Tag: Republicans

U.S. Senate GOP candidate Roy Moore did not concede defeat to his Democratic opponent Doug Jones in Alabama's special elections Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Senate Republicans ‘relieved’ after Roy Moore defeat and aren’t too worried about their smaller majority

Al Weaver · December 13, 2017 6:42 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson also said he hopes the election is a lesson for Steve Bannon: "I hope he pays attention that you need good candidates to win Senate races," Johnson said. (AP)

Ron Johnson: Tuesday’s election showed ‘Alabamians didn’t want somebody who dated 14-year-old girls’

Melissa Quinn · December 13, 2017 4:58 pm

"Roy Moore was a terrible candidate, but it would be a big mistake for Republicans to dismiss his loss only as a result of Moore's personal past," Schumer said Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer: GOP brand is ‘positively toxic’ after Alabama loss

Al Weaver · December 13, 2017 4:43 pm

"God works in mysterious ways," Brooks said. "When you are an elected official, missed votes require an explanation. That's why I disclose this very personal, very private and very humbling matter." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mo Brooks reveals he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer

Melissa Quinn · December 13, 2017 3:54 pm

Democrats, who oppose the tax bill, are calling on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to delay the vote in order to wait for Senator-elect Doug Jones to take his seat in the Senate. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Senate Republicans will not delay tax reform vote for Doug Jones

Susan Ferrechio · December 13, 2017 2:37 pm

Republicans working on conferencing the House and Senate tax bills were still exchanging proposals between the two chambers Tuesday evening in anticipation of a public conference meeting on the bill Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

GOP eyes lower top individual rate, higher corporate rate in tax bill

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2017 12:43 am

The annual National Menorah Lighting in celebration of Hanukkah, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, took place Sunday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House Republicans: A ‘little extra’ to celebrate for Hanukkah because of Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Diana Stancy Correll · December 13, 2017 12:16 am

If Senate Republicans confirm James Ho and Don Willett to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals before Jan. 20, Trump would surpass the record held by former presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump, Senate Republicans close in on record for judicial confirmations

Ryan Lovelace · December 12, 2017 10:43 pm

U.S. Senate Republican candidate Roy Moore rides a horse to vote, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Gallant, Ala. Alabama voters are deciding between Moore, former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and Democrat Doug Jones. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Roy Moore gallops to Alabama poll place on horseback: Watch

Melissa Quinn · December 12, 2017 5:25 pm

Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser President Trump, said that some pollsters are attempting to tip the scales against the GOP tax reform effort by tying the president's name to it in surveys. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)

White House thinks tax reform more popular than polls show

Sarah Bedford · December 12, 2017 3:13 am

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said his bipartisan healthcare legislation crafted with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., would make an excellent Christmas gift for Americans this year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Lamar Alexander: Obamacare bill a ‘Christmas present’ for Americans

Robert King · December 12, 2017 1:25 am

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, has said lawmakers are making progress conferencing the House and Senate versions of the Republican tax reform plan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP claims progress on conference bill after weekend work, but mum on big questions

Joseph Lawler · December 12, 2017 1:04 am