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Can Nikki Haley be the Kamala Harris of the Republican Party

Haley is currently running 31 points behind the second-placed candidate, whose level of support is almost equal to the number of points she lags behind the front-runner

Republicans divided, McCarthy fails for 3rd day in GOP House speaker fight

For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans left the speaker's chair of the US House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber's gavel. Pressure was building as McCarthy lost seventh, eighth and then historic ninth and 10th rounds of voting, surpassing the number it took the last time this happened, 100 years ago, in a prolonged fight to choose a speaker in a disputed election. With McCarthy's supporters and foes locked in stalemate, feelings of boredom and desperation seemed increasingly evident with no quick end in sight. One McCarthy critic, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, cast votes in two rounds for Donald Trump, a symbolic but pointed sign of the broader divisions over the Republican Party's future. "It's not happening," said Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado who nominated a new alternative, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, and urged fellow Republicans to embra

Kevin McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker, US House adjourns

Failing to elect party leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker of the House, Republicans adjourned in disarray Tuesday night, ending a raucous first day of the new Congress but hoping to somehow regroup on Wednesday from his historic defeat. The abrupt end to a long, messy Day One showed there is no easy way ahead for McCarthy who promised to fight to the finish to claim the gavel despite opposition from the chamber's most conservative members. Needing 218 votes in the full House, McCarthy got just 203 in two rounds - less even than Democrat Hakeem Jeffries in the GOP-controlled chamber - and fared even worse with 202 in round three. Tensions rose as night fell on the new House majority, and all other business came to a halt. The House agreed to return at noon Wednesday. "Kevin McCarthy is not going to be a speaker," declared Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., among the holdouts. McCarthy had pledged a battle on the floor for as long as it took to overcome right-flank fellow Republicans who we

Republican Kevin Kiley captures US House seat in northeastern California

Republican Kevin Kiley, a state legislator who became a conservative favorite for his pointed and relentless criticism of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, captured a US House seat Tuesday in northeastern California. With 83 per cent of ballots counted, Kiley received nearly 53 per cent of the votes to defeat Democrat Kermit Jones, a doctor and Navy veteran. The win will pad the margin of Republican control in the House. The GOP seized the majority from Democrats last week when California Rep. Mike Garcia was re-elected and gave the party its 218th seat. With Kiley's victory, the tally stands at 220 Republicans and 212 Democrats. "Voters want a new direction," Kiley said in a post-election interview last week as he awaited results in the 3rd Congressional District that runs from the Sacramento suburbs down the interior spine of the state. "The House is going to be the vehicle for effectuating the change voters are looking for. Even with the win, Republicans will remain a small ...

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Republicans just a seat away from control of House, says report

Democrats have already won control of the Senate, securing 50 seats with a runoff in Georgia next month

Democrats beat Trump-backed Republican candidates in liberal states

Democrats easily repelled Republicans backed by former President Donald Trump in several left-leaning states Tuesday, while tougher tests that could decide control of Congress and the future of Joe Biden's presidency awaited in more competitive territory. Despite their liberal history, states like Massachusetts, Maryland and Illinois have elected moderate Republican governors in the past. But the Republicans this year appeared to be too conservative in these states, handing Democrats easy victories in midterm elections that could otherwise prove difficult for the party. Massachusetts and Maryland also saw historic firsts: Democrat Maura Healey became the first woman elected as Massachusetts governor, as well as the first openly lesbian governor of any state, and Wes Moore became the first Black governor of Maryland. Both Democrats and Republicans saw opportunity in the other party's strongholds but came up short. In the Colorado Senate race, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet defeated .

Some in GOP not running for office out of concern for well-being: Biden

President Joe Biden has suggested that more moderate Republicans aren't running for office in part because of their concern about their physical well-being. Biden made the comment on Friday in an MSNBC interview in which he repeated his concerns about mega MAGA Republicans what he describes as a minority of the party that has come under the sway of former President Donald Trump and are pushing disproven claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and other extreme views. I think one of the reasons there's not more mainstream conservative Republicans running out there is because they're so concerned about not only their physical well-being but also the notion that how can they win when a minority of Republicans are showing up to vote and they're really hardedge, Biden said in the interview. Biden made the comments not long after telling reporters earlier Friday that he believed the momentum will shift back to Democrats in the final days of the mid-term elections and the party would d

Donald Trump: 'King' to some in Pennsylvania, but will it help GOP?

