Tag: Republican Party

Independent Ross Perot addresses thousands of people at the No To This NAFTA rally on Saturday, Sept. 18, 1993 on the steps of the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan.

Ross Perot showed us the hidden populist voter

Timothy P. Carney · July 10, 2019 3:16 pm

In this undated 1992 photo, businessman and U.S. presidential candidate H. Ross Perot, of Texas, waves. Perot, the Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died, a family spokesperson said Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was 89.

Beltway Confidential

Ross Perot’s legacy shows how populism doesn’t have to be partisan

Jack Hunter · July 9, 2019 6:22 pm

In this June 6, 2019 photo, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards smiles as he describes the end of a legislative session that saw his teacher pay raise and education spending plans win final passage, in Baton Rouge, La.

Beltway Confidential

National GOP ups the ante in Louisiana governor’s race

Quin Hillyer · July 9, 2019 4:48 pm

Representative Justin Amash, a Republican from Michigan, listens as he is introduced during a town hall event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

GOP hacks play to type if they evict Amash from committees

Quin Hillyer · July 8, 2019 10:11 pm

The healthcare.gov website is seen on a laptop computer in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2017.

Democratic AGs launch ads to attack GOP for Obamacare lawsuit

Regina Barton, Cassidy Morrison · July 8, 2019 8:41 pm

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach addresses the crowd as he announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate Monday, July 8, 2019, in Leavenworth, Kan.

GOP campaign committee: Kris Kobach Senate bid puts Trump presidency and Republican majority ‘at risk’

Caitlin Yilek · July 8, 2019 8:36 pm

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., listens to debate as the House Oversight and Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2019.

Amash: I would leave GOP even if Trump were not president

Mike Brest · July 7, 2019 2:19 pm

Justin Amash and Donald Trump.

Justin Amash leaves door open to challenging Trump in 2020

Julio Rosas · July 7, 2019 2:14 pm

Unhappy Democrats

Fred Barnes · July 5, 2019 9:00 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

In North Carolina special, national questions intrude on local issues

Salena Zito · July 5, 2019 8:47 pm

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., said his office is looking into legislation that would create an independent commission to review Russia's role in the 2016 election.

Beltway Confidential

Justin Amash is right about the danger of party politics

Kaylee McGhee White · July 5, 2019 6:27 pm

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rest in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

How conservatives talk about immigrants is far from ‘pro-life’

Jack Hunter · July 5, 2019 10:32 am