Tag: Republican Party

"I believe all the pork and insurance bailout superfund ... is not a conservative notion," Sen. Rand Paul said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul a ‘no’ on healthcare bill, blasts GOP ‘superfund’ on insurance

Kimberly Leonard · July 12, 2017 5:06 pm

In an attempt to curry favor with President Trump, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is allowing his super PAC to turn Rep. Mo Brooks' words against him. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Mitch McConnell puts anti-anti-Trumpism on the ballot in Alabama’s special Senate election

Philip Wegmann · July 12, 2017 5:00 pm

Hacking is a crime. Treason is a crime. Perjury is a crime. Sleazy behavior in investigating one's election opponents is often legal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Collusion, yes; subversion, unclear

Washington Examiner · July 12, 2017 1:50 am

Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida, hosts "Morning Joe" on MSNBC. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Joe Scarborough announces he is leaving Republican Party

Josh Siegel · July 11, 2017 11:27 pm

That statement might disappoint Trump administration officials who have made the case against the legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

National Security

Rep. Mark Meadows: House will pass Russia sanctions ‘in the coming days’

Joel Gehrke · July 11, 2017 10:28 pm

While conservatives are on board with the amendment, there remain lingering concerns from senators about protections for people with pre-existing conditions. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Fate of Cruz’s healthcare proposal hinges on CBO

Robert King · July 11, 2017 8:07 pm

In part, of course, there is a method in the present madness. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

The Republican Party is a party in chaos

Tom Rogan · July 11, 2017 7:52 pm

Most people spend more time on social media than they do watching or reading the news. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Democrats consume more media than Republicans, most of it online

Sean Langille · July 11, 2017 6:45 pm

Sen. McConnell will delay the traditional summer recess for two weeks to provide more time for Republicans to push the GOP legislative agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell delays August recess by two weeks

Joel Gehrke · July 11, 2017 5:42 pm

No details have emerged about what the talks involve. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Senate holding bipartisan talks on healthcare

Kimberly Leonard · July 11, 2017 5:09 pm

"The RGA's record fundraising is the direct result of the hard work and meaningful reform accomplished by every Republican governor," RGA Chairman Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin said in a statement. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Republican Governors Association posts record-high fundraising haul

Anna Giaritelli · July 11, 2017 2:37 pm

Strategists are divided on President Trump's standing with his base, with some saying nothing short of treason will turn them away from him and others saying that evidence that close associates and members of his administration are lying about meetings with Russia could mount and move some away. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Republicans soon pressed to take sides on Trump and Russia

W. James Antle III · July 11, 2017 4:03 am