The Latest Breaking News from Republican Party

Liz Cheney warns that GOP "will splinter" if Trump is 2024 nominee

"The party has either to come back from where we are right now, which is a very dangerous and toxic place, or the party will splinter."

Axios · Oct 23, 2022

Economy moves to front for Democrats trying to hold on in key midterm races

From hardscrabble mining communities to affluent New Jersey suburbs, GOP attacks on the economy are forcing Democratic House candidates in must-win Northeast districts to confront an issue that has bedeviled them.

Tribune News Service · Oct 23, 2022

California’s down-ballot races most contentious and costly in midterm election

More than $1 billion so far has been poured into California races — but with less than three weeks to go before voting ends, candidates for governor and U.S. Senate haven’t aired a single general-election ad that touts their campaigns.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 23, 2022

Appeals court blocks Biden's debt relief

"The folks who want to keep us in debt are organized," a campaigner says. "We need to be too"

Salon · Oct 22, 2022

Republicans always choose radicalization to energize their electoral base

Conservatives have long harnessed the extremist, far-right energies of their base to animate the party

The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2022

Dark money groups have spent nearly $1 billion so far to boost GOP Senate candidates

Outside groups have spent nearly $1 billion to boost Republican Senate candidates. Almost 90%, in fact, of pro-GOP TV ads are paid for by outside groups, compared to 55% for Democrats.

WEKU · Oct 22, 2022

Big K Street players spend more as election uncertainty brews

WASHINGTON — K Street’s 10 biggest spenders have shelled out a combined $238.3 million on federal lobbying so far this year, as the influence industry now gears up for brewing uncertainty when lawmakers return after the midterm elections.

Tribune News Service · Oct 22, 2022

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

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The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022

GOP campaigns against the IRS, vowing to slash its funding

IRS pleas for more funding from Congress finally paid off this summer

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022

Biden dismisses calls for abolishing debt limit

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday rejected a push from congressional Democrats to get rid of the statutory debt ceiling, calling the idea of doing so “irresponsible.”

Tribune News Service · Oct 21, 2022