Republicans

Cincinnati’s ABC affiliate reports: Vice President JD Vance has issued an endorsement in Cincinnati’s mayoral primary. Vance is throwing his support behind his half-brother. Taking to X on Tuesday, the VP said Cory Bowman is “a good guy with a heart for serving his community.” “Get out there and vote for him!” The message was posted from Vance’s personal account, …

Fox News reports: A scheduled vote on making President Donald Trump’s Gulf of America name change permanent is causing some heartburn within the House GOP conference. Multiple House Republicans who spoke with Fox News Digital said they were frustrated by House GOP leaders’ decision to spend time voting on what they saw as a largely symbolic gesture. “This is a …

Politico reports: GOP Sen. Thom Tillis said Tuesday he has told the White House he will oppose Ed Martin’s nomination to be the top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia, a potentially fatal blow to his already dicey confirmation chances. Tillis spoke to reporters after meeting with Martin on Monday night. The North Carolinian, who is seeking reelection next …

Politico reports: House Republicans are preparing one of the largest overhauls to the country’s largest anti-hunger programs in decades, with a plan to limit future increases to benefits, implement new work requirements and push costs to states in a move that risks millions of low-income Americans being removed from the program. The Agriculture bill has faced delays since last recess …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Gov. Brian Kemp will not run for U.S. Senate in 2026, dashing the hopes of Republicans in Georgia and Washington who saw him as their strongest shot to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. Kemp told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of his decision on Monday after a monthslong pressure campaign from state and national GOP leaders. “After those …

The Hill reports: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said in a Fox News interview Sunday that she’s “strongly considering” a run for New York governor in 2026, after her nomination to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations fell through earlier this year. “Absolutely, I am strongly considering, because look at the crises that Kathy Hochul and single-party Democrat rule have …

The Texas Tribune reports: Two years after Texas lawmakers enacted a sweeping law aimed at sapping authority from the state’s urban areas, GOP legislators once more have advanced bills intended to stop local governments from adopting progressive policies. Republicans in the Texas Legislature want to give the state the authority to effectively torpedo cities’ budgets if they pursue local rules that …

“I think some of these people should not be in Congress. I think they’re a disgrace. I think some of them shouldn’t be Americans. I don’t think they love our country. And I’m not gonna be afraid to call them out and go right at them because I think they’re bad people. And particularly people like Rashida Tlaib. She’s just …

Bangor’s ABC affiliate reports: Former Republican governor Paul LePage is running for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, according to a filing with the Federal Election Commission. LePage led the state from 2011 through 2019. During his reelection bid in 2014, LePage was voted back to the Blaine House with the most votes of any governor in Maine history. In 2022, however, …

“I’m the co-chair for the Michigan Republican Party so I’m in charge of the entire state of Michigan. So God has given me that authority and that mantle to speak to that state in the name of Jesus. “And I’ll say to you, precious ones, as the lord said to me, he said, ‘you bring who you are in that …

NOTUS reports: Under “intense enemy fire” in Iraq in 2003, Rep. Cory Mills rushed to the aid of two soldiers who had been struck, applied emergency life-saving care at the “great risk to his own life,” helped evacuate them and saved their lives, according to the document that recommended the Florida lawmaker for a Bronze Star. Mills was awarded the …

CBS News reports: Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the $1 billion controversial school choice bill into law, allowing for taxpayer money to be used to help qualifying students pay for private school tuition. “Today is the culmination of a movement that has swept across the state and our country,” Abbott said Saturday. President Trump threw his support behind the vote …

“I’m old enough to remember when Ronald Reagan took office and inflation was completely out of control, he and Paul Volcker had to take some pretty bold and swift action to tame inflation, that included a pretty severe recession. But that’s what it took, when you come into office and you are inheriting enormous messes across, across the spectrum. It’s …

The Associated Press reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election. The award recognizes Pence “for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of …

“Seeing is believing! A picture is worth a thousand words. Glad to report there is very positive reception and strong momentum for President Trump to be the next Pope. But I will be first to admit there has been some resistance! Must keep your head down and plow forward — can’t let the naysayers win the day. Next week is …

Maine Public Radio reports: Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Friday that she has “serious objections” to President Donald Trump’s first budget blueprint, which proposes massive cuts to health, education and other programs. Presidential budget proposals are often referred to as blueprints because Congress makes the final decision on spending levels, led by the Senate and House appropriations …

Politico reports: A letter signed by 20 hard-line House Republicans calling for deep cuts to Medicaid in the GOP’s domestic policy megabill appears to be written at least in part by a conservative think tank with ties to top Republican leaders. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas led the letter and promoted it publicly but digital metadata embedded in a PDF …

The Alabama Reflector reports: An Alabama Senate committee Wednesday approved an expansion of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. HB 244, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, prohibits discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation during instructional time in public schools. The law currently prohibits such discussions in K-5, but Butler’s bill expands it to pre-K-12 to be in …

The Texas Tribune reports: A Republican-backed bill that could make vaccination exemptions easier to obtain in Texas made it out of the House Public Health Committee on Thursday in a 7-6 vote along party lines. If House Bill 1586, authored by state Rep. Lacey Hull, R-Houston, is approved by both chambers of the Legislature, the state’s current exemption form would …

NewsNation reports: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law the Medical Ethics Defense Act, which lets health care practitioners refuse to perform or pay for a procedure or prescription that goes against their personal morals, ethics, or religious beliefs. The legislation, which applies to medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and insurance companies, immediately went into effect with Gov. Lee’s …