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July 1, 2024 at 10:31 PM

Donald Trump is having a very good few days. Republicans are giddy.

Former President Donald Trump has had a particularly good few days in his bid for a second term. And Republicans are feeling their oats.
July 1, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Former President Donald Trump arrives to a rally at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake, VA, June 28, 2024.
July 1, 2024 at 12:19 PM

Voters kick all the Republican women out of the South Carolina Senate

The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year
July 1, 2024 at 12:19 PM
A poster with every woman who has served in the South Carolina General Assembly from its first meeting 250 years ago to 2021 is displayed outside the governor's office on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina Senate will likely have two women in its 46-member body next year after three Republican women were all voted out in their party's primary. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
June 29, 2024 at 9:16 PM

Trump campaign memo signals plans to reduce national GOP platform

This memo did not specifically mention abortion or reproductive rights but doubled down on the notion that the new platform will reflect Trump's political stances.
June 29, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Greenbrier Farms, on June 28, 2024, in Chesapeake, Virginia.
June 28, 2024 at 6:39 PM

Do debates still matter? Impact wanes amid polarization, viral competition: Experts

What used to be an important ritual in the presidential election cycle has lost some of its power, according to experts, as many voters have already made their decision.
June 28, 2024 at 6:39 PM
In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, the stage for the final presidential debate of the US 2020 presidential elections is being tested for light and sound at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
June 28, 2024 at 1:19 AM

5 things to watch for in the 1st 2024 general election debate

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in-person Thursday for the first of two presidential debates this year.
June 28, 2024 at 1:19 AM
This combination of pictures shows former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., on October 22, 2020.
June 27, 2024 at 2:56 AM

Republican adviser on winning strategies for Trump and Biden ahead of debate

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with a former senior adviser to Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) campaign, Matt Gorman, before the presidential debate where both sides seek to gain support in a tight race.
June 27, 2024 at 2:56 AM
VIDEO: Republican adviser on winning strategies for Trump and Biden ahead of debate
June 26, 2024 at 7:42 PM

Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger has endorsed President Joe Biden
June 26, 2024 at 7:42 PM
FILE -Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 19, 2022. Kinzinger, former congressman, endorsed President Joe Biden on Wednesday, giving the Democrat a prominent new ally in his high-stakes campaign to win over moderate Republicans and independents this fall. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
June 26, 2024 at 9:21 AM

Biden-Trump is the rematch many voters don't want. Could the debate change minds?

When former President Trump and President Biden debate later this week, they will be looking to appeal to voters – but many said are not looking forward to the rematch.
June 26, 2024 at 9:21 AM
In this Oct. 22, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump, Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and moderator, NBC News anchor, Kristen Welker (C) participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
June 19, 2024 at 6:19 AM

Republicans use election security as campaign tactic

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with ABC News' Deputy Political Director Averi Harper and political strategist Mark McKinnon about both parties' tactics in advance of next week's presidential debate.
June 19, 2024 at 6:19 AM
VIDEO: Republicans use election security as campaign tactic
June 17, 2024 at 10:01 AM

Sen. Tim Scott says he stands by vote to certify 2020 election

Tim Scott, who is on the short list to be Donald Trump's running mate, said Sunday he stands by his vote on Jan. 6, 2021, to certify President Joe Biden's 2020 victory.
June 17, 2024 at 10:01 AM
In this March 7, 2024, file photo, Senator Tim Scott is shown during a hearing in Washington, D.C.
June 16, 2024 at 10:43 PM

Tim Scott on his vote to certify the 2020 election: ‘I will stand by that decision’

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., on “This Week.”
June 16, 2024 at 10:43 PM
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with Tim Scott
June 14, 2024 at 3:42 PM

Republicans torn over Trump-backed Sam Brown, the nominee in key Nevada Senate race

Nevada Republican Sam Brown cruised to victory in the GOP Senate primary. Now, he'll have to compete against a well-heeled incumbent -- and Republicans are nervous.
June 14, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Republican senatorial candidate Sam Brown speaks at an election night party, June 11, 2024, in Reno, Nev.
June 13, 2024 at 4:16 PM

Trump wraps conversation with Republican lawmakers in DC

Former President Donald Trump met with GOP leaders on Capitol Hill.
June 13, 2024 at 4:16 PM
VIDEO: Trump wraps conversation with Republican lawmakers in DC
June 12, 2024 at 10:42 AM

Trump-endorsed Nancy Mace projected to win South Carolina GOP primary

Voters in the Republican primary for South Carolina's 1st congressional district voted on Tuesday.
June 12, 2024 at 10:42 AM
In this Nov. 29, 2023, file photo, Rep. Nancy Mace is shown at a Joint Conference Committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
June 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM

Trump campaign, GOP seize on Hunter Biden verdict to escalate attacks on father

Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and Republican lawmakers are seizing on Hunter Biden's conviction to escalate their attacks on President Joe Biden.
June 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, June 6, 2024, in Phoenix.
June 10, 2024 at 10:13 AM