The Trump-Pence sign still hangs on the older building off Main Street in this historic town, a lasting vestige of the campaign fervor that roused voters, including many who still believe the falsehood that the former president didn't lose in 2020 and hope he'll run in 2024. The enthusiasm for Donald Trump's unique brand of nationalist populism has cut into traditional Democratic strongholds like Monongahela, about 25 miles south of Pittsburgh, where brick storefronts and a Slovak fellowship hall dot Main Street and church bells mark the hours of the day. Republicans are counting on political nostalgia for the Trump era as they battle Democrats this fall in Pennsylvania in races for governor, the U.S. Senate and control of Congress. Trump just came along and filled the empty space, said Matti Gruzs, who stitches old blue jeans into tote bags, place mats and other creations she sells at the weekly Farmer's Market downtown. He's still the king, and the kingmaker. Against the backdrop

Joe Biden urges Republican Party to support Disclose Act in Senate voting

US President Joe Biden has urged the Republican Party to support the Disclose Act, which aims at fighting "dark money" by requiring political parties to reveal the names of big donors, ahead of voting on it before the Senate this week. The Disclose Act has already been passed by the US House of Representatives. Biden stressed that 'dark money' erodes public trust which needs to be protected. "Republicans should join Democrats to pass the Disclosure Act and get it on my desk right away. 'Dark money' has become so common in our politics that I believe sunlight is the best disinfectant. I acknowledge it's an issue for both parties," Biden told reporters at the White House. "But here's the key difference Democrats in Congress support more openness and accountability and republicans in Congress so far don't. I hope they'll come around," he said. The US president said Republican Senators should follow the lead of party governors in state legislatures in Tennessee and Wyoming that have

Biden embraces tough tone on 'MAGA Republicans' for threat to democracy

In recent days, President Joe Biden has sharpened his attacks against Donald Trump and the so-called MAGA Republicans for posing a threat to democracy. He's likened the philosophy undergirding the dominant strain of the modern-day GOP to semi-fascism. And Democrats are taking notice. The gloves-off, no-holds-barred approach from Biden as of late has emboldened Democrats across the country, rallying the party faithful ahead of the November elections even as his harshest rhetoric makes some vulnerable incumbents visibly uncomfortable. Biden's increasingly stark warnings about Trump-fuelled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. But it's the blistering statements from Biden about his predecessor and adherents of the Make America Great Again philosophy that have given many Democra

Liz Cheney vows to keep battling Trump after losing in primary to Hageman

She has served as top Republican on the special House committee probing the siege, drawing the wrath of party bigwigs like House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

US Representative Liz Cheney says will think over White House run

With 99 per cent of the vote counted on Wednesday, Hageman led Cheney by about 37 percentage points

Liz Cheney's defeat end of an era for GOP; Donald Trump's party now

Liz Cheney's resounding primary defeat marks the end of an era for the Republican Party as well as her own family legacy, the most high-profile political casualty yet as the party of Lincoln transforms into the party of Trump. The fall of the three-term congresswoman, who has declared it her mission to ensure Donald Trump never returns to the Oval Office, was vividly foreshadowed earlier this year, on the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. As the House convened for a moment of silence, Cheney, who is leading the investigation into the insurrection as vice chair of the 1/6 committee, and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, stood almost alone on the Republican side of the House floor. Democratic lawmakers streamed by to shake their hands. Republicans declined to join them. Liz Cheney represents the Republican Party as it used to be. ... All of that is gone now, said Geoff Kabaservice, vice president of political studies at the center-right Niskanen ...

Was joking about buying football club Manchester United, says Elon Musk

Musk has a track record of using Twitter to make jokes and troll the media, which follows his tweets closely

Trump's foe Republican Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary

Cheney described her loss as the beginning of a new chapter in her political career

Musk tweets about buying Manchester United while joking on US politics

Elon Musk made the claim in a tweet thread where he stated he supported the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democrats

Trump backs rival to top Wisconsin Republican who won't decertify

Donald Trump has endorsed a little-known Republican challenging Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, accusing Vos of doing too little to overturn 2020 election results in the swing state.

Elon Musk says Donald Trump should skip 2024 race, was 'too much drama'

He added that DeSantis, who's running for re-election and has shown growing strength in early polls among Republican 2024 hopefuls, would "win easily" against President Joe Biden