Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Republican Party

Darren Bailey’s Chicago ‘hellhole’ comment and the issue of crime become focus in debate among GOP candidates for governor

State Sen. Darren Bailey doubled down on his comments he considered Chicago a crime-ridden “hellhole” during a debate Thursday night of the Republican candidates for governor as he also sought to aggressively label rival Richard Irvin a “corrupt Democrat.”

Chicago Tribune

Four candidates running in Texas’ 34th Congressional District special election

Four candidates are running in a special general election to fill the seat representing Texas’ 34th Congressional District in the U.S. House on June 14, 2022. The special election will fill the vacancy left by Filemon Vela (D), who resigned effective March 31, 2022.

Ballotpedia

Pa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now

When Philadelphia’s election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed-in without the voter’s handwritten date, Republicans threatened impeachment

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

GOP's Cornyn tapped to lead as Senate talks gun law changes

Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers in his home state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn was tapped to lead gun policy negotiations in the Senate

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 hearings start, run GOP scared

For the first time in recent memory, we'll have a congressional hearing without even one obnoxious GOP grandstander

Salon

GOP okays trans bans, genital inspectors

"It's unconstitutional," critics cry as Republicans ramp up attack on trans children

Salon

Power Rankings: Rick Scott, McConnell soar as Democrats look for a win at start of hectic June - Roll Call

As President Biden tries pivoting to an economic message, Senate Republicans dominate the top five on our list of Washington's power players.

Roll Call

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Commentary: How the GOP gave up on American exceptionalism

Is this a great country, or what?

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Don't be so quick to assume the Texas school shooting won't lead to new gun laws

A decade ago, a gunman killed 20 students and six teachers at a Connecticut elementary school, and many Americans wearily asked what the hell it would take to keep people safe on campuses as gun violence metastasized in a nation where the Constitution says gun rights shall not be infringed…

Tribune News Service

Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate

The once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania court orders counting of undated mail ballots in win for McCormick in his GOP Senate race against Oz

PHILADELPHIA — A state appellate court on Thursday agreed with Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate David McCormick and ordered Pennsylvania counties to tally more than 800 undated mail ballots and include them in the vote totals they report for the neck-and-neck Republican primary race between McCormick and Mehmet Oz.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Republican Richard Irvin goes on defense against Darren Bailey, other primary rivals in ABC 7 debate

Bailey frequently interrupted Irvin and the others as they spoke. At one point, during a question about COVID-19 mandates, Bailey told Irvin he shouldn’t be elected governor because he’s a “corrupt Democrat.” Irvin fired back, “I won’t be lectured by someone like Darren Bailey who had a mask…

Chicago Sun-Times

"Rigged hearings": Behind the scenes of Trumpworld's Jan. 6 counterprogramming blitz

Trump surrogates will be fanning the airwaves during the blockbuster hearings.

Axios

Stacey Abrams aims to shape Georgia down-ticket races with new endorsements

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams has already notched the Democratic nomination for governor. Now she’s trying to shape the rest of the statewide ticket ahead of this month’s runoffs.

Tribune News Service

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Republicans take fight to get on primary ballot to Michigan Supreme Court

DETROIT — Two Republican candidates for governor who have been knocked off the ballot because of a gush of alleged petition forgeries have asked the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately hear their cases and intervene to put their names on the August primary ballot.

The Independent UK

Trump endorses investor Masters in Arizona Senate primary

Former President Donald Trump is endorsing investor Blake Masters in Arizona’s crowded Republican Senate primary

Roll Call

GOP unveils climate agenda with familiar proposals - Roll Call

House Republicans unveiled a climate agenda that runs counter to the overwhelming advice from scientists.

The Independent UK

‘How dare you?’: Louie Gohmert has emotional outburst at gun bill hearing

Mr Gohmert is in his final term in Congress after losing a primary election for the Republican nomination to be the Texas attorney general

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Ballotpedia

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 25 (June 2, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

Roll Call

At the Races: We interrupt this program ... - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Creating ‘Din City’ anywhere along Chicago River is wrong move

As part of the Bally’s casino plan, the wholesale adoption of outdoor entertainment venues on a large scale flies in the face of well-thought-out guidelines concerning Chicago River development.

Salon

Proud Boys take over Miami-Dade GOP

Some of the new Republican leaders were charged in connection with the deadly January 6 Capitol riot

Salon

Depp wins the right's war on free speech

The GOP's dystopian vision comes into view: Free speech only for the anti-woke, socks in mouths for everyone else

WEKU

Why several Republican candidates for Michigan governor were blocked from the ballot

State officials blocked five GOP candidates from the ballot after signatures they submitted included alleged forgeries. The Republicans said they were unaware of problems with the signatures.

Tribune News Service

New debate over gun laws will test the gun lobby’s influence

WASHINGTON — Greg Landsman, the Democrat challenging Ohio Republican Rep. Steve Chabot in one of the country’s most competitive House races, called on his opponent Wednesday to embrace new gun control measures following recent shooting massacres in Texas and New York.

1 … 630 631 632 633

People

Alexandria OcasioCortez

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Department of Justice

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.