Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Republican

Ron DeSantis' Disney stunt backfires

Florida Republicans' rush to dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District might also contravene state law

Salon

Jackie Calmes: The bogus decision to strike the travel mask mandate reflects years of cynical GOP court packing

Leave aside whether you like the result — ending the mask requirement on planes, trains and other modes of mass transit — no one should support how the federal mandate came to be struck down this week.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Why do Florida Republicans hate critical race theory? Because they engage in the racist behavior it exposes

Florida’s Republicans sure have a way with words. LGBTQ residents are “groomers” out to subvert innocent children. Protesting peacefully can get you arrested in the “free” state of Florida.

Tribune News Service

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ron DeSantis get any more anti-gay, anti-trans? Oh, yes. He can

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ health department has once again dismissed the best minds in medical science to play Republican Party politics with people’s lives.

Miami Herald

Trump's Oz, Vance endorsements bring cash windfall, backlash

Former President Donald Trump’s late endorsements in hypercompetitive Republican Senate primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania have unlocked a flood of support for his chosen candidates, including millions in cash

The Independent UK

Is Florida’s rapid-fire smackdown of Disney even legal? Experts raise questions

MIAMI — In four days, the proposals went from drafts to law.

Miami Herald

What the GOP’s muted response on the McCarthy tapes means for the Republican Party

WASHINGTON — Newly revealed recordings of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign from office in the initial aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection sparked much political heat but so far appears not to threaten the California Republican’s hold on power nor his…

Los Angeles Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

A fiery Marjorie Taylor Greene fights court challenge on her candidacy

ATLANTA — Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gave fiery testimony on the witness stand Friday to fight a legal challenge filed by a group of her constituents who want her banned from seeking office over the role she may have played in last year’s attack on the U.S.…

Tribune News Service

DeSantis’s Disney action marks new culture war phase ahead of 2024 election

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s move against Walt Disney Corp. this week shows he’s willing to take the Republican Party’s culture war to new heights — with a frontal assault on one of his state’s biggest and most iconic employers — as he jockeys for position in a potentially crowded 2024…

Tribune News Service

Madison Cawthorn: Republican who complained about cocaine-fuelled orgies pictured partying in women’s underwear

Lawmaker made light of pictures saying they were ‘goofy vacation photos’ taken on cruise

The Independent UK

GOP Senate candidate touts military support with image of Russian jets

Jets in Colorado GOP Senate candidate Joe O’Dea’s campaign ad touting his support for the military were Russian, experts said.

Roll Call

In court, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can’t recall much about her actions surrounding Jan. 6 riot

WASHINGTON — Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday became the first Republican lawmaker to testify under oath about her actions leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, but she avoided directly answering many questions that might shed light on her role in…

Los Angeles Times

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Almost nine in 10 Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections. We describe these counties as either Solid Democratic or Solid Republican. After the 2020 presidential election, 288 million Americans lived in either a Solid Democratic or Republican county,…

Ballotpedia

Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies at court challenge on her candidacy

ATLANTA — Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took the witness stand Friday to push back against a legal challenge filed by a group of her constituents who want her banned from seeking office over her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

DeSantis signs bill to dissolve Disney’s governing agreement in wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay’

For decades, Disney has effectively taxed itself to provide services for the company town it created. Florida officials warn that without the special tax district, the burden could fall on taxpayers

Tribune News Service

'Take a drug test': South Carolina's Katie Arrington challenges Rep. Nancy Mace after pot conference

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Escalating her criticism of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's focus on cannabis reform, Republican Katie Arrington said Friday that her opponent in the 1st Congressional District should not only take a drug test but make the results public, insinuating that Mace may have been "high" while representing South…

Salon

Trump sabotages McCarthy — and the GOP

Kevin McCarthy's post-insurrection journey reflects the larger anti-democratic shift among GOP voters

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why are Disney and DeSantis feuding in Florida?

The Florida Legislature has passed a bill to dissolve a private government controlled by Disney that provides municipal-like services for its 27,000 acres in the Sunshine State

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy privately suggested Twitter should ban more of his fellow Republicans, report says

‘Can’t they take their Twitter accounts away, too?’

Tribune News Service

GOP’s McCarthy risks Trump backlash on ‘you should resign’ audio

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy sought to head off backlash within the party that could dash his hopes of becoming speaker next year after an audio tape exposed he told colleagues he’d urge the then-President Donald Trump to resign after last year’s Capitol insurrection.

Los Angeles Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies about her actions before and during Jan. 6 riot

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Friday became the first Republican lawmaker to testify under oath about her actions leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene testimony: Georgia rep grilled about Jan 6 and Proud Boys plan at ballot hearing

This blog has now closed

Ballotpedia

Mail-in voter registration deadlines coming up in 21 states

By: Douglas Kronaizl

The Independent UK

Audio: McCarthy said he would urge Trump to resign

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told other GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign

The Independent UK

Iowa GOP open to non-Trump prospects as 2024 gets underway

Former President Donald Trump’s persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the nomination process

1 … 1214 1215 1216 1217

People

Marjorie Taylor Greene

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.