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Texting With Bill Weld: “100% Democratic Rule” If Senate Republicans Listen To Trump
In The Stakes 2020, BuzzFeed News' political newsletter, Bill Weld, who is challenging Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, says Republicans are abandoning their duty to the Constitution and explains his weird Reese's Pieces habit.
Facing Scrutiny Of Their Donation To Top Republicans, Giuliani's Associates Turned To A Major Trump Ally For Help
A firm run by Andy Surabian, who has worked with Steve Bannon and Donald Trump Jr., says Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the business partners at the center of the impeachment inquiry, still haven’t paid for work done last year.
Republicans Have No Problem With The White House Leaving Information Out Of The Transcript Of Trump's Call With Ukraine
Republicans don’t seem to care that the transcript of Trump’s call with Ukraine omitted some details, with one member calling it a “nothingburger.”
Trump Allies Attacked A Decorated Veteran Who Flagged Trump's Call With Ukraine, But Even House Republicans Won't Go There
“Listen, the guy got a Purple Heart from the United States in service to this country. I'm not gonna question his loyalty to our country.”
House Republicans Want To Out The Whistleblower Who Kicked Off The Trump Impeachment Inquiry
“If I had a degree of certainty who the whistleblower is, I promise you I would tell you,” said Republican Rep. Mark Meadows.
Republicans Stormed Into The Impeachment Investigation's Secure Room, And It Was Absolute Madness
Republicans brought pizza, Chick-fil-A, and their phones into the secure (no-phones-allowed) space Wednesday morning to protest the investigation.
What To Expect When You’re Impeaching: Republicans Lay Out What Trump’s Senate Trial Will Look Like
Senators will have to sit — silently — through the trial for six days a week for who knows how long.
Trump Needs Republicans As The Impeachment Inquiry Continues, But They’re Furious About Syria
Even some of Trump’s closest Republican allies are infuriated over his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, though they say there’s little they can do.
These Republicans Could Have Voted To Impeach Donald Trump. But They Lost Their Jobs Last Year.
“I’m one term removed from something that does have a place in history.”
Republicans Say The Real Problem Is That Trump’s Conversation With The Ukrainian President Leaked
“I don’t know how the hell he can be president under these conditions, it’s just incredible,” Sen. Lindsey Graham said.
Republicans Have Been Winning On Judges For Decades. Democrats Have Barely Talked About It.
Trump made the courts a major voting issue for Republicans in 2016. Liberal legal advocacy groups and court watchdogs are divided on how to make that happen for Democrats in 2020.
Facebook Took Down A Fact-Check Of An Anti-Abortion Video After Republicans Complained
The fact-check was conducted by three doctors who determined an anti-abortion activist's claim that "abortion is never medically necessary" was false.
Kamala Harris Has Thrived On The Senate's Most Secretive Committee. Even Republicans Say So.
Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee from both parties praise Harris as being “whip-smart” and a great interrogator behind closed doors.
Here’s How Republicans Are Responding To The Mass Shootings In El Paso And Dayton
"When you look at these photos of how it took place, you can see the actions within video games and others," said a leading Republican, suggesting a connection researchers say is not there.
What Happens If Obamacare Is Overturned In An Election Year? Senate Republicans Say To Trust Congress.
Republicans say a split Congress would be able to pull off comprehensive health reform in an election year. Democrats say they’re delusional.
A Majority Of Republicans And Democrats Appear To Want The Same "Game Of Thrones" Character To Take The Iron Throne
Who should end up ruling Westeros? Who's more popular: Cersei or Daenerys?!
Alabama Republicans Voted To Criminalize Nearly All Abortions, Even For Victims Of Rape And Incest
The controversial bill, which now heads to the governor's desk to be signed into law, bans all abortions, except in cases where a woman’s health is at serious risk.
Republicans Slam Their Own Intelligence Committee Chair Over Trump Jr. Subpoena
The Republican chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, whom Trump once dubbed a “highly respected” senator, is now taking heat from some of the president’s allies.
Republicans Think They Know How To Win Back Congress In 2020. Races Like This One Could Screw It Up.
“If this is in their path to take back the House, they’re fucked,” Rep. Max Rose told BuzzFeed News.
Republicans Are Warning Drug Companies Not To Cooperate With A Congressional Investigation
The House Oversight Committee is attempting to study how drug companies set prescription drug prices, but Republicans have warned the industry that it may be better for them not to cooperate.
Republicans Are Trying To Kill An LGBT Bill In Congress By Arguing It Hurts Women
“Women, lesbians, and families become the collateral damage.”
The Big Barrier to a Medicare For All Vote Isn’t Republicans, It’s Democrats
Medicare for All would be the most dramatic overhaul of the American health care system ever. So why does the industry seem so nonchalant about it?
Joe Biden Is Sorry, Not Sorry About Saying Nice Things About Mike Pence And Other Republicans
“I have the most progressive record of anybody running for—” the not-yet-declared candidate for president said Saturday.
Here’s Where Republicans Are Drawing The Line For Trump’s Controversial Judicial Nominees
Inflammatory college writings? Sometimes a problem, sometimes not. Poor performance in the Senate? No go. Accusations of racism? It depends.
Republicans Have Pissed Off Donald Trump By Turning Down His Wall Plan. Now They’re Just Hoping He Doesn’t Take It Too Personally.
“Hopefully, he’ll give some of us a pass on this,” one Republican who voted against the president’s wishes said.
Republicans Plan To “Wage War” Against The Green New Deal For The 2020 Elections
“This was a mistake by Democrats because it took an issue they have been winning on and turned it into a liability,” said a Republican strategist.
Republicans Removed Congress’s Most Notorious Racist From His Committees
The decision comes as Democrats are also preparing to reprimand Rep. Steve King for his comments in a New York Times interview, the latest in a string of racist statements he’s made during his 16 years in the House.
Trump Predicted A ‘Tremendous’ 2018 — It’s Ending In A ‘Wake-Up Call’ For Republicans
“I think this was finally the year the cracks started showing,” a former White House official said.
House Republicans Voted To Give Trump His Border Wall Money And Now A Shutdown Is Likelier Than Ever
The House, the Senate, and the White House can’t agree on whether to fund a border wall along the US–Mexico border. If they can’t reach a deal by Friday night, several government agencies will run out of funding.
Republicans Say They Didn't Intend For Obamacare To Get Tossed Out By The Courts, But Many Don’t Mind That It Did
A Texas judge tossed out the ACA, saying the repeal of the individual mandate in the tax law invalidated the whole thing. Republicans say it could be another opportunity to repeal Obamacare after lawmaker efforts failed.