Tag: Political organizations
Lawsuit filed over ‘gay’ attack in Virginia GOP race
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — A Republican candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor is going to court in an effort to find out who is responsible for...
House GOP leader renews criticism over All-Star game shift
<p>MARIETTA, Ga. — The top-ranking House Republican on Tuesday renewed his party's attack on Major League Baseball for pulling the All-Star Game out of...
Wage theft: Methodology for analysis of Labor data
To perform this analysis, The Center for Public Integrity analyzed data provided by the Labor Department in response to a Freedom of Information Act...
GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
Once GOP governor of Florida, Crist now runs as Democrat
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, who served asFlorida governor for a single term before running other offices, is seeking the state’s...
House GOP leader cites rank-and-file concerns about Cheney
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy amplified the renewed pressure on No. 3 House Republican leader Liz Cheney on Tuesday, citing rank-and-file concerns...
Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — The conservative pushback over Indiana’s COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse. </p>
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Trump’s ‘big lie’ becomes new litmus test for success in GOP
<p>WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...