Tag: Republican Party

The Gang of Eight immigration bill would nearly double the Border Patrol, thanks to the Hoeven-Corker amendment. (AP File)

Republicans need to reboot on immigration

Joel Acevedo · January 4, 2019 5:00 am

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sits with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., left, on the opening day of the 116th Congress as the Democrats take the majority at the Capitol in D.C.

Democrats position House counsel to defend Obamacare, forcing GOP to take tough vote

Kimberly Leonard · January 4, 2019 12:06 am

Chair of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, speaks during a campaign rally Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Ronna McDaniel: ‘Uncle Mitt doesn’t want to put me in a bad position’

Naomi Lim · January 3, 2019 5:10 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference.

GOP groups deploy Capitol Hill trackers to confront Democrats about Nancy Pelosi speaker vote

David M. Drucker · January 3, 2019 3:00 pm

"The sentiment attributed to POTUS is inconsistent w/ America's history and antithetical to American values," Mitt Romney tweeted.

Beltway Confidential

Does Mitt Romney really want to ditch Trump and bring back awful Bush-Cheney foreign policy?

Jack Hunter · January 3, 2019 5:00 am

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.

James Comey pans Mitt Romney furor: ‘The Republican tent is too small to fit integrity’

Naomi Lim · January 3, 2019 2:13 am

The Senate tax reform bill closes the loophole that allows foreign insurers to avoid paying American taxes on life insurance policies sold to American consumers in American markets. The House version keeps it open. And now it waits on the chopping block. If it survives, it may be due to the efforts of one senior staffer, Barbara Angus (pictured above). She certainly knows all the decision makers.

Republican staffer key to Trump tax cut to depart

Colin Wilhelm · January 3, 2019 12:22 am

This Oct. 9, 2018, file photo shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney answering a question about tariffs during the debate with Democratic opponent Jenny Wilson in the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah.

Real rather than rhetorical checks, Sen. Romney

Washington Examiner · January 2, 2019 10:20 pm

Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., listens during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in D.C.

GOP lawmaker facing threats of ‘consequences’ for backing Democrats’ House rules package

Daniel Chaitin · January 2, 2019 8:40 pm

Rand Paul: Romney’s anti-Trump op-ed was a ‘big mistake’

Susan Ferrechio · January 2, 2019 7:11 pm

In this Tuesday, June 26, 2018 photo, Mitt Romney, former GOP presidential nominee, addresses supporters at during an election night party in Orem, Utah.

Beltway Confidential

Calm down already. Mitt Romney is allowed to criticize Trump

Philip Wegmann · January 2, 2019 7:03 pm

Mitt Romney got the endorsement of Donald Trump during Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Romney’s attack prompts call to protect Trump from 2020 primary challenger

David M. Drucker · January 2, 2019 1:59 pm