Trump endorses Sam Brown in Nevada Republican Senate primary

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Sam Brown in Nevada's Republican Senate primary on his social media platform Sunday night.
June 10, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally at Sunset Park on June 09, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
1 month ago

Tim Scott working with PAC to bring Black, Hispanic voters to Trump

Sen. Tim Scott sees a path where Black and Hispanic voters could help former President Donald Trump win reelection.
1 month ago
Sen. Tim Scott speaks as former President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally at the Grappone Convention Center in Concord, NH, Jan. 19, 2024.
1 month ago

NRSC tells GOP candidates to support birth control ahead of contraception bill vote

The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a memo on Tuesday that advises GOP Senate candidates to underscore their support for birth control.
1 month ago
A gynecologist gives a patient the contraceptive pill in her gynecologist's office. (Photo by Stefan Puchner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
1 month ago

House passes GOP bill to sanction ICC as it seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahu

The House passed a GOP-led bill that would impose sanctions on the ICC after its top prosecutor recommended war crimes charges against Israel's Netanyahu.
1 month ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson, flanked by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol June 4, 2024.
1 month ago

What Trump's VP hopefuls have to say about accepting the 2024 election results

As Trump pushes false claims about the 2020 election, those in the running to be his VP pick have been cautious when asked if they'll accept the 2024 election results.
1 month ago
Senator Marco Rubio appears at his midterm election night gathering after winning his race in Miami, Florida, Nov. 8, 2022.
1 month ago

Trump revives spat with McConnell over Senate leader mentioning 'candidate quality'

Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have again publicly split -- this time over the GOP's chances of retaking Congress in November
1 month ago
Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker participates in a campaign event to announce his opposition to the Democrats' proposed Inflation Reduction Act, in Milton, Ga., Aug. 4, 2022. Walker is running against incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock.
1 month ago

GOP's 'law and order' message at odds with their defense of Trump: ANALYSIS

Republicans have long proclaimed themselves the party of "law and order." That philosophy, however, doesn't seem to have extended to the conviction of Donald Trump.
1 month ago
Doug Burgum, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Vivek Ramaswamy  look on as former President Donald Trump talks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court in New York, May 14, 2024.
1 month ago

Republicans are ramping up election fraud claims ahead of November

Republicans continue to embrace election denialism by pushing efforts to ban noncitizens from voting (which is already illegal).
1 month ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol introducing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, May 8, 2024, in Washington.
1 month ago

Trump endorses GOP Rep. Bob Good's primary challenger

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Rep. Bob Good's primary challenger, state legislator John McGuire.
1 month ago
Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) introduces the Defending Students Civil Rights Act, which is in opposition to Critical Race Theory, with fellow Republicans at the House Triangle, in Washington, DC on September 29, 2021. Del. John McGuire speaks at the Virginia Citizens Defense League Lobby Day rally for gun rights at Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia on January 16, 2023.
1 month ago

Trump campaign accuses Secret Service of 'critical flaw' in RNC convention planning

The Trump campaign penned a letter to Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle asking her to adjust the security perimeter of this summer's Republican National Convention.
1 month ago
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on May 11, 2024.
1 month ago

Many Haley voters won't back Trump. They weren't going to anyway.

Nikki Haley has endorsed Donald Trump, but which Haley primary voters will break with the Republican Party in the 2024 general election?
1 month ago
Will Nikki Haley's supporters back Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the 2024 general election?
1 month ago

Vials of blood found in package addressed to Trump at RNC's DC headquarters: Sources

The U.S. Secret Service said the package was "addressed to a Secret Service protectee."
1 month ago
The Republican National Committee logo is shown on the stage at the North Charleston Coliseum, Jan. 13, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C.
2 months ago

Speaker Johnson defends Trump outside 'sham' New York trial

Former President Donald Trump's entourage continued to grow with more high-profile politicians expected to attend his New York hush money criminal trial on Tuesday.
2 months ago
Doug Burgum, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Vivek Ramaswamy  look on as former President Donald Trump talks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court in New York, May 14, 2024.
2 months ago

GOP leaders praise removal of GWU encampment as protesters decry police tactics

D.C. police's early morning clash with protesters encamped on George Washington University was applauded by Republican lawmakers who pressured D.C.'s mayor for action.
2 months ago
Officers of the Metropolitan Police Department pepper spray demonstrators at George Washington University in Washington, DC, May 8, 2024.
2 months ago

Why Noem blaming shooting her dog on the realities of rural life doesn’t add up

As a rural dog owner, I know Kristi Noem's story is far from normal.
2 months ago
Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem delivers remarks as she attends the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Maryland, February 23, 2024.
2 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene backs off threat to oust Johnson as speaker

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to be backing off her threat to force a vote to oust the speaker this week.
2 months ago
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie speak to members of the press on the steps of the House of Representatives after a meeting with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol May 7, 2024 in Washington, DC.
2 months ago

Noem backpedals on anecdote in book about meeting with Kim Jong Un

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing another controversy with her new memoir over a meeting she said she had with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
2 months ago
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 23, 2024.
2 months ago

