Tag: Republican Party

Between the Monday roll call vote debate, Melania Trump's plagiarism and Ted Cruz getting booed, there was plenty of excitement. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Three ways the GOP convention exceeded expectations

Jason Russell · July 22, 2016 12:00 pm

Republicans reveled in their opposition to Hillary Clinton during the GOP convention, but that's unlikely to be enough to sustain the party. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Republican Party cannot survive on Hillary hate alone

Philip Klein · July 22, 2016 11:05 am

The reality television star is sticking with that program in the general. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump sticks to his message

David M. Drucker · July 22, 2016 4:21 am

The best recent apples to apples comparison is the tough situations Ronald Reagan and President Obama faced. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The country would be better off with a Republican president

Peter Morici · July 22, 2016 4:03 am

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., declined to criticize President Trump on the issue of family separations at the Southern border. (AP Photo)

Blackburn: U.S. is at risk unless it elects Trump

Rudy Takala · July 22, 2016 2:03 am

Why is Peter Thiel at the Republican convention?

Jason Russell · July 22, 2016 1:51 am

"I'll be voting for Trump. ... I'm more of a "glass is half-full" than a "glass is half-empty" kind of person," Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Rep. Thomas Massie: Trump is ‘better than 90 percent of the congressmen I serve with’

Timothy P. Carney · July 21, 2016 10:09 pm

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said, "There have been so many [events] encouraging women into the political process using the convention, and to encourage women [who are] getting involved in the Trump campaign." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Blackburn: GOP, Trump put new focus on women

Rudy Takala · July 21, 2016 9:08 pm

Ted Cruz said "the way to unify the party is to stand behind shared principles and shared values." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cruz: Defend freedom and Constitution and party will unite

Mariana Barillas · July 21, 2016 8:32 pm

GOP megadonor wants Trump to start praising school choice

Jason Russell · July 21, 2016 8:24 pm

Trump Is Inartful In the Art of Persuasion

Jonathan V. Last · July 21, 2016 7:50 pm

"I hope that when Donald Trump begins to receive intelligence briefings of the nature that I've been reviewing for a year and a half now in the Intelligence Committee that he might have a slightly different perspective on Vladimir Putin," Tom Cotton said. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cotton: Trump needs to learn Putin is not a ‘friend’ of the U.S.

Joel Gehrke · July 21, 2016 7:30 pm