The Latest Breaking News from Republican Party

The Democrats’ best message for the midterms: democracy is in grave peril

Republicans’ efforts to delegitimize the electoral process should trouble us greatly. Democrats ought to hammer this home

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022

GOP senators may hold out on revealing same-sex marriage position until after vote

Only a handful have come out publicly in support of the bill so far.

Axios · Sep 7, 2022

Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda

Lawmakers return to Washington this month to wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency supplemental funds and the need to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

Judge says SC electric chair, firing squad unconstitutional

A South Carolina judge has ruled that the state’s newly created execution firing squad and its use of the electric chair are unconstitutional

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Lindsey Graham says Trump could make one of ‘biggest political comebacks ever’ in 2024

The South Carolina senator is one of Trump’s more notable fair-weather friends

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Ted Cruz says he will vote against bill to codify same-sex marriage protections

On an episode of his podcast Tuesday, the U.S. senator said the bill would be an attack on religious liberties.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 6, 2022

Video: Powell allies linked to breach

Video shows fake Trump elector helping Kraken lawyer's associates infiltrate elections office

Salon · Sep 6, 2022

Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda - Roll Call

Lawmakers will wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency funds and the need to avert a partial government shutdown.

Roll Call · Sep 6, 2022

Democrats face big legislative to-do list in sprint to midterms

Senate Democrats, fresh off a string of legislative victories, return to Washington this week with a packed agenda before November’s midterm elections, including passing billions more in Ukraine and pandemic aid.

Tribune News Service · Sep 6, 2022

A hyperpolarized, deeply fragile 2022 election: Democrats’ energy over Roe blunts GOP advantage

At the start of 2022, the political consensus was Democrats were toast. Inflation was at record highs, President Joe Biden’s approval numbers were slumping and precedent pointed to odds heavily stacked against the party that held the White House in the November midterms.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 6, 2022