Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump, Republican convention
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “Bronze Fonz” statue.The deepest blue city in swing state Wisconsin, Milwaukee also loves Democrats.So it can…
Proposed Republican Party platform silent on same-sex marriage
Defining marriage as only between one man and one woman — a bedrock of the GOP platform for decades — is notably absent from a…
What to know about the 2024 Republican National Convention in Wisconsin | US Election 2024 News
It is a moment of political pomp and pageantry in the United States, unfurling near the mid-point of a presidential election year: the national party…
Trump ally Stephen Bannon surrenders to federal prison
DANBURY, Conn. — Longtime Trump ally Stephen K. Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on…
Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governor
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has long been reliably red. The Bayou State has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 2000, with…
Nebraska Republican blocks Democrats’ attempt to fast-track bump stocks ban
1 of 6 | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had planned to pass a bill banning bump stocks by unanimous consent after the Supreme…
Trump returns to Capitol Hill, whips up Republican lawmakers, a first meeting since Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump made a triumphant return Thursday to Capitol Hill, whipping up House and Senate Republicans in his first meetings since the Jan.6, 2021,…
Ex-Trump aide Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona election case
PHOENIX — Former Trump administration Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Trump 2020 Election Day operations director Michael Roman pleaded not guilty Friday to nine felony…
Republican voter suppression is driven by more than partisanship
Of all the modern Supreme Court’s incredibly disappointing rulings, gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is near the top, second only to its catastrophic…
Sens. Ted Cruz, Katie Britt introduce Republican bill to protect IVF
1 of 3 | Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala, speaks during a December 2023 press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. “This common-sense piece…
Rep. Barbara Lee endorses Rep. Adam Schiff for Senate
Former rivals are working together again. After nearly a year of running against each another in California’s Senate race, Rep. Adam Schiff appeared alongside Rep.…
What ever happened to the Republican war on ‘woke’?
This isn’t going to be more musing about whether America has reached “peak woke.” But that is part of the story. So let’s start there.…
Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in Alabama ad
In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new political advertisement, two anxious young women in an SUV drive toward the Alabama state line. The passenger says she thinks…
Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar becomes third Republican to call for House speaker’s removal
Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. (pictured in 2021), on Friday joined Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's, R-Ga., resolution to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson after the House…
Donald Trump, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson meet at Mar-a-Lago
1 of 2 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a press conference after a weekly House Republican caucus meeting at the…
Melania Trump to host fundraiser for LGBTQ Republican group
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump greet friends after voting in 2022. Melania Trump has largely stayed out of the public…
Opinion: Have Democrats finally stopped wimping out?
For years now, the single most common complaint I’ve heard from Democrats is that their party doesn’t fight as hard, and never dirty, like Republicans…
How Trump and MAGA became the Republican establishment
Donald Trump’s domination of last week’s primaries made it official: He has successfully routed the GOP establishment. Some would argue, with ample evidence, that this…
Katie Britt’s lie tells a truth about the Republican Party
The youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate, and the first from Alabama, chose a long-sleeved green blouse for the biggest speech of her…
Transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — A transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address, as delivered by Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) on March 7, 2024:…