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Published
June 9, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate charged in Jan. 6 riot, roiling primary in Michigan

Ryan Kelley, a real estate broker, is accused of disruptive conduct, injuring public property and entering restricted space without permission, according to the criminal complaint.
Published
February 10, 2022

Republican rift exposes choice: With Trump or against him

While Donald Trump's allies believe there should be no limits in their loyalty to the former president, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other establishment leaders believe there is a line Republicans should not cross.
Published
February 8, 2022

Sen. McConnell rebukes Republican National Committee, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’

Maine Sen. Susan Collins said that the rioters who 'broke windows and breached the Capitol were not engaged in legitimate political discourse, and to say otherwise is absurd.'
Published
February 4, 2022

Republican National Committee condemns Cheney, Kinzinger for serving on Jan. 6 panel

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the two Republican House members persecuted members of the pro-Trump mob who, she said, ‘engaged in legitimate political discourse.’
Published
September 10, 2021

As deadline nears, panel provides no details for redrawing Maine’s voting districts

The special legislative commission had little for the public to weigh in on Friday when it held its first public hearing on the redistricting.

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Published
June 13, 2021

Republicans refuse to cancel their hypocrisy culture

The only cancellation of free expression to which most Republican politicians object are Republican talking points, particularly Trumpy ones.
Published
May 14, 2021

In devotion to Trump, House Republicans elevate Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post

The New York state congresswoman replaces Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who was ousted this week for repeatedly rebuking Trump for encouraging supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Published
May 12, 2021

House Republicans push Trump critic Liz Cheney from No. 3 position

The Wyoming congresswoman defiantly insists she’ll keep trying to wrench the party away from the former president and his 'destructive lies.'
Published
May 11, 2021

McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill

States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
Published
May 5, 2021

Liz Cheney’s party leadership in peril as Trump endorses a loyalist replacement

A closed-door showdown vote by House Republicans on Liz Cheney's fate and her replacement, likely by New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, is possible next week.