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News Articles: republicans

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021. Heading in the 2022 midterm elections, abortion leads as the top issue for Democrats. For Republicans, it is inflation. For independents, inflation also tops and abortion ranks second.

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Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections

Democrats and many independents are motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have the advantage on the economy, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

September 08, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
President Biden delivers a prime-time speech Thursday night at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

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Biden's speech walks a fine line in its attack on MAGA Republicans

In his Thursday evening address to the nation, President Biden chose a risky strategy of criticizing elected GOP officials while trying not to alienate Republican voters.

September 02, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Rep. Liz Cheney gives a concession speech to supporters after losing her bid for reelection to a primary challenger endorsed by former President Trump.

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  • Politics

The 3 prongs of Liz Cheney's campaign against Trump — will they work?

Trump touted that the soon-to-be-former Wyoming congresswoman will be heading into "political oblivion." But that's hardly true. Her focus is on making sure Trump will never be president again.

August 20, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., leads a hearing on the future of abortion rights following the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court on July 14. The House on Tuesday voted to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, a direct confrontation with the Supreme Court.

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  • Politics

With the midterms in their sights, defending Trump isn't a Republican priority

"The RNC and Republicans on Capitol Hill know they are poised for a great election year and what's the biggest thing that could be a hurdle to that? Donald Trump," says one longtime GOP consultant.

July 20, 2022
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  • Tamara Keith
Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oliver North, accompanied by his lawyer Brendan Sullivan, was a central figure in the Iran-Contra hearings.

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  • Politics

The Jan. 6 committee has learned some lessons from previous televised hearings

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

June 25, 2022
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  • Ron Elving
Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oliver North, accompanied by his lawyer Brendan Sullivan, was a central figure in the Iran-Contra hearings.

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  • Politics

The Jan. 6 committee has learned some lessons from previous televised hearings

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

June 25, 2022
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  • Ron Elving
A roll of stickers reading "I voted today" sit on a table at a polling location in Summerville, S.C., during midterm primary elections on June 14, 2022.

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  • Politics

In a time of national division, polarizing primaries are part of the problem

It is said the best medicine for what ails democracy is more democracy. But what does more democracy mean? If it just means more of the kind of politics we have now then it hardly offers a remedy.

June 18, 2022
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  • Ron Elving
A roll of stickers reading "I voted today" sit on a table at a polling location in Summerville, S.C., during midterm primary elections on June 14, 2022.

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  • Politics

In a time of national division, polarizing primaries are part of the problem

It is said the best medicine for what ails democracy is more democracy. But what does more democracy mean? If it just means more of the kind of politics we have now then it hardly offers a remedy.

June 18, 2022
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  • Ron Elving
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with supporters during an election night party on May 24, 2022, at a restaurant in Peachtree Corners, Ga.

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  • Politics

Some in Ga. GOP want closed primaries after Trump picks lose

Some Republican activists are calling on abolishing Georgia's open primary system. They are complaining that too many Democrats voted in the state's Republican primary against candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

June 07, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Congressman Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., poses for a photo with his daughter Anna, 1, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill, on July 21, 2020, in Washington. Jacobs says he will not run for another term in Congress amid backlash over his support for new gun control measures.

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  • Politics

Buffalo-area GOP Rep. Jacobs won't run again after backlash for gun control support

After mass shootings in Buffalo and at a Texas school, Jacobs said he would vote for a federal assault weapons ban if he had a chance. His comments sparked a furious reaction from conservatives,

June 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with supporters during an election night party on May 24, 2022, at a restaurant in Peachtree Corners, Ga.

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  • Elections

Democrats appear to help push Raffensperger over the top in GOP primary win

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger probably would not have won last week's Republican primary without Democrats. An Associated Press analysis of early voting data has determined that more than 37,000 people who voted in Georgia's Democratic primary two years ago cast ballots in last week's Republican primary.

May 31, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump speaks during the American Freedom Tour on Saturday in Austin, Texas.

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  • Politics

How the 'Replacement' theory went mainstream on the political right

The theory began in white supremacist circles and has slowly integrated into the mainstream of Republican politics.

May 17, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Former President Donald Trump speaks during the American Freedom Tour on Saturday in Austin, Texas.

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  • Politics

How the 'Replacement' theory went mainstream on the political right

The theory began in white supremacist circles and has slowly integrated into the mainstream of Republican politics.

May 17, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Former President Trump listens as J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks during a rally hosted by Trump on April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. Trump had announced his endorsement of Vance in the Republican primary the week before.

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  • Politics

Campaign season kicks off in earnest with primaries in 14 states in May

This month's primaries and runoffs will serve as a test of the power of former President Trump's endorsements up and down the ballot.

May 02, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Former President Trump listens as J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks during a rally hosted by Trump on April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. Trump had announced his endorsement of Vance in the Republican primary the week before.

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  • Politics

Campaign season kicks off in earnest with primaries in 14 states in May

This month's primaries and runoffs will serve as a test of the power of former President Trump's endorsements up and down the ballot.

May 02, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
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