Jan 04 Who are the House Republicans voting against Kevin McCarthy for speaker? By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Republicans opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to become the next House speaker generally have made their mark as part of the GOP's ultra conservative wing. Continue reading
Jan 03 Kevin McCarthy fails in 2 votes for House speaker, pledges to keep fighting By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 7:05 Outgoing Republican congressman on how his party and U.S. politics changed By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan When the new session of Congress gavels in next week, dozens of lawmakers won't be returning to the chamber. Republican Rodney Davis is one of them. He has represented Illinois for the past ten years but is leaving after losing… Continue watching
Dec 26 GOP midterm messaging fell short with independent voters By Thomas Beaumont, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A sweeping national survey of the electorate, AP VoteCast, finds that Republican House candidates nationwide won the support of 38 percent of independent voters during last month's midterm elections. Continue reading
Dec 20 Republicans’ usual embrace of Trump muted following criminal referral By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Leading Republicans largely avoided the historic criminal referral Monday, while others pressed to weigh in offered muted defenses — or none at all. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 6:45 A newly elected Republican reflects on the GOP’s performance House Republicans are stepping into power in part because of wins from candidates of color as well as in some hard-fought swing districts. Those who won now have a seat at the table over the future of their party. Michigan… Continue watching
Nov 26 State GOP-backed ‘election integrity’ units find few voter fraud cases after midterms By Gary Fields, Anthony Izaguirre, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems. Continue reading
Nov 21 GOP’s lackluster fundraising leading up to the 2022 election spurs infighting By Brian Slodysko, Aaron Kessler, Associated Press Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats' stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections. But the recriminations obscure a much deeper dilemma for the party. Continue reading
Nov 19 House GOP pushes forward with Hunter Biden probe despite thin majority By Colleen Long, Associated Press Even with their threadbare House majority, Republicans doubled down this week on using their new power next year to investigate the Biden administration and, in particular, the president’s son. Continue reading
Nov 18 Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert’s race likely heads to recount By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, a renowned conservative firebrand, is likely headed to an automatic recount in her bid to fend off a surprisingly difficult challenge by a Democratic businessman. Continue reading