Tag: Republican Party

What Does Jeff Flake’s Retirement Mean for Arizona and the GOP in 2018?

David Byler · October 24, 2017 10:28 pm

Steve Bannon, former strategist for President Trump, spoke at a campaign rally for Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward on Oct. 17. Ward was to run against incumbent Jeff Flake in next year's GOP primary, until Flake dropped out Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Steve Bannon dangles Jeff Flake as warning to Republican establishment: Your days ‘are numbered’

Daniel Chaitin · October 24, 2017 10:16 pm

President Donald Trump, escorted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives on Capitol Hill to have lunch with Senate Republicans and push for his tax reform agenda, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump stays away from healthcare at Republican Senate lunch

Kimberly Leonard · October 24, 2017 9:36 pm

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake said. (AP)

Jeff Flake: Being attacked by Trump ‘doesn’t matter much to me’

Diana Stancy Correll · October 24, 2017 9:17 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., walks on to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, after announcing he won't seek re-election in 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jake Tapper calls out Jeff Flake for not denying he might run in 2020

Daniel Chaitin · October 24, 2017 9:10 pm

Is There Room for Jeff Flake in Donald Trump’s GOP?

John McCormack · October 24, 2017 8:13 pm

"Let's face it, the vast majority of members of Congress, their primary motivation is getting elected and unfortunately it's about maintaining majorities. But to what end?" Johnson asks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Beltway Confidential

Is Mitch McConnell helping or hurting Republicans? Sen. Ron Johnson: ‘We need leadership’

Philip Wegmann · October 24, 2017 6:09 pm

Reps. Peter King, R-N.Y., Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., and others from high-tax states say they will not vote for the Senate budget resolution this week because the GOP tax reform outline would eliminate the state and local tax deduction that brings huge savings to their constituents at tax filing time. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Republicans threaten to block budget passage over local deductions

Susan Ferrechio · October 24, 2017 2:17 pm

The voter information the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity had collected will be completely erased, according to Justice Department filing. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

New Republican ‘artificial intelligence’ data firm debuts for 2018

David M. Drucker · October 24, 2017 4:01 am

Bannon is leveraging his connection with President Trump in these settings to urge grassroots conservatives and Republican insiders to oust party leaders in Congress and discard decades of traditional policy. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Republican establishment opens its doors to Steve Bannon

David M. Drucker · October 24, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump tweeted Monday, "There will be NO change to your 401(k). This has always been a great and popular middle class tax break that works, and it stays!" The tweet was aimed at cutting off the Republican debate over lowering the limits on pre-tax contributions to 401(k)s. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump jumps ahead GOP tax reform effort with 401(k) tweet

Joseph Lawler · October 24, 2017 12:58 am

Casino magnate and GOP fundraiser Steve Wynn, who has business ties in the Chinese region of Macau, wrote President Trump to ask him to send dissident businessmen Guo Wengui back to China. Trump reportedly said yes, but was blocked from doing so by administration officials. (Calvin Sit/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

China reportedly used US casino magnate and GOP fundraiser Steve Wynn to lobby Trump — and it almost worked

Timothy P. Carney · October 23, 2017 7:47 pm