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DAILY NEWS (Page 6) BEGINNING September 2, 2020
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6/17/21
McConnell vows to block voting legislation, spurning Manchin’s compromise offer
McCarthy slams Biden for giving 'Putin a pass' after years of silence on Trump's relationship with Russian president
GOP congressman refuses to shake hands with D.C. police officer who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6, officer says
Justice Dept.: Missouri governor can't void federal gun laws
For Republicans, ‘Crisis’ Is the Message as the Outrage Machine Ramps Up
Affordable Care Act survives third Supreme Court challenge, as case from GOP-led states and endorsed by Trump administration is rejected
Obamacare survives after Supreme Court rejects latest Republican challenge
Ted Cruz Calls Obamacare a Democratic Plot to Keep People Alive So They Can Vote
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6/16/21
Ten GOP Senators Announce Support for Infrastructure Compromise
Republicans don't want to overhaul the economy as Biden's infrastructure plans draw strong public support
Factbox-Republicans erect voting barriers in politically crucial U.S. states
Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger condemn Gosar for 'lie' about Jan. 6 shooting
Nikki Haley warns Republicans on China: 'If they take Taiwan, it's all over'
14 Republicans vote against making Juneteenth a federal holiday
RNC, without 'a hint of irony,' slams Biden for meeting with Putin
Texas announces $250 million border wall down payment, online fundraiser
Marjorie Taylor Greene leads conspiracy-heavy attack on Fauci
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6/15/21
Republicans move to block inquiry into Trump DOJ’s secret data seizure
Republicans set their infrastructure trap
Jordan tears into DOJ officials for hostility to Meadows' election fraud inquiries
GOP senator: I want to make Biden a 'one-half-term president'
21 Republicans vote against awarding medals to police who defended Capitol
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6/14/21
Mitch McConnell offers another strong hint that he’s probably not going to meet Democrats halfway
McConnell says 'highly unlikely' he would let Biden fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if GOP wins back Senate
McConnell warns he's willing to intervene in 2022 GOP primaries
McCarthy Warns ‘Our Country Is In Crisis’ in Letter to GOP Caucus
Rand Paul says the idea of majority rule 'goes against' American democracy
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan rips into Joe Biden for attending the same G-7, NATO summits with US allies that Trump went to multiple times
Fact-checking Sen. Ron Johnson's continued efforts to mislead on Covid-19 and January 6 insurrection
George P. Bush's 'risky' move: Challenging Texas' pro-Trump attorney general
G.O.P. Bills Rattle Disabled Voters: ‘We Don’t Have a Voice Anymore’
The GOP’s increasingly blunt argument: It needs voting restrictions to win
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6/13/21
McConnell seeks to divide and conquer Democrats
GOP congressman says US should 'start thinking about hitting back' at Russia
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats' policing policy
Susan Collins: Bipartisan infrastructure plan proposes user tax for electric vehicle 'free riders'
Republicans open new line of attack on IRS
Utah Republicans approve resolution condemning critical race theory
Trump Says Senate Would Be 60 Dems vs. 40 Republicans if Not for Him, Rips McConnell
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6/12/21
Senate Republicans Introduce Bill Requiring Congressional Approval for New Iran Deal
GOP Senator Confronts HHS Secretary on ‘Birthing People’ Phrase: ‘Mom Is a Pretty Good Word’
Cheney rips Arizona election audit: 'It is an effort to subvert democracy'
Republican attacks on Biden agenda can’t break through conservative media’s culture wars
Utah GOP leaders will again tackle critical race theory, gun rights
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6/11/21
Undervaccinated red states are nowhere near herd immunity as dangerous Delta variant spreads
Missouri governor to sign bill that seeks to nullify federal gun laws
YouTube suspends Ron Johnson for 7 days
Oregon GOP legislator ousted over state Capitol breach
Look who’s leading the charge for a GOP climate-change caucus: a Utah Republican
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6/10/21
GOP Sens. Graham and Sasse praise Biden's purchase of 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally
Lindsey Graham’s new China lab-leak theory: That critics’ dismissals cost Trump reelection
GOP Senators Demand Fauci Resign or Be Fired
Texas governor announces plan to build southern border wall
'We will see a financial crisis' if COVID-19 benefits are left in the budget: Kevin Brady
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6/9/21
Top Republican accuses White House of 'moving goalposts' on infrastructure - but she didn't budge on either of Biden's requests
Lindsey Graham’s New Spin On Trump’s COVID-19 Failings Is Too Much For Folks Online
Gohmert asks if federal agencies can change Earth's or moon's orbits to fight climate change
Utah’s Mike Lee, Mitt Romney split over tech investment to take on China
Republican governors touted their states’ election security in 2020. Then they pushed new voting restrictions in the name of election security.
Harris says she will visit the U.S.-Mexico border, calls GOP criticism ‘shortsighted’
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6/8/21
Senate Republicans hold up Biden personnel nominee over ‘critical race theory’ and abortion rights
As DeSantis takes aim at cruise industry, Republicans step up attacks on longtime allies in corporate America
Gov. Greg Abbott: Texas businesses are now forbidden from requiring proof of vaccination
Hogan administration defends decision to cut federal unemployment benefits
Graham says family members aren't working due to unemployment benefits
Senate GOP blocks bill to combat gender pay gap
Mitch McConnell Opposes Voting Measure Sought By Joe Manchin
Trump backers lose big as Ciattarelli claims GOP nomination in N.J.
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6/7/21
Rejecting Biden’s Win, Rising Republicans Attack Legitimacy of Elections
In Arizona 2020 Election Review, Risks for Republicans, and Democracy
The Republicans’ Wild Assault on Voting Rights in Texas and Arizona
Some GOP governors cutting unemployment aid have ties to businesses that may benefit
Josh Hawley wants Anthony Fauci out, but he knows who really fumbled the pandemic
Why Republicans don't want major corporations like Amazon to pay even a minimum tax rate of 15%
The Trump era changed Rubio. But he hasn't given up on his White House dream.
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6/6/21
Graham: 'It's time for the Russians to pay a price' for cyberattacks
Republican leaders say they want to focus on the future, but Trump is far from done with the past
Trump's grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022
Trump and his allies try to rewrite, distort history of pandemic while casting Fauci as public enemy No. 1
The Republicans’ Wild Assault on Voting Rights in Texas and Arizona
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6/5/21
Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy calls on Dr. Anthony Fauci to resign or be fired
Fauci hits back at GOP criticism over emails: 'It's all nonsense'
The GOP is failing to make a villain out of Biden and has run out of ideas - so now they're getting desperate and turning on their own.
GOP rival Becky Edwards slams Mike Lee as too ‘strident,’ says Trump was rightfully impeached
Bye-bye Miss American Pie — whatever happened to the Republican Party and conservatism?
Texas Republicans are a preview of national GOP rule
For GOP candidates, there’s no escaping the influence of Trump
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6/4/21
New Senate report to detail security failures on January 6 but will fuel fight for probe over Trump's role
Republican election audit fever 'unsustainable' for U.S. democracy, experts warn
Rep. Matt Gaetz under investigation for potential obstruction of justice in sex probe
Conservatives are spending big on bashing Anthony Fauci
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6/3/21
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Suggests Jan. 6 Riot Wasn't As Bad As Portrayed
Utah Rep. Blake Moore describes scary day at the Capitol, defends his vote for a Jan. 6 investigation
GOP congressman says it's time to stop 'fetishizing the idea of overthrowing the government'
Rand Paul calls planned Fauci book 'science fiction'
Court sides with Ted Cruz in campaign finance lawsuit
Sen. Grassley, who’s still considering reelection run, urges bipartisanship to keep Iowa caucuses first-in-the-nation
Pence says he and Trump may never 'see eye-to-eye' on Jan. 6
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6/2/21
Senate closes in on bipartisan police reform deal
Here’s where GOP lawmakers have passed new voting restrictions around the country
George P. Bush announces bid for Texas attorney general
Observers of Arizona’s GOP-led election audit document security breaches, prohibited items on counting floor
To build a crowd for a pro-Trump rally, Nevada GOP consultant sought help from Proud Boys
The Republican Party is trying a new kind of politics
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6/1/21
McConnell signals concern over changes to qualified immunity in police reform
Graham says Israel will request $1 billion from US after Gaza war
Rep. Liz Cheney rebukes former Trump advisor Michael Flynn for suggesting a coup 'should happen' in the US
Republicans fear Trump will lead to a ‘lost generation’ of talent
Republicans Are Outlining Their Strategy to Steal Future Elections in Plain Sight
Republicans target Washington state to help flip U.S. House as Matt Larkin challenges Rep. Kim Schrier
Texas GOP’s thwarted voting bill continues to give away the game
Disputing Racism’s Reach, Republicans Rattle American Schools
Biden Is Going Protectionist. Republicans Are Going Off the Deep End.
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5/31/21
Texas governor to veto state legislature funding after Democrats walk out over election bill
Texas' GOP lieutenant governor suggests Republicans only have themselves to blame for Democrats killing election bill
Texas Republicans plot to resurrect restrictive voting bill after Democrats’ walkout
US Sen Cruz: Biden showed 'weakness,' emboldened Hamas
Pentagon chief fires back at Sen. Ted Cruz, says U.S. military will never be 'soft'
Graham meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem
Opinion: What unites the GOP: Checking Democrats’ lurch to the left
Juan Williams: GOP extremism is poisoning the nation
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5/30/21
GOP's Capito says Biden 'has his heart' in infrastructure negotiations
Texas Senate approves stringent voting restrictions after all-night debate
Mitt Romney's successful 2012 campaign could serve as a template for 2024 hopefuls
Tom Cotton once again makes media look foolish
Mitch McConnell Is A 'Spineless McWorm' On Damning New York Daily News Cover
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5/29/21
Texas Republicans finalize bill that would enact stiff new voting restrictions and make it easier to overturn election results
The GOP push to revisit 2020 has worrisome implications for future elections
'Hoping something sticks': Arizona election audit promises more intrigue than answers
McConnell returns as Senate 'grim reaper'
The Republican Party, Racial Hypocrisy, and the 1619 Project
Opinion: The really scary reason Republicans don’t want to face the truth about Jan. 6
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5/28/21
Republican senators block a commission to study the attack on the Capitol
GOP senators block Jan. 6 commission, likely ending bid for independent probe of Capitol riot
Senate Republicans block January 6 commission
The six GOP senators who backed Jan. 6 commission bill
Sen. Murkowski delivers pointed criticism of fellow Republicans, including McConnell, who oppose Jan. 6 commission
Kinzinger slams Gaetz speech: 'This is why we need a January 6 commission'
Ted Cruz follows suit from red states and introduces a bill to ban the federal government from using vaccine passports
The GOP Now Stands for Nothing
American Democracy Isn’t Dead Yet, but It’s Getting There
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5/27/21
Senate GOP unveils its $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer to Biden — here’s what’s in it
The GOP’s brazen move to strip power from a fraud-narrative-busting secretary of state — again
Paul Ryan to criticize Trump’s hold on GOP, but not by name
Paul Ryan slams Trump in speech about future of Republican Party
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan to urge GOP to return to Reaganism, end Trump fixation
GOP Sen. Rick Scott to block DHS nominees until Biden visits border
McConnell urges Senate Republicans to vote against Jan. 6 commission
Joe Manchin slams Republicans opposed to Jan. 6 commission: 'No excuse'
Murkowski voices frustration with GOP over Jan. 6 commission: 'Something bad happened'
Why Sen. Mitt Romney met with President Biden to discuss federal aid for families
Ron Johnson holds up Senate's holiday weekend exit
GOP snag complicates Schumer's China bill — again
Republicans slam Wall Street CEOs for appeasing ‘the woke left,’ Democrats allege inaction on climate, worker welfare and racial justice
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5/26/21
GOP readies $1 trillion infrastructure counteroffer, but most of it apparently comes from COVID-19 funds
Susan Collins to support breaking Jan. 6 commission filibuster
Republicans call for Fauci’s termination over shifting position on Wuhan lab funding
GOP gambles with Pelosi in opposing Jan. 6 commission
GOP senator miffed over busted deal seeks to block China bill
Romney blasts political extremes in speech accepting JFK award
AP FACT CHECK: House GOP falsely blames Biden for gas prices
Gosar is the Republican that Democrats want to avoid
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5/25/21
Republicans plan to send Biden nearly $1 trillion infrastructure counteroffer this week
McConnell: Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal will hamper counterterrorism efforts
The GOP’s shifting arguments against a Jan. 6 commission
An amendment by Rand Paul barring the NIH from funding some types of research in China passed in the Senate amid new debate on COVID-19's origin
Kevin McCarthy condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'appalling' Holocaust comparison
The GOP has no clue what to do about Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former GOP Rep: My Party Didn’t Just Leave Me, ‘They Were Beamed Up by Aliens’
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5/24/21
McConnell sends warning shot on Schumer's China bill
Romney first GOP senator to say he would vote for Jan. 6 commission bill
Liz Cheney defends GOP’s restrictive voting laws, denies link to Trump lie
Republicans Claim January 6th Rioters Were Middle Schoolers on Field Trip
What, exactly, would it take for Republicans to walk away from Marjorie Taylor Greene?
DeSantis signs bill to fine tech companies for banning politicians
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5/23/21
Republicans struggle to define a new governing coalition as Trump closes grip on party
Susan Collins: Infrastructure negotiations 'the test' that 'will determine' whether Biden, GOP can work together
Cheney dodges on link between Trump election claims and GOP voting laws
'Evil lunacy': GOP lawmakers slam Marjorie Taylor Greene's comparing House mask mandate to Holocaust
U.S. Republicans clash over Jan 6 panel as Senate debate looms
Georgia Investigators sorting through voter fraud claims find nothing to alter results
Former Defense secretary: No Republican president I worked for would recognize GOP today
Bipartisanship is dead — Republicans killed it
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5/22/21
Infrastructure deal slips, GOP pans $1.7T White House offer
Republicans try but can't escape Jan. 6
Cheney calls Greene's comments on House mask policy 'evil lunacy'
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene rally in Maricopa County to keep 'big lie' going
CNN fires Rick Santorum amid uproar over comment about Native American culture
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5/21/21
Republicans balk at the White House’s slimmed-down $1.7 trillion infrastructure offer
The G.O.P. Looks for New Ways to Ignore the Capitol Riot
GOP efforts to downplay danger of Capitol riot increase
Where Republican senators stand on voting for a Jan. 6 commission
Four months after Biden’s inauguration, Republicans are still questioning his legitimacy
Filibuster brawl amps up with GOP opposition to Jan. 6 panel
Business leaders take their election law fights behind the scenes after attacks from Republicans
Why Mitt Romney wants the U.S. to ship more vaccines to other countries
Sen. Ted Cruz insulted a ‘woke, emasculated’ U.S. Army ad. Angry veterans fired back.
