expect from politics after Covid – the hope of a resurgence in popularity for Joe Biden under normalized conditions, the danger that the party leftists are losing ground in several different demographic groups. Now, after a thank-you interlude, let’s take …

The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in summer. (Loren Holmes / DNA) Almost exactly four years after Republicans used a budget bill to secure the rental of oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge through Congress with the lowest margin, Democrats are turning the tables. …

A key group of Republican attorneys general who donated $ 150,000 to co-sponsor the January 6 rally where Donald Trump pushed his bogus allegations of electoral fraud before the attack on Capitol Hill could attract the attention of a House committee investigating the events on or before the riot. The …

OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom journalists. North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson speaks about the “North Carolina Public Education Indoctrination” report during a press conference at the Legislative Building on …

U.S. Representative Cori Bush, D-Mo., Speaks during an interview Friday, November 12, 2021 in Northwoods, Mo. Representative Bush claims on social media that white supremacists have shot protesters in Ferguson, Missouri , in 2014, but the city’s police chief says he was not aware of such an incident.AP Photo / …

Criminal justice reform advocates celebrated this week when Oklahoma Governor Stitt granted clemency to death row inmate Julius Jones. Jones, who was convicted of murder in 1999, has always insisted on his innocence, and Gov. Stitt commuted his sentence hours ahead of schedule. Stitt deserves to be congratulated. And yet, …

The midterm elections are a challenge for the party that owns the White House. This means that the Democratic Party could have a lot to lose next year. What will this mean for the entire Connecticut Democratic delegation? “It could be quite devastating for the party,” said Gary Rose, professor …

The gloves came off when the face shield was in place. The highest-ranking Republican in the New Mexico House of Representatives slapped Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on social media Monday after appearing in a nationwide TV interview wearing a mask while talking about a bill to $ 1 trillion …

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – After years of infrastructure reform stalled in Washington’s stalemate, the country is poised to invest more than ever – in roads, bridges, railroads, broadband and electric vehicles. The president is expected to sign an infrastructure bill in days, giving the green light to a $ 1.2 …

through: Lauren Goodman, Anna Wiernicki Posted: November 9, 2021 / 10:15 PM EST / Update: November 9, 2021 / 10:15 PM EST WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Some Republican congressmen have criticized President Joe Biden and his administration for not doing enough to resolve issues on the US-Mexico border. Rep. Jim Jordan, …

Emboldened by their success in 2020, National Republicans are trying to break into areas of Texas considered Democratic Party strongholds. This is part of a national strategy to improve awareness in minority communities. Members of the Republican National Committee have opened what they call community centers in the country’s blue …

If you have a mountain of ambition, why not aim for the highest peak? This year, the political ambition of the American representative Adam Kinzinger manifested itself in a vivid way. The once little-known Republican Congressman Channahon kicked off 2020 by voting to remove then-President Donald J. Trump for “incitement …

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Republican candidates for Bridgewater Township Council Allen Kurdyla, Howard Norgalis and Filipe Pedroso thanked voters for their re-election in the 2021 race. “I want to thank the constituents of Bridgewater for the honor of re-electing me. I make the same commitment that I have made since my …

CROMWELL – Four Republicans and a Democrat won their nominations for Cromwell Board of Education seats on Tuesday in unofficial tally. The main voters are Republicans Kelly Franklin (2,320), Matthew S. Zabroski (2,170), Celina Kelleher (2,106) and Alan R. Schumann Jr. (2,093) and Democrat Kelly Cloutier (2,060). There were eight …

Virginia’s statewide election for governor and legislature is set to send shockwaves across the country on Tuesday night – if Republicans can translate an edge of enthusiasm among their main voters in victories at the polls. Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin had a clear advantage in the closing weeks of …

The culture war in the United States has been raging for more than 50 years, since the 1960s, when divisions over values ​​(civil rights, diversity, sexual liberation) began to emerge. These divisions have intensified to the point that today the defining questions of American politics concern race, gender, religion and …

through: GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press, Rodney Overton Posted: Oct 30, 2021 / 12:01 AM EDT / Update: Oct 30, 2021 / 12:01 AM EDT RALEIGH, NC (AP / WNCN) – Rights groups and voters have taken legal action to block the North Carolina General Assembly schedule to pass new …

GIF: Brian Kahn (David McNew / Getty) Republicans and fossil fuel interests have one, shall we say, comfortable love relationship. But that relationship went from snug to downright NSFW on Thursday in a hearing ostensibly on disinformation about fossil fuels. The House Oversight Committee hosted executives from four fossil companies …

“I guess Rachael Rollins is too dynamic for these old men.” One of the most serious crimes in recent years has been the January 6 insurgency in the United States Capitol to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The House of Representatives has set up a select committee …

