Tag: Republicans
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Speaker Mike Johnson predicts a new coalition will elect Republicans in 2024
HELLERTOWN, Pa. — A country club audience of roughly 150 Republican supporters and donors gathered here at the Steel Club, noshing on barbecue ribs and sipping glasses of chardonnay and lemonade. Just a floor above, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sat in a quiet conference room detailing how Republicans will grow the House majority, and win…
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Harris’ campaign launches new ad aimed at persuable Republicans
RIPON, Wisc. — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching two new digital ads in battleground states featuring a past supporter of former President Donald Trump on the same day that the Democratic nominee is set to campaign in Wisconsin alongside Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney, according to a campaign official who shared the ads…
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She wants to start a College Republicans chapter at a HBCU — but can’t find an adviser
Charrise Lane, a senior at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, wants to re-establish what would be the only active chapter of College Republicans at a historically Black college or university. There’s just one roadblock: She can’t find an adviser for the group to be recognized on campus. According to FAMU guidelines, no student organization can…
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Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court justices if Trump wins
WASHINGTON — During Donald Trump’s White House tenure, Republicans assembled the most conservative Supreme Court in a century. Now, they’re excited about the prospect of building on those efforts by confirming even more conservative justices, as well as lower-court judges, if he wins another four years. GOP senators widely expect there would be at least…
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Vance says Republicans need ‘to do so much better of a job’ winning back ‘trust’ on abortion
On the vice presidential debate stage Tuesday night, Ohio Sen. JD Vance conceded that Republicans needed to do a better job of talking to women about the issue of abortion. Vance recalled growing up in a working-class family where he knew “a lot of young women who decided to terminate those pregnancies.” He specifically called…
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Bad blood with Republicans drives a decline in Taylor Swift’s poll numbers
Republican views of Taylor Swift have taken a nosedive in comparison to last year, a new NBC News poll shows, weeks after the pop singer announced her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. About 47% of Republicans say they view Swift negatively in a poll conducted days after her presidential endorsement, a sharp uptick from…
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Republicans still haven’t found their footing on the abortion issue: 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, we examine how Republican candidates in key races are still struggling to find their message on abortion. Plus,…
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Two years after the end of Roe, abortion is still tripping up Republicans in key races
Republicans are still struggling to navigate the issue of abortion as they face a barrage of Democratic attacks, with Ohio GOP Senate hopeful Bernie Moreno’s latest comments — suggesting it is not an issue, “especially for women that are, like, past 50” — underscoring the party’s continuing challenges. The GOP is confident about taking control…
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House to take up new funding bill as some Republicans fear a ‘galactically stupid’ shutdown
WASHINGTON — The House plans to vote this week on a three-month stopgap funding bill as the clock ticks down and Donald Trump pressures Republicans to shut down the government without policy concessions they have no realistic chance of achieving. Defying Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., struck a deal with the White House and top…