Republicans lose patience with Arizona election audit
Paul Ryan to headline fundraiser for anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger
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5/20/21
GOP's Burr, who voted to convict Trump, opposes Jan. 6 commission
GOP leader's Jan. 6 call to Trump draws scrutiny in commission fight
Some Republicans looking to downplay Capitol riot
Republicans explain vote against Asian American hate crimes bill
Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban
Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation’s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy
House Republicans are refusing both vaccines and masks
Maricopa County will need new voting machines after GOP's audit, Arizona secretary of state says
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5/19/21
McConnell says he opposes 'slanted' Jan. 6 commission bill
35 Republicans buck Trump, back study of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Utah’s Mitt Romney, Arizona Democrat to pitch bipartisan boost to minimum wage
US Republicans seek to use Israel-Hamas fighting to divide Democrats
GOP tax camp to fight Biden’s tax hikes on wealthy
Kevin McCarthy Proposes Removing January 6th from Month of January
Three GOP lawmakers fined $500 for defying House mask rules amid Republican backlash: ‘Worth it.’
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz are more popular among GOP voters than Liz Cheney
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5/18/21
McConnell hits 'pause' on Dems effort to create Jan. 6 panel
McConnell says Republicans ‘willing to listen’ about need for Jan. 6 commission
McCarthy opposes commission to investigate Jan. 6 attack on Capitol; McConnell open to proposal
McCarthy won't support January 6 commission and sides with Republicans downplaying the insurrection
Sen. Johnson questions Dems' focus on Jan. 6 Capitol riot amid debate over independent commission
Scalise urges House Republicans to vote against Jan. 6 commission
Trump tells Republicans to reject Jan. 6 commission
GOP splits open over Jan. 6 commission vote
House GOP intel panel members seek major probe of COVID-19 origins
GOP seeks political opening amid tense Israel-Hamas fighting
Senate Republicans do not offer Biden officials new infrastructure plan
St. Louis man who waved rifle at protest running for Senate
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5/17/21
Republicans to reportedly shift focus off Biden as they prepare for midterms
Graham: 'I accept the results of the election'
Paul Ryan excoriates planned GOP effort to challenge Biden's Electoral College win as 'anti-democratic and anti-conservative'
Sen. Toomey Doubts Trump Will Be the GOP's 'De Facto' Leader
Our democracy is imperiled’: Maricopa County officials decry 2020 recount as a sham and call on Arizona Republicans to end the process
Phoenix Republicans Condemn G.O.P.-Ordered Vote Review and ‘Insane Lies’
Troubles grow for Gaetz as former associate flips
The GOP realignment matrix
The GOP's blatant disregard for democracy
47 percent of GOP prefers changing election laws to improving Republican message
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5/16/21
Republicans’ conflicting message: Embracing Trump election lie is key to prominence, just stop asking us about it
Purges, poll watchers and gridlock: Five developments in the voting battles
Cheney continues her lonely ‘battle for the soul of the Republican Party’
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger slams Lin Wood video, says McCarthy is allowing 'actual insanity' in Republican party
Rubio raises UFO concerns in "60 Minutes" interview
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5/15/21
GOP sponsors of $1 billion civics bill face backlash in fierce debate over race and education
The purging of Liz Cheney is about much more than the future of the GOP
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Predicts How Republican Purge Of Liz Cheney Will Backfire
Cheney seen as merely first victim of Trump election attacks
Shake-up highlights GOP’s chief dilemma
(Cheney’s ouster amplifies anti-Trump voices as ex-president threatens to alienate swing voters)
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's 'offended' by House Republicans minimizing the Capitol riot
'I Was There': Mitt Romney Sets Record Straight On Jan. 6 Insurrection
Republican Arizona election official says Trump "unhinged"
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5/14/21
House Republicans elect Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik as conference chair after ousting Liz Cheney
Republican chairman of Arizona county calls state-led election review ‘dangerous’ as tensions rise over 2020 recount
Ron Johnson’s unscientific use of vaccine and death data
Sen. Mike Lee says continued federal COVID-19 aid is ‘throwing gasoline on the fire’ of inflation
Why Mitt Romney says Biden administration refusal to admit border crisis is ‘extremely damning’
The GOP quickly responds to Cheney’s ouster by ... pushing more conspiracy theories
Cheney says some GOP members voted against impeachment out of fear for their lives
Oklahoma extends early voting as other GOP-led states curb access
Republicans' dishonest war against 'critical race theory'
Corporate donors, the lifeblood of the GOP, need to stand up for democracy
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5/13/21
The ominous signs for Matt Gaetz grow
It’s not just voting: Legislators have introduced 100 state bills targeting protesting
More than 1.9 million people could see severe cuts in unemployment aid as Republicans seek to curb assistance
Senate GOP dismayed by vote to boot Cheney
Stefanik shake-up jump-starts early jockeying for committee posts
George P. Bush applauds Liz Cheney's ouster, claims she doesn't 'stand up for conservative Republican ideology'
Most, but not all, Utah lawmakers are happy to see Liz Cheney lose her GOP leadership post
'It's a scary thing': Cheney expresses dismay after House GOP ousts her from leadership
Where Liz Cheney goes from here
Liz Cheney’s demotion is a death rattle for principled conservatism
(Republicans have become hooked on Donald Trump’s method)
Republicans’ Overthrow of Liz Cheney Risks Worsening Their Headaches
Opinion: The GOP has lost its way. Fellow Americans, join our new alliance.
What now for anti-Trump Republicans?
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5/12/21
McConnell: 'Good chance' of deal with Biden on infrastructure
Republicans draw 'red line' in negotiations with Joe Biden on infrastructure package
House Republicans oust Cheney for calling out Trump’s false election claims, minimize Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
Republican voters approve of their party’s sacking of Liz Cheney
Exchange Over ‘Purity’ of Vote Puts Texas G.O.P. Firebrand in Spotlight
Why a Lifelong Republican Views Arizona’s Recount as Wrong
(Bill Gates, an election supervisor in Maricopa County, says the audit of votes in his state is based on the lie of election fraud, and is “tearing at the foundations of our democracy.”)
'We want people working:' 6 more states ditch federal unemployment benefits
GOP downplays Jan. 6 violence: Like a 'normal tourist visit'
Trump critics push new direction for GOP
Influential Republicans threaten to form new party
COVID vaccine: Colorado GOP lawmakers want to make sure employers can’t force you to get inoculated
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5/11/21
McConnell leads GOP in attack on Dems' voting rights bill
McCarthy is reportedly gambling that dumping Liz Cheney will get Trump to help make him House speaker
Liz Cheney strikes defiant tone in floor speech on eve of her expected ousting from House GOP leadership
Life after leadership: Liz Cheney plots her long game against Donald Trump
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler will vote to keep Liz Cheney in House Republican leadership
Rand Paul and the GOP effort to blame Fauci for the coronavirus
Ted Cruz walks out of gun violence hearing after failing to change the subject
Lindsey Graham says the quiet part out loud on Trump — again
Mitt Romney reportedly accosted Josh Hawley over the Capitol riot: 'You have caused this'
Republicans blast CDC for 'conflicting, confusing guidance'
How GOP-backed voting measures could create hurdles for tens of millions of voters
Tennessee cuts off $300 federal unemployment supplement
Would the GOP be cut in half if Trump walked away?
Over 100 Republicans threaten to form 3rd party unless GOP breaks from Trump
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5/10/21
Mitch McConnell raises ceiling for GOP's infrastructure compromise
The Republican Party prepares to oust Liz Cheney from a top job
(Loyalty to Donald Trump counts for more than conservative credentials)
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Defends Fellow Republican Liz Cheney
Romney: Removing Cheney from House leadership will cost GOP election votes
Kinzinger rips GOP colleagues for push to oust Cheney: 'This is lies versus truth'
The ‘GOP Impeachment 10’ try to navigate Cheney’s demise and their own futures
McCarthy needs to rout Cheney to move past 2020
Republican says 'embarrassing' Arizona recount 'makes us look like idiots'
Republican anger with Fauci reaches new heights
The war on the unemployed
A Pennsylvania Lawmaker and the Resurgence of Christian Nationalism
One of Utah’s newest GOP leaders attended the Capitol insurrection
What’s in the Texas Voting Bill and When Republicans Might Pass It
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5/9/21
McConnell safe in power, despite Trump's wrath
McCarthy formally endorses Stefanik for Cheney’s leadership spot
Top House Republican says he will back Stefanik, not Trump critic Cheney, as conference chair
Weber County GOP votes to censure Sen. Romney for voting to convict Trump
GOP Rep. Reveals How Many Colleagues Actually Believe Trump’s Election Conspiracies
Trump's 'Big Lie' imperils Republicans who don't embrace it
GOP braces for wild week with momentous vote
GOP divided over expected Cheney ouster
Former RNC Chair Says The GOP Has Hit Its 'Lowest Of Lows'
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5/8/21
GOP governors slash jobless aid to try to force more Americans to return to work
Sasse to introduce legislation giving new hires signing bonuses after negative jobs report
Liz Cheney’s months-long effort to turn Republicans from Trump threatens her reelection and ambitions. She says it’s only beginning.
GOP Reportedly Hid Trump's Weak Numbers At MAGA-Supporting Lawmaker Retreats
Reps. Greene, Gaetz push Trump’s grievances, ‘America First’ message at Florida rally
A stark choice ahead for GOP
(Tradition or Trump? Reps. Cheney and Stefanik personify Republicans’ options.)
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5/7/21
Bad jobs report amplifies GOP cries to end $300 benefits boost
Ted Cruz said his election objections weren’t about blocking Biden. Then someone asked about it.
Lindsey Graham: GOP cannot grow without Donald Trump
Trump’s out-of-power agenda: Retribution against foes, commanding the spotlight and total domination of GOP
Gaetz, Greene start tour of America
Liz Cheney was a rising Republican star until Jan. 6. Here’s what changed
Stefanik's rise toward leadership job irks conservatives
Conservatives say McConnell is battling the Democrats' voting rights bill with 'Supreme Court fight' fervor
Ohio GOP censures Rep. Anthony Gonzalez over Trump impeachment vote
Texas House passes GOP bill tightening voting rules; Democrats vow to fight in court
Some Republicans worry voting limits will hurt the GOP, too
Texas Senate approves bill allowing people to carry handguns without license
Arizona Review of 2020 Vote Is Riddled With Flaws, Says Secretary of State
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5/6/21
Mitch McConnell claims Biden's stimulus benefits are setting back the economic recovery
McConnell amid Trump criticism: 'I'm looking forward, not backward'
Mitch McConnell's alma mater rejects his views on the 1619 Project and says they are 'quite troubling'
GOP seeks unity, even if that means embracing election lie
Battle over tax hikes muddies the GOP’s post-Trump push to be the party of the working class
Cheney drama exposes GOP's Trump rifts
Loyalty trumps policy in Stefanik's rise, Cheney's fall
Stefanik defends election falsehoods told on Jan. 6
Arizona Republicans to brush off DOJ concern about election audit
Florida’s DeSantis signs new voting restrictions into law as Republicans rush to align with Trump’s false claims of fraud
GOP Gov. DeSantis signs Florida election law while shutting out all media but Fox News
Mia Love: Trump is tearing the GOP apart, and he’s not worth it
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5/5/21
McConnell says focus is on 'stopping' Biden agenda as Trump continues to push election lies
Trump, Republicans express outrage over extension Facebook ban
Republicans float support for antitrust reform after Trump Facebook ban upheld
Ted Cruz's threat to 'woke CEOs' was 'the most openly corrupt thing any Senator has said,' ethics expert says
Trump rips Cheney, McConnell, Pence over 2020 election
Cheney hits 'Trump cult of personality,' says she'll keep speaking out
Trump, Scalise back Stefanik in bid to replace Cheney as No. 3 leader among House Republicans
Elise Stefanik moves to quickly consolidate GOP support as Liz Cheney replacement: 'The fix is in'
The effort to dump Liz Cheney is the consequence of a party that lost its way
Cindy McCain would serve Biden administration 'in any capacity' if asked
The GOP's utterly embarrassing capitulation to Donald Trump, in 1 photo
The GOP puts all its eggs in one dangerous basket
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5/4/21
Cheney could be 'toast' in fight with Trump over GOP future
Romney defends Cheney: She 'refuses to lie'
'I've had it with her': McCarthy criticism of Cheney on hot mic
Gender politics hound GOP in Cheney drama
WSJ editorial board: 'Purging Liz Cheney for honesty would diminish' GOP
Ohio GOP will discuss possible censure of Rep. Anthony Gonzalez for impeaching Trump
DeSantis schedules special election to replace Alcee Hastings for January
Once GOP governor of Florida, Crist now runs as Democrat
Major corporations, business groups come out against Texas voting law
Republican seeks to use Obama energy policies to criticize Biden
Opinion: Elected Republicans are lying with open eyes. Their excuses are disgraceful.
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5/3/21
McConnell: No Senate Republicans will back Biden on $4T
McConnell says GOP open to $600 billion for infrastructure
Grassley asks Blinken to provide potential conflicts involving John Kerry
Allies of GOP leader vow to oust Liz Cheney
Republicans are crusading against 'wokeness'
Cheney hits back at Trump over election 'big lie'
Cheney slams Trump’s attempt to brand 2020 election ‘the Big Lie,’ sparking new calls for her to leave GOP leadership
The Republican Party Has Developed New Rites of Initiation: You Must Push the Big Lie
Florida Republicans reportedly fear they miscalculated on new voting restrictions
Florida Republicans rushed to curb mail voting after Trump’s attacks on the practice. Now some fear it could lower GOP turnout.
Florida Gov. DeSantis suspends all remaining Covid restrictions: ‘We are no longer in a state of emergency’
Will Infrastructure Be a Casualty of the GOP War on Cities?
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5/2/21
For Republicans, fealty to Trump’s election falsehood becomes defining loyalty test
Mitt Romney, Republican sphinx
GOP lawmaker charged with ‘knowingly’ letting rioters breach the Oregon Capitol
Republicans have edge in nationwide redistricting
2020 census paints muddled future for GOP
GOP wrestles with role of culture wars in party's future
GOP ramps up attacks on Biden's border wall freeze
GOP Seeks to Empower Poll Watchers, Raising Intimidation Worries
Former Ethics Chief Slams Cruz's Warning To 'Woke' CEOs As 'Most Openly Corrupt' Ever
Biden's Expansive Infrastructure Plan Hits Close to Home for McConnell
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5/1/21
GOP frustration with Liz Cheney 'at a boiling point'
Bid to censure Romney for Trump impeachment votes fails
‘Lefty social engineering’: GOP launches cultural attack on Biden’s plan for day care, education and employee leave
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4/30/21
McConnell wants '1619 Project' removed from federal grant programs
Rep. Scalise: Biden's infrastructure plan has "very little to do with roads and bridges"
Eight Republican 2024 candidates speak in Texas next week, but not Trump
House GOP accuses Biden of politicizing census
Republicans reveal their red line
President George W. Bush Interview
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4/29/21
McConnell brushes off Trump criticism: 'We're looking to the future, not the past'
GOP lawmaker who voted to overturn Biden’s election win wants to help him on criminal justice reform
GOP senators call for probe of Kerry's alleged intel-sharing with Iran
Utah’s elected officials weren’t impressed with President Biden’s address to the nation
Ted Cruz was roasted for appearing to nod off as Biden spoke. He blamed the president: ‘Boring, but radical.’
