Mar 25 Republicans seize on Biden’s border challenges to reframe the immigration debate By Daniel Bush In focusing on the situation at the border, Republicans have sought to reframe the immigration debate under President Joe Biden by linking reform efforts to border security -- something left-leaning advocates had hoped to avoid by pressing for legislation that… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 3:14 Trump’s return at CPAC puts GOP divisions back in the spotlight By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee Former President Donald Trump on Sunday delivered his first speech since leaving office more than a month ago. He was centerstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida, where he took aim at Republicans who voted for this impeachment. Continue watching
Feb 28 Trump calls for GOP unity, says he won’t start another party By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity in a speech at a conservative political conference, even as he exacerbated its divisions and made clear he intended… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:30 Republican senators who voted to convict Trump face political peril at home By Yamiche Alcindor, Saher Khan, Geoffrey Lou Guray It is a time of political peril for the seven Republican senators who voted to convict the dominant figure of their party. State and local Republican parties have censured -- or are thinking about censuring -- several of those senators. Continue watching
Feb 18 Trump-McConnell feud could threaten Republicans’ path to power By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Leading GOP strategists say the exploding feud is a distraction at best and, at worst, a direct threat to a political comeback. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 8:39 GOP a ‘grotesque caricature’ of what it was before, says former Sen. John Danforth John Danforth, a former Republican senator, garnered attention last month when he denounced Sen. Josh Hawley's role in the Capitol attacks and expressed regret over his previous support for the Missouri lawmaker. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his views… Continue watching
Jan 31 GOP lawmakers urge Biden to meet with them on virus relief By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Ten Republican senators on Sunday proposed spending about one-third of what President Joe Biden is seeking in coronavirus aid and urged him to negotiate rather than try to ram through his $1.9 trillion package solely on Democratic votes. Continue reading
Jan 16 Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war By Jay Reeves, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press War-like imagery has begun spreading in Republican circles after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, with some elected officials and party leaders rejecting pleas to tone down rhetoric calling for a second… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 8:00 With Trump leaving office, what is the GOP’s future? The events at the Capitol, beginning with a violent mob and ending with the second impeachment of President Trump, have exposed deep rifts in the Republican Party. With Trump set to leave office, we discuss the GOP's future with Lanhee… Continue watching
Jan 02 Cruz leads 11 GOP senators challenging Biden win over Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s extraordinary refusal to accept his election defeat and the effort to subvert the will of the voters has become a defining moment for Republicans and is tearing the party apart. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has urged… Continue reading