Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll After a slow start, Republican presidential prospects are streaming into Iowa, the leadoff presidential caucus state The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023
Larry Hogan says splitting anti-Trump vote ‘pretty good reason’ not to run Numerous Republicans have emerged as likely Trump opponents, drawing fears of 2016 replay The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023
South Carolina's Nikki Haley and Tim Scott on collision course in 2024 presidential race They could stunt each other's momentum at a time when the traditional wing of the GOP can't afford to divide its votes. Axios · Feb 19, 2023
Larry Hogan: splitting anti-Trump vote ‘pretty good reason’ not to run in 2024 Former Maryland governor tells Meet the Press: ‘I care about making sure we have a future for the Republican party’ The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2023
Republican lawmakers shy away from changing Montana’s constitutional right to abortion Republican lawmakers in Montana wield a supermajority that gives them the power to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would break the link between abortion rights and the right to privacy in the state’s constitution. Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023
Generational warfare threatens to rock 2024 presidential race Both Democrats and Republicans are getting louder about old age as a reason to head off a rerun between President Biden, 80, and former President Trump, 76. Axios · Feb 19, 2023
Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories in high-stakes cases in recent years, from voting restrictions to gerrymandered legislative districts The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023
Drama of McCarthy's election may open House to more cameras Since the drama of Kevin McCarthy's election as House speaker, there's been some movement toward opening the chamber to more public view The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023
DeSantis is trying to turn Trump’s biggest win into a liability Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting he can use one of Donald Trump's biggest successes to turn voters against the former president. Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023
The Lincoln Miracle review: how Republicans chose their great redeemer As the Republican Party marches right, Edward Achorn’s second book on the 16th president makes instructive reading The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2023
Karamo to lead Michigan Republican Party, beating Trump-endorsed DePerno LANSING, Mich. — Kristina Karamo, who lost her secretary of state race by 14 percentage points but refused to concede, will lead the Michigan Republican Party following an 11-hour convention and three rounds of voting Saturday at the Lansing Center. Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023
Christian Ziegler selected as new Florida GOP chair in Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Republicans elected Christian Ziegler as their new party chair in Orlando Saturday. Orlando Sentinel · Feb 18, 2023
N. Carolina congressman, briefly senator Broyhill dies at 95 A longtime North Carolina Republican who served briefly in the Senate in the mid-1980s has died The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023
Trump gets caught up in the cover-up A Special Counsel in Washington D.C. is also comparing the testimony of Trump witnesses for conflicts Salon · Feb 18, 2023
WEKU · Feb 18, 2023 An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America An NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023 Leaderless Michigan GOP seeks new direction in chair race The Michigan Republican Party is set to elect its next chair at Saturday's spring convention from a 10-candidate field after the party suffered sweeping losses in the state in the 2022 midterms
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 18, 2023 Florida Gov. DeSantis now a factor in Chicago’s mayoral race The GOP governor will be headlining an event for police in Elmhurst on Monday. Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas distanced himself from the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, which endorsed him, after it promoted the event.
Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023 Florida Sen. Rick Scott backtracks on GOP plan to sunset Social Security that Biden blasted at State of the Union speech Republican Sen. Rick Scott Friday backtracked on his plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare that President Joe Biden called out during his fiery State of the Union speech.
Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023 DeSantis 2024 bid takes shape as he enlists aides, woos donors WASHINGTON — Ron DeSantis’s 2024 campaign team is quickly taking shape with the Florida governor lining up trusted aides to helm an expected presidential bid, according to people familiar with his plans.
Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023 Texas AG Paxton faces lawmaker pushback over $3.3M whistleblower settlement AUSTIN, Texas — A fight is brewing over whether the GOP-led Legislature will fund a $3.3 million settlement that Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office struck with a group of whistleblowers.
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate worked for Republicans One of the two conservative candidates for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was paid by state and national Republicans to advise on election issues, including voting by fake electors to cast ballots for Donald Trump even though he lost the state
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023 Sen. Rick Scott alters policy plan causing heartburn for GOP Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended a plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats repeatedly seized on it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security
Salon · Feb 17, 2023 Scott quietly edits plan to end Medicare The Florida Republican changed his plan to exclude the programs after backlash from Democrats and his own party
Salon · Feb 17, 2023 Tenn. GOPer "a fraud like George Santos" Tenn. Rep. Andy Ogles dubiously claimed he was an economist, a police officer and a sex trafficking expert
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023 Republicans to adopt loyalty pledge for debate participants Republican presidential candidates will be blocked from the debate stage this summer if they do not sign a pledge to support the GOP’s ultimate presidential nominee