Sen. Tim Scott’s comments on race ignite a fiery debate
Mitt Romney says he favors monthly cash payments for families over Biden's proposed federal childcare program
Cheney on fist bump with Biden: 'We're not sworn enemies. We're Americans'
Florida joins Georgia in passing new voting restrictions, including limits on vote-by-mail, drop boxes
Many Republican voters agree with Biden - 'trickle-down economics' has failed, poll shows
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4/28/21
A lawmaker wanted to ban ‘divisive’ teaching on race. Then he mentioned ‘the good’ of slavery.
Moderate Republicans leery of Biden's renewed call for unity
Graham to vote with Democrats to reverse Trump methane rule
Senate votes to nix Trump rule limiting methane regulation
Lindsey Graham Mocked For Desperate Money Plea Involving Golf -- And Trump
Grassley, Johnson call for removal of housing regulator watchdog
Cheney: 'Wishful thinking' by Trump she won't seek 4th term
Sen. Tim Scott responds to Biden: 'America is not a racist country'
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4/27/21
McConnell signals any immigration deal has to address border
Tensions simmer as McCarthy won't say whether Cheney should remain in House GOP leadership
Opinion: Kevin McCarthy shows why the country needs a Jan. 6 commission
Republican absences allow Senate to confirm Biden nominee without Harris' tie-breaking vote
GOP senators quietly meet with White House on infrastructure, happy with what they hear
Republicans embrace Trump in effort to reclaim Senate
Arizona governor signs bill blocking abortions based on genetic issue
Oklahoma governor signs 3 anti-abortion bills into law
The Republican plot to steal the 2024 election
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4/26/21
New census numbers shift political power south to Republican strongholds
House GOP retreat to Florida fraught with peril
Led by Mitt Romney, lawmakers complain Utah’s share of money to improve public lands is ‘shockingly low’
Apples to apples, the Senate GOP infrastructure proposal is smaller than it appears
Montana governor signs trio of bills restricting abortion
GOP worries fiscal conservatism losing its rallying cry
Supreme Court rebuffs GOP bid to revive Trump's 'public charge' rule
Cheney breaks with McCarthy on scope of Jan. 6 panel
Rick Santorum Says 'Nothing' Was In America Before White Colonizers Arrived
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4/25/21
In rapidly changing Georgia, many Republicans remain obsessed with the last election
Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP
Republican-led legislatures push forward with efforts to restrict voting access
McCarthy skirts questions about phone call with Trump during riot
Almost half of Republicans say Chauvin jury reached wrong verdict: poll
Graham: Biden has been 'very destabilizing' in first 100 days
Rand Paul on the first 100 days: 'It's Biden's way or the highway'
If the GOP's attacks on corporate America are confusing you, it's because the whole party is confused
Mike Pence's COVID Rule-Busting Vail Vacation Cost Public $757,000 In Security Costs Alone
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4/24/21
GOP's 'elder statesman' James Baker praises Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal plan
The fading GOP establishment moves to support Cheney as Trump attacks and McCarthy keeps his distance
Are Red States in Denial About Improving Economic Prospects?
Texas Republicans Targeting Voting Access Find Their Bull's-Eye: Cities
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signs bill nullifying federal gun restrictions
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4/23/21
Ron Johnson questions 'big push' to vaccinate 'everybody'
GOP-backed recount of Maricopa County ballots appears on track to move forward after initial pause ordered by Arizona judge
The Rise of Ron DeSantis
Ted Cruz maintains ties to right-wing group despite its extremist messaging
‘Gaslighting 101’: Sen. Ted Cruz Ripped For One Of His Biggest, Boldest Lies Yet
Asked to rate Biden, here’s what Mike Lee and Chris Stewart said after the laughter stopped
Sen. Tom Cotton Comes Up With Novel Way To Hail Whiteness, Gets Harsh Smackdown
Caitlyn Jenner officially announces challenge to Newsom in California recall
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4/22/21
Senate Republicans unveil $568 billion counteroffer on infrastructure upgrades
Senate Republicans outline their own infrastructure plan — here’s what’s in it
Key GOP senators say they’re open to corporate tax increase
As the voting-rights fight moves to Texas, defiant Republicans test the resolve of corporations that oppose restrictions
Senate Republicans take step to revive debt ceiling brawls with White House
As economy spikes, Republicans are still waiting for the ‘Biden depression’ that Trump predicted
Top Trump ally Lindsey Graham praises Democrats Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for refusing to abolish the filibuster
GOP attorneys general group in turmoil after Jan. 6 Trump rally
Female Republicans 'horrified' by male GOP lawmaker's description of Cheney: report
Liz Cheney vs. MAGA
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4/21/21
G.O.P. Bills Target Protesters (and Absolve Motorists Who Hit Them)
GOP Rep. Steve Scalise argues D.C.'s crime rate should disqualify it from statehood
Murkowski explains why she's voting for Biden nominee
Top Senate Republican holds up Biden’s CMS nominee over Texas Medicaid waiver
Cornyn, Sinema to introduce bill aimed at addressing border surge
Arizona governor declares state of emergency, sends National Guard troops to border
Arizona governor vetoes strict sex education legislation
DeSantis suggests Chauvin jury may have been 'scared of what a mob' would do
Remember the debt limit? Top Republican revives demand for spending cuts
How the GOP Is Creating Harsher Penalties for Protesters
More than half of Republican voters back Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal plan, poll finds
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4/20/21
House rejects GOP attempt to censure Rep. Maxine Waters over remarks about Chauvin trial
Florida's DeSantis signs controversial law targeting 'rioters,' local police reform efforts
What Mitt Romney told Joe Biden in his White House meeting on infrastructure
Romney introduces legislation to tackle Social Security's funding shortfalls
Collins: There's a 'real issue' with 3 principles behind Biden's $2T infrastructure plan
Earmarks split Utah’s lawmakers, with Mike Lee and Mitt Romney vowing to seek none
Republicans go after Stacey Abrams at Senate hearing on voting rights
Cruz: Biden comments on Chauvin verdict 'grounds for a mistrial'
McConnell vents over 'fake news'
GOP eyes new strategy to derail Biden infrastructure plan
Jim Jordan, Val Demings get in shouting match about police during hearing
St. Louis lawyer who pointed gun at Black Lives Matter protesters considering Senate run
George W. Bush said he's troubled by 'the capacity of people to spread all kind of untruth'
‘It’s almost like insanity’: GOP base continues to lash out over Trump’s defeat
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4/19/21
Republicans tell Biden no corporate tax hike for infrastructure
Top House Republicans request meeting with Kamala Harris over border ‘catastrophe’
House Republicans ask Pelosi to reschedule Biden's address to Congress
U.S. Supreme Court brings end to another Republican election challenge
GOP sheds college-educated voters
GOP Rep. Stivers to step down as balance in House remains tight
Whitmer: State won't close down again following GOP lawsuits
Trump's fight with Murkowski roils GOP with new Alaska Senate challenger emerging
Rift between GOP, corporate America creates opening for Biden’s tax plan
Why the GOP is fretting about its inability to define Biden
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4/18/21
Rick Scott navigates Trump, winning back the Senate — and his own ambitions
Rick Scott navigates Trump, winning back the Senate — and his own ambitions
GOP memo on Big Tech shows lawmakers ready to ‘burn down the internet,’ legal expert warns
Sen. Ted Cruz accused Rep. Maxine Waters of 'actively encouraging riots and violence' after she protested the police killing of Daunte Wright
GOP White House hopefuls move forward as Trump considers run
Trump’s grip on GOP looms as support falters for independent probe of Capitol riot
Fauci: GOP’s refusal to get vaccinated hurts efforts to lift restrictions
George W. Bush: 'It's a problem that Americans are so polarized' they can't imagine him being friends with Michelle Obama
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4/17/21
Republicans talk unity in Georgia but censure Kemp, others
GOP acknowledges struggle to bring down Biden
Republicans who backed Trump impeachment see fundraising boost
A pair of 'pro-police' GOP bills in Missouri draw scrutiny from free speech advocates
RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel comes under pressure to show more independence from Trump
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4/16/21
Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and other GOP lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him have spent tens of thousands of dollars on private security
Kinzinger: Republicans who join 'America First' caucus should be stripped of committees
McCarthy: GOP not the party of 'nativist dog whistles'
On guns and the pandemic, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan epitomizes a maximalist position on 'liberty'
How the GOP Lost Its Clear Voice on Foreign Policy
GOP agrees on one thing: Biden's infrastructure plan is bad. Now comes the hard part.
A pair of misleading GOP attacks on Biden’s infrastructure plan
‘A nicer version of Trump’: GOP donors flock to DeSantis
A cybersecurity expert who promoted claims of fraud in the 2020 election is leading the GOP-backed recount of millions of ballots in Arizona
Sen. Lee hopes to make getting a firearm silencer easier under new bill
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4/15/21
Sen. Chuck Grassley says Iowa doesn't have resources for 'baby-sitting' migrant children
Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady will retire from Congress at the end of his term
Voters Like Biden Infrastructure Plan; G.O.P. Still Sees an Opening on Taxes
Liz Cheney says she would not support Trump in 2024: 'We cannot embrace insurrection'
House GOP leader: Won't punish Gaetz unless charges filed
Cruz no longer wearing mask in Capitol
Texas Sen. Cruz opposes hate crimes bill, says it won’t ‘prevent or punish actual crimes’
GOP leaders diverge on Trump, putting party in limbo
Biden’s presidency isn’t splashy, but Republicans still dislike all the ripples
Fauci, Jim Jordan spar over pandemic restrictions
WATCH: Maxine Waters erupts at Jim Jordan and tells him to 'respect the chair and shut your mouth' during COVID-19 hearing
Opinion: Republicans will keep up the craziness until they pay a real price
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4/14/21
A bloc of Senate Republicans prepare their own infrastructure plan as Biden tries to ramp up outreach
Mitt Romney And Kyrsten Sinema Team Up On Bipartisan Proposal To Increase Minimum Wage
In America, Republican-led states are rolling back electoral and civil liberties
The GOP's economic confusion
Utah Sen. Mike Lee wants to punish Major League Baseball for taking on Georgia’s voting law
No. 2 House Republican says GOP would act against Gaetz
Greitens Senate bid creates headache for GOP
Many GOP officials still privately hope prosecutors, some other outside force will make Trump go away
Shades of 2016: Republicans Stay Silent on Trump, Hoping He Fades Away
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4/13/21
Republicans pray for truce after Trump attacks on McConnell
As Michigan G.O.P. Plans Voting Limits, Top Corporations Fire a Warning Shot
Washington County scolds Romney over his votes to impeach Trump in ‘unconstitutional’ trial
McConnell seeks to end feud with Trump
Gaetz associate said to be cooperating with prosecutors in investigation of the congressman
Lara Trump leads GOP field in North Carolina Senate race, poll shows
Big business is sticking with the Republican party
A battle over tax hikes is causing a GOP identity crisis
GOP senator says bipartisan infrastructure group wants to double Biden's spending on roads and bridges
Republicans Say No To Raising Taxes On Corporations To Pay For Infrastructure
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4/12/21
Nikki Haley says if Trump runs for president in 2024 then she won't
McConnell sidesteps Trump calling him 'dumb son of a b----'
Romney on NRSC awarding Trump: Not 'my preference'
Republicans Ridiculed For Gifting Trump 'Made Up' Tiny Bowl Award
Cornyn draws criticism for tweet questioning if Biden 'really in charge'
Senate GOP opens door to earmarks
Defying Republicans, Big Companies Keep the Focus on Voting Rights
Juan Williams: The GOP is now the party of grifters and kooks
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4/11/21
Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president's agenda
Could Ron DeSantis Be Trump's GOP Heir? He's Certainly Trying.
GOP senator dismisses Trump-McConnell feud
Nevada Republican Party votes to censure GOP secretary of state
Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors
Trump reportedly targets 'stone cold loser' McConnell in off-the-rails RNC speech
'An existential threat': The Republicans calling for their party to reject QAnon conspiracy theories
In GOP bastions, legislatures press ‘culture wars’
The G.O.P.’s Matt Gaetz Problem
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4/10/21
Florida newspaper blasts DeSantis's ban on COVID-19 passports: 'Makes no sense'
Sen. Mike Lee warns Biden may be planning more gun restrictions
How a Defeated Trump Is Making a Muddle of the G.O.P.
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4/9/21
McConnell, GOP slam Biden's executive order on SCOTUS
Romney blasts end of filibuster, expansion of SCOTUS
Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC backs Lisa Murkowski, setting up clash with pro-Trump candidate
In new book, John Boehner says today’s GOP is unrecognizable to traditional conservatives and dishes on his time in politics
Cruz on Boehner: 'I wear with pride his drunken, bloviated scorn'
Bowing to Trump? GOP brings leaders, donors to his backyard
The GOP is Trump’s party, so ‘all Republican roads lead to Mar-a-Lago’
New marijuana legalization effort focuses on Republicans, including Utah’s Mike Lee
House Ethics panel opens investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz as he faces sex-trafficking allegation
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4/8/21
Republicans are concerned about the debt again, even as they admit Trump grew it
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds: 'I strongly oppose vaccine passports,' will take steps to limit their use
First GOP lawmaker calls on Gaetz to resign
Georgia's GOP lieutenant governor says Rudy Giuliani's false voter fraud claims triggered voting restrictions
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4/7/21
McConnell says companies should stay out of politics — unless they’re donating money
McConnell backs away from warning businesses to stay out of politics
‘Appropriate’ or ‘not very smart’? Where Mitch McConnell draws the line on corporate political engagement.
