Topline Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has fended off a primary challenge from Trump-backed Rep. Jody Hice and earned the Republican nomination for a second term as Georgia’s top electi...
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Mo Brooks Will Face Tough Runoff In Alabama GOP Senate Primary After Losing Trump’s Endorsement
Topline Rep. Mo Brooks and former political staffer Katie Britt will face off in a runoff election for the Republican Alabama Senate nomination, the Associated Press projected, after neither candidate...
Sarah Huckabee Sanders—Ex-Trump Aide—Wins GOP Nomination For Arkansas Governor
Topline Former Trump Administration press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be the Republican nominee in Arkansas’ gubernatorial race, the Associated Press projected Tuesday, after a campaign buoy...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Beats David Perdue In Latest Loss For A Trump-Backed Primary Challenger
Topline Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the Republican nomination for his state’s gubernatorial race, defeating Trump-endorsed former Sen. David Perdue, according to the Associated Press—dealing a blow to...
Small But Growing Share Of GOP Voters Think U.S. Is Doing ‘Too Much’ To Aid Ukraine
Topline A growing minority of Republicans believe the U.S. is doing too much to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a poll released by Morning Consult on Thursday—the same day that Senate ...
Madison Cawthorn Loses GOP Primary Amid Controversies
Topline Republicans in western North Carolina on Tuesday voted to oust Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) from Congress, choosing state Sen. Chuck Edwards as the GOP nominee for the heavily conservative 1...
Trump-Endorsed Doug Mastriano Wins GOP Primary For Pennsylvania Governor
Topline Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor, according to the Associated Press, fending off a reported last-ditch effort from state GOP o...
Trump-Endorsed Ted Budd Wins North Carolina GOP Senate Primary
Topline Trump-endorsed Rep. Ted Budd will be the Republican nominee for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, the Associated Press projected Tuesday night, marking the latest nod to the former president’...
DOJ Sues Casino Mogul And GOP Megadonor Steve Wynn To Register As Agent For China
Topline The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against casino billionaire and former Republican National Committee finance chair Steve Wynn that would force him to register as a foreign ...
Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Five GOP Lawmakers—Including Kevin McCarthy
Topline The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot on Thursday subpoenaed Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and four other House Republicans, asking them to testify at h...
Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Called Gender Pay Gap A ‘Fake Left-Wing Narrative,’ Video Shows
Topline Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters in February denied a gender pay gap exists in America, calling it a “left-wing narrative” and adding that if men are paid more than women, it’...
Trump-Backed Gov. Candidate Loses GOP Nomination
Topline Jim Pillen has won the Republican nomination for Nebraska governor, the Associated Press said Tuesday evening, defeating Trump-endorsed candidate Charles Herbster, who spent the final weeks of...
Trump-Endorsed Candidate Beats Manchin-Backed Challenger In GOP Primary
Topline Rep. Alex Mooney won a Republican House primary in West Virginia on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press, after a tense race that pitted the Trump-endorsed Mooney against fellow incumben...
Dr. Oz Senate Run Creates ‘National Security Concerns’
Topline Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz—who former President Donald Trump endorsed—poses “national security concerns” due to his ties ...
Trump-Backed J.D. Vance Wins GOP Nomination In Crowded Field
Topline Trump-endorsed Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance has won Ohio’s Republican Senate primary, the Associated Press projected Tuesday evening, signaling former President Donald Trump’s...
Cawthorn’s Reelection Support Plummets After Wave Of Controversy, GOP Poll Finds
Topline Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s (R-N.C.) tumultuous stretch of personal scandal and legal trouble might be starting to hurt him politically, according to a poll from a national Republican group,...
GOP Congressman Cawthorn Accused of ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Crypto Pump-and-Dump
In brief Watchdog groups say Madison Cawthorn may have violated insider trading laws. The controversy is related to a short-lived “Let’s Go Brandon” coin. In his short time in Congre...
GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn brought gun to North Carolina airport
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., is seen in the U.S. Capitol as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke at length on the House floor to delay the Build Back Better Act vote on Thursday, No...
Bombshell New Audio Destroys Kevin McCarthy’s Credibility And Could Damage His Career
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy listens during news conference after … [+] the GOP Conference Chair election on Capitol Hill on Friday, May 14, 2021 in Washin...
Wisconsin Adopts Legislative Map Reducing Number Of Majority-Black Districts
Topline The Wisconsin Supreme Court Friday adopted a GOP-drawn legislative map reducing the number of majority-Black districts from six to five, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a map by De...
Texts Reportedly Show GOP Lawmakers Aghast At Trump’s Efforts To Overturn Election After Initial Support
Topline Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) sent a series of text messages to then- White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the weeks following the 2020 presidential election urging ...
In 2022, New York Politics Just Got More Interesting
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin leaves the courthouse in New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. … [+] Benjamin has been arrested in a federal corruption investigation. Authorities said the Democrat...
GOP Policy Division Releases Paper On Crypto: Explores Pros and Cons
The Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC), recently issued a policy paper on cryptocurrencies. The paper indicated that the Senate Republicans are inclined toward a more unified approach to r...
GOP Sens. Romney, Murkowski Will Vote For Supreme Court Nominee Jackson
Topline Republican Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) will vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, they announced Monday night, joining Sen. Susan Collins (Maine...
Trump Invites Cawthorn To Speak At Rally After Fallout With GOP Leadership Over Orgy Claim
Topline Former President Donald Trump’s political action committee announced Friday Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) will be a featured speaker at an upcoming Trump rally, despite top Republicans ...
Bitcoiner Bruce Fenton announces run for GOP nomination to US Senate
A long-time crypto investor and founder has announced a run for the Republican nomination to New Hampshire’s Senate seat. On March 30, Bruce Fenton declared his candidacy. The CEO of Chainstone...
Louisiana GOP Passes New Congressional Map—Blocking Veto From Democratic Governor Who Said It Underrepresents Black Voters
Topline Louisiana’s legislature on Wednesday completed its first successful veto override in decades, as Republicans pushed through a new congressional map Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards shot ...
Sen. Booker Praises Ketanji Brown Jackson As Inspirational—And Blasts ‘Shocking’ GOP Criticism
Topline In an emotional speech Wednesday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) called Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson an inspiration to American minority groups in the tradition of abolitionist...
GOP Rep. Mo Brooks Claims Trump Asked Him To Reinstate Trump Presidency
Topline Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Wednesday he rejected a request from former President Donald Trump to “immediately” put him back in the White House after President Joe Biden’s victory was certifi...
Congress Has Become More Polarized, With GOP Moving Further Rightward, Study Finds
Topline Congress is more polarized than at any other point in the past 51 years, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of voting behavior indicating that, while both parties have moved further f...