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US Capitol riots: Trump associates' ties to extremists probed by panel

An Oath Keeper member says he heard their leader, Stewart Rhodes, repeatedly urge the person on the phone to tell Trump to call upon militia groups to fight to keep the president in power

GOP's Tom Rice loses House seat after voting to impeach Donald Trump

US Rep Tom Rice of South Carolina has been ousted from Congress in his Republican primary after voting to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan 6 insurrection

Need two more senators to keep Republicans out of power: Biden to Democrats

President Joe Biden urged Democratic donors to send him reinforcements on Capitol Hill to keep Republicans out of power and help dislodge his agenda from the current gridlock

Elon Musk hoists GOP banner, tears into Biden as US probes his empire

Elon Musk on Friday complained that the White House "has done everything it can to sideline & ignore Tesla."

Trump-backed Mastriano is Republican choice for Pennsylvania governor race

Doug Mastriano won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor on Tuesday, beating eight other candidates and a party establishment that had tried to head off his nomination

Donald Trump Jr. meets committee investigating US Capitol Hill violence

Trump Jr. is one of nearly 1,000 witnesses the committee has interviewed as it works to compile a record of the attack, the worst on the Capitol in more than two centuries

Donald Trump returning to Ohio for GOP rally ahead of May 3 primary

News of the rally comes as early voting figures suggest turnout in the populous Midwest battleground, which Trump won twice by more than 8 percentage points, may be severely depressed this year

Facebook hires Republican strategy firm to campaign against TikTok: Report

Eleven years ago, Facebook was caught red-handed after it hired a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories harshly criticising Google's privacy practices in leading news outlets.

Donald Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP

In Donald Trump's push to fundamentally reshape the Republican Party, few places are a higher priority than Georgia. The former president has issued highly-coveted endorsements in races ranging from governor to state insurance commissioner. His backing of football legend Herschel Walker essentially cleared a path to the party's nomination for a critical US Senate seat. Trump has taken a particularly active role in shaping the governor's race, recruiting former Sen. David Perdue to challenge incumbent Brian Kemp as retribution for his not going along with lies about the 2020 election being stolen. And in an effort to clear a path for Perdue, Trump pressed another Republican in the race Vernon Jones to run for Congress instead. Trump returns to Georgia on Saturday night for a rally with Walker, Perdue, Jones and other Republicans he's backed ahead of the state's May 24 primary. The campaign is emerging as an early, critical test of whether the former president can live up to his ...

US Rep Don Young, longest-serving Alaska Congressman, dies at 88

Don Young, a blunt-speaking Republican and longest-serving member of Alaska's congressional delegation, has died. He was 88.

Republican Senator places hold on Garcetti nomination as US envoy to India

A top Republican Senator has put a hold on the confirmation of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the country's envoy to India, according to a media report.

Biden's Federal Reserve nominees in limbo after Republican vote boycott

The development comes as the US central bank is gearing up to raise interest rates to combat the highest inflation in 40 years

Donald Trump turns to endorsements to keep bending GOP to his will

Trump spent months persuading a longtime ally to challenge Georgia's sitting Republican governor.

Republican rift exposes choice: With Donald Trump or against him

In the midst of the GOP's first major election year blowup, each bloc believes it represents the real Republican Party and its best interests in the bid to regain control of Congress.

Joe Biden reaches for Republican support for Supreme Court nominee

Biden is reaching out for Republican support for his eventual Supreme Court nominee.

US House Jan 6 committee seeks cooperation from Republican Kevin McCarthy

The US House panel investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has asked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for a voluntary interview and records in his possession that are related to the attack.

Panel probing Jan 6 attack seeks interview with GOP Rep Jim Jordan

The House panel investigating the January 6 US Capitol insurrection requested an interview and information from Republican Rep Jim Jordan of Ohio

Panel probing Capitol attack seeks interview with GOP Rep Scott Perry

The House panel investigating the January 6 US. Capitol insurrection requested an interview with Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania

Nikki Haley to receive Republican group's highest award at The Citadel

Former US Ambassador Nikki Haley is being feted Thursday night at The Citadel, where a Republican group is making her the first woman to receive its highest honour.

Diversifying puts GOP in best position to lead: US Republican Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley drew on her native South Carolina's struggles with racist violence during her time as governor, arguing on Thursday that the Republican Party is best positioned to lead the country.