Articles filed under Republican Party
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McCarthy vows to stay in speaker's race, with Trump backingJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said late Tuesday there's no scenario in which he'll drop his bid to become House speaker despite failing to win multiple r...
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As Kevin McCarthy faces tough vote, how the House of Representatives elects a speakerJan 02, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Kevin McCarthy is set to face a case of déjà vu come Tuesday. The political future of the 57-year-old will once again be at stake as Republican lawmakers de...
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GOP's lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infightingNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Trailing badly in his Arizona Senate race as votes poured in, Republican Blake Masters went on Tucker Carlson's Fox News program and assigned blame to ...
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Can new Senate GOP leader Curran 'bring balance' to Illinois government? That's his goalNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that's more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats. His goal: "Bring balance...
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'I'm not going anywhere': McConnell reelected Senate GOP leaderNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criti...
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New leader hopes to bring balance to state House GOPNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Tony McCombie said Wednesday that her top priority when she becomes the next House minority leader will be to rebuild the GOP caucus following l...
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Trump announces his candidacy for president in 2024Nov 15, 2022 12:00 am - PALM BEACH, Fla. - Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. "In order t...
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Republicans in state House, Senate select new leadersNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Hoping to revive their party in Illinois after tough Election Night losses, Republicans on Tuesday met behind closed doors to select their new legislative ...
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'We got shellacked': Election results put spotlight on Illinois GOP's futureNov 12, 2022 12:00 am - Correction: This article misstated the year Republicans lost the Illinois House. It was 1997. While much has been said about the lack of political headway Republica...
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Editorial: Illinois GOP needs to seek middle groundNov 10, 2022 12:00 am - In the summer of 2019, as eager crowds in southern Illinois were attending public forums to hear how Cook County could be pushed out of Illinois and become its own state...