Former President Donald Trump proved this week that he still holds considerable sway over House Republicans, with a visit from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and a controversial legislative vote highlighting how much chaos a few sentences from the former president can spark. Since the House GOP took the majority after the 2022 midterm elections, Trump […]
ABC News host George Stephanopoulos clashed with GOP New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu over his support for Donald Trump on Sunday in a heated debate over the Republican governor's past condemnation of the former president. Sununu, who endorsed Haley in the GOP primary until she dropped out, said in March he would endorse Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, in the presidential election. Stephanopoulos asked if his support for Trump would continue if he's convicted in the hush money case. "This...
A journalist was reportedly ejected from a Colorado Republican event after the state GOP chairman determined her reporting was "unfair."Ernest Lee Luning, who covers politics in Colorado at coloradopolitics.com, flagged the development involving Sandra Fish of the Colorado Sun. According to the Sun's site, Fish "has covered government and politics in Iowa, Florida, New Mexico and Colorado.""She was a full-time journalism instructor at the University of Colorado for eight years, and her work has...
Former President Donald Trump will have to miss a major Republican fundraiser because of his New York City hush money trial, according to a new report. Trump received an invitation to headline the Majority Gala, the National Republican Campaign Committee’s biggest fundraiser this season, on April 23, according to the Daily Beast.Three sources told the Daily Beast said GOP bigwigs hoped Trump would headline the Dallas event for House Republicans, but he was unable to appear because he has been...
Former President Donald Trump gave House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a vote of confidence when they held a joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago last week, implicitly rebuking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for her threats to oust him from power.But Greene is not deterred from her war with the speaker, CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju reports."On way into GOP meeting, [Greene] told me that Trump’s comments that he 'stands by' Mike Johnson doesn’t change her push to oust him," Raju...
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) went on CNN Thursday afternoon to defend former President Donald Trump's handling of abortion messaging — and received pushback from anchor Jake Tapper for uncritically promoting false claims that Democrats support abortion up to the moment of birth."How fearful are you about this issue hurting Republicans in November?" asked Tapper, noting that there are local New Hampshire races that could be affected."Well, I'll say this. I think it actually could be a bigger problem...
The prosecution in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial is attempting to "stack the deck" against Trump in jury selection, Jesse Binnall said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Director of House Operations Hannah Fraher had a Never Trump conniption, emails obtained by Breitbart News show.
State GOP Chairperson Dave Williams had Police toss a reporter from their Republican assembly meeting because Republicans fear sunlight. A reporter was uninvited from the State Republican Assembly because the Chairperson felt her "current reporting to be very unfair." Other media are assumably more friendly to the Grand Ol' Party's platform of no self-determination, no drugs, no freedom and were allowed to stay and report on the incident. — Read the rest
Former President Trump on Monday fired back at GOP criticism of his position on abortion, arguing he "won" against the Democrats, whom he claimed were "reeling" after his statement on the subject earlier in the day. "You know the Democrats are 'reeling' when they have no response to my recent Statement on Abortion, other than,
Donald Trump’s campaign is asking Republican candidates and committees using the former president’s name and likeness to fundraise to give at least 5% of what they raise to the campaign, according to a letter obtained by CNN. CNN’s Steve Contorno and Republican strategist Rina Shah weigh in.
SEYMOUR — Incumbent Republican Rep. Jim Lucas of Seymour is facing a challenge for the GOP nomination for Indiana House District 69 seat in the May 7 primary. The winner will face Democrat Trish Whitcomb in the Nov. 5 general election. Continue reading at The Republic News.