Tag: GOP
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One big thing is missing from the GOP campaign to reclaim Michigan’s state House: Trump
WYOMING, Mich. — As he made his case for a Republican revival here at a neighborhood steakhouse, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder abstained from red meat. “We need to bring civility back and relentless positive action back,” Snyder, who is leading the party’s effort to reclaim the majority in the state House of Representatives, said…
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GOP megadonors open their wallets for Trump: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, national political reporters Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman break down the latest fundraising numbers weeks out from Election…
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Democrats flooded with cash in fight for Congress as the GOP tries to stretch its money
New fundraising reports detail just how much Democrats in competitive congressional races benefited from a wave of cash that flooded campaigns after Vice President Kamala Harris ascended to the top of the party’s ticket, leaving Republicans scrambling to stretch their money in the election’s final weeks. Democratic House and Senate candidates raised eye-popping sums from…
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GOP donors pour hundreds of millions into pro-Trump super PACs before Election Day
Republican megadonors are opening up their checkbooks — and not being shy about the number of zeros they write — to help former President Donald Trump and other Republicans as Vice President Kamala Harris’ fundraising operation breaks records. Major pro-Trump super PACs pulled in more than $200 million from major Republican donors over the summer,…
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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…