Tag: GOP
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New wave of GOP lawsuits target overseas ballots in key swing states
Republicans have filed lawsuits over the past week in three pivotal battleground states seeking to challenge the legitimacy of some ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including military members, arguing that some votes are particularly prone to fraud. Election officials in those states — Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — and nonpartisan voting experts…
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Democratic attacks on GOP candidate’s Columbian family and heritage draw charges of racism in Ohio’s Senate race
CLEVELAND — Some Democrats working to re-elect Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio this fall are attempting to raise fears about his opponent’s Colombian family and heritage, drawing charges of racism from Republicans. Bernie Moreno, a businessman who emigrated to the United States when he was a child, came here to “take advantage of America’s wealth…
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Democratic attacks on GOP candidate’s Columbian family and heritage draw charges of racism in Ohio’s Senate race
CLEVELAND — Some Democrats working to re-elect Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio this fall are attempting to raise fears about his opponent’s Colombian family and heritage, drawing charges of racism from Republicans. Bernie Moreno, a businessman who emigrated to the United States when he was a child, came here to “take advantage of America’s wealth…
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House GOP chairman demands FEMA accountability for Hurricane Helene after flooding claims more than 200 lives
The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be catastrophic flooding. Helene made landfall in Big Bend, Florida, on Sept. 26, causing flooding that devastated North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states and claimed more than 200 lives. In…
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Virginia GOP Senate candidate suggests people tolerant of drag queens aren’t tough enough for the military
Hung Cao, the Republican Senate nominee in Virginia, disparaged people who are tolerant of drag queens by implying Wednesday that they are not tough enough to serve in the military. The remarks came during a televised debate against Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine when one of the moderators asked Cao about his previous comments tying what…
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GOP senator eyes health care overhaul and extending Trump tax cuts in one big 2025 bill
As Donald Trump calls for overhauling the Affordable Care Act with a new health care system, one Republican senator running for an influential leadership position says the party should combine that pursuit with a major tax bill in the new year. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told NBC News after the vice presidential debate in New…
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Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake endorses Harris for president
Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Sunday, writing in a statement that he wanted to support a presidential candidate who represents “a new generation of leadership based not on grievances of the past, but hope for the future.” “I’ve served with Kamala in the U.S. Senate. I’ve also…
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Sen. Raphael Warnock says embattled N.C. GOP candidate Mark Robinson is ‘white supremacy in blackface’
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., on Sunday said GOP gubernatorial candidate and North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is “the antithesis of everything that Dr. [Martin Luther] King represented,” describing him as “white supremacy in blackface.” In an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Warnock blasted Robinson, who was the subject of a CNN report…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says embattled GOP candidate Mark Robinson must defend himself
Sen. Lindsey Graham told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson “has an obligation to defend himself” following reports last week that Robinson made lewd posts on a pornographic website over a decade ago. “The charges are beyond unnerving,” said Graham, a South Carolina Republican, referring to a…