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12 Republicans Support Same-Sex Marriage in Key Senate Vote

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Reason · Nov 17, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: 'Moderates' like Mitt Romney are threatening Social Security. Democrats don't have to let them

You may have thought that the drubbing Republicans received in the recent election would have prompted party leaders to think more warily about promoting policies that nauseate the voting public.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 17, 2022

Donald Trump 2024: Ex-president to announce presidential run

Trump expected to announce candidacy for White House, days after his party’s lacklustre midterm election performance.

Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2022

Utah: can an ex-CIA independent oust an incumbent Republican senator?

The race between Evan McMullin and Senator Mike Lee in the reliably red state is tightening as Democrats stand aside

The Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2022

US politics’ post-shame era: how Republicans became the party of hate

Far from entering the midterms as the party of tolerance, diversity and sincerity, critics say, the Republican party has shown itself to be the opposite

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2022

Woman in anti-Fetterman ad wrote op-ed casting doubt on Obama’s US citizenship

Janice Hollis, identified only as a Pennsylvania voter in the advertisment, has been active in conservative politics for years

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Why the GOP’s battle for the soul of ‘character conservatives’ in these midterms may center on Utah and its Latter-day Saint voters

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee is seeking reelection in Utah – a typically uneventful undertaking for an incumbent Republican in a state that hasn’t had a Democratic senator since 1977. But he faces a unique challenger: Evan McMullin.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Some Washington state Republicans buck party, backing Democrat for Congress

Until last month, Kathy McDonald was vice chair of the Clark County Republican Party, describing herself as a die-hard Donald Trump supporter with a long record of activism in the GOP.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

‘Posturing and messaging’: What a McConnell Senate majority could look like in 2023

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell has purposefully steered clear of previewing what policies a Republican-led Senate would prioritize if his party recaptures the chamber in a month.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 9, 2022

Pa. Republicans are gaining on Democrats in registered voters. What that really means

PHILADELPHIA — A local Republican Party in Southwestern Pennsylvania has a quote attributed to Samuel Adams on its website: “It does not take a majority to prevail … but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 2, 2022