Category: GOP

Maine Republican Officials Form New Caucus After State GOP Declines to Censure Collins

A group of around 25 conservative Maine Republicans has split from the state Republican Party to form a new grassroots caucus, days after the state GOP decided against censuring Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for her vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. John DeVeau, who chairs the Aroostook County Republican Committee—one…


Trump Endorses Drew McKissick Over Lin Wood to Head South Carolina GOP

Former President Donald Trump on March 30 endorsed the reelection bid of South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick, passing over Lin Wood, an attorney who filed several post-election lawsuits with the goal of overturning the results in Trump’s favor. “Drew McKissick has done an outstanding job as South Carolina GOP Chairman, electing more Republicans…


GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Diagnosed With Cancer, Says It Was Detected ‘Early’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who won his reelection campaign last year, said he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery but said he is expected to fully recover. “I am blessed that my cancer was detected relatively early, and I can’t emphasize enough how important routine screenings are, regardless of how healthy you…


GOP Senators Demand FBI, Secret Service Records On Alleged Hunter Biden Gun Incident

Two Republican senators are asking the directors of the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for details of their alleged investigation into a handgun that belonged to Hunter Biden that was reported missing in 2018. In their letters, Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson refer to a…


Lindsey Graham: GOP Will ‘Shut the Senate Down’ If Denied Access to Border Facilities

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that Republicans will “shut down” the Senate if he and other senators are denied access to Border Patrol facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday. “I am going down [to the border] with 18 senators Friday, and if I’m denied the ability to look into any place I want to…


Trump: Ending Filibuster Would Be ‘Catastrophic’ for GOP, McConnell ‘Hanging by a Thread’

Former President Donald Trump is warning Republicans that efforts to abolish the filibuster in the Senate would cause significant damage to the GOP, following Democratic leaders saying that the 60-vote threshold needs to be eliminated to push their agenda through Congress. “Look, he’s hanging by a thread right now with respect to the filibuster,” Trump…


Trump: Republican Party Has ‘Pretty Deep Bench’ If He Doesn’t Seek Presidency in 2024

Former President Donald Trump said that if he does not run for the presidency in 2024, the Republican Party has a number of candidates who would be able to pick up the slack. The former president did not elaborate on whether he would run again in 2024. “I’ll make that decision sometime later, but there’s…


A Revolution is Brewing (and Necessary) in the Republican Party

Commentary From several meetings and events I have been to lately, including CPAC, as well as reports from others across the country that I have heard, a revolution is brewing in the Republican Party. It couldn’t be more necessary. The leadership is having trouble keeping up with a rank-and-file who are increasingly distressed, even appalled,…


A Revolution is Brewing (and Necessary) in the Republican Party

Commentary From several meetings and events I have been to lately, including CPAC, as well as reports from others across the country that I have heard, a revolution is brewing in the Republican Party. It couldn’t be more necessary. The leadership is having trouble keeping up with a rank-and-file who are increasingly distressed, even appalled,…


Arizona GOP Must Pay $18,000 in Failed Election Lawsuit, Judge Rules

A judge has ruled that the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers must pay $18,000 in legal fees to the Arizona Secretary of State over a failed lawsuit it previously filed seeking a hand count audit of ballots in Maricopa County, the most populous county in the state, due to concerns over the “integrity” and…