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News Articles: Republican

Republican presidential candidates former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participate in the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in September.

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  • Elections

Five candidates face off in Miami. Here's how to watch the third GOP debate

Five Republican candidates — minus the frontrunner — are set to debate in Florida on Wednesday night. Here's who will be there — and who won't be — and how to watch.

November 07, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman walks onto stage in his trademark Carhart hoodie and basketball shorts Saturday night at Prairie Meadows Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Fetterman was the featured speaker at the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration on Nov. 4.

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  • Elections

Republicans have had most of Iowa's attention all year. Democrats want to change that

As Republicans barnstorm the state, a high-profile visit by Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was designed to bolster enthusiasm for an Iowa Democratic Party that hasn't had the easiest few years.

November 06, 2023
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By:
  • Clay Masters
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is advocating against a third-party presidential run by a candidate backed by No Labels, in fear that they would imperil a President Biden victory in 2024.

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  • Politics

Democrats sound alarms over No Labels third-party bid

No Labels, the political group focused on a third-party run, is trying to get on the ballot in all 50 states. Prominent Democrats, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are raising concerns.

November 02, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is shown listening as Republicans try to elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.

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  • Politics

Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House

Rep. George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee probe proceed.

November 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, Jan. 7, 2022, in Washington.

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  • Politics

Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor's race, reclaims office for GOP

Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor's race, holding off a crowded field of candidates.

October 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 22. Gaetz introduced a Motion to Vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that led to the first ouster of a sitting Speaker in American history.

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  • Politics

Jeered in Washington by his fellow Republicans, Rep. Matt Gaetz gets cheers back home

The Florida congressman is proud to be the one to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. That move hasn't won him any prizes with House Republicans but his constituents want to see more just like it.

October 07, 2023
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  • Greg Allen
Kevin McCarthy of Calif., then the newly elected speaker of the House, picks up the gavel as he begins to speak in the House chamber on Jan. 7.

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  • Politics

McCarthy's fall marks new low in the speakership's declining status

The status of the speakership has been declining for years. McCarthy's ouster is an extreme example in a sequence of events that have made the speaker more vulnerable — and thus weaker.

October 07, 2023
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  • Ron Elving
Former President Donald Trump and President Biden are preparing for a possible rematch in the 2024 election.

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  • Politics

Trump's voters are more excited than Biden's. But Trump could lose a lot if convicted

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds Trump and Biden in a dead heat — but a conviction could change that, as independent voters aren't interested in supporting Trump if he's convicted.

October 04, 2023
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall-style event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College on June 6, Manchester, N.H.

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  • Elections

Bucking his party, Chris Christie makes his case for 2024

Christie is still a Republican – after all, he's running for that party's presidential nomination. But his views on Ukraine, abortion and other issues put him out of step with many in the party.

September 08, 2023
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  • Susan Davis,
  • Tamara Keith,
  • and 1 more
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 12 in Des Moines, Iowa.

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  • Elections

Once the leading alternative to Trump, turnover in the DeSantis team spells trouble

The governor of Florida, who consistently polls second in the race, has been named by many as the successor to Trump. But he has failed to gain in the polls and personnel issues roil his campaign.

September 05, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union are seen on a Labor Day parade float, Sept. 4, 1961. While many may associate the holiday with major retail sales and end-of summer barbecues, Labor Day's roots are in worker-driven organizing.

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  • Politics

Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike

With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.

September 02, 2023
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By:
  • Ron Elving
C.J. Pearson of Georgia, Alyssa Rinelli of Wisconsin and Brilyn Hollyhand of Alabama are working to help the Republican Party mobilize more younger voters.

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  • Politics

These young Republicans want the GOP to do more to recruit young voters

Younger voters favor Democrats by a wide margin, but the Republican Party is trying to change that with the RNC's new youth advisory council and other efforts to reach young voters where they are.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Republican presidential candidate Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28.

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  • Elections

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez suspends his campaign for president

The Republican leader in South Florida alluded to his inability to appear in the first GOP debate as part of the catalyst for his decision to leave the race.

August 29, 2023
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  • Washington Desk
From left to right: Former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley during the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Climate change made it in the GOP debate. Some young Republicans say that's a win

Climate change is a top issue for young voters across political parties, but most of the Republican presidential candidates avoided the question.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Roland R. Wright International Guard Base in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

The Biden administration is seeking billions in additional funding for Ukraine

The funding request for Ukraine could set up a showdown with Congress, where far-right Republicans as well as the left of the Democratic Party are skeptical of additional funding for the conflict.

August 10, 2023
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  • Washington Desk
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