The Latest Breaking News from Republican Party

What has Hunter Biden been accused of, and what comes next?

Issue could hound his father – the president – into 2024

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

‘They’re desperate’: Herschel Walker denies abortion reports

WADLEY, Ga. — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker rejected claims that he paid for a 2009 abortion for a woman who said she later bore his child, saying at a campaign stop that it was part of a plot by allies of Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to damage…

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

John Fetterman’s public schedule as lieutenant governor was light. It’s the latest test of his image

When John Fetterman starting running for U.S. Senate, his well-honed image as a political everyman was one of his most powerful assets. He looks and talks more like a blue-collar dude than a stuffy politician, helping make the Democrat with a low-profile day job a quasi-celebrity.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 6, 2022

McConnell "never needed free lunch"

Why have an expanded Child Tax Credit and universal free school meals both been stymied by Republicans in Congress?

Salon · Oct 6, 2022

Republican nominee for Missouri auditor wants to investigate schools, ‘Critical Race Theory’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Republican Scott Fitzpatrick has vowed to audit Missouri school districts if elected as the state’s next auditor.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Herschel Walker's ex: Shockingly normal

Republicans have slurred Walker's ex as a "skank," but her story is a lot like any single mom trying to get by

Salon · Oct 6, 2022

Photo of Gov Ron DeSantis behind presidential seal in Florida goes viral

Mr DeSantis is considered one of the top rivals for Trump in the upcoming fight for the 2024 GOP nomination

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Herschel Walker faces another abortion report that threatens his Senate campaign

ATLANTA — Another Herschel Walker headline rocked the Republican’s embattled campaign when The Daily Beast reported late Wednesday that the woman who said the Senate hopeful paid for her 2009 abortion is also the mother of one of his four children.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

In Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano has the fervent base. But Mehmet Oz is trying to reach swing voters

PHILADELPHIA — When Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz held a rally in Bucks County, he brought in Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, a fairly traditional Republican who laces his political attacks with a Southern drawl and comic delivery.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 6, 2022

Top House staffers are still overwhelmingly white, study finds

Only 18 percent of high-level aides are people of color — a boost from 2018, but not enough for Congress’ staff to look like America.

Roll Call · Oct 6, 2022