Republicans' fake crusade against corporate power
Why Kentucky Just Became the Only Red State to Expand Voting Rights
Sen. Marsha Blackburn Mocked For Griping About Funding Elder Care
Moderate GOP senators and Biden clash at start of infrastructure debate
GOP lawmakers slam EPA chief over firing of science advisers
Republicans leverage attention on anti-Asian hate incidents in bid to overturn affirmative action
GOP House fundraisers accuse people who uncheck their recurring donation box of being Trump 'DEFECTORS' and prey to 'the Radical Left'
John Boehner: Trump's 'bulls---' cost GOP the Senate and 'led to mob violence'
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4/6/21
McConnell warns biz off political speech, says it's 'stupid'
McConnell warns businesses of 'serious consequences' after many condemn Georgia's restrictive voting law
Republicans ramp up attacks on corporations over Georgia voting law, threaten ‘consequences’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issues order prohibiting 'vaccine passports'
Arkansas legislators pass ban on transgender medical treatments for youths, overriding governor’s veto
New Georgia Poll Shows Kemp Losing Governor’s Race to Can of Coca-Cola
Why Republicans Can’t Seem to Lay a Glove on Biden
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4/5/21
After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: 'Stay out of politics'
McConnell downplays need for aid to home state's government
Biden's big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade
Mitch McConnell Is Barking Scared Now That Corporate Power Is Against Him
McConnell urges Republicans to get vaccinated for COVID-19
Rand Paul Claims Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Infringes on Bridges’ Right to Crumble
Mike Huckabee's Outrageous Tweet Is a Perfect Example of Charles Barkley's Comment about Divisive Politics
Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning medical treatments for transgender youths
Cheney snags victories ahead of her next battle with Trumpworld
Rubio asks MLB commissioner if he'll give up Augusta golf club membership
Gaetz defends himself: I'm 'not a monk'
Republicans mobilize for showdown that will help define the Biden presidency
Time back home with voters only emboldens Republicans to oppose Biden’s agenda
Fauci pushes back on GOP criticisms, calling claims ‘bizarre’
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4/4/21
Coke-free zones: Georgia Republicans ban Coca-Cola from office over voting law criticism
Iowa governor signs bill allowing handgun purchases without background check
DeSantis spars with '60 Minutes' over vaccine rollout: 'What you're saying is wrong'
Why some Republicans think vaccine passports will backfire on Democrats
Biden's big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade
GOP lawmakers pull support of candidate following comments about Chinese immigrants
Opinion: Arizona Republicans’ desperate crusade to find nonexistent voter fraud
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4/3/21
Kemp: Voting law 'worth the boycotts as well as the lawsuits'
More GOP-led states risk corporate backlash like Georgia's
After MLB leaves Atlanta over Georgia law, focus turns to Masters
HP, Dow, Under Armour among nearly 200 companies speaking out against voting law changes in Texas, other states
GOP senators push to end MLB antitrust status
Inside a stealth ‘persuasion machine’ promising Republican victories in 2022
One Republican's Lonely Fight Against a Flood of Disinformation
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4/2/21
Republicans say Biden's not focused on infrastructure, but their voters like some of his proposals
DeSantis issues executive order banning vaccine passports
Georgia governor on MLB decision: League 'caved to fear' and 'liberal lies'
GOP congressional candidate on Chinese immigrants: 'I don't want them here at all'
Republicans quietly say Gaetz's days in Congress are numbered
Republicans blast MLB for moving All-Star Game
Utah Sen. Mike Lee says Delta, Coca-Cola should apologize for criticizing new GOP Georgia election law
MLB joins over 60 other companies in rebuking Republicans this year
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4/1/21
Every step of the way': McConnell pledges battle over Biden infrastructure plan
Republican lawmakers hit back after Delta CEO blasts Georgia voting law as undemocratic
GOP lawmakers request briefing on Democrats' claims of 'suspicious' Capitol tours before Jan. 6
DOJ probe into Gaetz involves cash payments to women
Utah’s Romney, Curtis reintroduce bill to advance Bonneville Shoreline Trail
Sen. Mike Lee supports the use of vaccine passports by private businesses
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3/31/21
REPUBLICANS HORRIFIED AT BIDEN’S PLAN TO FIX THE COUNTRY BY TAXING THE RICH
McConnell pans Biden's infrastructure plan as a 'major missed opportunity'
House Freedom Caucus chair writes to Biden objecting to infrastructure proposal
Kemp deputy expresses concerns about Georgia's new voting law: 'There were some things I didn't like'
McCarthy calls allegations against Gaetz 'serious,' plans to speak with him
Sarah Palin encourages mask wearing after revealing COVID-19 diagnosis
Republicans seek to make vaccine passports the next battle in the pandemic culture wars
Republicans go to war over vaccine passports
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said he will not vote for new federal gun laws
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3/30/21
McConnell after Kentucky passes vacancy law: 'I'm not going anywhere'
Mitch McConnell Makes Appeal To Republican Men: 'No Good Argument Not To' Get Vaccine
GOP Congressman 'Happy' To Tout COVID-19 Stimulus Funds That He Voted Against
Georgia governor criticizes 'ridiculous' calls for boycotts over voting law
Florida COVID numbers face new scrutiny
GOP lawmakers ask Mayorkas for documents on warnings from DHS to Biden on immigration
What Mitt Romney thinks of Biden administration so far, and where GOP is headed
Sen. Toomey accuses the Fed of overstepping on climate change and other social issues
Rep. Matt Gaetz faces Justice Dept. investigation over alleged relationship with teen girl
Pence lays groundwork for 2024 run after defying Trump over 2020 election
Republican politics and right-wing media continue to fuse
Opinion: The GOP is facing a sickness deeper than the coronavirus
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3/29/21
Ted Cruz Complains He Was Taunted At The Border And You Know What Happened Next
McConnell blames election-related ‘confusion’ for Republican vaccine reluctance
Murkowski faces new Republican challenger after drawing Trump's ire
McCarthy calls on Pelosi to reject efforts to contest Iowa House race
Graham on Georgia legislation prohibiting giving water to voters in line: 'Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me'
Lindsey Graham’s AR-15 scenario is not the reality of South Carolina gun violence
DeSantis vows to take executive action against 'vaccine passports'
Georgia Governor Declares Water a Gateway Drug That Leads to Voting
New lawsuit challenges Georgia's GOP-backed election law
GOP seeks control in local elections
(Republican lawmakers in some states are granting themselves broad powers and limiting voter access.)
Josh Hawley became a pariah in Washington after the insurrection. Does it matter?
Why Transgender Girls Are Suddenly the G.O.P.’s Culture-War Focus
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3/28/21
Maine GOP rejects motion to censure Collins
Toomey, Murphy say expanded background checks on gun sales could pass Senate
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3/27/21
Sen. Mike Lee calls migrant camps at southern border ‘unacceptable’
Republicans in Washington state still pushing the election conspiracy that won’t die
Arkansas gov. signs law letting doctors refuse to treat on basis of morality, religion
Florida's DeSantis threatens lawsuit if CDC doesn't enable U.S. cruises to resume by summer
The Republican surrender to gun violence
Opinion: Georgia’s shameful new voting laws are a product of GOP desperation
Opinion: Mitch McConnell needs to remember why Republicans are in such poor standing in D.C.
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3/26/21
Michigan GOP chair calls top Democratic women 'witches'
Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to let them defend Trump immigration rule
Kemp fires back at Biden: Nothing 'Jim Crow' about Georgia law
Ted Cruz’s misleading memories of his 2013 gun proposal
Mitt Romney gets Profile in Courage Award for impeachment vote
After Trump tried to intervene in the 2020 vote, state Republicans are moving to take more control of elections
Far-Right Extremists Move From ‘Stop the Steal’ to Stop the Vaccine
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3/25/21
Georgia governor signs into law sweeping voting bill that curtails the use of drop boxes and allows challenges to voting eligibility
Republicans Push for Greater Power Over How Elections Are Run
GOP senator tweets statue of himself holding gun to Biden: 'Come and take it'
Ted Cruz is selling 'spring break' tank tops featuring himself with a mullet: 'McConnell in the front, MAGA in the back'
Anti-Cheney measure stalls in Wyoming
Trump inspired Republican Senate candidates create early tensions over direction of the party
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3/24/21
McConnell says he and Biden aren't talking
MITCH MCCONNELL IS SHOCKED THE GOP GETS ACCUSED OF VOTER SUPPRESSION JUST BECAUSE IT’S TRYING TO DRAMATICALLY LIMIT VOTING
Mitch McConnell is wrong. Here’s the filibuster’s ‘racial history.’
Ted Cruz Falsely Suggests CDC Guidelines Are Why He Won't Wear A Mask On TV
Graham seeks to impose strict limitations on asylum system
REPUBLICANS BRAVELY ANNOUNCE PLANS TO DO NOTHING TO STOP MASS SHOOTINGS
Extremism and bad candidates cost the GOP the Senate before. What does the party do now?
Republicans Fear Flawed Candidates Could Imperil Key Senate Seats
Republicans Push for Greater Power Over How Elections Are Run
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3/23/21
Cruz accuses Democrats of playing 'ridiculous theater' in proposals following mass shootings
Ted Cruz slams Democrats' gun control measures: 'It makes it worse'
Senate GOP continues to resist push for expanded background checks in aftermath of recent mass shooting
McConnell rips Dems for engaging in 'coordinated campaign' to smear Senate filibuster as 'racist'
GOP Congressman blasts tax hikes to pay for infrastructure plan
Republicans sound early note of opposition against $3 trillion White House infrastructure plan
The Georgia GOP Is Begging Biden To Act On Battery Plant, While Dems Stay Silent
Will appealing to White grievance be the ticket for the GOP in 2022? Ron Johnson may be the test case.
We need more than thoughts, prayers, and gestures. We need gun reform
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3/22/21
Assaulting the Truth, Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed Greenland only recently froze and now admits he has 'no idea' about its history
GOP Senator Slammed For Criticizing Biden's 'Humane Treatment Of Immigrants'
Georgia GOP voting bills advance as some provisions dropped
Mo Brooks launches Senate bid in Alabama
House conservatives ramp up efforts on child care bills
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3/21/21
Romney says he cares about racial justice. Now’s his chance to vote that way.
Rep. Tom Reed apologizes for sexual misconduct detailed in Post report, won’t challenge Cuomo in 2022
Johnson, Grassley indecision freezes key Senate races
McCarthy hires top Trump official to run political operation
Florida's DeSantis positions himself as Trump's heir to the WH
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3/20/21
'An all-hands moment': GOP rallies behind voting limits
GOP warns HR 1 could be 'absolutely devastating for Republicans'
Arizona Republicans target the state's mail voting system in series of bills
GOP hammers Democrats over Iowa Democrat's election challenge
Susan Collins is baffled as to why the White House 'would want to alienate' her
Julia Letlow wins special election in Louisiana to replace her late husband
Opinion: Mitch McConnell is running scared
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3/19/21
As Republicans Shun Vaccines, Congress Toils to Return to Normal
Ron Johnson’s misleading citation of data to back his ‘concern’ about BLM protesters
This Is How Twisted Kevin McCarthy Has Become By His Loyalty to a Vulgar Talking Yam
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3/18/21
Ted Cruz releases holds on Biden nominees as administration looks to get tough on Russia pipeline
Graham on proposed return of talking filibuster: 'I would talk 'til I fell over'
McCarthy in combative exchange with CNN's Raju on election
McConnell: Pelosi trying to 'overturn a state-certified election' in Iowa
GOP senator blocks bill to prevent private debt collectors from seizing stimulus checks
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
Why Sen. Lee and other Republicans criticized the Equality Act during its first Senate hearing
Mitt Romney says aging Congress isn’t equipped to come up with plan to counter China
GOP lawmaker references lynching during anti-Asian violence hearing: ‘Find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree’
‘Here we go again with the theater’: Fauci pushes back on Rand Paul’s amateur epidemiology — again
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3/17/21
'Unlawful': GOP demands probe into Biden's border wall halt
Republican attorneys general threaten key element of the $1.9 trillion stimulus
Susan Collins Casts Lone GOP Vote to Advance Becerra HHS Nomination
House Republicans vote to approve restoring earmarks after decade-long ban
Sasse Hits Whitehouse’s ‘Paranoid Obsession’ with FBI’s Kavanaugh Background Check
Graham warns of repercussions if Democrats gain another Senate seat in 2022
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3/16/21
Mitch McConnell darkly threatens 'scorched earth Senate' if Democrats eliminate the filibuster
Top Senate Republican issues stark warning as Democrats take aim at filibuster
Romney, Lee vote against Deb Haaland’s historic confirmation as green groups, energy interests weigh in
GOP state lawmakers and election officials launch commission to examine voting laws
Migrants are not overrunning U.S. border towns, despite the political rhetoric
Republicans struggle to drown out Biden's 'Help is Here' pandemic relief tour
A number of Republican lawmakers are saying no to COVID-19 vaccines
McCarthy decries ‘political stunt’ after troops visit lawmaker’s office
RNC plans aggressive counterprogramming to Biden campaign to sell COVID relief
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3/15/21
McConnell Hits Biden’s ‘Bizzare’ Goal of Small Gatherings by July 4th
Ted Cruz Mocked After He Demands Military Stop Bullying Tucker Carlson
National Black Farmers Association calls for Graham to apologize over 'racist' comments
Judge orders Arizona GOP to pay $18K in failed presidential election lawsuits
GOP visits border, criticizes Biden policies
Texas GOP launches avalanche of bills to curtail voting
Ron Johnson keeps digging
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3/14/21
These Utah Republicans haven’t given up punishing Mitt Romney for his impeachment vote
Poll: Majority of Iowans do not want Grassley to seek reelection
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3/13/21
GOP goes on the attack against Biden reliefbill
Gov. Ron DeSantis said 'any type of lockdown' in Florida is 'insane,' despite Biden's warning of possibly reinstating restrictions
Critics call Sen. Ron Johnson's insurrection comments racist
A GOP lawmaker says the ‘quality’ of a vote matters. Critics say that’s ‘straight out of Jim Crow.’
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3/12/21
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson says he never felt threatened during Jan. 6 Capitol attack, calls mob 'patriots'
Dr. Seuss goes to Washington: How the GOP plans to use the culture wars to win elections
The Democrats’ coronavirus relief package is popular. Republicans hope to dent it.
McConnell backs new process to fill Kentucky Senate vacancy
GOP leader to try to force Swalwell off panel
DeSantis to Biden: Thought of reinstating COVID-19 restrictions 'insane'
A Republican’s comments on Black Lives Matter get pushback for calling to mind stereotypes
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3/11/21
How GOP-backed voting measures could create hurdles for tens of millions of voters
(At least 250 new laws have been proposed in 43 states to limit mail, early in-person and Election Day voting.)
Did Republicans just sign their midterms death warrant?
Republicans will pay in 2022 for opposing the COVID-19 relief plan
Republican Retirements Are the Price Mitch McConnell Is Paying for Selling Out His Party to Donald Trump
Only 11 percent of Republicans view the pandemic as the country's most pressing issue, poll finds
Maryland GOP governor applauds Biden after prime-time COVID-19 address
Opinion: Roy Blunt wanted compromise and cordiality. He couldn’t survive the Trump GOP’s descent.
