Politics Jan 27 GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel defeats rival Harmeet Dhillon in party leadership vote Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel won her bid Friday to lead the GOP for two more years, prevailing in an election that highlighted fierce internal divisions that threaten to plague the party into the next presidential season. By Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Politics Jan 26 Watch 5:14 Republican National Committee confronts party infighting as it chooses its leader Members of the Republican National Committee are meeting this week to determine the party's next leader. But the race for RNC chair between incumbent Ronna McDaniel and challenger Harmeet Dhillon is revealing deeper divisions in the GOP as Republicans hope… By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman
Politics Jun 01 Watch 6:47 Republican plans to use political operatives as poll workers alarm voting rights activists The lie that former President Trump won the 2020 election has played out again and again in Republican primaries for statewide office. Now, reporting by POLITICO details GOP efforts on the local level to challenge and potentially overturn elections. Rick…
Politics Feb 07 Watch 9:35 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Republicans censuring Cheney, Kinzinger NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the repercussions after the Republican National Committee censured Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for their…
Jan 13 RNC threatens to stop candidate participation in presidential debates By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press RNC spokesperson Danielle Alvarez said Thursday the party is seeking an alternative partner and cited concerns with moderators selected by the debate commission, a desire for a debate before early voting starts and changes to the commission's board. Continue reading
Apr 11 Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors By Steve Peoples, Associated Press It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former President Donald Trump’s divisive leadership. But Trump himself shattered two days of relative peace in his closing remarks to the GOP’s top… Continue reading
Nov 03 WATCH: Trump visits RNC Annex in Arlington on Election Day By Associated Press More than 100 staffers, almost all wearing masks, lined up against the back wall of the operations center to hear from their candidate. Some masks were emblazoned with “Trump” and “MAGA” for Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan. Continue reading
Aug 28 4 at RNC in Charlotte test positive for virus By Associated Press Four people at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County say. Continue reading
Aug 27 Biden, Harris criticize Trump response to unrest and pandemic By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Biden's remarks on television and Harris' in a speech come hours before Trump plans to address the final night of the Republican National Convention. The two had been largely silent for the first three days of the GOP gathering. Continue reading