Sarah Huckabee Sanders: MAGA's new star Arkansas governor's grim vision of a "woke mob" enforcing Satanic rituals was a big hit with its target audience Salon · Feb 10, 2023
Gavels for top House committees don’t always come cheap Winning control of the most sought-after committees in the House can come with a hefty price tag — in party dues. Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023
Editorial: Unpopular president tells Americans that all is well President Joe Biden, his approval ratings underwater for most of the past two years, made his case for a second term on Tuesday. It’s doubtful he changed many minds. Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023
Mark Z. Barabak: The abortion issue hurt Republicans in 2022. So why would they double down in 2024? At a recent gathering in Orange County, California, Republican leaders did something strange: They effectively urged the party's candidates to charge headlong into a political buzz saw. Los Angeles Times · Feb 10, 2023
Biden faces doubt from some voters who backed Dems in 2022 Some voters in last year's midterm elections were open to supporting Democrats even if they weren’t fond of President Joe Biden The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
News briefs Biden visits Tampa to talk health care as 2024 race looms Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023
Trump trails DeSantis by 13% in GOP 2024 president poll Will it be Don vs. Ron in 2024 — or Don vs. Ron and the rest of them? Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023
Mike Pompeo, on national book tour, returns to Kansas. Is there a road to the presidency? WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been a Baskin Robbins manager, the top of his class at West Point, an Army officer, a lawyer, an entrepreneur and a Kansas congressman. He’s directed the nation’s spies and sat down with dictators like Kim Jong-Un. Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023
Nancy Mace mocks George Santos and Trump for their lies about college volleyball and the 2020 election GOP congresswoman has rankled leaders and won fans for her outspoken style The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Republican lawmakers advance transgender bill in Kentucky Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill allowing teachers to misgender their transgender students The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Former Michigan governor hopeful Perry Johnson exploring presidential bid, preps Super Bowl ad LANSING, Mich. — Republican Perry Johnson, a Michigan businessman and former candidate for governor, is launching a campaign committee to potentially run for president along with funding Super Bowl ads to back his possible bid in the key state of Iowa. Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Donald Trump might lose millions in backing from conservative donors WASHINGTON — Key Republicans are trying to choke off any momentum that Donald Trump can build for a third White House campaign to make room for a fresh GOP standard-bearer. Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Don't buy GOP cheers for Social Security "Republicans have told us over and over again that they want to cut Social Security," advocacy group warns Salon · Feb 9, 2023
At the Races: Sunshine State sunset debate - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Feb 9, 2023
Salon · Feb 9, 2023 Trump pockets nearly $1M in donor cash The former president is using campaign funds from his supporters to pay himself "rent"
Salon · Feb 9, 2023 GOP rages at Biden for exposing agenda “President Biden did a great job highlighting the issue and calling out the hypocrisy,” Democrat says
Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023 New measure introduced to expel Rep. George Santos from House Rep. George Santos is facing a new push for his expulsion from Congress over his serial lying.
Roll Call · Feb 9, 2023 GOP senators testify on FBI in first 'Weaponization' panel hearing - Roll Call Republicans rehashed grievances against the FBI during the first hearing of a House panel on the federal government's “weaponization."
Salon · Feb 9, 2023 Carville calls MTG antics "white trash" "The level of white trashdom in the Republican Party is staggering," the Southern Democratic strategist said
WEKU · Feb 9, 2023 Republican State of the Union rebuttals differed in more than just language Republican rebuttals to President Biden's speech were not only given in different languages but touched on different GOP priorities and addressed varied concerns to each separate audience.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2023 Jews, bicycle riders and trans folk Why are trans rights so endlessly agonized over? Illumination comes from an unexpected source.
Salon · Feb 9, 2023 House GOP Twitter bias hearing backfires "What happens when you hold a hearing, and you can't prove your point?” a Democrat questioned
Roll Call · Feb 9, 2023 New Ways and Means GOP members bring energy, agricultural focus - Roll Call Newcomers on the GOP-led House Ways and Means Committee plan to focus on rural communities and a fossil fuel inclusive energy platform.
WEKU · Feb 9, 2023 House panel on 'weaponization' of the government's first hearing takes aim at DOJ, FBI The hours-long meeting for the House Judiciary Committee's select subpanel saw Republicans and Democrats trading attacks.
Roll Call · Feb 9, 2023 Gavels for top House committees don’t always come cheap - Roll Call A study by a campaign finance advocacy group criticized big donations that leaders of top committees paid as “party dues.”