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News Articles: Republican Party

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who along with Rep. Jim Jordan is vying for the speakership, talks to the media Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker

While dueling crises — the war in Israel and a government funding deadline — may add urgency to the situation, Republicans were not confident the process would conclude quickly.

October 11, 2023
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By:
  • Lexie Schapitl
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 22. Gaetz introduced a Motion to Vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that led to the first ouster of a sitting Speaker in American history.

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  • Politics

Jeered in Washington by his fellow Republicans, Rep. Matt Gaetz gets cheers back home

The Florida congressman is proud to be the one to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. That move hasn't won him any prizes with House Republicans but his constituents want to see more just like it.

October 07, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Allen
From left to right, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., argue a point during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision on Wednesday.

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  • Elections

8 moments that stood out from the second GOP 2024 presidential debate

The Republican Party held its second debate of the 2024 campaign on Wednesday night in California. Here are some of the night's more memorable moments.

September 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez,
  • Elena Moore,
  • and 2 more
Visitors look upon the White House as the U.S. flag flies at half mast following a school shooting in Nashville, Tenn., last March.

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  • Elections

For young Americans, politics breaks the American dream instead of building it

Gen Z and millennial voters should dominate the electorate in coming years. A poll from the Sine Institute, exclusively obtained by NPR, shows how 18- to 34-year-old Americans feel about the future.

September 14, 2023
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Northside Conservatives Club Meeting, on Aug. 30 in Iowa.

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  • Politics

Mike Pence says Republicans 'face a choice' in 2024: populism or conservatism

The former vice president didn't pull any punches in a headlining event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics where he argued that conservatism, not populism, is the future of the GOP.

September 07, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
John Wahl, 37, is the youngest GOP state party leader in the country. He also runs a business as a butterfly farmer in Athens, Ala. "This is me, the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, in his natural habitat," he told NPR during a visit to his butterfly farm.

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  • Politics

This butterfly farmer wants to strengthen the Republican Party's hold on Alabama

Alabama Republican Party Chair John Wahl is the youngest state GOP chair. He wants to increase GOP turnout among Black and young voters amid a larger redistricting battle and a looming election.

September 07, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Elena Moore
Jennifer Nuno checks her 11-year-old son's back-to-school haircut in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee on August 21.

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  • Politics

In a state where elections can be close, Wisconsin Latinos learn their political power

Wisconsin is not known for the power of the Latino vote, but in a state with such tiny margins even a small shift can have a big impact on national politics.

September 03, 2023
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
C.J. Pearson of Georgia, Alyssa Rinelli of Wisconsin and Brilyn Hollyhand of Alabama are working to help the Republican Party mobilize more younger voters.

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  • Politics

These young Republicans want the GOP to do more to recruit young voters

Younger voters favor Democrats by a wide margin, but the Republican Party is trying to change that with the RNC's new youth advisory council and other efforts to reach young voters where they are.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
From left to right: Former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley during the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Climate change made it in the GOP debate. Some young Republicans say that's a win

Climate change is a top issue for young voters across political parties, but most of the Republican presidential candidates avoided the question.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
A very notable figure is missing from the Republican primary debate lineup.

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  • Politics

'Punch, pivot and be appealing': Expert's guide for candidates in Trump-less debate

Donald Trump is the front-runner in the Republican presidential primary. And with a healthy lead in the polls, he's skipping the first Republican presidential debate on Wednesday.

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly and
  • Marc Rivers
 Republican State Rep. Mesha Mainor, formerly a Democrat, announces her new party allegiance. Party chairman John McKoon stands behind her. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

A Georgia lawmaker switched from Democratic to Republican. She lost an appointment to state council

State Rep. Mesha Mainor has endured a continuum of both hate and praise on social media and in emails since her July 11 party switch.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Former President Donald Trump dances on stage at the Turning Point Action conference on July 15.

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  • Elections

Young conservatives board the 'Trump Train' to 2024

Former President Donald Trump enjoyed massive support during a recent gathering of conservative youth and young activists ahead of the 2024 election.

July 21, 2023
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By:
  • Elena Moore
<strong>Left to right:</strong> Larry McCallum, <strong></strong>Reagan Bunch, AJ Jacobs, Trinity Locklear, Kayla Tran, Bryson Hyman

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  • Elections

Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do?

Democrats are aiming to make gains in North Carolina in 2024. And that path to victory in the state runs through its small towns and youngest voters. Here's where some of them stand.

July 16, 2023
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By:
  • Elena Moore and
  • Ximena Bustillo
 Republican State Rep. Mesha Mainor, formerly a Democrat, announces her new party allegiance. Party chairman John McKoon stands behind her. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia Republicans welcome state Rep. Mainor’s switch from Dems as new life of the party

Controversial Republican state Rep. Mesha Mainor of Atlanta, formerly a controversial Democrat, announced she is switching parties Tuesday. “This was not an easy decision,” she said.

July 12, 2023
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Fulton County, Ga., elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election, Jan. 5, 2021, in Atlanta. The Republican Party in Georgia's most populous county, Fulton County, filed suit on Friday, June 30, 2023, against local elected officials over the rejection of one of the party's nominees to serve on the county election board, saying he was being punished for trying to clean up voter rolls.

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  • News

Republicans sue over rejection of party nominee to election board in Georgia's most populous county

The Republican Party in Georgia's most populous county is suing local elected officials over the rejection of one of the party's nominees to serve on the county election board.

July 05, 2023
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