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Romney admits the Trump MAGA agenda he stood up to now dominates Republican Party
1 week, 2 days ago

Romney admits the Trump MAGA agenda he stood up to now dominates Republican Party

The Independent  

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Trump’s Matt Gaetz attorney general appointment: Why the Senate will confirm him.
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s Matt Gaetz attorney general appointment: Why the Senate will confirm him.

Slate  

We are now engaged in what we in the press like to call a spirited debate about the confirmation prospects of one Matt Gaetz, the galactically unqualified and credibly accused sexual predator, to be the chief law-enforcement officer of the United States. I don’t really know him, other than his public persona.” And we have the two faces of Oklahoma’s …

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The Biggest Non-Endorsements Of 2024
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Biggest Non-Endorsements Of 2024

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When The Washington Post announced last week that its editorial board would not endorse Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump for president, the newspaper invited a flood of criticism — and more than 250,000 cancellations from apparently irate subscribers. “Look, it was always automatic that Democrats get the Teamsters, and they said, ‘We won’t endorse the …

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Republican ex-senator Jeff Flake endorses Kamala Harris as anti-Trump right coalesces
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Republican ex-senator Jeff Flake endorses Kamala Harris as anti-Trump right coalesces

The Independent  

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Meet the Republican members of the Trump 'resistance' who are skipping the GOP convention... and the Donald's coronation as their candidate
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet the Republican members of the Trump 'resistance' who are skipping the GOP convention... and the Donald's coronation as their candidate

Daily Mail  

As Donald Trump's Milwaukee convention shapes up to be a full-on MAGA pep rally, prominent Republican dissenters in the Senate are saying they plan to skip it entirely. That comes a few months after Romney, his party's 2012 nominee who became a prominent Trump critic in the Senate, revealed he won't be voting for the man who has staged a …

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US Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins
6 months ago

US Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins

Associated Press  

PROVO, Utah — A pair of moderate Utah Republicans won primary elections Tuesday for U.S. Senate and governor over far-right candidates who are loyalists to former President Donald Trump, the latest example of how Utah is a rare Republican state that doesn’t fully embrace Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP. U.S. Rep. John Curtis, who won the GOP primary for Mitt …

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'We've never seen anything like this': Expert says 'splintered' GOP is bad news for Trump
7 months ago

'We've never seen anything like this': Expert says 'splintered' GOP is bad news for Trump

Raw Story  

'According to one veteran political strategist, the polls showing former President Donald Trump consistently leading President Joe Biden aren't showing the full picture. In a recent interview with the New Yorker, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg — who has worked on two presidential campaigns and held senior roles at the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — stressed …

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Trump says Biden is running a ‘Gestapo’ administration. It’s his latest reference to Nazi Germany
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says Biden is running a ‘Gestapo’ administration. It’s his latest reference to Nazi Germany

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running a “Gestapo administration,” the latest example of the former president employing the language of Nazi Germany in his campaign rhetoric. The “Gestapo” comment, one person said, came as Trump renewed his complaint that Biden’s White House is behind the multiple criminal …

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Trump says Biden is running a ‘Gestapo’ administration. It’s his latest reference to Nazi Germany
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says Biden is running a ‘Gestapo’ administration. It’s his latest reference to Nazi Germany

LA Times  

Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running a “Gestapo administration,” the latest example of the former president employing the language of Nazi Germany in his campaign rhetoric. The “Gestapo” comment, one person said, came as Trump renewed his complaint that Biden’s White House is behind the multiple criminal prosecutions of …

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Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The mayor from Riverton, just south of Salt Lake City, still must face other top contenders in the June 25 GOP primary, including U.S. Rep. …

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‘Don't have enough’: Wealthy Trump allies balk at helping Donald pay legal bills
9 months ago

‘Don't have enough’: Wealthy Trump allies balk at helping Donald pay legal bills

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Some of former President Donald Trump’s fiercest allies in Congress may be multi-millionaires, but that doesn’t mean they’re opening up their wallets for the reality TV star turned contestant for America's most indicted. “There’s only so much money,” Sen. Thom Tillis told Raw Story. He’s a movement,” Rep. Ryan Zinke — who served as Trump’s first Interior secretary …

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The world takes Trump’s Nato comments literally, while Maga takes them seriously
10 months, 1 week ago

The world takes Trump’s Nato comments literally, while Maga takes them seriously

The Independent  

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Trump racks up endorsements from Republicans in Congress as any resistance that once existed fades
11 months ago

Trump racks up endorsements from Republicans in Congress as any resistance that once existed fades

