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Trump's desperate plea to save McCarthy

Trump had declined to say whether he still backs McCarthy, letting him hang in the wind for 24 hours

Salon · Jan 4, 2023

Will the GOP's razor-thin House majority empower its shrinking centrist wing?

WASHINGTON — Even before Republicans take control of the House in January, their narrow majority is exposing the long-standing rift between the party's right-flank Freedom Caucus and its dwindling center-right.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022

"Don't want to be held hostage": GOP braces for chaotic speaker fight

Moderates are floating an "agreeable Republican" if McCarthy goes down.

Axios · Dec 6, 2022

Bacon, Vargas locked in tight Nebraska congressional race

Republican Rep. Don Bacon is again in a tight race to hold on to the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Democrats grasp for third rail in closing message focused on Social Security and Medicare

Amid signs of a growing red wave, Democrats are trying to dent the GOP's credibility on the economy.

Axios · Oct 26, 2022

To hold House, Democrats eye GOP-held districts won by Biden

A congressional district in Michigan that includes Grand Rapids hasn't had a Democratic House member in decades

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville won’t back down from comments that reparations for slavery reward criminals

Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville from Alabama has refused to apologize for saying that Democrats want reparations for slavery because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.”

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Senator: Dems back reparations for those who 'do the crime'

Republican Sen_ Tommy Tuberville is asserting that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because, in his words, “they think the people that do the crime are owed that."

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022

GOP Rep. Don Bacon defends Herschel Walker: "We all make mistakes"

"I'm surely not a flawless person by no means. I have made my own mistakes in life. And Herschel has too."

Axios · Oct 9, 2022

After primaries, these 10 House members are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — It’s already been a rough cycle for House incumbents, and the midterm elections are still weeks away.

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022