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Republicans see CDC’s policy change as ‘massive political loser for Democrats’
The effort speaks to a broad belief among Republicans that the Title 42 decision can focus voters’ attention on one of Democrats’ longstanding political vulnerabilities — immigration — and help them secure statehouses, take back control of Congress and stifle the president’s agenda over the next two years. Lawmakers and […]
Republicans condemn ‘outspoken attack’ by Disney on Florida’s new parental rights law in letter to CEO
Kaltbaum Capital Management president Gary Kaltbaum gives his take on investing in Disney as controversy rises due to the company’s statement on Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill on ‘Making Money.’ EXCLUSIVE: A group of House Republicans have called on Disney CEO Bob Chapek to take back his “antagonistic” comments […]
Republicans greet a historic Supreme Court nomination with a political circus
CNN — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could make history as the first Black female Supreme Court justice but some Senate Republicans with their eyes on higher political office are making her confirmation hearing all about them. “Do you agree … that babies are racist?” Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas asked […]
House Republicans press DC Mayor Bowser on why she’s not lifting school mask mandate: ‘Political motives’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A group of Republican House members are pressing Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on why the district is leaving its mask mandate for schoolchildren in place even as it’s set to remove the requirement for adults in many settings […]
Some Texas Hispanics Drawn to Republicans Share Immigration Grievances
The gulf between the undocumented Central American migrants crossing the border and the Latino residents of the Valley is deep and wide. Many residents are Mexican Americans who have lived in the region for four or five generations, or proudly proclaim their parents and grandparents came to the United States […]
Republicans Weigh How Forcefully to Fight a Black Female Court Nominee
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s pledge to name a Black woman to fill a coming Supreme Court vacancy has thrust Republicans into a tricky political calculation, forcing them to confront how aggressive to be in opposing the nominee and how to do so without appearing to be racist and sexist. While […]
Republicans aim to sow outrage, Trump-style, with an eye on 2022 midterms | US politics
The debate was ostensibly over a stop-gap spending bill that would avert a government shutdown. But Chip Roy, a Republican congressman from Texas, seized the opportunity to accuse Democrats of supporting “unconstitutional” vaccine mandates, critical race theory, “woke gender ideology” and open borders. A vote to fund the federal government, […]
Heavyweight primary fight increases degree of difficulty for Georgia Republicans
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump contributed to Republicans losing two Senate runoffs in Georgia in 2020 — after he picked fights with GOP elected officials, including Gov. Brian Kemp, who confirmed Trump’s defeat in the state. Is the former president going to hurt Georgia Republicans again in 2022? That’s the question […]