Confession: I was a Republican. I briefly became a year ago while living among the Ultrarawaks on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Their authoritarian dictates drove me crazy. And their narrow definition of economic interests as the rich versus the poor – with the middle class almost invisible – …

NASHVILLE – When Tennessee lawmakers return to Nashville this week for another special session, the Republican supermajority is hoping to fight a federal mandate that big employers must demand employee vaccinations against COVID-19. Other issues for debate include proposals for intervention against school mask warrants, an issue already debated before …

(The Center Square) – Although the gubernatorial primary does not take place until June 2022, the Republican candidates vying for their party’s nomination are already considering who will be their lieutenant governor. Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton are running for re-election in November 2022. Four Republicans seek …

Click to enlarge Genesis Sandoval, Cronkite News Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, right, is introduced by Senator Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, at the start of the Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider Magnus’ appointment as the next Commissioner of Customs and border protection. WASHINGTON – Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus walked …

Mr Reed said the former president’s comments that Republicans do not vote “should warrant sanction from the Republican National Committee.” He warned: “This will have a severe impact on the mid-term of 2022.” Tensions between Mr McConnell and Mr Trump have intensified in recent times, as the former president has …

Republicans at Tennessee House are rushing forward with a broad set of proposed restrictions on COVID-19 vaccination and mask warrants in a special session called to discuss economic incentives and government authority for the investment of Ford’s $ 5.6 billion. But the bill, HB8003, was doomed this week after gaining …

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked Michael Gableman, a former state Supreme Court justice, to conduct the review – even though Gableman had publicly endorsed conspiracy theories of defeat of Donald Trump by President Joe Biden last year before being cast for the role. In recent weeks, Gableman’s office has …

Republicans decided to tighten their grip on power in Texas after a late-night vote in the state legislature approved early approval of the new congressional boundaries at the expense of communities of color. The Republican-led effort will give the party power over the redrawn maps of the US House and …

A senior Republican politician from North Carolina faces a wave of outrage and backlash, including calls for resignation, from elected officials and various human rights groups over his recent discriminatory comments comparing homosexuals and transgendered people to “dirt”. Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, the state’s top Republican in a leadership position, …

State Senator Robert Karnes, R-Randolph, answers questions from the press Thursday regarding an amendment to the state Senate redistribution plan. (Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography) The Karnes / Tarr senatorial constituency amendment could be considered later today. (Map courtesy of the Senate Redistribution Committee) State Senator Robert Karnes, R-Randolph, …

Thirteen years ago, there were 700,000 more Democrats in Florida than Republicans. Today that advantage has fallen to just 23,055. The GOP is closing the gap in the Sunshine State, and that is in large part thanks to Hispanic voters. More than 127,000 Hispanics have gone from Democrat to Republican …

Large companies are overwhelmingly in favor of requiring workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. A recent CNBC survey of CFOs found 80% say they ‘fully support’ the Biden administration‘s plan to impose a vaccine or test mandate on companies with more than 100 workers , and many companies have already …

After watching Donald Trump grope the White House, Republicans in Texas are using their political might to secure victories in next year’s midterm contests, while preparing for another decade in power. In many ways, Trump’s defeat has been a blessing for Republicans. They are now rallying their base in calling …

“I’m probably going to be admitted to the hospital,” West said on Facebook. According to West, he and his wife Angela have Covid-19. West said Angela was vaccinated against the coronavirus, but he was not. “Colonel West is suffering from a mild fever and mild body aches,” according to an …

The Wisconsin Capitol’s latest proposal to find more affordable housing in the state focuses on red tape, builders and young people. A handful of Republicans presented their housing reform plan on Thursday. Among the proposals, the focus is on cutting red tape, granting tax credits to developers and builders for …

“If he doesn’t lift his grip, we just have to use the legislative process. There are probably over 90 votes for it, ”said frustrated Senator Lindsey Graham (RS.C.). Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, said the GOP-led hold-up made it more difficult for him …

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas House Republicans hold a hearing Wednesday on their bill to ban Texas trans children from playing sports on teams that match their gender identities – the fourth time children have faced this attack on their legislature this year, amid a host of other attacks on the …

Johnson County Republicans gathered in Coralville on Tuesday to encourage party members to bolster the vote for young Republicans in Iowa. Johnson County Republicans gathered in Coralville on Tuesday to encourage party members to bolster the vote for young Republicans in Iowa. Along with the usual priorities of rallying Republicans …

WASHINGTON – President Biden on Monday criticized Republicans for not voting to raise the debt ceiling, accusing them of being “reckless and dangerous” in a way that could harm the economy. “Republicans not only refuse to do their job, they threaten to use [the filibuster] to keep us from doing …

Leonard Pitts You might think it was a crime, but last week a grand jury didn’t. This is the case of a certain Jared Lafer. He’s a white man in his twenties who was driving in Johnson City, Tennessee in September last year when he ran into a small group …