After sinking Neera Tanden over old tweets, GOP looks to same playbook for other Biden nominees
Sen. Mike Lee introduces bill on faith-based adoption agencies amid effort to expand LGBTQ protections
Sen. Mike Lee says massive voting rights bill was ‘written by the devil himself’
Conservatives are a lot more demanding of partisan loyalty than liberals
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3/10/21
McConnell voted to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general 2 years after saying blocking his Supreme Court nomination was the 'most consequential thing I've ever done'
McConnell boasted that GOP group had outraised Trump's
Mitch McConnell faces bipartisan unpopularity: poll
GOP senator applauds restaurant stimulus money after voting against relief bill
CNN’s Brianna Keilar Busts Lindsey Graham’s Big ‘Magic’ Myth About Donald Trump
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3/9/21
A top House Republican says the GOP has gone 'off the rails' and risks becoming a 'regional party'
Between Trump and a hard place: Senate's McConnell faces bipartisan unpopularity: poll
Blunt's retirement deals blow to McConnell inner circle
'Bad news': Wave of GOP retirements signals battles ahead
GOP Texas lawmaker introduces bill to allow death penalty for women who have abortions
Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
GOP leaders reiterate commitment to working with Trump amid back-and-forth
Republican donations surge despite corporate boycott after Capitol riots
Sen. Mike Lee cites popular Latter-day Saint hymn in opposition to COVID-19 relief plan
Lee likens effort to restore congressional earmarks to legal bribery
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law shortening Iowa's early and Election Day voting
Trump's pitch for campaign donors sparks wariness among GOP officials
What the GOP voting restrictions actually do vs. what proponents claim
Koch network pushes private-sector health-care agenda to counter Biden’s public option
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3/8/21
Lindsey Graham points to GOP’s reality under Trump: It’s a hostage situation
What Is Happening to the Republicans?
Roy Blunt’s Senate exit highlights big opportunity for GOP’s Trump wing in 2022
Meet the GOP voters who could decide whether the U.S. reaches herd immunity
To show loyalty to Trump, Republican state officials nationwide push new voting restrictions
RNC fires back at Trump, says it 'has every right' to use his name in fundraising appeals
GOP stumbles give Democrats new hope in Texas
Iowa governor signs bill to shorten early voting, close polls earlier
Fact check: Prisoners also got relief checks from the pandemic bills Trump signed and Cotton voted for
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3/7/21
Know when to hold 'em: Pence 'playing his cards right' in plotting political return
Graham: Trump can make GOP bigger, stronger, or he 'could destroy it'
GOP senator defends Cheney, Murkowski after Trump rebuke
McConnell planning an 'escape hatch' in case he leaves Senate before term expires, report says
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3/6/21
Ron Johnson's lazy obstruction exposes the reality of the filibuster
Tommy Tuberville introduces anti-trans amendment to COVID relief bill, gets voted down
Cruz puts hold on Biden's CIA nominee
Republicans aren’t fighting Democrats. They’re fighting democracy.
2,000 page report shows House GOP posting attacks on 2020 election
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3/5/21
A day after forcing marathon bill reading, Johnson says 'preference' to leave Senate
Biden's relief bill isn't getting bipartisan support like previous stimulus bills. What do Republicans dislike so much?
McConnell makes failed bid to adjourn Senate after hours-long delay
It Appears Mitch McConnell Has Done All the Dirty Work Of Which He's Capable
Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Is Fundraising For Pro-Impeachment Rep. Liz Cheney
Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy
GOP governors scorn pandemic restrictions as they compete for primacy in a pro-Trump party
South Carolina Republicans Face a Trump-Fuelled Schism
What Republicans talk about when they talk about the 'working class'
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3/4/21
Chuck Grassley says he could support raising the minimum wage to $9 or $10
N.C. Republicans censured their senior senator for voting against Trump. But they are silent on Rep. Madison Cawthorn.
The Republican grievance perpetual motion machine
Murkowski emerges as focus of Biden effort to find GOP support for his agenda
Alabama's Republican governor extends face mask mandate
West Virginia's GOP Governor Calls Lifting Mask Mandates An Ill-Advised 'Macho Thing'
Scaramucci says if GOP goes with Trump in 2024 he'll 'liquidate' the party
GOP state lawmakers seek to nullify federal gun limits
Ron Johnson grinds Senate to halt, irritating many
Top Republican: 'Outrageous' to extend National Guard deployment at Capitol
Merrick Garland’s AG confirmation delayed by GOP lawmakers
Trump inadvertently boosts Biden's stimulus messaging with another statement raging against McConnell
Republicans Won Blue-Collar Votes. They’re Not Offering Much in Return.
(Party leaders want to capitalize on Donald Trump’s appeal to the white working class. But in recent weeks, they’ve offered very little to advance working people’s economic interests.)
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3/3/21
Republicans Accuse Biden of Trying to Score Political Points by Ending Pandemic
Sunk Cost King Mike Pence Is Still Pushing the Big Lie After It Nearly Got Him Killed
Pence breaks silence to criticize 2020 election
EXCLUSIVE: How the Senate GOP is scrambling to 'strengthen' 2nd Amendment in face of Biden 'threat'
Garland's AG nomination delayed by GOP roadblocks
DeSantis's rising GOP profile fuels 2024 talk
Senate GOP will force clerks to read bill to delay COVID-19 relief vote
Susan Collins Will Vote For Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland
The real post-Trump GOP divide: House vs. Senate
IG finds misuse of office by Elaine Chao at Transportation
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3/2/21
Trump’s return at CPAC puts GOP divisions back in the spotlight
Trump's reemergence poses risks for GOP, media
Trump's cash plea could complicate GOP fundraising efforts
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3/1/21
Rep. Jim Jordan’s false claim that Pelosi denied a request for National Guard troops
Jim Jordan calls for House Judiciary hearing on 'cancel culture'
Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation
Murkowski says no decision after Tanden meeting
Republican rips GOP lawmakers for voting by proxy from CPAC
GOP may hold keys to Democrats' long-sought minimum wage hike
Anti-Trump conservatives rally to back Vanita Gupta, Biden’s pick for key Justice Dept. post
2nd Democrat calls for investigation of DeSantis's vaccine distribution
Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as education secretary
Senate panel votes to advance Garland's nomination to be AG
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2/28/21
Overstuffed $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill endangers future growth and prosperity: Kasich
Allies of Rep. Adam Kinzinger launch super PAC to support Republicans who have bucked Trump
Rick Scott: GOP is ‘voters' party,’ not Trump's
Republican Sen. Sasse slams Nebraska GOP for "weird worship" of Trump after state party rebuke
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says despite GOP divisions over Trump impeachment, the party 'overwhelmingly' agrees on most issues
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2/27/21
Most House Republicans voted not to certify some election results. Democrats are still seething.
The making of Madison Cawthorn: How falsehoods helped propel the career of a new pro-Trump star of the far right
(Cawthorn has emerged as one of the most visible figures among newly arrived House Republicans, who have promoted baseless assertions and pushed a radicalized ideology that has become a driving force in the GOP)
Mike Lee argues the left is attacking the Bill of Rights
After impeachment vote, Rep. Herrera Beutler draws pro-Trump challengers
McCarthy: 'I would bet my house' GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022
Collins urges Biden to revisit order on US-Canada border limits
Ted Cruz Mocks AOC Days After She Raised $5 Million for Struggling Texans
Republicans sued over proxy voting in the pandemic. Now they're using it to speak at CPAC.
Former CPAC Chair Minces No Words Slamming What The Event, GOP Have Now Become
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2/26/21
Dissecting the House GOP spin against Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid relief bill
Key Republican senator won't push for Medicaid work requirements in Iowa this year
Mitt Romney says if schools want pandemic aid, they need to offer in-person classes
Sen. Mike Lee rejects as ‘horrible policy’ idea of removing president’s sole authority for nuclear launch
Romney again pushes for stop to sale of flavored vaping products
At CPAC, Cruz and Hawley remain defiant about Capitol riot
Cruz hits back at Boehner for telling him to 'go f--- yourself'
Jim Jordan says Trump should lead GOP after keeping promises over four years in office
McCarthy: No commitment from Trump to not target Republicans
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2/25/21
Mitch McConnell accuses Democrats of plot to 'nationalize' elections
McConnell says he'd back Trump as 2024 GOP nominee
The GOP might oppose one of the most popular bills in decades. How risky is that?
Kevin McCarthy and Chip Roy defended Liz Cheney and criticized Trump. Now both have reversed course.
Romney’s child benefit proposal gaining diverse fans
Dissecting the House GOP spin against Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid relief bill
GOP rallies solidly against Democrats' virus relief package
Haley isolated after Trump fallout
Conservatives go after Cheney for Trump CPAC remarks
Rand Paul criticized for questioning of transgender health nominee
Here are the three GOP lawmakers who voted for the Equality Act
Conspiracy theories and lies drive rift within GOP
The Republican Party Is Now in Its End Stages
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2/24/21
Mitch McConnell: Nancy Pelosi's plan for investigating the Capitol attack is a 'bizarre partisan concept'
The GOP’s increasingly novel relationship with the Constitution
Republicans introduce a torrent of new laws to restrict voting
Sen. Mike Lee presses Interior nominee Deb Haaland on pending fate of Utah monuments
Mitt Romney criticizes Biden’s HHS secretary nominee over abortion, expansion of Medicare
GOP moderates appear open to Becerra as health secretary
McCarthy, Cheney clash over whether Trump should speak at CPAC
Rep. Jim Jordan's 'Trump Is The Leader’ Of The GOP Tweet Goes Awry
Adam Kinzinger says the battle with Trumpism has to be fought in public
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2/23/21
McConnell to support Garland for attorney general
GOP Senate leaders sound off on COVID relief bill
Collins: Biden's $1.9T coronavirus package won't get any Senate GOP votes
Republicans release bill to 'gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $10'
Liz Cheney: GOP must not 'trivialize' gravity of Capitol riot
The Republicans Finally Face Merrick Garland—and Act as if They Were the Ones Unfairly Treated
Ron Johnson’s extreme effort to distance Trump supporters from the Capitol Riot
House GOP warns Biden against lifting sanctions on Iran
Chuck Grassley unapologetic about blocking Merrick Garland from U.S. Supreme Court
Mike Lee probes how far attorney general nominee Merrick Garland might push gun control
Romney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president
Poll: Vaccine acceptance rising — except among Republicans
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2/22/21
State Lawmakers Defy Governors in a Covid-Era Battle for Power
Colorado Republicans want to change automatic mail voting and other election laws. Democrats say it’s just to appeal to the GOP base
GOP targets Florida voting laws
(Republicans tout the state’s system but still want to restrict access — part of a wave inspired by Trump.)
Graham, Trump huddle to talk GOP's 2022 strategy
GOP not worried about voting against popular relief bill
Susan Collins says she'll vote against Neera Tanden nomination for OMB
Republicans demand equal representation on 1/6 Commission
In Pennsylvania - an important swing state - thousands have quit the GOP since the US Capitol riot
Former RNC Chair Has 3 Short Words For Republicans Wanting A Trump Party
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2/21/21
Republicans eye federal funds to help pay Texans’ exorbitant energy bills
Steve Scalise, No. 2 House Republican, Still Won't Say Election Wasn't Stolen
Arkansas' GOP governor says he won't back a Trump 2024 bid
Crist calls on DOJ to investigate DeSantis over coronavirus vaccine distribution
Pence declined invitation to attend CPAC: reports
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2/20/21
Republicans Struggle to Derail Increasingly Popular Stimulus Package
Economic hardship and anxiety have accelerated the Republican Party’s radicalization, experts say
GOP: McConnell-Trump civil war will hurt Republicans
Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
Lee says Romney shouldn’t be punished for impeachment vote
Lindsey Graham said ‘Count me out’ after the Capitol riot. But he’s all in with Trump again.
State GOP lawmakers propose flurry of voting restrictions to placate Trump supporters, spurring fears of a backlash
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2/19/21
Ted Cruz: Poster child for bad travel decisions
Cancun fallout threatens to deal lasting damage to Cruz
Trump fans tout DeSantis as their COVID hero and possible 2024 nominee. But Florida's data tells a different story.
Lee after Romney's impeachment vote: There's enough room in GOP 'for both of us'
Lindsey Graham latest Republican to 'bend the knee' to Trump in Mar-a-Lago visit
Judge rejects Rep. Devin Nunes defamation suit against CNN
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2/18/21
Trump-McConnell clash threatens to settle into a cold war as GOP eyes midterms
Trump ready to make McConnell's life miserable
Trump-McConnell rift divides GOP donors
Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power
Sen. Collins responds after Maine's Republican Party condemns her vote to impeach Trump
Romney explains impeachment vote, calls on senators to affirm Biden won
Sen. Ted Cruz faces storm of controversy for flying to Cancun as Texas grapples with power outages caused by severe weather
SC governor signs abortion ban; Planned Parenthood sues
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2/17/21
THE DONALD TRUMP-MITCH MCCONNELL RIFT IS EXPLODING INTO OPEN WARFARE
McConnell ‘laughed’ at Trump’s blistering attack and plans to ignore former president from now on
Graham defends McConnell following Trump’s attack
Mitt Romney says he will push to raise the minimum wage
‘Humans Against Mike Lee’ campaign launches to unseat senator for opposing Trump impeachment
Sen. Mike Lee gripes that tech giants ‘want to control what information we are allowed to access’
The overwhelming lesson of the Trump era: Republicans often rebuke Trump — when they have latitude
'I got no defense' Ted Cruz admits in controversy over energy policies in California and Texas
Lindsey Graham says Republicans 'don't have a snowball's chance in hell' of regaining a Senate majority without Trump
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2/16/21
Trump rips McConnell in lengthy statement after being acquitted in impeachment trial
Trump tells GOP to ditch McConnell, vows to back primary challengers
Ron Johnson and the emerging hoax-ification of the Capitol riot
Republicans who voted to convict Trump in impeachment trial face backlash
Mitt Romney accused of being ‘deep state’ agent in proposed censure motion
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s family bashed him for opposing Trump: ‘We are thoroughly disgusted with you!’
Sen. Pat Toomey faces censure over impeachment vote: 'We did not send him there to do the right thing'
North Carolina Republican leaders vote to censure Burr over impeachment vote
GOP exploitstactic to stop Biden
(Republican attorneys general are embracing the legal playbook Democrats used over the last four years.)