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Long before Donald Trump announced his campaign to retake the White House, he launched a quieter campaign to rack up Republican endorsements. “It’s past time for the Republican Party to unite around President Trump,” said Speaker Mike Johnson, setting the tone after Trump’s New Hampshire victory. Once facing pockets of resistance in Congress, Trump has essentially won over …

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Capitol offense: King of GOP Never Trumpers just hurt a lot of big Republican feelings
11 months, 1 week ago

Capitol offense: King of GOP Never Trumpers just hurt a lot of big Republican feelings

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – Most Senate Republicans didn’t tune in to watch Chris Christie formally exit the Republican Party presidential primary this week, but the former New Jersey governor landed a verbal blow that’s left many of the Capitol’s top GOPers smarting. “Chris Christie did?” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito — the Senate Republican Conference vice-chair — exclaimed to Raw Story when told …

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The Senate Is Turning More MAGA ― And It Could Boost A 2nd Trump Presidency
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Senate Is Turning More MAGA ― And It Could Boost A 2nd Trump Presidency

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― A second Donald Trump presidency could be more unbound thanks to the changing face of the Republican Party, where traditional GOP stalwarts are gradually being replaced with hard-charging MAGA loyalists eager to defend and amplify his tactics. It’s an open question as to how long 81-year-old Mitch McConnell ― the Senate GOP leader who Trump …

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Where Are All the Anti-Trump Republicans?
1 year ago

Where Are All the Anti-Trump Republicans?

Politico  

Also at Stanford was New Hampshire Gov. It was easy to glimpse the future from George Stephanopoulos’ interview on ABC’s “This Week” with Sen. James Lankford, who repeatedly dodged questions about whether he’d back Trump by deferring to GOP primary voters. “If virtually all the GOP governors and senators were to say they would not support Trump, even in the …

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Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won’t seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity
1 year, 1 month ago

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won’t seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state. “I have made one of the toughest decisions of my life and decided that I will …

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Laundry! Basketball! 29 GOP senators explain why they’re not watching tonight’s debate
1 year, 1 month ago

Laundry! Basketball! 29 GOP senators explain why they’re not watching tonight’s debate

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — What would you rather do than watch tonight’s third GOP presidential debate? “We’ll see if there’s a good basketball game on,” Sen. Roger Marshall told Raw Story. “I want to see who our likely vice presidential nominee is going to be,” Lummis told Raw Story through her signature hearty laugh as she walked into a mostly empty U.S. …

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Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson urges Republicans to ‘take a stand’ against Donald Trump before it's too late
1 year, 2 months ago

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson urges Republicans to ‘take a stand’ against Donald Trump before it's too late

Hindustan Times  

Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to Donald Trump in the White House, urged Republicans in Congress who still back the ex-president to “take a stand” against him, saying he is a threat to democracy and wants to run for office again to exact revenge on his enemies. FILE - Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to Trump White House chief of …

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Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way
1 year, 3 months ago

Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way

Associated Press  

Mitt Romney’s announcement this week that he will not seek another term in the U.S. Senate came with a distant echo of his father’s departure from politics five decades ago. Mitt Romney’s career in business and politics included co-founding a private equity firm, being the savior of the Salt Lake City Olympics, serving as governor of Massachusetts and winning the …

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From failed presidential candidate to Trump’s Republican nemesis: The rise, fall and rise again of Mitt Romney
1 year, 3 months ago

From failed presidential candidate to Trump’s Republican nemesis: The rise, fall and rise again of Mitt Romney

The Independent  

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GOP senators were warned by Pentagon of Jan. 6 violence but no defense was planned: report
1 year, 3 months ago

GOP senators were warned by Pentagon of Jan. 6 violence but no defense was planned: report

Raw Story  

House Select Committee investigator Tim Heaphy said that the new book about Sen. Mitt Romney reveals more about what Donald Trump and his administration knew about Jan. 6 being violent and extremists being armed than was previously known. I hope that sufficient security plans are in place, but I am concerned that the instigator — the President — is the …

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Mitt Romney is stepping down because he’s too old. What about McConnell and Biden?
1 year, 3 months ago

Mitt Romney is stepping down because he’s too old. What about McConnell and Biden?

The Independent  

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Trump foe Mitt Romney announces he won't seek reelection to Senate
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump foe Mitt Romney announces he won't seek reelection to Senate

Raw Story  

Utah GOP Senator and former presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced this Wednesday that he will not seek a second term in the Senate, The Washington Post reported. In an interview, Romney said it's time for a new generation to “step up” and “shape the world they’re going to live in.” “It’s very difficult for the House to operate, from what …

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