Tag: U.S. Republican Party
AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not...
McConnell says GOP open to $600 billion for infrastructure
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that Republicans are willing to spend up to $600 billion on infrastructure, far...
Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders
INDIANAPOLIS — The conservative pushback over Indiana’s COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse.
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Trump’s ‘big lie’ becomes new litmus test for success in GOP
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen...
Texas voters head back to polls after congressman’s death
AUSTIN, Texas — The widow of a Texas congressman who died after contracting COVID-19 carried Donald Trump's endorsement into a special election Saturday, while...
GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks
WASHINGTON — When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly...
Missouri latest state to thwart voter-approved policies
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers recently shut down attempts to pay for Medicaid expansion, in what is the latest example of a statehouse fighting...
Florida casts itself as elections model, but clashes remain
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a state famed for election night fiascoes, Florida's handling of the November presidential vote was hailed as a sign it...
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have...
Paul Ryan: Trump debate will fade as new candidates emerge
LOS ANGELES — Since the chaotic end of Donald Trump’s presidency, the debate about the future of the Republican Party frequently comes down to...