GOP eyes the playbook California used to stymie Trump
Ted Cruz's tweet about Calif. energy policy resurfaces
GOP Sens. Mitt Romney and Tom Cotton announce bill to raise the minimum wage that also bars undocumented workers
Opinion: Trump’s rot has reached the GOP’s roots
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2/15/21
McConnell defends acquittal in WSJ op-ed but blasts Trump's 'unhinged falsehoods'
McConnell doesn't rule out getting involved in Republican primaries
Opinion: Now begins McConnell’s project to shrink Trump’s GOP influence
Maine GOP to consider censuring Collins over vote to convict Trump
North Carolina Republican Party votes to censure Burr for vote to convict Trump
Mitt Romney facing possible censure in Utah: Report
Ron Johnson says Capitol attack 'didn't seem like an armed insurrection'
GOP weighs future after trial
(In wake of Trump’s acquittal, Republicans are divided on the power ex-president will hold in party.)
Trump’s acquittal further polarizes factions within the GOP
Divided over Trump’s legacy, Republicans save his political future
75 percent of Republicans want Trump to play prominent role in GOP: poll
Thousands of Republicans drop party affiliation following Capitol riot
Poll: A majority of Americans say they want Trump to be unable to hold future office
A GOP donor gave $2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back.
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2/14/21
Trump 'ready to move on,' rebuild GOP to retake Congress, Republicans say
After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP
Senate GOP ready to turn page on Trump
‘A moment of truth’? After years of Trump’s lies, amplified by MAGA media, that proved impossible for most Republicans
Utah’s Mitt Romney votes — again — for impeachment; Mike Lee opposes it as Senate acquits Trump
Cassidy pens column explaining vote to convict Trump
Louisiana Republican Party Censures Sen. Bill Cassidy For Voting To Convict Trump
Lindsey Graham says Mitch McConnell speech slamming Trump could haunt Republicans in 2022
History Will Find Trump Guilty
Opinion: The massive GOP betrayal of our democracy requires a forceful Democratic response
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2/13/21
Trump acquitted on impeachment charge of inciting deadly attack on the Capitol
4 final takeaways from Trump’s impeachment trial
How Democratic and Republican senators voted on Trump’s second impeachment
How the Question of Trump’s Behavior During the Capitol Assault Shook Up the Impeachment Trial
Trump’s defense is short on facts
(Attorneys for the ex-president dodge questions and finish quickly in his Senate impeachment trial.)
McConnell unloads on Trump: 'Morally responsible' for provoking mob
McCarthy and Trump got into expletive-filled argument during Capitol riot, sources say
North Carolina GOP condemns Burr for impeachment vote against Trump
Toomey on Trump vote: 'His betrayal of the Constitution' required conviction
Collins: Trump 'incited an insurrection' to prevent transfer of power
Johnson confronts Romney after vote on witnesses
Even with acquittal, GOP sees trial ending Trump's shot at future office
Trump conviction vote exposes GOP divide
'Only just begun': Donald Trump thanks Senate Republicans for second impeachment acquittal
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2/12/21
All eyes on Republican senators after strong presentation by House managers
GOP senators face defining vote on Trump
Mike Lee meets privately with Trump’s lawyers, even though he acts as juror in impeachment trial
Nikki Haley Slams Trump’s Election Claims: ‘We Shouldn’t Have Followed Him’
Nebraska Sen. Sasse bets political future on opposing Trump
Tuberville defends account of Trump call during Capitol riot
New details about Trump-McCarthy shouting match show Trump refused to call off the rioters
No. 2 GOP senator suggests he's open to censuring Trump
Even with acquittal, GOP sees trial ending Trump's shot at future office
Graham’s post-election call with Raffensperger will be scrutinized in Georgia probe, person familiar with inquiry says
The Chamber embraces Biden. And Republicans are livid.
Impeachment trial shows him under attack — but Pence remains loyal to Trump
A large share of Republicans want Trump to remain head of the party, CNBC survey shows
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2/11/21
McConnell not pressuring GOP to acquit Trump
GOP senators praise impeachment managers but say Trump will be acquitted
GOP senators met with Trump's impeachment team to talk strategy
NRCC finance chair: Republicans who voted for Trump impeachment will not be penalized
Managers seek to make GOP think twice about Trump acquittal
Where Republican senators stand on Trump's 2nd impeachment trial
The important thing about the Mike Lee impeachment trial dust-up
Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party
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2/10/21
Mitt Romney has harrowing cameo in impeachment videos that show Capitol violence
Sen. Cassidy’s impeachment trial vote shows he might want to be a bipartisan dealmaker
A Washington state Republican made the strongest case yet for Trump’s impeachment, but is anybody listening?
Utah Sen. Mike Lee says inflammatory comments from Trump ‘not different’ from some by Democrats
Impeachment trial descends into chaos over Lee objection
Grassley says Trump impeachment trial could wrap up by early next week — possibly sooner
Murkowski: I don't know how Trump could be elected again
Gaetz hits back at Kinzinger PAC targeting 'Trumpism'
Graham assures Trump of acquittal after rocky start to trial
GOP senators draw criticism for appearing to pay half-hearted attention to impeachment trial
Former Republican officials in talks to form center-right anti-Trump party: report
‘There’s Nothing Left’: Why Thousands of Republicans Are Leaving the Party
GOP leaders on three committees push Pelosi on stimulus markups
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2/9/21
Senate votes trial constitutional; six Republicans vote 'yes'
Bill Cassidy joins five other Republican senators who broke ranks to vote that Trump's impeachment trial is constitutional
GOP senators send clear signal: Trump's getting acquitted
Senate finds impeachment trial is constitutional, but most Republicans still disagree
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace on the Capitol insurrection: ‘We need to rebuild our party’
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2/8/21
GOP registration drop after Capitol riots reflects growing trend
Kinzinger in op-ed calls on GOP senators to convict Trump in impeachment trial
Liz Cheney calls on GOP to stop 'embracing' Trump ahead of Senate impeachment trial
Ted Cruz Swipes At 'Team Biden,' But 'Team Cruz' Gets Totally Dunked Instead
Rep. Ron Wright has died after battle with covid-19
Republican Sen. Richard C. Shelby announces he will retire in 2022
The Republican Party Is Radicalizing Against Democracy
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2/7/21
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump ‘does not have a role as a leader of our party going forward’
Graham says Trump will have 'a place in history' for Capitol riots
GOP senator compares Trump impeachment proceedings to Soviet 'show trial'
Senate Republicans back Trump as impeachment trial nears
Kevin McCarthy told Liz Cheney to apologize for voting to impeach Trump
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2/6/21
GOP is too torn to fight Biden
(President enjoys a rare chance to tackle crises his way as divisions consume Republicans.)
Reps. Louie Gohmert, Andrew Clyde hit with $5,000 fines for dodging metal detectors
Republicans advance more than 100 bills that would restrict voting in wake of Trump's defeat
Republicans worry Greene could be drag on party in suburbs
Wyoming Republican Party censures Cheney over Trump impeachment vote
GOP senator urges Biden to confirm US will keep embassy in Jerusalem
Daines seeks to block Haaland confirmation to Interior
Ex-GOP congressman suggests many Republicans are discussing whether to form a new anti-Trump party
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2/5/21
Republicans claim they are being silenced as they speak to millions of viewers
After losing committee assignments, Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has been ‘freed’ to push the GOP further right
CAN TRUMP’S GRIP ON THE GOP BE LOOSENED? REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER SAYS YES
On right-wing cable TV, Sen. Mike Lee calls articles of impeachment ‘irresponsible’
GOP lawmakers fined $5,000 for bypassing House security screenings
GOP lawmakers call for Pelosi to be fined over new screenings
Cotton Tries to Force Dems to Vote on Court-Packing
The post-Trump identity crisis that’s fracturing the GOP
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2/4/21
McConnell and the GOP are preparing a barrage of budget amendments to water down Biden's COVID-19 stimulus package
Cruz blocks vote on Biden Commerce secretary nominee over Huawei concerns
GOP senator warns his party must decide between 'conservatism and madness'
Mitt Romney proposes $350 monthly child allowance
A Republican, Mitt Romney, argues for child benefits in America
Moderate Mitt Romney and far-right Rand Paul join to oppose allowing transgender youth in girls’ sports
Michigan Republican defends impeachment vote to upset voters
DeSantis: Penalize Social Media That Blocks Politicians
Despite denouncing QAnon months ago, Kevin McCarthy now says, ‘I don’t even know what it is’
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley says his re-election decision is 'several weeks off'
Sen. Ben Sasse slams Nebraska GOP committee’s plans to censure him for criticizing Trump
Republicans worry their big tent will mean big problems in 2022 elections
7,600 active Utah Republican voters have left the party since the U.S. Capitol attack
Conservative group calls out Republicans by name in scathing new Fox News ad
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2/3/21
McCarthy moves to keep splintering GOP intact, with protection for both Cheney and Greene
McCarthy announces no disciplinary actions against Greene
Defend or rebuke? House GOP faces difficult vote over Greene
Republicans rally to keep Cheney in power
Romney: GOP 'should have nothing to do with' Marjorie Taylor Greene
'She doesn't represent the party': Sen. Joni Ernst condemns Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
For the first time, Mike Lee votes for one of Biden’s Cabinet nominees — Pete Buttigieg
Jim Jordan, Amid Pandemic: Cancel Culture 'Most Dangerous Thing' Happening Today
State Republican Leaders Are Rushing to Exploit Trump’s Big Lie
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2/2/21
Gulf grows between GOP's McConnell, McCarthy
Not a single Senate Republican voted to advance the stimulus package that would give most Americans a $1,400 one-time check
GOP senator says Covid relief ‘figure should not be foreordained’ after Biden meeting
Mitt Romney says Biden shows ‘genuine interest’ in working with GOP on pandemic aid package
Romney: Disingenuous to criticize Democrats after big spending under Trump
The GOP’s biggest response to Trump’s baseless voter fraud push could still be coming
Rick Scott’s zombie claim about voter fraud in 2018
Rep. Liz Cheney’s vote to impeach Trump prompts a voter rebellion in her home state
Lindsey Graham has a warning for Democrats who want to call witnesses at Trump's impeachment trial
Lindsey Graham proven wrong immediately after trying to defend numerous Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's statements
House Republicans weigh stripping Greene from committee assignments as GOP senators repudiate her views
House Republican lawmakers seek to remove Omar from committee assignments - Fox News
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2/1/21
Republicans push for $1,000 stimulus checks. Here’s who would qualify for the money
Romney among GOP lawmakers urging Biden to meet with them on virus relief
Biden, Senate Republicans hold lengthy meeting on coronavirus relief bill
(Senators sound hopeful tone exiting meeting, say they intend to continue working with administration)
Biden, GOP senators agree to more COVID-19 talks after 'excellent' first meeting
An estimated 29 million people would lose out on stimulus payments under GOP proposal
West Virginia Gov. Calls for Large-Scale Stimulus: ‘If We Throw Away Some Money Right Now, So What?’
GOP’s McConnell blasts ‘loony lies’ by Ga. Rep. Greene
McConnell: Marjorie Taylor Greene's views are a 'cancer' for the GOP
Greene draws rebuke from right as Republican Jewish Coalition condemns 'anti-Semitic comments'
An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P.
Ted Cruz Slammed For Saying Trump Impeachment Is 'Vindictive'
Graham shoots down request for Merrick Garland confirmation hearing Feb. 8
Missouri church leaders call for Hawley's resignation over election claims
RNC chairwoman expresses regret over Giuliani news conference
Dozens of former Bush officials leave Republican Party, calling it 'Trump cult'
Blinken: If it further breaks deal, Iran could amass material for nuke in weeks
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1/31/21
For McCarthy and McConnell, Two Paths on Trumpian Crisis Management
What Capitol attack? Amnesia sets in among Republicans in Washington
Arkansas' Republican governor praises Biden administration's 'seamless' vaccine distribution
On the Trail: GOP divided over growing anti-democratic drift in party
Republicans scramble to unify heading into next election cycle
South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Rice for impeachment vote
Trump loyalists in South Dakota turn on home state senator
GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout
GOP Rep. Kinzinger starts PAC to challenge party’s embrace of Trump
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1/30/21
How Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, promoter of QAnon’s baseless theories, rose with support from key Republicans
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Controversies Are Piling Up. Republicans Are Quiet.
Romney blasts news of Trump call with Taylor Greene: 'Lies of a feather flock together'
While Mike Lee opposes impeaching Trump, he suggests censuring liberal congresswoman
Senate GOP has little interest in punishing Trump
GOP faces electoral conundrum in Georgia, new poll suggests
More Republican Congress members linked to extremist groups
South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Rice for impeachment vote
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1/29/21
How McConnell derailed Trump's impeachment trial before it started
How Mitch McConnell blew his 'LBJ moment' and handed the GOP back to Trump
As Wisconsin's Johnson weighs future, Trump ties take a toll
GOP under pressure to take action against Marjorie Taylor Greene
GOP group launches billboard campaign urging Cruz, Hawley to resign
Center-right Republicans fear party headed for disaster
Trump meets with McCarthy, agrees to help Republicans take back the House
Republicans condemned Trump. Now they're seeking his help.
GOP strategist predicts what will become of the GOP if Donald Trump isn’t convicted
Trump may poison the party, but Republicans have decided they need him
Ignoring calls to pull back, Gaetz slams Cheney in her home state
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is trying to hold together a party that Donald Trump might want to tear up
GOP Sen. Rob Portman says Trump impeachment trial post-presidency could set a dangerous precedent
Ahead of Friday’s March for Life, Utah senators back anti-abortion legislation
Sen. Mike Lee has voted no on every one of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet-level nominees so far. Here’s why
Republicans face a choice between Donald Trump and reality
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1/28/21
McConnell Was Done With Trump. His Party Said Not So Fast.
