McConnell rules out GOP support for Biden spending plan

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McConnell rules out GOP support for Biden spending plan

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell turns to an aide as the Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. | AP Photo/J. Scott…

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Barranco Stuns DeCroce at Morris GOP Convention

RANDOLPH – Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce failed Friday night to get the endorsement of Morris County Republicans for her reelection bid in the 26th Legislative District. Dumping an incumbent may not…

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Top Democrat Calls Out GOP Sen. Ron Johnson For ‘Racist’ Capitol Riot Comments

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Tuesday accused Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) of perpetuating dangerous racist tropes for downplaying the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and saying he would…

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GOP pushes Murkowski to stay in line against Biden’s Covid bill

“Sen. McConnell has been very clear on that, for all Republicans. The goal is to present a united front against this massive spending bill,” Barrasso said. “It’s my hope that…

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The real post-Trump GOP divide: House vs. Senate

Even that division goes deeper than Trump, with the National Republican Senatorial Committee largely backing incumbents while the National Republican Congressional Committee doesn’t get involved in primary races. But Trump…

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McConnell’s next chapter: Guiding the post-Trump GOP

“My goal is, in every way possible, to have nominees representing the Republican Party who can win in November,” McConnell said by telephone. “Some of them may be people the…

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Former Trump and GOP Aide Ruben Verastigui Charged With Child Pornography Offenses

A former digital strategist for the Senate Republican Conference, who also worked for pro-life groups and designed social media ads for Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, has been charged with distributing…

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‘Vote-a-rama’ to give GOP a chance to inflict pain on Dems

The self-inflicted suffering has begun for Senate Democrats trying to muscle through President Joe Biden’s pandemic aid plan without a single Republican vote. The procedural trick that shrinks the vote…

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Two GOP legislators in Ohio want to declare annual state holiday honoring Trump

Two Ohio legislators are calling for June 14 to be declared a state holiday honoring former President TrumpDonald TrumpBiden reverses Trump last-minute attempt to freeze .4 billion of programs Trump…

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VIRUS TODAY: GOP offers alternative COVID-19 relief plan

Here’s what’s happening Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — A group of 10 Senate Republicans sent a letter to President Joe Biden…

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