Tag: Republican Party

Gary Johnson is considering jumping into the race for U.S. Senate in New Mexico as the current Libertarian candidate prepares to drops out, Johnson consultant Ron Nielson told The Associated Press on Friday.

Rand Paul endorses libertarian Gary Johnson in New Mexico Senate race

Katelyn Caralle · August 29, 2018 1:52 am

"I'm optimistic. I have no illusions that it's difficult to do constitutional amendments. It just is," said Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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One ‘Florida man’ rescues another: How Donald Trump helped Ron DeSantis catapult past Adam Putnam

Philip Wegmann · August 29, 2018 12:10 am

President Donald Trump, second from left, reached out to shake hands with Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., left, as he arrives for a meeting with Republican senators on health care in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., watches, third from right.

Byron York: In Washington, a rare relationship without pretense and BS

Byron York · August 28, 2018 2:46 pm

Last week, a three-judge panel voided the congressional map of North Carolina drawn by the GOP-controlled state legislature in 2016 and said it constitutes a "partisan" gerrymander.

Federal court determines North Carolina districts are unconstitutional, may need to be redrawn before November

Diana Stancy Correll · August 28, 2018 12:13 am

Since the introduction of the Republicans' Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Left has told the public that the legislation benefits "the rich" and large corporations over the middle class.

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Poll: Republicans trail, but enjoy a historic advantage on the economy

Emily Jashinsky · August 27, 2018 9:40 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wrote in a letter that Carter should not make any major changes to military personnel ratings, standards, uniforms and jobs in the next two months. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

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Can the GOP fill John McCain’s Senate shoes?

Daniel DePetris · August 27, 2018 6:03 pm

No More Mavericks

TWS Podcast · August 27, 2018 4:50 pm

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Rand Paul raises the question: Are Republicans really pro-life?

Jack Hunter · August 27, 2018 12:30 pm

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, center, arrives for an arraignment hearing Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in San Diego. Hunter and his wife were indicted Tuesday on federal charges that they used more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses that ranged from groceries to golf trips and lied about it in federal filings, prosecutors said.

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Duncan Hunter throws his wife under bus in campaign finance scandal

Becket Adams · August 24, 2018 3:57 pm

Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife Margaret pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they illegally used his campaign account for personal expenses.

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Duncan Hunter and looming moral bankruptcy

Philip Wegmann · August 24, 2018 3:49 pm

Margaret Hunter, the wife of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, arrives for an arraignment hearing. Hunter and his wife were indicted this week on federal charges that they used more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, prosecutors said.

Duncan Hunter shifts blame to his wife: ‘Whatever she did, that will be looked at’

Diana Stancy Correll · August 24, 2018 1:55 pm

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, center, arrives for an arraignment hearing Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in San Diego. Hunter and his wife were indicted Tuesday on federal charges that they used more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses that ranged from groceries to golf trips and lied about it in federal filings, prosecutors said.

Protesters bombard Duncan Hunter with ‘lock him up’ chants outside federal courthouse

Diana Stancy Correll · August 23, 2018 9:07 pm