Tag: Republican Party

"The media and the Democrats, to the surprise of no one, demagoguing this issue and using it for political advantage," Sen. Ted Cruz said in a radio interview Tuesday with the Mark Davis Show. "In the media's telling, they want to tar and feather any Republican, any conservative and paint us all as these crazy, racist nutbags." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Ted Cruz: Democrats, media using Charlottesville to depict Republicans as ‘crazy, racist nutbags’

Melissa Quinn · August 15, 2017 4:38 pm

A Kid Rock for Senate website was launched in mid-July and the musician confirmed the site was real, but has not confirmed whether he actually intends to run for public office. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)

George Pataki: Kid Rock is ‘the kind of candidate the GOP needs right now’

Anna Giaritelli · August 15, 2017 3:05 pm

Washington's most powerful special interest group is Congress itself, and its members are more than happy to reach across the aisle when their personal interests are on the line. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Congress gets it right on veterans; why can’t it on anything else?

Mark Footerman · August 14, 2017 4:01 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel denounced the white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republican leaders Paul Ryan and Ronna Romney McDaniel denounce white supremacist protests in Charlottesville

Caitlin Yilek · August 12, 2017 4:22 pm

"Libertarians have a messaging problem, not an ideas problem," said Petersen, 36. Ambitious and energetic, he is running for Senate in Missouri.

Libertarian Republicans seek Rand Paul reinforcements

W. James Antle III · August 11, 2017 4:01 am

Despite calls from House conservatives and the White House to continue working on healthcare legislation, Senate Republicans have shifted their focus to tax reform. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump hints McConnell’s future is bleak if he fails on major GOP agenda items

Melissa Quinn · August 10, 2017 7:56 pm

In 2015, millennials surpassed Generation X to become the largest share of the workforce. In 2016, we surpassed the Baby Boomers to become the largest living generation. And in 2018, we are projected to pass the Boomers as the largest generation of eligible voters. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Beltway Confidential

Millennials will control the future of politics and policy sooner than you think

Chandler Thornton · August 10, 2017 7:28 pm

A White House official said Sen. Mitch McConnell enraged President Trump earlier this week when he blamed the president's "excessive expectations" for healthcare legislation on his relative newness to Washington, a jab that allies said was unusual for the seasoned political practitioner.

Finance and Economy

Trump-McConnell feud casts uncertainty over tax reform

Sarah Bedford, Gabby Morrongiello · August 10, 2017 7:00 pm

The majority of Republican voters said they would support postponing the 2020 election at President Trump's request to ensure only eligible Americans can vote, according to a new poll. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)

Half of GOP voters would support postponing 2020 election if Trump requested it: Poll

Melissa Quinn · August 10, 2017 2:52 pm

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicted Thursday that Republicans would fail to pass tax reform this fall if they try to set a deadline for doing so. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Gingrich to GOP: Don’t set a deadline for tax reform

Anna Giaritelli · August 10, 2017 12:49 pm

Republican strategist Karl Rove says Democrats only have themselves to blame for their ongoing struggle to organize themselves. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Karl Rove: ‘Progressive intolerance’ preventing a Democrat comeback

Pete Kasperowicz · August 10, 2017 11:39 am

President Trump mocked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday for failing to reform federal healthcare policy after years of calling for a replacement to Obamacare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump targets McConnell, says he ‘couldn’t get it done’ on healthcare

Anna Giaritelli · August 10, 2017 11:11 am