McConnell misquotes Biden in an attempt to criticize his rush of executive orders
GOP group invests $700,000 into backing Sen. Josh Hawley after he was accused of helping to incite the Capitol riot
GOP lawmakers voice frustrations with McCarthy
GOP has growing Marjorie Taylor Greene problem
Jim Jordan says he won't run for Senate in 2022
In Wyoming, Cheney faces blowback for vote to impeach Trump
The GOP is self-policing ... further to the right
5 arguments the GOP is making against impeachment, parsed
Republicans back away from confronting Trump and his loyalists after the Capitol insurrection, embracing them instead
Nominee for U.N. ambassador joins Mitt Romney to warn about Chinese influence in Africa
Mitt Romney says Tokyo Olympic Games should be held despite the pandemic
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1/27/21
Utah Sen. Mike Lee says impeachment of Trump is unconstitutional; Romney says no question former president incited Capitol riot
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst doubts Constitution allows impeachment of former presidents
Senate GOP boxes itself in on impeachment
Utah senators push bill to block presidents from creating or enlarging national monuments in Utah
The GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene problem is spinning out of control
QAnon-aligned Rep. Marjorie Greene's support for 'a bullet to the head' for Pelosi draws rebuke from House GOP leader
GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again
Republicans now 'shocked, shocked' that there's a deficit
Republicans who cheered Trump's executive orders now grumble about 'record number' from Biden
McCarthy to meet with Trump in Florida
Republicans Say It Is Unconstitutional to Hold Officials Accountable Unless They Are Hillary
TED CRUZ SUGGESTS EVERYONE JUST GET OVER TRUMP’S FASCIST LITTLE COUP
What Ted Cruz gets wrong about climate, jobs — and Pittsburgh
Tens of thousands of voters drop Republican affiliation after Capitol riot
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1/26/21
What McConnell got — and didn’t — on the filibuster
Nearly all GOP senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump, signaling likely acquittal
Just five GOP senators vote Trump impeachment trial is constitutional
Trump impeachment trial faces challenge from Republican Senator Paul
Senators discussing Trump censure resolution
Mitt Romney joins GOP senators seeking to block court packing with constitutional amendment
Ted Cruz pumps up Keystone job numbers
The Republican Party is at war with itself as it charts its post-Trump future
Portman's exit underscores Republican identity crisis
Pennsylvania GOP pledges full allegiance to Trump
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1/25/21
McConnell relents on Senate rules, signals power-sharing deal with Democrats
Republicans are worried about raising money for 2022 House races as corporations cut donations following riot
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney’s political clout just got a lot bigger with Democrats in control
Why Mitt Romney loses points with Utah Republicans, scores big with Democrats
GOP senators are split over Trump trial
(As House prepares to deliver impeachment article, Rubio says the idea is ‘stupid’ but Romney supports it.)
As Trump departs, his extremes live on in state GOPs
Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman announces he’s retiring, creating an open seat in 2022
Trump, allies raise pressure on Senate GOP ahead of impeachment
GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy says all Americans are culpable for Capitol riot, not just him
Giuliani Says He Cannot Pay $1.3 Billion in Damages Because He Does Not Know Any Real Billionaires
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1/24/21
Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio coy on possible challenge from Ivanka Trump
Republican congressman played a role in Trump's campaign to fight election loss: NYT
Ted Cruz's 'Pittsburgh over Paris' campaign shows us just how dumb the Biden years are going to be
Sen. Rand Paul continues making false claims of 2020 election fraud
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1/23/21
Turned off by Biden’s approach, GOP opposition to stimulus relief intensifies
NYT: Rep. Perry played role in alleged Trump plan to oust acting AG
Arizona GOP censures top state Republicans McCain, Flake and Ducey
Kentucky Republican committee rejects resolution urging McConnell to condemn Trump impeachment
Prominent Senate Republican warns Trump trial could spark more impeachments
Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’
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1/22/21
McConnell privately says he wants Trump gone as Republicans quietly lobby him to convict
Democrats may have regained the Senate, but McConnell is blocking them from taking up Biden's agenda
McCarthy contradicts himself on Trump's role in insurrection
McCarthy says he told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene he disagreed with her impeachment articles against Biden
Republicans who impeached Trump are already on the chopping block
Cheney tests Trump grip on GOP post-presidency
Hawley, Cruz see approval ratings dip in wake of Capitol riot: poll
GOP Congressman: Give $1,400 stimulus checks to people who get the COVID-19 vaccine
Sen. Mike Lee pushes against gas tax hike with transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg
Gun incident involving Republican lawmaker prompts police probe
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1/21/21
McConnell criticizes Biden's Day 1 actions
McConnell seeks to delay Trump impeachment trial until February; Congress approves waiver for Austin to lead Pentagon
Group of House conservatives pushing to oust Liz Cheney, an effort Republican aides still view as a long shot
Liz Cheney's problems pile up
Ted Cruz tries to slam Biden's first day in the most clueless way possible
Ted Cruz under fire for saying Biden prioritizing 'citizens of Paris' by rejoining climate deal
Senate Democrats file ethics complaint against GOP Sens. Hawley, Cruz over roles in Capitol riot
Senate Republicans throw cold water on Biden's immigration proposal
Biden is already facing pressure to scale back his $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan
'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future
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1/20/21
McConnell faces conservative backlash over Trump criticism
GOP senators praise Biden's inauguration speech
Romney: Founders didn't intend pardons to be used for 'cronies'
Mitt Romney’s full day: Speaks out on impeachment, Russia, China, poor cybersecurity
There’s a civil war all right, only right now it’s inside the Republican Party
Advice to National-Security Republicans as Biden Takes Office
Former GOP operative Michael Ellis placed on administrative leave from NSA top lawyer job
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1/19/21
McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, ‘fed lies’ to mob
Trump provoked deadly Capitol riot, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says
McConnell keeps GOP guessing on Trump impeachment
McConnell, Schumer fail to cut power-sharing deal amid filibuster snag
GOP at a crossroads: Will Republicans break up with Trump, or embrace him further?
Lawmakers who objected to election results have been cut off from 20 of their 30 biggest corporate PAC donors
Justice Dept. will not pursue charges against Sen. Richard Burr over stock sales at outset of pandemic
Pence, other GOP officials expected to skip Trump send-off
Republicans built up QAnon backer Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but now are they afraid of what they created?
Hawley Blocks Quick Vote on Biden’s DHS Secretary Nominee, Citing Lax Immigration Stance
Sasse Warns U.S. Not ‘Taking the Uyghur Genocide Seriously’
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1/18/21
The Coming Republican Amnesia
(How will the GOP recover from the Trump era? Pretend it never happened)
GOP senators wrestle with purging Trump from party
Trump exits White House silenced by Twitter, shunned by some in GOP
Lindsey Graham, Ignoring Trump's Role In Riot, Bashes Pelosi For Weak Capitol Security
Erin Burnett Takes Down 'Sycophant-In-Chief' Lindsey Graham
McConnell, Schumer close in on power-sharing agreement in evenly divided Senate
Barr told Trump that theories about stolen election were
'bulls---':
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1/17/21
Republicans call for unity but won’t acknowledge Biden won fairly
Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term
Graham calls on Schumer to hold vote to dismiss article of impeachment against Trump
Lindsey Graham Warns That Pardoning Capitol Rioters Would ‘Destroy’ Trump
How Republicans Are Warping Reality Around the Capitol Attack
Kevin McCarthy warned members to not call out colleagues by name, citing potential political violence
Ted Cruz's former staffers say they are 'disgusted' by his role in the US Capitol insurrection and his unflinching support of Trump, report says
The NSA is ‘moving forward’ to install Michael Ellis, a former GOP operative, as its top lawyer, the agency said Sunday
Pence is helping Biden make the transition more normal. But their cooperation has risks for each.
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1/16/21
Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment receiving death threats
Trump leaves behind a Republican Party both broken and still in his grip
Republican lawmaker to ask Justice Department to investigate Trump's response to attack on U.S. Capitol
Impeachment trial tests Trump's grip on Senate GOP
Sasse, in fiery op-ed, says QAnon is destroying GOP
In calling out Trump, Nikki Haley warns of a more sinister threat
'Hell, Yes,' Republicans Are Headed for a Bitter Internal Showdown
Rand Paul Warns One-Third of Republicans Will Leave Party if GOP Senators Back Impeachment
Pompeo’s last-minute actions on foreign policy will complicate Biden’s plans for a new direction
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1/15/21
GOP lawmakers explain why they voted for Trump's impeachment: 'It hurts my heart'
Former GOP congressman says he's leaving party: 'This has become a cult'
Republican lawmaker to ask Justice Department to investigate Trump's response to attack on U.S. Capitol
GOP divided over Liz Cheney's future
Abandon Trump? Deep in the G.O.P. Ranks, the MAGA Mind-Set Prevails
Sasse: Capitol rioters 'came dangerously close to starting a bloody constitutional crisis'
How the rioters who stormed the Capitol came dangerously close to Pence
Pence calls Kamala Harris to offer assistance ahead of inauguration
Mike Pence Has Nowhere to Go
Congressional Republicans balk at Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan, complicating push for quick passage
The post-Trump Republican Party has been gutted in almost every way imaginable
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1/14/21
McConnell about to school Trump on political power for the last time
GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms
Pressure Mounts on Republicans to Buck Trump Amid Impeachment Battle
Few House Republicans defended Trump’s conduct as they opposed his second impeachment
Republicans’ Corporate Money Problem Is Getting Worse By The Day
Republican Party faces rage from both pro- and anti-Trump voters
McCarthy won't back effort to oust Cheney
Murkowski says it would be 'appropriate' to bar Trump from holding office again
GOP lawmaker buying body armor to protect against Trump supporters
The Republican Performance at the Impeachment Debate Set a New High-Water Mark for Shamelessness
The conscience of some conservatives
(The Republican Party launches an overdue civil war over Donald Trump)
Rudy Giuliani torched his credibility for Trump. He’s just the latest to find that wasn’t enough.
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1/13/21
McConnell blocks quick Trump trial, unsure how he'll vote
Trump impeachment trial likely during Biden presidency as McConnell refuses to reconvene Senate early
Republicans eager to subvert the 2020 election last week now insist the time has come for unity
Many Republicans sympathize with those who stormed the Capitol
Republicans Accuse Liz Cheney of Reading Constitution
Jordan calls on Cheney to step down from House leadership
Lindsey Graham Should Really Just Shut Up
Graham urging Biden to get Pelosi to 'call off' impeachment proceedings
GOP congressmen afraid they'll be killed if they vote to impeach, House Democrat says
A vote of conscience.’ Five House Republicans explain why they will vote to impeach Trump today.
The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump
Stimulus: Rubio calls on Biden to increase direct payments to $2,000 'on the first day of your presidency'
Cotton: Senate lacks authority to hold impeachment trial once Trump leaves office
GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn Was Armed With Gun During Insurrection He Helped Incite
Impeachment vote reveals GOP torn over how to deal with Trump
Trump Impeached—Again
(The U.S. president was impeached on charges of “incitement of insurrection” in a vote that laid bare deep divisions within the Republican Party over its post-Trump future.)
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1/12/21
McConnell Reportedly Pleased about Impeachment, Wants to Purge Trump from GOP
Growing number of GOP lawmakers say they support impeachment
Rep. Liz Cheney announces she will vote to impeach Trump
Early warning signs emerge for GOP after U.S. Capitol riots
‘There will be folks who try to kill us,’ says Republican congressman on going against Trump
Fractured by Trump, the G.O.P. Can’t Agree on a Way Back to Power
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley: There's 'very little opportunity' for Trump to lead the Republican Party, regardless of impeachment
Mitt Romney: ‘There must be a meaningful consequence’ for Trump inciting Capitol attack
Three House Republicans say they will vote to impeach Trump
Hawley, Cruz face rising anger, possible censure
GOP Sen. Tim Scott opposes impeaching Trump
'Stop the Steal' Organizer Says Several GOP Congressmen Helped Plan the Rally
Rep. Jim Jordan refuses to acknowledge Biden legitimately won the election
Former RNC chair says GOP will not be a governing majority again as long as it embraces Trumpism
Giuliani hit with disbarment complaint, faces possible expulsion from New York lawyers association
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1/11/21
Republicans block 25th Amendment resolution to oust Trump
GOP lawmakers told Trump takes some responsibility for Capitol riot
House GOP leader tells members to quit spreading lies on riot, antifa
Republicans gauge support for Trump impeachment
Congressional Republicans struggle to mount a response to Capitol riot
Nearly 6,000 lawyers and law students call for disbarment proceedings against Cruz and Hawley
GOP looks to win back Senate in 2022, as new NRSC chairman defends vote to reject Pa. results
After frosty few days, Pence, Trump appear to reach détente
“The Republican Party has a real opportunity to turn their backs on Trump”—calls to oust him grow
‘War for the soul’: Capitol riot elevates GOP power struggle between pro-Trump conspiracy theorists and party establishment
Treasury Department announces sanctions tied to Giuliani’s Biden attacks
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1/10/21
As Trump leaves office weakened, Republicans wonder if his wounds are fatal
Lawmakers may have been exposed to the coronavirus in Capitol lockdown, attending physician says
Republicans largely silent about consequences of deadly attack and Trump’s role in inciting it
Lawmakers who voted against Biden are denounced back home
Gosar's siblings push to have him removed from Congress after Capitol riot
Momentum for Trump impeachment soars as some in GOP say it's warranted after Capitol riot
Colin Powell: 'I can no longer call myself a fellow Republican'
Seemingly abandoning Trump, Pence said planning to attend Biden inauguration
(Reports say US vice president has decided to attend January 20 ceremony; incoming president says he’d be ‘honored to have him there’)
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1/9/21
He’s on his own’: Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump
Some Senate Republicans are open to impeachment, but path ahead is uncertain
‘GOP senator: Trump 'committed impeachable offenses'
Sen. Josh Hawley becomes public enemy No. 1 on Capitol Hill
Angry Trump supporters harass Lindsey Graham at D.C. airport: 'Traitor!'
Arizona county's Republican committee votes to censure Cindy McCain
Majority of Americans want Trump removed immediately after U.S. Capitol violence: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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1/8/21
McConnell circulates procedures for second Senate impeachment trial of Trump
Member of Senate GOP leadership: Impeaching Trump 'not going to happen'
Republicans Splinter Over Whether to Make a Full Break From Trump
Republican senators now regret not doing more to contain Trump
Republicans rethink Trump support amid Capitol siege fallout, administration exodus
The GOP’s sudden and convenient distancing from Trump’s voter fraud claims
Sasse says Trump was 'delighted' and 'excited' by reports of Capitol riot
Ted Cruz Touts Courageous Record of Opposing Trump for Past Two Minutes
‘I want him out:’ Murkowski becomes first Senate Republican to call for Trump to resign
'Acting President Pence'? 25th Amendment can rein in Trump even without removing him from office
Video surfaces of Oregon GOP Rep holding state Capitol door open last month, allowing protesters to enter
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1/7/21
TED CRUZ AND JOSH HAWLEY AREN’T SORRY
The Mob Is Gone, but the Crisis of the Republican Party Has Only Begun
The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results
Insurrection:’ Mitt Romney blames Trump as a mob of his supporters storm the U.S. Capitol
‘Rep. Matt Gaetz and other GOP politicians baselessly suggest antifa is to blame for pro-Trump mob rioting into Capitol
‘Enough is enough’: A slew of Trump’s GOP allies finally hit their limit
Some Republicans hedge their bets on removing Trump from office
First Congressional Republican Openly Calls For Removing Trump With 25th Amendment
Cruz hits back after Ocasio-Cortez calls for his resignation
Shellshocked GOP ponders future with Trump
Cotton, Rubio Condemn Republicans Who Opposed Electoral Certification ‘For Political Advantage’
Six Republican lawmakers among rioters as police release photos of wanted
New GOP House member: I don't want my kids afraid 'every time that mommy goes to D.C.'
