Tag: Republican Party

Republican Rick Saccone, center, makes his way through a gang of cameras and reporters on Tuesday as he heads to the polling place to cast his ballot in McKeesport, Pa. Saccone ran against Democrat Conor Lamb in a special election being held in Pennsylvania for the 18th Congressional District vacated by Republican Tim Murphy.

Republican fears of midterm wipeout reignited after tough special election

David M. Drucker · March 14, 2018 3:22 am

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington.

Adam Schiff’s TV career at risk after GOP shuts down Russia probe

Pete Kasperowicz · March 13, 2018 9:04 pm

Business Roundtable warns Trump that tariff threats are a ‘recipe for disaster’

James Langford · March 13, 2018 6:08 pm

President Trumpâs announcement of sweeping new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum clearly caught congressional Republicans off guard.

Trump’s populism begins to take shape as Republicans worry

W. James Antle III · March 13, 2018 4:01 am

The agenda of President Trump has included Tillersonâs ouster, steel and aluminum tariffs, talks with North Korea, and a willingness to pursue the more âTrumpianâ parts of his agenda after a year in broad agreement with Capitol Hill Republicans.

Republicans are living in the political upside down

Taylor McCarty · March 12, 2018 10:52 pm

In a war, you blockade enemy combatants to make them poorer. A tariff, by contrast, is a blockade against yourself.

Trump’s tariffs are America’s self-blockade

Dan Hannan · March 12, 2018 5:01 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden points at Conor Lamb, right, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Democrats are close to an upset in Pennsylvania that could have national implications

Al Weaver, Laura Barrón-López · March 12, 2018 5:01 am

"The Republicans are 5-0 in recent Congressional races, a point which the Fake News Media continuously fails to mention. I backed and campaigned for all of the winners," the president tweeted, though this ignores special election losses in California and Alabama. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump demands more credit for Republican victories in special elections

Washington Examiner · March 11, 2018 2:58 pm

Stormy Daniels is the screen name of the pornographic film star linked to a $130,000 payment from President Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen. Many consider it to be hush money for an affair between Daniels and Trump. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Trump’s Bill Clinton defense in the Stormy Daniels scandal

W. James Antle III · March 10, 2018 5:01 am

Anthony Kennedy was nominated by former President Ronald Reagan and confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1988. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Dean Heller predicts Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire around ‘early summer’

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 2:57 pm

Gerrymandering Pennsylvania

Jay Cost · March 9, 2018 6:50 am

President Trump on Thursday signed two proclamations declaring tariffs on steel and aluminum. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump revives Republican protectionism on trade

W. James Antle III · March 9, 2018 5:01 am