Oct 27 Watch 5:12 Why Republican women are running for Congress in record numbers By Lisa Desjardins This year, more women are running for Congress than ever before, shattering records set in 2018. But this time, the increase in female candidates is driven in part by Republican women on the ballot. Lisa Desjardins reports on what the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 4:12 Why Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis may be a ‘body blow’ to his supporters With only a month left for the elections,the President, First Lady, a few top aides including his campaign manager and several Senators have tested positive for COVID-19, redirecting the Trump re-election campaign. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching
Aug 22 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s distortion on Dems and the pledge By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump is accusing the Democrats of taking God out of the Pledge of Allegiance at their national convention. He’s distorting what happened. Continue reading
Aug 11 GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting after restrictions eased By Eric Tucker, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Republican Party heads into its first presidential contest this November free from decades-old legal constraints on the use of volunteers to monitor the polls on Election Day. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 7:59 Longtime GOP strategist says he’ll ‘work with Democrats’ to defeat Trump Stuart Stevens is one of the Republican Party’s most successful campaign strategists, with a career spanning decades. In his revealing new book, “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump,” Stevens admits the GOP uses race… Continue watching
Aug 05 WATCH: Former Deputy AG Sally Yates testifies in GOP probe into Russia investigation By Justin Stabley Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates is expected to testify Wednesday morning in GOP probe into Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jul 16 Republicans scale back August convention in Jacksonville By Meredith Lee The Republican Party will hold a scaled-back version of its convention in Jacksonville, Florida, next month, according to a letter sent to delegates Thursday morning that cited new coronavirus-related restrictions. … Continue reading
Jul 12 It’s Trump’s call on what the GOP convention will look like By Zeke Miller, Associated Press After a venue change, spiking coronavirus cases and a sharp recession, Trump aides and allies are increasingly questioning whether it’s worth the trouble, and some are advocating that the convention be scrapped altogether. Conventions are meant to lay out a… Continue reading
Jun 17 WATCH: Senate GOP holds news conference about ‘Justice Act’ on police changes By Lisa Mascaro, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The “Justice Act” is the most ambitious GOP policing proposal in years, a direct response to the massive public protests over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans. Continue reading
May 26 Georgia governor offers state as alternative GOP convention host By Zeke Miller, Ben Nadler, Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is lobbying for the Republican National Convention to be moved to his state from North Carolina despite coronavirus fears. Continue reading