by Jim Heath | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Republicans
There are now more registered independents than Republicans, marking a first for the U.S. According to data from Ballot Access News, independents make up 29.09 percent of registered voters, while Republicans make up 28.87 percent and Democrats make up 39.66 percent....
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2019 | Headlines
Since the impeachment inquiry into President Trump began, most Republicans in Congress have made the argument that Trump’s decision to withhold military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigating a political opponent was not a quid pro quo or an abuse of...
by Jim Heath | Oct 26, 2019 | Headlines, Impeachment
Former GOP Rep. David Jolly tore into congressional Republicans over their defenses of President Trump against Democrats’ impeachment investigation, saying they “look like fools.” “What we’re seeing from House Republicans, frankly, is this childish...
by Jim Heath | Oct 23, 2019 | Headlines, Impeachment
Republicans’ defense of President Trump grew more frantic and disjointed today, with House members storming a closed-door meeting, delaying the testimony of an impeachment witness as the GOP grappled with a growing abuse-of-power scandal centered on the president....
by Jim Heath | Oct 10, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Donald Trump and his campaign gutted the GOP’s anti-Russia stance on Ukraine from the party platform in 2016, and now it appears a similar revision will have to made on backing the Kurds in 2020. The Republican Party platform, adopted the week Donald Trump...