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After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

February 14, 2021 at 10:56 a.m.

For Trump鈥檚 loyalists, the acquittal offers a vindication of sorts and a fresh connection to the former president抖阴ap fiery base. And for Trump鈥檚 GOP antagonists, it marks another alarming sign...

Donald Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal

February 13, 2021 at 7:20 p.m.

The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

FILE – In this Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, dusk settles over the White House in Washington. The Lincoln Project, whose ads attacking President Donald Trump, became perhaps the best known of the so-called Never Trump organizations last year. But within the organization, a threat was emerging. In June 2020, members of the organization’s leadership were informed in writing and in subsequent phone calls of at least 10 specific allegations of harassment against co-founder John Weaver, including two involving Lincoln Project employees, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the situation. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks

February 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

In June 2020, members of the organization鈥檚 leadership were informed in writing and in subsequent phone calls of at least 10 specific allegations of harassment against co-founder John Weaver, including...

How the Lincoln Project, a leading anti-Trump group, ignored a crisis in its ranks

February 11, 2021 at 7:18 a.m.

Led by several prominent former Republican consultants, its slickly produced ads attacking President Donald Trump made it perhaps the best known of the so-called Never Trump organizations.

Dems plan vote on ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene from panels

February 3, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

A top Democrat said the House will vote Thursday on removing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees, intensifying the stakes over the Georgia Republican鈥檚 online embrace of conspiracy theories...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Kevin McCarthy meets with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene amid outcry over her embrace of outlandish conspiracy theories

February 2, 2021 at 8:49 p.m.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met late Tuesday with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her embrace of outlandish conspiracy...

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“Just move on”: Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

January 21, 2021 at 5:48 a.m.

For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished...

President Donald Trump tours a section ...

Trump鈥檚 Republican wall eroding ahead of impeachment vote

January 13, 2021 at 6:50 a.m.

Republicans offered only modest reproach when President Donald Trump said there were “very fine people” on both sides of a white supremacist rally. They stayed in line when Trump was...

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Democrats take control of the Senate as Ossoff, Warnock claim victory in Georgia

January 6, 2021 at 2:35 p.m.

Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats 鈥� and with them, the U.S. Senate majority 鈥� as final votes were counted, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his last...

President-elect Joe Biden campaigns in Atlanta, ...

Georgia Senate runoff: Warnock makes history with win as Democrats near majority

January 6, 2021 at 6:13 a.m.

Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach.

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