Tag: Republican Party

The GOP plans to pass the bill using a budgetary tool that blocks a Democratic filibuster. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Obamacare repeal bill faces Senate makeover

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · May 4, 2017 4:01 am

The opposition from Republicans reflects anger over how the bill was negotiated, which resulted in a final product that didn't include money for President Trump's border wall, and included funding for other Democratic priorities. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

103 Republicans defect from Ryan, Trump as House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2017 8:22 pm

MacArthur didn't merely cavort with the enemy; he outed the Tuesday Group as undemocratic obstructionists. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

GOP Rep. Tom MacArthur is about to get knifed for talking to conservatives

Philip Wegmann · May 3, 2017 8:10 pm

Republicans actually did obtain their primary goal, which is the top priority of GOP congressional leadership at all times: No government shutdown. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Here’s how the spending bill was a compromise: Democrats got everything they wanted; Republicans didn’t get blamed for a shutdown

Timothy P. Carney · May 3, 2017 1:29 pm

Indiana predicted Trump victory in the presidential election, winning Rust Belt states that hadn't gone Republican since the 1980s. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Trump’s takeover of the GOP, one year later

W. James Antle III · May 3, 2017 4:01 am

Republicans worry about the political consequences of voting for a bill that is likely to undergo major changes in the Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What do Republican centrists want from Obamacare repeal?

Kimberly Leonard · May 3, 2017 4:01 am

The healthcare breakdown is just another symptom of this broader political virus that seems immune to all antibodies, including President Trump. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

We lack the political will to govern, Republicans say

David M. Drucker · May 3, 2017 4:01 am

"I think retrieval of his iPhone would be a good thing, and only staff-approved tweets after that," Sen Bob Corker said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Bob Corker after Trump tweet: Take away his iPhone

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2017 7:38 pm

The legislation angered conservatives who expected a GOP-controlled Congress and White House result in more Republican provisions. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Ryan, McConnell defend wins in spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2017 5:31 pm

The chairwoman of the Republican Party of Minnesota says she is asking for the resignation of the person responsible for a state party Facebook post referring to Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison as "Minnesota's head Muslim goat humper." (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

State GOP deletes post calling Keith Ellison ‘Minnesota’s head Muslim goat humper’

Alex Pappas · May 2, 2017 4:21 pm

"What happened is the American people won, and the president negotiated that victory for them," Mulvaney said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump budget director: Spending deal a ‘victory’ for Republicans

Sarah Bedford · May 2, 2017 3:12 pm

Conservatives have been bothered by what they see as a lack of gumption in Republican leadership for over a decade. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Frustrated conservatives ready to start winning under Trump

W. James Antle III · May 2, 2017 4:01 am