Tag: Republicans

House Speaker Paul Ryan rallied conservatives on Thursday to help fight for the first significant tax reform bill in decades. "An army of lobbyists will come to protect special interest provisions and to derail tax reform," Ryan said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Paul Ryan rallies conservative ‘foot soldiers’ to fight for tax reform

Pete Kasperowicz · October 12, 2017 12:56 pm

A group of conservative organizations are calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership team to step down. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservative groups call for Mitch McConnell’s ouster: ‘You have done nothing’

Susan Ferrechio · October 11, 2017 3:21 pm

The bill could be considered as early as Wednesday under special rules speeding up debate and requiring three-fourths majority for passage. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

House speeds toward vote on new $36.5 billion disaster aid package

Susan Ferrechio · October 11, 2017 2:07 pm

Josh Hawley Running for Claire McCaskill’s Missouri Senate Seat

Andrew Egger · October 10, 2017 2:39 pm

A Tennessee Republican turns on Sen. Bob Corker, said the Senate is an adult day care center. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tennessee Republican turns on Bob Corker, says the Senate is an adult day care center

Pete Kasperowicz · October 10, 2017 12:58 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chats with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Always one to speak his mind, Corker's new free agent status should make President Donald Trump and the GOP very nervous. The two-term Tennessee Republican isn't seeking re-election. And that gives him even more elbow room to say what he wants and vote how he pleases over the next 15 months as Trump and the party's top leaders on Capitol Hill struggle to get their agenda on track. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

Bob Corker: Trump treats presidency like ‘a reality show,’ could send US ‘on the path to World War III’

Kyle Feldscher · October 9, 2017 1:11 am

"I do not want the U.S. to pull completely out because Iran has already gotten the plane load of cash and a lot of the benefit of it," Thornberry said. (AP Photo/Octav Ganea, Mediafax)

National Security

Mac Thornberry: The US should not ‘completely’ pull out of Iran nuclear deal

Caitlin Yilek · October 8, 2017 4:34 pm

Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock bought 33 guns within the last year. He used "bump stocks" that allow semi-automatic rifles to mimic fully automatic weapons. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

National Security

Republican senators request ATF review legality of ‘bump stocks’

Diana Stancy Correll · October 6, 2017 11:22 pm

"This afternoon I received a letter of resignation from Congressman Tim Murphy, effective October 21," Ryan said in a statement. "It was Dr. Murphy's decision to move on to the next chapter of his life, and I support it." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tim Murphy resigns after revelations he urged mistress to get an abortion

Susan Ferrechio · October 5, 2017 8:13 pm

The Republican-led House passed a $1.1 trillion 2018 budget plan on Thursday that will pave the way for tax reform. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes $1.1 trillion budget to advance tax reform

Susan Ferrechio · October 5, 2017 3:55 pm

"The 1st Amendment was put in place so you could print pamphlets to distribute in the town square," an account with the username SakakilsCute, whose Twitter photo depicts a man in briefs with an anime character, responded. "Not so you can post retarded tweets." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Steve King retweets message saying 1st Amendment was not designed to protect posting ‘retarded’ tweets

Diana Stancy Correll · October 4, 2017 9:00 pm

Pro-life lawmaker Tim Murphy asked his mistress to get an abortion: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · October 3, 2017 9:21 pm