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News Articles: Republican

Then-President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the certification of Joe Biden as the next president on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Raising money and poll numbers, Donald Trump stays 'Teflon Don' amid indictments

In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump claimed he could shoot someone and not lose any voters. Now, he faces criminal charges in three separate indictments, and voters continue to support "Teflon Don."

August 04, 2023
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) speaks with attendees during an Iowa GOP reception on May 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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  • Elections

Trump still leads the pack in Iowa. But other Republicans are hoping for an opening

Former President Donald Trump maintains a double-digit lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in local polls, but Iowa party leaders say Trump has left an opening for his rivals to gain some ground.

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
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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  • Elena Moore
A supporter of former President Donald Trump speaks into a megaphone as supporters gather in Tropical Park in Miami, to convoy to his Mar-A-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., June 11.

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  • Elections

Three Florida men are on the ballot in 2024. Voters there still want Trump

In a statewide poll released this month, former President Trump led a crowded field of contenders for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among those trailing Trump.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
<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
Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2022.

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  • Politics

Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe

A year after the court did away with the right to an abortion, 57% say they oppose the decision, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. They're also in favor of continuing affirmative action programs.

June 21, 2023
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, left, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Shaw Blackmon, R-Bonaire, listen to a presenter during a meeting on tax breaks on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.

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  • News

Review of Georgia tax breaks starts with support and skepticism of current incentives

Georgia lawmakers are beginning a review of state tax breaks. Some leaders hope to reduce breaks to lower the state's overall income tax rate. Other officials say business tax breaks are important to recruiting industry. The review could lead to legislation next year.

June 15, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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  • Elections

GOP presidential candidates of color walk a 'tightrope' as they discuss race

The Republican presidential field is the most diverse it has ever been, raising questions about race, identity and immigration for candidates of color in an overwhelmingly white party.

June 14, 2023
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  • Ashley Lopez
Former President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking at the Georgia Republican convention on Saturday, in Columbus, Ga., his first public appearance responding to the unsealing of his federal indictment. / AP  Updated June 1

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Donald Trump in Columbus; Voters weigh in on federal indictments

Monday on Political Rewind: The state GOP convention, headlined by Donald Trump and Kari Lake, saw massive support for the far-right wing of the state Republican Party. But while a plurality of voters think the former president should be prosecuted, another plurality sees the charges against him as politically motivated.

 

June 12, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
President Donald Trump walks off stage after speaking during a campaign rally at Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Macon, Ga.

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  • News

Some in Georgia GOP seek purity test as Trump appears at convention in aftermath of indictment

A right-wing Republican Party faction in Georgia is seeking to punish GOP officials it considers ideological traitors by banning them from future primary ballots. The plan could be voted on at the state Republican convention, which opens Friday in Columbus.

June 09, 2023
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  • Associated Press
People wait in line to early vote for the U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia between Sen. Raphael Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker, on Nov. 28, 2022, in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta. After years of criticizing mail voting and trying to ban so-called "ballot harvesting," Republicans are reversing course. They are poised to launch aggressive get-out-the-vote campaigns for 2024 that employ just those strategies.

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  • News

GOP set to encourage early voting, mail balloting after years of opposite messaging to its voters

After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course. They're poised to launch aggressive get-out-the-vote campaigns for 2024 that employ just those strategies.

June 08, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A voter marks her ballot during the first day of early voting in Atlanta on Oct. 17, 2022. Elected leaders in Georgia's most populous county — a Democratic stronghold — on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, rejected a Republican nominee for the county elections board who had challenged the eligibility of thousands of voters.

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  • News

County leaders in Georgia reject election board nominee who challenged voters' eligibility

Elected leaders in Georgia's most populous county have rejected a Republican nominee for the elections board who had challenged the eligibility of thousands of voters. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted 3-2 to reject Jason Frazier, one of two nominees put forth by the county Republican Party for a seat on the county Board of Registration and Elections.

June 07, 2023
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  • Associated Press
In this September 6, 2017 photo, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum greets US President Donald Trump after his arrival at Bismarck Municipal Airport in Bismarck, North Dakota.

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  • Elections

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announces presidential bid

The two-term Republican governor has made news over the past year for championing far-right conservative policies aimed at curbing abortion access and transgender rights.

June 07, 2023
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  • Elena Moore
Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens presides over a Tuesday, May 9, 2023, vote at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, to send a proposal that would make it more difficult to amend the state's constitution to a Wednesday floor vote.

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  • Politics

Ohio Constitution question aimed at foiling abortion rights push heads to August vote

Ohio voters will be able to decide whether to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments just ahead of a possible November vote on an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state.

May 11, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, April 23, 2021.

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  • News

Justice Clarence Thomas let GOP donor pay tuition: Report

A Republican donor paid two years of private school tuition for a child raised by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and Thomas didn't disclose the payments. That confirmation of a published report comes from a lawyer who's represented Thomas and his wife, Virginia.

May 04, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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