Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s announcement Wednesday that he will formally object to the Electoral College results will trigger an existential choice — in the form of a vote on the House and Senate floors — for Republicans: Do you stand with President Donald Trump’s wild falsehoods about the 2020 election or do you take the side of facts?
Why Republicans need to take a stand on Marjorie Taylor Greene
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At what point is enough enough? That's the question I found myself asking as I read through the KFILE reporting on a series of Facebook posts and likes by Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that advocated for execu...
This is *exactly* how Senate Republicans will wriggle out of passing judgment on Donald Trump
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In theory, the looming impeachment trial of ex-President Donald Trump would force Senate Republicans to confront a question they've dodged for the last four years: Is the way the 45th president behaved in office OK ...
Republicans still have one big card to play this year
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There's no question that Republicans are not in a good spot politically at the moment. Not only are they out of power in the White House, the Senate and the House, they are in the early stages of a civil war between...
Republicans and Democrats see promise and uncertainty in Ohio’s open Senate race
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The unexpected retirement of Republican Sen. Rob Portman has set off a frantic scramble in Ohio, leading numerous Republicans and a handful of Democratic lawmakers to consider making a run at the now open seat. The ...
What Rob Portman’s retirement *really* tells us
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Nothing in American politics happens in a vacuum. That includes the surprise retirement announcement by Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman on Monday. Portman's retirement is rightly understood as simply the latest pie...
Republicans position themselves for 2024 with Trump’s future looming large
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Republicans are already making moves toward the 2024 election, jockeying to succeed former President Donald Trump now that he has departed Washington, either by picking up his mantle or by trying to steer the party ...
3 new Democratic senators to be sworn in, which will flip control of the Senate
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is expected to swear in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon after her own inauguration, officially giving Democrats control of the Senate for the...
College Board will no longer offer SAT’s optional essay and subject tests
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The SAT's optional essay and subject tests have been nixed by the College Board, the latest step away from standardized testing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. "As students and colleges adapt to new realities...
Trump’s historic 2nd impeachment trial hangs over Biden and Republicans
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Donald Trump's unique second impeachment sealed history's verdict on a corrupt and disgraced presidency. But the political endgame of this tragic saga is only now beginning and will decide the extent of America's re...
These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday
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The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon charging him with "incitement of insurrection." Among the vote were 10 House Republicans. That includes: Rep. Adam Kinzing...
Why House Republicans going through magnetometers has zero to do with the Constitution
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On Tuesday, magnetometers were installed just off the House floor as a safety measure in the wake of the riot that led to the overrunning of the US Capitol last Wednesday. Members of Congress were required to go thr...
How Liz Cheney became the conscience of Republicans
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On a conference call with her fellow House Republicans on Monday night in advance of Wednesday's expected vote on impeaching President Donald Trump, Wyoming's Liz Cheney, the third-ranking GOP leader, called it "a v...