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Alabama lawmakers advance bills to ensure Joe Biden is on the state's ballot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state's November ballot, mirroring accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. Legislative committees in the Alabama House of...
Former Trump staffer who said to 'fan the flame' after 2020 loss hired to lead Wisconsin GOP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The director of Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign in Wisconsin, who pushed allegations of widespread fraud that were ultimately debunked, has been hired to run the Republican Party of Wisconsin heading into the November election. Andrew Iverson will...
Trump and the Republican Party say they raised more than $65.6 million in March
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and the Republican Party said Wednesday that they raised more than $65.6 million in March as the former president became the presumptive nominee and installed new party leadership. Trump and the Republican National Committee closed out the month with...
North Carolina GOP executive director elected as next state chairman
SELMA, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican activists have chosen the person running the state party's day-to-day operations to become its next chairman, succeeding Michael Whatley after he was elevated to lead the Republican National Committee earlier this month. Members of the...
Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear 'skeleton' campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — In his bid to retake the White House, few states hold as much promise for Donald Trump as Michigan. The former president has already won the state once and President Joe Biden, who reclaimed it for Democrats in 2020, is confronting vulnerabilities there as he seeks...
NBC has cut ties with former RNC head Ronna McDaniel after employee objections, some on the air
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News cut ties Tuesday with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel less than a week after hiring her as an on-air political contributor, a decision that followed a furious protest by some of its journalists and commentators. In announcing the...
A vocal revolt: MSNBC personalities object to NBC News' hiring of Ronna McDaniel as a contributor
NEW YORK (AP) — The internal furor over NBC News’ decision to hire former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor spread Monday, with MSNBC personalities Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell and Joe Scarborough all using their...
Trump's invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former president's legal bills before the RNC gets a cut, according to a fundraising invitation obtained by The...
Trump's team is slashing Republican National Committee staff amid takeover, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just days after installing his new leadership team at the Republican National Committee, Donald Trump's lieutenants are cutting dozens of staff across key departments in an aggressive move that further cements the former president's takeover of the GOP's political and...
RNC votes to install Donald Trump's handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party
HOUSTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump’s handpicked leadership team, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a third straight presidential nomination. Michael Whatley, a North Carolina...