Pence opposes removing Trump under 25th Amendment
Trump's ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly supports using 25th Amendment to remove the President
Barr says Trump's conduct is a 'betrayal' of the presidency
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1/6/21
Mitch McConnell’s forceful rejection of Trump’s election ‘conspiracy theories’
Ted Cruz’s electoral vote speech will live in infamy
Utah Rep. John Curtis criticizes GOP challenge to electoral votes
Lindsey Graham says 'enough is enough' on Trump bid to overturn the election: 'Count me out'
Key GOP senators withdraw objections to Electoral College count
Republicans wake up, way too late, to Trump’s assault on democracy
Editorial: Republicans must stop this madness by dispelling Donald Trump’s lies
(The onus is now on Republicans to fix this mess)
GOP senators blame Trump after mob overruns Capitol
Texas Republicans remove party officer who celebrated attack on Capitol
Mike Pence rejects Trump’s call to overturn Biden election
Pence declares Biden winner of the presidential election after Congress finally counts electoral votes
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1/5/21
Wall Street urges GOP to accept election results even as some donate to Georgia Republicans
Dividing party, Republicans poised to challenge Biden win
The GOP’s identity crisis is about to get messier
Trump sabotaging GOP on his way out of office with push to overturn election
How worried do Republicans need to be about Trump targeting them for defeat?
Sen. Cruz to object to Arizona electors who certified Biden’s win when Congress counts the votes
GOP pollster says ‘the next 48 hours are going to be among the worst’ ever for Republicans
Republican Party faces defining moment under Trump's shadow
Are Republicans tilting at windmills with their electoral challenge?
George W. Bush to attend Biden inauguration
Kentucky GOP Set To Strip Dem Governor’s Emergency Powers To Control The Pandemic
Pennsylvania Republicans Spark Chaos By Refusing To Seat Democratic State Senator
Pence’s Choice: Side With the Constitution or His Boss
Pence told Trump he doesn't have power to block certification of Biden win
Mike Pompeo Appears To Finally Acknowledge Trump Loss, 9 Weeks After Election Day
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1/4/21
GOP congressman suggests he regrets his vote for Trump
The Cheneys take on Trump
Senate GOP opposition grows to objecting to Electoral College results
Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump
Central Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse won’t join GOP effort to block Biden electoral votes
Mitt Romney calls Republican effort to reject Electoral College votes a threat to democracy
Tom Cotton and Chip Roy inject some logic into the GOP’s alogical electoral college gambit
How Republicans challenging Biden’s win are trying to have it both ways
Freshman senators backing Trump’s baseless election challenge showcase Republican radicalization
Trump sabotaging GOP on his way out of office with push to overturn election
Trump pressure campaign on Georgia backfires with GOP
Republican senators in Georgia runoffs get late boost from real estate, Wall Street donors
Georgia Secretary of State Blocks Caller After Receiving Unhinged Threats
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1/3/21
Bitter GOP split upends the pomp as a new Congress takes over
Cruz disrupting the electoral college count won’t change anything. It can still hurt democracy.
Cruz says people accusing him of sedition need to 'calm down'
Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump
Cotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose electoral vote count
Hogan says lawmakers' 'scheme' to overturn election results 'makes a mockery of our system'
A GOP lawmaker objected to seating US representatives from battleground states in response to colleagues that plan to object to the presidential election results
Paul Ryan excoriates planned GOP effort to challenge Biden's Electoral College win as 'anti-democratic and anti-conservative'
Skeptical Lindsey Graham suggests GOP Electoral College challenge is 'a political dodge'
Chris Christie says GOP lawmakers' objection of electoral college certification 'will go nowhere'
Conservatives push back on Washington state’s COVID-19 restrictions with protests and legislation
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1/2/21
Cruz, cadre of other GOP senators vow not to certify Biden win without probe of baseless voter fraud claims
More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win
More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win GOP torn over disputing electoral college results
(McConnell asks party to accept Biden’s win, but some are heeding Trump instead.)
Pence 'welcomes' efforts of lawmakers to 'raise objections' to Electoral College results
‘Grace and humor’: The vice presidents who certified their own election losses
Romney: Plan to challenge election 'egregious ploy' that 'dangerously threatens' country
Lindsay Graham slammed Mitch McConnell for delaying $2,000 stimulus payments: 'Going from $600 to $2,000 doesn't make you a socialist'
As Some Deficit Hawks Turn Dove, the New Politics of Debt Are on Display
Nearly half of Americans blame Republicans and McConnell, and 32% blame Democrats and Pelosi for the lack of $2,000 stimulus checks, a new poll shows
McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails
Sen. Hawley tramples the 2020 vote in his run to 2024
Five GOP contenders — other than Trump — for 2024
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1/1/21
Congress overrides a Trump veto for the first time with Senate vote on defense bill
Frustrations flare as $2,000 checks blocked for fourth straight day
Graham bucks McConnell: $2,000 payments 'not socialism'
Rep-elect on Trump's Electoral College challenge: 'There's no question in my mind that I think he won'
Romney urges sweeping vaccine plan as U.S. surpasses 20 million COVID-19 cases
Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia
Judge dismisses Gohmert lawsuit seeking to stymie Biden electoral college count
Ex-GOP senator suggests forming new party, calls Trump 'ringmaster' of Republicans
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12/31/20
McConnell refuses to budge on $2,000 stimulus checks as Schumer offers separate votes on other Trump demands
Sen. Sasse calls effort to overturn electoral college vote a 'dangerous ploy'
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse slams Republicans who plan to delay certification of Joe Biden's win
GOP lawmaker criticizes Trump, colleagues for 'trying to discredit' the election
Lindsey Graham calls for stand-alone vote on $2,000 stimulus checks
Early Voting Numbers in Georgia Senate Races Put G.O.P. on Edge
Sen. David Perdue became wealthy outsourcing work to Asia. Now the former CEO stands with Trump, who wants to ‘end our reliance on China.’
Georgia’s Perdue to quarantine after possible coronavirus exposure, on weekend before Senate runoffs
The Unbearable Weakness of Trump’s Minions
(Senator Josh Hawley isn’t just engaging in civic vandalism—he is an emblem of a weak and rotten Republican Party.)
Vice President Pence seeks rejection of lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to overturn the presidential election
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12/30/20
McConnell says push by Democrats, Trump for $2,000 stimulus checks has ‘no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate’
Hawley’s plan to contest electoral college vote certification ensures drawn-out process
GOP senator to object to Electoral College results, forcing Congress to vote on overturning Biden's win
Trump upends GOP’s renewed focus on deficits, splitting party with push for $2,000 checks
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12/29/20
McConnell blocks Democrats’ attempt to quickly approve $2,000 stimulus checks amid pressure on GOP to act
Senate GOP blocks swift vote on Trump’s $2,000 checks
GOP pollster says Trump’s demand for $2,000 stimulus checks is a nightmare for Republicans in Georgia
GOP Sens. Loeffler, Perdue Announce Support For Trump's $2,000 Stimulus Checks Drive
GOP senator says he'll block consent for $2,000 stimulus checks
Growing GOP Support for Independent Counsel To Investigate Hunter Biden’s Foreign Business Dealings
Ted Cruz Got $35 Million For Billionaire Fracking Donors In Last COVID-19 Aid: Report
Pence refused to sign on to plan to overturn election, lawyers say
Luke Letlow, GOP congressman-elect from Louisiana, dies of covid-19
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12/28/20
GOP official hospitalised twice with Covid since attending White House Hanukkah party
Congressman, other Republicans sue Vice President Pence in last-ditch effort to overturn Biden win
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12/27/20
Five GOP senators to watch in next month's Electoral College fight
GOP Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair says he'll vote in favor of $2,000 checks
Growing number of House Republicans warm to proxy voting
GOP senator on Trump pardons: 'It is legal, it is constitutional, but I think it's a misuse of the power'
‘Sad and an utter scam’: Republican congressman accuses Trump of temper tantrums and conspiracy theories
Marco Rubio accuses Fauci of having ‘lied’ about face masks and ‘distorting’ facts
Violence against women surges during COVID-19 crisis as Senate Republicans block anti-domestic violence law
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12/26/20
Graham: Trump 'more determined than ever' to get bigger stimulus payments
Lindsey Graham finally wants to begin a dialogue about the debt
Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions
Judge dismisses Nunes's defamation suit against Washington Post
Former Bush Official Lashes GOP For Supporting 'Delusional' And 'Unhinged' Trump
Mnuchin’s loyalty to Trump could end with painful setback as president shreds stimulus deal
(Democrats and Republicans had thought Mnuchin was speaking for the president in negotiating the $908 billion pact, but Trump quickly called it a ‘disgrace’)
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12/25/20
GOP turns to Georgia White evangelicals to save Senate majority
GOP seeks to avoid messy Trump fight over Electoral College
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12/24/20
Trump's Attack on Coronavirus Relief Divides GOP and Threatens Recovery
Judge throws out GOP lawsuit to close Georgia ballot drop boxes after business hours
House Republicans block Democrats’ effort to advance $2,000 stimulus checks pushed by Trump
(The Christmas Eve move came as Trump was refusing to sign a $900 billion economic relief package into law)
Relief bill being sent to Trump in Florida
FL Gov. DeSantis won’t prioritize essential workers for vaccine
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12/23/20
GOP senator on Trump pardons: 'This is rotten to the core'
Republicans waiting to see what Trump does on relief package
Republicans vent over surprise Trump move on COVID-19 relief
Trump Directs His Wrecking Ball at the COVID-19 Relief Bill and Mitch McConnell
McCarthy to offer UC request to revisit foreign spending in omnibus
We've finally arrived at the moment every Republican should've seen coming
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12/22/20
McConnell: Senate to return Dec. 29 for potential Trump veto override vote
Exasperated over last-minute budget vote, Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez find rare agreement
Sen. Romney against $600 stimulus checks, wanted smaller relief package
Rick Scott was one of six senators to vote against spending bill. Here’s why
Graham responds to 'clueless' Biden: 'It's not personal'
Republicans plunge into open battle over attempts to overturn Trump’s loss to Biden
Growing number of GOP lawmakers back Electoral College challenge
Republican Leaders in Congress Could Stop This at Any Point. They Choose Not To.
(The profitable vein of idiocy running through American conservatism—and, therefore, through the Republican Party—will continue for the foreseeable future.)
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12/21/20
Senate approves huge spending package, sends economic relief measure to Trump for enactment
As Senate pro-tempore, Grassley could preside over counting of Electoral College votes if Pence is unable
'In the Senate, it would go down like a shot dog,' Senate Majority Whip John Thune says of House GOP attempts to overturn the election
Republicans desperate to avoid floor fight over Electoral College vote
As Trump pushes baseless fraud claims, Republicans pledge tougher voting rules
McConnell vows to hold votes on Biden's Cabinet picks
Anger as Republican lawmakers who played down pandemic jump vaccine queue
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12/20/20
Senators reach deal on Fed powers, setting stage for coronavirus relief passage
Senate majority leader announces approximately $900 billion deal on emergency relief package
Hill leaders reach $900 billion Covid relief deal in breakthrough following partisan disputes
Here’s what’s in the new $900 billion stimulus package
Congress to approve $1.375 billion for border wall in 2021
Republican officials say Colorado elections are fair. Some Republican voters doubt it
Romney: Trump has 'blind spot' on Russia in face of hacking 'invasion'
'Really sad': Romney says Trump should tout vaccines instead of election conspiracies
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12/19/20
Lawmakers reach compromise over GOP proposal to rein in Fed’s powers, clearing path for a stimulus package deal
Senate GOP absences snag Trump nominees
GOP congressman says he will not take the Covid vaccine because he’s ‘an American'
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12/18/20
GOP senator blocks bill to provide $1,200 stimulus checks
COVID-19 stimulus talks hit an unexpected setback when a GOP senator insisted on extra rules to throttle lending by the Federal Reserve
Top Republicans offer conflicting messages about Trump’s loss while campaigning in Georgia
GOP turns to Georgia White evangelicals to save Senate majority
Judge skewers GOP over suit targeting newly registered voters in Georgia
An outraged Kemp blasts pro-Trump conspiracy theorists harassing his family
GOP inches toward an unprecedented attempt to overturn the 2020 election
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12/17/20
McConnell signals stimulus checks are one of the 'major pillars' of the deal
McConnell getting much of what he wants in emerging relief deal
Top GOP senator warns of potential for brief shutdown
Sen.-elect Tuberville suggests he'll back effort on challenge Electoral College vote
Romney: 'Stunning' for White House not to respond on Russian cyberattack
After Positive COVID-19 Diagnosis, GOP Lawmaker Deletes Post Mocking Precautions
GOP places focus anywhere but Atlanta in Georgia runoffs
Chuck Grassley hasn't called Joe Biden, but says 'I would talk to him' if he calls
Texas lawsuit was the last straw. I'm leaving the Republican Party: Former NH GOP chair
Pence said planning to visit Israel on international tour starting January 6
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12/16/20
McConnell's knockout blow against Trump
Senate GOP to Trump: The election is over
Johnson, Lee don't plan to challenge Electoral College results
Sen. Mike Lee acknowledges Joe Biden is president-elect
Ron Johnson Ran a Grievance-Laced Puppet Show Starring the President*'s Disgruntled Devotees
Ron Johnson could take his last stand Wednesday as Trump’s most stalwart Senate defender
How Republicans are spinning their election fraud falsehoods now that many are acknowledging Biden’s win
Rand Paul claims election 'in many ways was stolen' during Krebs hearing
Republicans hold slight edge in Georgia Senate runoffs: poll
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12/15/20
McConnell congratulates Biden, warns Senate Republicans not to reject president-elect’s victory
McConnell acknowledges Biden win: ‘Our country officially has a president-elect and vice president-elect’
McConnell urges GOP senators not to object to Electoral College vote
McConnell says Senate won't leave until Covid aid is passed
McConnell sets up a clash with Trump over who’s in charge in the GOP
Mitt Romney says he knows losing hurts, but blasts Trump for claiming fraud
Longtime GOP strategist Steve Schmidt announces he's registering Democrat
GOP gubernatorial candidate in Virginia calls on Trump to declare martial law
Virginia county Republicans condemn GOP congressman for considering vote for Biden
Georgia GOP senators dig in on refusal to recognize Biden win
Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory
Mitt Romney and Joe Manchin: How we compromised on covid-19 relief
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12/14/20
McConnell plans final push on Trump judges
In a first, leading Republicans call Biden president-elect
Michigan congressman leaving GOP over Trump's attempt to overturn election
