The big-money effort in the GOP to stop Trump They'll spend millions to keep him from being the GOP pick. Axios · Feb 11, 2023
Potential Georgia charges put Trump in tough political spot ATLANTA — Georgia is used to outsized political attention, but the possibility of criminal charges against Donald Trump would put the state at the center of something unprecedented in American history: a former president making a comeback bid while under indictment. Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023
Infighting intensifes with Kansas GOP set to pick new leader Republicans are fighting over who will lead the Kansas GOP for the next two years The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing White House Former President Donald Trump has called for parents to elect and fire school principals The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
DeSantis preps 2024 bid behind scenes while waiting to declare WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is actively preparing a run for president in 2024, even as he delays a formal announcement to keep Republican voters’ attention on his aggressively conservative record in Florida, according to people familiar with the plans. Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023
Feud between McConnell and Scott boils as Biden applies heat WASHINGTON — The feud between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Florida Sen. Rick Scott isn’t exactly new, but it boiled hotter this week as President Joe Biden amplified his use of Scott as a campaign-style foil. Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023
The new George Santos? GOP Rep Anna Paulina Luna accused of exaggerating biography Republican rep may have exaggerated or changed details about her ethnic heritage, family life, and personal experiences with safety and firearms, report claims The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
Tennessee GOP introduces bills that would shake up Nashville For years, Nashville leaders have watched Tennessee’s GOP-dominated Legislature repeatedly kneecap the liberal-leaning city’s ability to set its own minimum wage, regulate plastic bag use and place higher scrutiny on police officers The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
Florida GOP gives DeSantis control of Disney district Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon take control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
Battle lines drawn - Roll Call CQ Budget discusses the debt limit fight and political dynamics in the GOP push for spending cuts and pledges to protect Social Security, Medicare. Roll Call · Feb 10, 2023
Rep. George Santos blames Long Island GOP for his college claims Rep. George Santos says he only said he went to college because Long Island Republicans would never have endorsed his candidacy if they knew he had just a high school diploma. Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023
Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBI Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation into the three-term Republican The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
McConnell rips Scott plan: "Bad idea" "It’s clearly the Rick Scott plan. It is not the Republican plan," McConnell said Salon · Feb 10, 2023
Biden asked for immigration reform in the State of the Union. Can it pass a split Congress? President Joe Biden made a wistful comment at his State of the Union Tuesday that there was a time when Congress found common ground on immigration reform. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 10, 2023
Salon · Feb 10, 2023 MTG "screaming and yelling" at briefing "She was yelling out saying 'bullsh*t,' and, you know, 'I don't believe you,'" a lawmaker told The Hill
The Texas Tribune · Feb 10, 2023 For U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, national security can’t be a partisan fight The Austin Republican and new chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee hopes to reach across the aisle to project a unified front as the country faces new threats, despite a staunchly conservative record.
Roll Call · Feb 10, 2023 Feud between McConnell and Scott boils as Biden applies heat - Roll Call A feud between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Florida Sen. Rick Scott boiled hotter this week.
Roll Call · Feb 10, 2023 Ideological, regional diversity hallmarks of tax panel's frosh - Roll Call The new Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee don't always jibe with their party's mainstream.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023 George Santos admits fabricating work experience and calls Mitt Romney ‘racist’ in bizarre interview Mr Santos said the Utah senator is ‘prejudiced against minorities’ but offered no evidence to support his claim
Roll Call · Feb 10, 2023 The State of the Union ... and other comedy acts — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call President Joe Biden mixing it up with Republicans during his annual address to Congress, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace roasts colleagues — and more!
Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2023 Why is US repeal of Iraq war authorisation still relevant? Congressional lawmakers are trying – again – to repeal 2002 law critics say gives too much power to the US president.
Salon · Feb 10, 2023 Trump just neutralized Ron DeSantis Trump is smartly running against DeSantis from the right on cultural issues and from the left on the economy
Salon · Feb 10, 2023 Will Biden let the heckler's veto stand? Liberal schadenfreude does nothing to change the fact that Republicans control the House of Representatives
Salon · Feb 10, 2023 GOP crybabies take over Twitter hearing Trump remade the GOP in his image. As Biden campaigns to protect Medicare, Republicans are raging about Twitter
Axios · Feb 10, 2023 Democrats would love to make 2024 about health care and entitlements President Biden has been talking about some of the party's favorite topics this week.