House Democratic leaders announce they would save Johnson in ouster threat

House Democratic leadership announced that if a motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson is brought to the House floor for a vote, they would vote to table the effort.
2 months ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference at Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City.
2 months ago

Potential Trump VP pick defends dog killing

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem faces criticism from both sides of the aisle over a story from her memoir in which she explains why she killed a 14-month-old puppy.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Potential Trump VP pick defends dog killing
2 months ago

Off from court, Trump's plan to rally in North Carolina scuttled by severe weather

Trump had intended to seize his first free Saturday since his first criminal trial began, in New York City, with a large rally in North Carolina as well as a fundraiser
2 months ago
Former President Donald Trump, right, stands with Melania Trump, left, as they arrive for a GOP fundraiser, on April 6, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
2 months ago

Ignoring Trump, Arizona Republicans don't want to move too fast on 1864 abortion ban

Arizona's Republican lawmakers made clear, despite a push from Trump, that it's not the time to move too quickly on an 1864 abortion ban
2 months ago
Anti-abortion advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol, on April 17, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
3 months ago

Ban on TikTok lumped in with Johnson's foreign aid package: What it could mean

A ban on the popular social media app TikTok in the United States is lumped in with Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans' $95 billion foreign aid package.
3 months ago
TikTok on a phone.
3 months ago

Senate kills Mayorkas impeachment trial, votes both articles 'unconstitutional'

The Senate on Wednesday dismissed both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, deeming them "unconstitutional."
3 months ago
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., swears senators in for the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol, April 17, 2024, in Washington.
3 months ago

Historic impeachment articles against Alejandro Mayorkas sent to Senate

Alejandro Mayorkas' articles of impeachment were officially transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday
3 months ago
House Republican impeachment managers walk to deliver the article of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, President Joe Biden's top border security official, at the Capitol, April 16, 2024.
3 months ago

Nikki Haley's next move is going to a think tank after becoming major Trump critic

Nikki Haley will be a chair at the Hudson Institute conservative think tank, marking the first major move since she lost the 2024 Republican primary to Trump
3 months ago
Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley waves to the crowd at the conclusion of a campaign rally at the Sawyer Park Icehouse bar on March 4, 2024 in Spring, Texas.
3 months ago

Mayorkas impeachment trial: What to expect in the Senate

Impeachment proceedings against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will head to the next stage Tuesday, when the articles are expected to be transmitted to the Senate.
3 months ago
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (R) speaks during a joint press conference with Guatemala's President Bernardo Arevalo (not in frame) at the Culture Palace in Guatemala City, on March 21, 2024.
3 months ago

'I am not resigning': Johnson at risk as he forges ahead on Ukraine, Israel aid

House Speaker Mike Johnson is forging ahead with a plan to try to pass aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan -- but will the move cost him his job?
3 months ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the press following a House Conference meeting to discuss Iran's attack on Israel at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
3 months ago

Prosecutor appointed to investigate Georgia lieutenant governor in election probe

A prosecutor has been appointed to continue the investigation into Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who became ensnared in the state's election interference probe.
3 months ago
In this Nov. 7, 2022 file photo, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, speaks as Republican Governor Brian Kemp listens at a press conference in Atlanta.
3 months ago

GOP nominee for NC governor failed to file federal income taxes for 5 years

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has campaigned for N.C. governor by promoting personal fiscal responsibility, but records detail how he failed to file income taxes for five years.
3 months ago
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, whom Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed in the race to be the state's next governor, speaks before his arrival for a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 2, 2024.
3 months ago

Arizona Republican lawmakers block efforts to roll back 1864 abortion ban law

Republican lawmakers in Arizona have prevented Democrats from reversing a law from 1864 that bans abortion.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Arizona Republican lawmakers block Democrats' efforts to roll back 1864 abortion ban law
3 months ago

Mayorkas takes heat from GOP in hearings on DHS budget, border

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that DHS has a "perennially insufficient budget" and pushed for each agency to receive needed funds.
3 months ago
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the DHS budget request on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington.
3 months ago

Mayorkas impeachment proceedings pushed to next week

House Speaker Mike Johnson's office said Tuesday that it will delay the transmission of articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
3 months ago
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023.
3 months ago

In scathing letter, GOP's Greene slams Johnson with speakership under threat

The House is back in session, and Speaker Mike Johnson is returning with his speakership under threat after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust him.
3 months ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
3 months ago

Trump says abortion issue should be left to states

Former President Donald Trump is facing criticism from his own party after declaring that the issue of abortion should be left to individual states.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Trump says abortion issue should be left to states
3 months ago

Defying GOP contempt threats, DOJ won't hand over audio of Biden's interview with Hur

Defying GOP threats of contempt, DOJ declines to hand over audio of President Joe Biden's interview with former special counsel Robert Hur.
3 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks on the Senate's recent passage of the National Security Supplemental Bill, which provides military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, at the White House, Feb. 13, 2024. United States Attorney Robert Hur speaks at a news conference about the indictment of Kevin Merrill, Jay Ledford, and Cameron Jezierski by a Maryland grand jury at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Sept. 19, 2018, in Baltimore.