Tag: Republican Party

On the ballot in Alabama, it will be Roy Moore versus Doug Jones come Dec. 12. The special Senate election, however, is widely seen as a proxy war between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and former White House strategist Steve Bannon. (AP Images)

Mitch McConnell and Steve Bannon fight the battle of Roy Moore

W. James Antle III · November 16, 2017 5:01 am

Republican senators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Alabama's Richard Shelby, have responded to the obvious signals in the political marketplace by saying Roy Moore (pictured above) should withdraw from the race. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Michael Barone: Will political setbacks unite the Republican Party?

Michael Barone · November 16, 2017 5:01 am

Afternoon Links: Cards Against a Border Wall, More Pastoral Insanity, and Creepy Christianity

Jim Swift · November 15, 2017 9:32 pm

President Trump returned late Tuesday from his 12-day trip to Asia, but has remained mum on the Roy Moore situation since Friday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Republican senators want Trump to weigh in on Roy Moore

Al Weaver · November 15, 2017 6:51 pm

A new survey finds 56 percent of voters think the GOP tax reform bill would help President Trump and 57 percent say the same about his billion-dollar real estate company. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Most voters think Trump will benefit from GOP tax bill

Anna Giaritelli · November 15, 2017 12:53 pm

Editorial: The Tax Bills Are Worth It

The Editors · November 15, 2017 11:17 am

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is losing support from party leaders on Capitol Hill, but not necessarily back in the Cotton State, where it'll matter most come Election Day. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Alabama Republicans, fearing Roy Moore’s base, decline to push him out of Senate race

David M. Drucker · November 15, 2017 5:01 am

An altered tax reform bill was released Tuesday by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. Tax reform legislation carries high political stakes for President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress, who view passage as critical to the GOP's success at the 2018 polls. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

New Senate tax bill phases out most individual tax cuts in 2025

Joseph Lawler · November 15, 2017 3:57 am

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Tuesday showed off boxes of petitions supporting the Republican tax reform bill that is set for a vote later this week. In spite of those boxes, there are still some leaders in the Republican Party who are wary about the legislative package, or opposed to it altogether. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top New York fundraiser quits state GOP job over tax reform opposition

Diana Stancy Correll · November 15, 2017 3:34 am

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore now faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. He has, however, not "stepped aside" as Republican Party leaders have asked. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

A Senate seat is not worth Roy Moore

Timothy P. Carney · November 15, 2017 3:17 am

The RNC is also planning to cancel a field program of about a dozen paid canvassers working their way through Alabama for Moore. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

RNC pulls out of joint fundraising agreement with Roy Moore

Mandy Mayfield · November 14, 2017 11:15 pm

Trump told reporters last week that if the allegations against Moore are true, he should step down. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

Chinese president asked Trump: ‘Who is Roy Moore?’

Diana Stancy Correll · November 14, 2017 9:52 pm