GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Announces Fundraising Record

McCarthy credits $33.7 million haul to 'inept new Democrat socialist party'

Brent Scher
July 10, 2019 7:10 AM

No House Republican has ever raised as much money in the first half of a year as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) has thus far in 2019, according to fundraising figures released by his campaign on Wednesday morning.

GOP Sees Positive Signs for 2020 in Pa. Special Election Win

President Donald Trump looks on as Fred Keller speaks

Brent Scher
May 23, 2019 10:30 AM

Democrat Marc Friedenberg was on the ballot again in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District on Tuesday—this time facing a relatively unknown state lawmaker rather than a four-term incumbent congressman—and he lost by an even bigger margin, a sign to Republicans that 2020 will not be a repeat of 2018.

WaPo Pounces on Republicans Overreaching on Tlaib Seizing Upon the Holocaust

Alex Griswold
May 13, 2019 3:12 PM

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, no longer content to remain a distant third in the three-way contest for most embarrassing freshman Democrat, made the following comments in a recent interview.

CLAIM: Donald Trump Caused Barbara Bush Heart Attack

Andrew Stiles
March 27, 2019 2:47 PM

Former First Lady Barbara Bush’s disdain for Donald Trump was so strong that she blamed him for a heart attack she suffered in 2016, a new biography claims.

GOP Reverses Trends with Special Election Victories

Haris Alic
March 8, 2019 9:20 AM

The Republican Party has flipped four state legislative seats from Democratic control since the start of 2019, reversing political trends witnessed over the past two years.

Dems Lose ‘Embarrassing’ Gun Control Amendment Vote After Multiple Defections

Alex Griswold
February 27, 2019 5:40 PM

In a rare move, a Republican amendment to gun legislation brought to House floor by Democratic leadership was adopted after multiple defections from moderate Democrats.

This Is What A Winning Centrist Platform Looks Like

Andrew Stiles
February 5, 2019 10:38 AM

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, the presumptive 2020 frontrunner should he enter the presidential race as an independent, has struck fear in the hearts of his fellow Democrats and envy in the bowels of Obama alumni who didn’t get a lucrative consulting gig of their own.

Dem Congressman: Trump Has Taken Over Republicans Like Hitler Took Over the Nazis

David Rutz
January 2, 2019 5:15 PM

With Vote Approaching, Authors Revise FIRST STEP

New bill addresses some but not all critics' concerns

Charles Fain Lehman
December 13, 2018 4:10 PM

Authors of a criminal justice reform bill pending in the Senate rolled out a new version late Wednesday, with changes reflecting some but not all bill critics' concerns.

New RSC Chair: Pelosi Speakership Gives GOP Opportunity to Win Over New Voters

Johnson: 'I’m excited about this, I think this could be our greatest moment'

Haris Alic
December 2, 2018 5:00 AM

Louisiana congressman Mike Johnson, the incoming chairman of the Republican Study Committee, believes that Democratic control of the House of Representatives, at least for the next two years, presents an opportunity for the GOP to fine-tune its policies and message in order to appeal to a new generation of voters.