EXCLUSIVE: Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., And Morgan Griffith, R-Va., Have teamed up to send a letter to four prominent far-left climate groups inquiring into possible links with the Chinese Communist Party ( PCC). The four groups that will receive a copy of the letter are the Sunrise Movement, the …

Over the next few months on the horizon, individual Republicans will be able to help determine the course of the GOP. INDIANAPOLIS – Salute to the winners, the undefeated among us: Frank O’Bannon, Julia and Andre Carson, Dan Coats, Mitch Daniels, Robert Orr, Lee Hamilton, Todd Young, Bob Knight’s 1976 …

A tense race for governor in Virginia tests a new reality for Democrats and Republicans: how to run when Donald Trump is not in the White House and not at the polls. Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a former governor looking to return to office in next month’s election, tries to portray …

Ohio 15th District Republican Congressional candidate Mike Carey spoke at a dinner hosted by Athens County Republicans on Thursday. The dinner was held at the Shade Community Center and included live music and a silent auction in addition to Carey’s speech. Before speaking, Carey received a brief introduction from Athens …

Friday marks the first day that candidates for state-wide public office can begin collecting signatures to get on the ballot for the June primary. While nomination petition forms for the governor’s race have not been available until now, the field of Republican nomination contestants has already taken shape. Seven Republicans …

Democrats rallied to the defense of Suffolk County Attorney Rachael Rollins on Thursday, but the Senate Judiciary Committee remained deadlocked on her nomination to become Massachusetts’ next U.S. attorney after Republicans challenged its approach to prosecuting certain non-violent crimes. The 11-11 vote in the Judiciary Committee means Senate Democrats will …

WASHINGTON, Sept.29 (Reuters) – As partisan deadlocks in the US Congress risk causing a government shutdown and debt default, lawmakers took a time out on Wednesday for one of Washington’s few bipartisan traditions : their annual baseball game. The 2021 contest between Democrats and Republicans, an event that typically raises …

Former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe maintains a 7 percentage point lead over Republican Glenn Youngkin (48% -41%) with 9% undecided in the Virginia gubernatorial race, according to The Roanoke College Poll. Democrats also lead the ticket races down, with Del. Hala Ayala (R) in front of the former Del. Winsome …

WASHINGTON, Sept.28 (Reuters) – U.S. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Tuesday fended off the most personal and direct attacks by lawmakers of his career as Republicans slammed his calls with China and his interviews for critical books. of Donald Trump’s presidency. Milley, 63, was …

MADISON, Wisconsin – Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said on Tuesday it was “about time” for the Republican-controlled state Senate to vote to approve dozens of nominations that have been dragging on for months and years, including four of his cabinet secretaries. On the agenda for Senate approval was Department of …

Text size Senatorial Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and an aide in Washington. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Getty Images The U.S. government could start not paying its bills on time as early as next month if there is no quick end to a stalemate marked tonight by …

The GOP has done such a good job convincing its base that the election is a fraud, many of its supporters are giving up voting. September 27, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are reviewed and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company …

One of the least worthy feuds in U.S. politics continued on Sunday, as Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney responded to a bizarre insult from Donald Trump. “I like Republican presidents who are reelected,” Cheney tweeted, with a photo of George W Bush. Bush defeated John Kerry for re-election in 2004. Cheney’s …

If the 2020 election proved anything, it’s that our system worked. The Department of Homeland Security called the 2020 election “the safest in American history” and yet the former president and his allies slander the state’s election officials for the sole reason that they are disappointed to have lost. Worse …

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (WOOD) – Michigan Republicans have gathered on Mackinac Island for a conference they hold every two years in preparation for the next election. The conference still features national speakers – some who may be considering higher positions – and plenty of conversations about how to win, in …

San Diego – California Republicans have been disappointed by the failure of the governors’ recall, but the expanded volunteer base and voter data gathered during this campaign may come in handy in next year’s midterm election. speakers said at the California GOP Fall Convention in San Diego on Friday. “Our …

NBC News JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers who want to end all public funds going to Planned Parenthood recommend that the Legislature give Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s administration the power to rescind contracts Medicaid providers of abortion based on behavior in other states deemed illegal or immoral. The …

September 23, 2021 7:42 PM Posted: September 23, 2021 7:42 PM Update: September 23, 2021 7:55 PM LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Republican members at UW-La Crosse College say their freedom of speech was violated after their chalk art protest mask warrants were erased this week . Chalking is a …

Jim Puzzanghera points to the hypocrisy of a Republican party that consistently supports increasing the national debt and debt limit when a Republican is president, and then usually opposes such increases under Democratic presidents (” Democrat in Power, GOP Focuses on Debt ”, page A1, September 17). Indeed, the words …

“I don’t want school professionals to make decisions about teaching and learning, I want parents to be in charge of the teaching and learning that their children and students go to,” said said Rep. Donna Rozar, R-Marshfield. Schools that engage in such education would lose 10% of their annual public …

