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Harmeet Dhillon warns of ‘crony capitalism’ at RNC, breaks with Trump on early voting

Harmeet Dhillon said she is concerned "crony capitalism" has infected the Republican National Committee, sapping it of the energy and innovation the party needs if it wants to win elections in 2024.

January 24, 2023

Trump heads to New Hampshire to address state GOP

Former President Donald Trump, the consensus front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential race, is slated to headline the New Hampshire GOP's annual meeting this weekend.

January 23, 2023

Trump urges GOP to spare Social Security, Medicare in any budget cuts

Former President Donald Trump is pressuring Republicans in Congress to steer clear of making cuts to the biggest drivers of the national debt -- Medicare and Social Security -- in their quest to bring some fiscal sanity to Washington.

January 20, 2023

Nikki Haley teases 2024 presidential plans: ‘I can be that leader’

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is inching closer to running for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.

January 20, 2023

George Santos allegedly dressed as a drag queen in Brazil as a teen and performed as Kitara

GOP Rep. George Santos apparently could lay claim to being the biggest queen on Capitol Hill, according to a new report that he dressed in drag more than a decade ago in Brazil and was known as Kitara.

January 19, 2023

N.H. governor stands firm against Dems’ plan to cancel the state’s first-in-the-nation primary

President Biden's push to upend the 2024 nomination calendar is running into a massive roadblock in New Hampshire: Gov. Chris Sununu and his fellow Republicans.

January 19, 2023

Sanders plans to take Senate committee on the road to hear working-class struggles

Sen. Bernard Sanders says he plans on taking the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on the road in the hopes of spotlighting the economic divide between the working class and billionaires.

January 18, 2023

Pledging to fight for ‘real freedom,’ Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro assumes office in Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro was sworn in Tuesday as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania, opening a new era of state politics that gives the Democrat a chance to put his imprint on the battleground state, as well as on a party in need of a new generation of leaders.

January 17, 2023

Billionaire GOP power couple splits in race for RNC chair, issues dueling endorsements

Dick and Elizabeth Uihlein, billionaire GOP donors, have lined up on different sides of the battle over who is best equipped to lead the Republican National Committee.

January 13, 2023

As classified documents case erupts, Biden still hasn’t announced 2024 decision

The pressure is building on President Biden to fish or cut bait on a 2024 reelection push, just as he struggles to manage a new crisis over his mishandling of classified documents.

January 13, 2023

Ronna McDaniel scores endorsement of major GOP donor in RNC race

Elizabeth Uihlein, a major GOP donor, is backing Ronna McDaniel's quest for a fourth term as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.

January 13, 2023

Disappointed GOP grows movement to oust leader of RNC

A Trafalgar Group poll of 1,000 GOP voters saw just 14% picking Ronna McDaniel in a head-to-head match-up with Harmeet Dhillon, her most prominent rival, in the race for RNC chair.

January 12, 2023

Carville says Biden could change his mind about 2024 bid, boasts about Democratic bench

President Biden intends to run for reelection, but he could still change course, according to longtime Democratic political consultant James Carville.

January 12, 2023

Gov. Larry Hogan bids farewell: ‘We truly have changed Maryland for the better’

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan took a victory lap Tuesday in his farewell address, saying he is proud of the way his administration fulfilled promises on the economy and taxes and rose to meet unforeseen challenges of civil unrest in Baltimore and the coronavirus pandemic.

January 10, 2023

Steve Scalise emerges as favorite to win speaker’s race: Oddsmaker

Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana has the best odds of becoming the next speaker of the House, according to one gambling outfit.

January 4, 2023

New Hampshire asks DNC for leniency on nomination calendar request

New Hampshire Democrats are warning the national party they will not be able to meet some of the demands the Democratic National Committee laid out in its planned makeover of the presidential nomination calendar.

January 4, 2023

DeSantis stakes claim to conservative mantle: ‘Florida is where woke goes to die’

"We seek normalcy, not philosophical lunacy," Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed Tuesday in his second inaugural address. "We will not allow reality, facts and truth to become optional. We will never surrender to the woke mob."

January 3, 2023

The thrill is gone: Democrats eye challenging 2024 Senate map after a one-seat gain in 2022

Sens. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, John Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio have something in common: They are the last Democrats to hold statewide elected office in states that have realigned Republican in the last decade.

January 2, 2023

Bankman-Fried met with White House officials at least four times before FTX collapse

Sam Bankman-Fried was no stranger to the White House.

December 30, 2022

‘Don’t Run Joe’ campaign expands into South Carolina, Georgia, Michigan

A liberal organization focused on stopping President Biden from seeking a second term is running ads in three more states calling on him to exit stage left ahead of the 2024 election.

December 28, 2022