The Latest Breaking News from Republican Party

Vernon Jones abandons bid for governor to run for US House seat

ATLANTA — Former Democrat Vernon Jones dropped out of the Republican race for governor Monday to run for an open U.S. House seat, a move that gives ex-U.S. Sen. David Perdue a clearer shot at the state’s top job and provides yet another test of Donald Trump’s influence in Georgia.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022

Stopgap funding bill introduced to buy more negotiating time

House Democrats introduced a government funding stopgap Monday that would extend current spending levels through March 11 as appropriators continue to negotiate topline spending levels for a fiscal 2022 omnibus bill.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022

Supreme Court restores Alabama’s GOP-drawn congressional map in voting rights battle

Justices tee up legal battle over Voting Rights Act and protections against racial gerrymandering

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

The RGV Is at a Political Crossroads

A resurgent GOP makes 2022 a year of possibilities in a Democratic border stronghold.

Texas Observer · Feb 7, 2022

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use GOP congressional map - Roll Call

The 5-4 ruling means Alabama may be holding its primary using a map that a lower court found likely to have violated the Voting Rights Act.

Roll Call · Feb 7, 2022

Sen. Chuck Schumer To File Cannabis Legalization Bill In April, Welcomes GOP Support

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and fellow Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) 

Benzinga · Feb 7, 2022

Stopgap funding bill introduced to buy more negotiating time - Roll Call

House Democrats introduced a government funding stopgap Monday that would extend current spending levels through March 11.

Roll Call · Feb 7, 2022

Mike Pence finally speaks up — too late

Pence's performance may reassure the media — but RNC pronounces Jan. 6 riot "legitimate political discourse"

Salon · Feb 7, 2022

Editorial: Republicans censure 2 true conservatives — and confirm their party is a cult

When future historians seek to pinpoint exactly when it was that the Republican Party stopped being a legitimate political entity promoting a coherent set of principles and was transformed fully into a cult of personality organized around a would-be autocrat, Feb. 4, 2022, might be in contention. That date —…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 7, 2022

Redistricting is taking the swing out of US swing states

Democratic and Republican state legislatures have put the competitive congressional district on the endangered species list, bolstering the GOP advantage in this year’s midterm elections but also setting up an even more polarized Congress next year.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2022