Tag: Republican Party

Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel, who was running his second senatorial bid, announced he is dropping out of the Senate race. "We recently learned that my wife has a health issue that will require my time, attention and presence," he said. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Josh Mandel drops out of Ohio Senate race

Al Weaver · January 5, 2018 7:22 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch's decision caps a seven-term career in the Senate and upends the power structure among Republicans heading into 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Orrin Hatch’s retirement may set off musical chairs in GOP Senate committee leadership

James Wallner · January 5, 2018 6:58 pm

A Republican Win in Utah

The Editors · January 5, 2018 9:00 am

Some Republicans on Capitol Hill over the past two days have said the ongoing feud between President Trump and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon could impact the 2018 elections. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Will GOP Senate primaries really be affected by the Bannon-Trump feud?

Emily Jashinsky · January 4, 2018 10:41 pm

"It's disgraceful and laughable," Sanders said of criticism aimed at Trump's mental state. "If he was unfit, he probably wouldn't be sitting there," she added. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sarah Sanders: Questions about Trump’s mental health are ‘disgraceful and laughable’

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2018 7:37 pm

Republicans want the deal to include significant border security provisions, including the authorization to fund a southern border wall system, as well as changes to the nation's chain migration laws. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP senator: Trump ‘would not sign’ immigration bill without border wall funding

Susan Ferrechio · January 4, 2018 7:26 pm

By burning his old boss so publicly, the populist Steve Bannon not only made himself persona non grata, but also drove the president into the arms of the establishment he had campaigned against. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

Did Steve Bannon want an establishment president? Because this is how you get an establishment president

Philip Wegmann · January 4, 2018 2:56 pm

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been taking shots at the Trump administration and family since leaving his post. (Pete Marovich/Bloomberg)

Steve Bannon without Trump is a man without a country

W. James Antle III · January 4, 2018 5:01 am

Hatch Is Out. Republicans Will Probably Keep His Seat.

David Byler · January 3, 2018 4:40 pm

Steve Bannon has been eclipsed by the base he built. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Beltway Confidential

Populists are now more pro-Trump than Steve Bannon

Philip Wegmann · January 3, 2018 4:37 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio and the Wall Street Journal have, for years, clashed over the Florida Republican's advocacy of larger child tax credits, which he succeeded in including in the Republican tax bill. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Marco Rubio extends tax feud with Wall Street Journal editorial page

Joseph Lawler · January 3, 2018 2:57 pm

There is one class of wealthy who will benefit disproportionately from this bill: Lobbyists. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Is the GOP tax bill a gift to the wealthy? Ask K Street

Siraj Hashmi · January 3, 2018 2:16 am