Latest U.S. Republican Party News
Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate advanced a pair of bills to prohibit gender transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports, a hard-fought GOP win Tuesday following intense pressure from protesters to act. The Senate votes...
Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator to announce his first presidential campaign, a searing question has hung over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump? Elected Republicans have wavered at times — whether it...
Editorial Roundup: Kansas
Kansas City Star. March 16, 2023. Editorial: Kansas ‘school choice’ plan is a money transfer from rural taxpayers to urban families The Kansas House of Representatives wants to give your tax dollars to well-off families so that they can put their kids in private...
Georgia House backs Kemp's push for tougher gang penalties
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House members on Monday turned aside objections that tougher anti-gang sentencing laws would sweep too many young people into prison for long stretches, passing a bill backed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp that would crack down on people convicted of recruiting minors into a...
Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state's strict abortion ban, despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect doctors and pregnant patients. ...
House GOP demands info from NY prosecutor about Trump case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — House Republicans rallied to the defense of former President Donald Trump before his possible indictment, demanding that the Manhattan district attorney who is investigating him turn over documents and come for an interview. The Republican chairmen of three...
In Trump probe, grand jury hears from final witnesses
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump appeared to be hearing from final witnesses as law enforcement officials accelerated security preparations Monday in advance of a possible indictment and as fellow Republicans staked out positions in a criminal probe expected to...
Some Trump supporters ambivalent on calls for protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s calls for protests before his anticipated indictment in New York have generated mostly muted reactions from supporters, with even some of his most ardent loyalists dismissing the idea as a waste of time or a law enforcement trap. ...
Democrats, advocates want N. Carolina corporate tax retained
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups called Monday for blocking the planned elimination of North Carolina’s corporate income tax, arguing that companies that benefit from operating in the state should pay a proper share for necessary public services. ...
Biden issues first veto, taking on new Republican House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control of the House in January — a move that serves as a prelude to bigger battles with GOP lawmakers on...
