Aug 05 WATCH: GOP senators go after Manchin and Sinema’s support of climate and tax bill By Associated Press Republicans are going after Democratic senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Krysten Sinema of Arizona for their support for new economic legislation. Continue reading
Aug 03 Arizona GOP primary results for governor’s race still too close to call By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Arizona Republicans are deciding between a well-known former news anchor and a development attorney in the race for governor of a crucial battleground state. Continue reading
Jul 20 Pressure mounts on GOP senators after same-sex marriage passes House By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Schumer leaned into the bill Wednesday after a surprising number of House Republicans helped pass the landmark legislation in their chamber on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 7:57 How some members of the Republican Party have normalized the use of violent rhetoric By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori The Jan. 6 panel recently presented new evidence on how former President Trump stoked violence leading up to the Capitol insurrection. But the escalation and normalization of violent rhetoric has extended beyond Trump, becoming a dangerous feature of Republican campaigns… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 9:21 Tamara Keith and Annie Linskey on political extremism, the Build Back Better bill NPR’s Tamara Keith and and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including political extremism in the Republican Party, how Democratic lawmakers are working to pass a much narrower version of the… Continue watching
Jun 16 New Mexico prosecutor says Republican-led county commission must certify vote By Morgan Lee, Associated Press New Mexico's top prosecutor on Thursday told a Republican-led county commission to comply with an order to certify results from its primary election, the latest development in a case arising from far-right conspiracy theories over voting machines. Continue reading
May 03 Indiana GOP lawmakers hold off challengers from the hard-right By Tom Davies, Associated Press, Casey Smith, Associated Press/Report for America Frustrated Indiana conservatives fell short in several primary races in their drive to push the Republican-controlled state Legislature further to the right and saw one of their movement's leaders lose his reelection bid. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:03 ‘This Will Not Pass’ shines light on 2020 election, GOP tensions and Biden’s first year By Cybele Mayes-Osterman Even before it was published Tuesday, the new book “This Will Not Pass" has been making waves in Washington with its revelations about the fallout from the Jan. 6 insurrection, lingering tensions within the Republican Party and the first year… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Big tech stocks plummet amid Wall Street sell-off In our news wrap Tuesday, a sell-off hit Wall Street as big tech stocks fell sharply amid anticipation of higher interest rates, Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 and will self-isolate and continue working, China intensified its effort… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 8:26 Former Republican Rep. Will Hurd shares his ideas for an ‘American Reboot’ By Ebony Joseph, Cybele Mayes-Osterman When Will Hurd announced in 2019 he would not seek re-election to his border district's congressional seat, the House Republicans' only Black member was known as one of the few in his party to openly criticize then-President Trump. Now, the… Continue watching