The debt ceiling battle on Capitol Hill pits US businesses against Congressional Republicans in a test for business groups that have historically aligned with GOP lawmakers on economic issues. Republican Senate leaders are deepening their opposition to increasing or suspending the debt limit, prompting strong warnings from lobby groups that …

Republicans said they held cash advantages over Democrats at the end of August as the 2022 midterm cycle heats up. The campaign weapons of House and Senate Republicans and the Republican National Committee (RNC) all ended August with more money in the bank than their Democratic counterparts, though both sides …

PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) – 55th District State Senator Darren Bailey made a stopover in Peoria on Monday. He announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination for governor earlier this year. He spoke in front of a small crowd at Kelleher’s on Water Street. Bailey has made …

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. The Texas Senate on Monday released its first draft of a new map for the State Board of Education, which attempts to bolster the GOP majority within the 15-member Republican-dominated …

Texas pro-life Republicans have proposed a law that makes abortion illegal after six weeks of pregnancy. Whatever your take on this law, there is another opportunity to protect all newborns and their families in the first days after birth, and one that generates widespread support. An infant comes into the …

It was a preemptive attack on the truth by some of the biggest names on the American right. Former President Donald Trump warned that the ballot would be “rigged”. Republican candidate Larry Elder predicted “shenanigans”. Conservative media star Tomi Lahren suggested “voter fraud” was inevitable. The attempt to sow distrust …

Representative Lee Zeldin, a staunch Long Island conservative and the leading Republican candidate for next year’s governorship in New York City, revealed he was diagnosed with leukemia last year and is following up a treatment. Zeldin, 41, told attendees at an Ontario County Republican Party dinner Friday night that he …

When the US bailout was passed in March, it didn’t just send stimulus payments to Americans’ bank accounts. It also expanded a long-standing tax credit that has since helped millions of families more easily cover their expenses. The child tax credit was worth up to $ 2,000 per child under …

LOS ANGELES – Republicans, vastly outnumbered by Democrats in California, needed a massive turnout in this week’s recall election to have any chance of impeaching Gov. Gavin Newsom. It didn’t happen. About 9.2 million votes were counted on Tuesday with around 2.9 million still to be counted. This suggests that …

Proposals by the Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee for the party’s $ 3.5 trillion spending program include new tax credits for electric vehicles, as Washington continues to push to abandon gasoline-powered cars. But aspects of the proposed incentives are drawing criticism, with Republican lawmakers saying they would help wealthy …

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A recent poll shows Governor Ron DeSantis’ approval rating is dropping due to his handling of the pandemic, but Republicans welcome a fight for more COVID-19 restrictions. A new poll released Thursday by the Committee to Protect Health Care, a group launched in 2016 to oppose …

LOS ANGELES – The results of Tuesday’s recall election in which California Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated an attempt to remove him from office seem all too familiar to weakened Republicans in the state – they were once again embarrassed by Democrats, who haven’t lost a statewide race in 15 years. …

Despite the potential for Colorado Republicans to win in 2022, a group of self-proclaimed “principled” Republican activists are determined to embroil the party in stolen electoral conspiracy theories and alienate the 1.6 million uninvited voters. affiliates who represent 43% of the electorate. Which is a shame given that Democrats have …

Republican priority voting reforms and restrictions signed last week added a number of new election-related offenses and increased criminal penalties for others, all of which have been hotly debated this summer. But one of these major provisions has received little attention. The bill lowered the criminal offense for illegal voting …

After the “9-11” tragedy, America and Partners sued Bin Laden in Afghanistan. In “2003” “W” took a left turn to introduce Iraq with all the strength and fury of the US military; it was the war that should never have been. If we had hit Afghanistan with the same intensity, …

A second Republican has asked the Pinellas County Commission for District 2 general seat to challenge incumbent Democrat Pat Gerard in the November 2022 election. Brian Scott, president of the charter bus company Escot Bus Lines, founded by his parents in 1983, announced his campaign against Gerard on Wednesday. Scott, …

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Patty Hansen, who helped run an election in Coconino County, Ariz., For 17 years, spun out spending last year. She ran radio and newspaper ads in English and Navajo, promoting voting options. She hired 19 additional temporary workers to help Navajo Nation residents register to vote …

Walker’s move from Texas, where he has lived for decades, to Georgia suggests he is likely to run for the seat currently held by Senator Raphael Warnock. And, given Walker’s high name – mostly derived from his celebrity years in football – and former President Donald Trump‘s vocal support for …

Anna Luna, a 32-year-old Mexican American who is running for the 13th Congressional District of Florida as a Republican, still remembers when she told her mother she would vote in 2016 for the GOP presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Her mother was so upset – and loud – about her feelings …