Trump Visits National Guard troops in DC
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Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it’s his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead
Donald Trump was the Republican Party outsider in 2016. Now the party belongs to him. The shift was on display in Atlanta this week as members of the Republican National Committee made Florida conservative Joe Gruters the latest party chairman.
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Hundreds of additional National Guard troops are headed to Washington, D.C., from half a dozen Republican-led states, bolstering President Donald Trump's extraordinary move to flood the Democratic-led city with soldiers and federal agents in what he claims is an effort to fight violent crime.
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Opinion - The petrodollar, not GOP fiscal restraint, is what sustains our unsustainable debt
For decades, the Republican Party has marketed itself as the nation’s fiscal conscience when it comes to curbing spending and safeguarding future generations from crushing debt. The branding is so effective that many Democrats tacitly concede the point,
WASHINGTON >> Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington’s National Mall,
GOP Sen. Jon Husted is picking up support across Ohio after former Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown's announcement that he's running for Senate once again.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNFrom Fort Worth to McAllen, Texans could lose clout in Washington if GOP changes political lines
The GOP push to redraw the state’s congressional maps isn’t just a partisan move but one that deeply affects how Texans are represented in Congress.
State party vice chair Jennifer Bukowsky said she expects a special session when district lines are decided by national Republicans.
A collection of Republican Washington state Senators has called for the repeal of a state law that limits local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration officials – while the governor vows to defend the legislation against a potential federal challenge.
A former NYPD detective said the way in which DC police are handling the investigation into the death of a congressional intern is "unusual."