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Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here’s how to watch.
Politics Eight candidates, not including front-runner Donald Trump, will take the debate stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates, top row from left, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy, bottom row from left, former New Jersey Gov. […]
Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support
Politics Three weeks on without a House speaker, the Republicans have been wasting their majority status — a maddening embarrassment to some, democracy in action to others, but not at all how the House is expected to function. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks after he was chosen as the Republicans latest nominee for House speaker […]
Massachusetts GOP couple agree to state’s largest settlement after campaign finance investigation
Politics Last month the attorney general’s office reached a settlement agreement with the Massachusetts Republican State Committee in the same campaign finance violation case. By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press October 25, 2023 | 9:03 AM BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office announced settlements Tuesday with a Republican couple and others after investigators found […]
RFK Jr.’s independent run for president draws GOP criticism and silence from national Democrats
Politics FILE – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., testifies before a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 20, 2023. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press October 9, 2023 | 4:52 PM PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Republicans attacked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday as the longtime environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine […]
Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way.
Politics Both Romneys called for a more humane party, one that prioritizes civility and principle over resentments and score-settling. Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney visits St. Paul’s Lutheran Church while campaigning for president in Berlin, N.H., in 2011. AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File AP By MEAD GRUVER and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press September 15, 2023 […]
Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney, former presidential candidate and Mass. governor, won’t seek reelection in 2024
Politics Romney, 76, said the country is ready for a new generation of leadership. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) AP By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press September 13, 2023 | 2:07 PM Utah Republican […]