GOP sees widening rift over promoting Covid shots

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GOP sees widening rift over promoting Covid shots

A news conference with Republican doctors in Congress, ostensibly to discuss the Delta variant, instead turned into a forum for the lawmakers to repeat unverified claims that the virus escaped…

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GOP messaging guru Luntz advised Biden’s Covid task force

“I don’t care if people b—- at me,” he said. “The Biden team didn’t ask me for anything. They simply said, ‘Whatever you find, we want to know,’” Luntz said.…

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GOP support for bipartisan infrastructure deal going wobbly

Moran isn’t alone. Another of the framework’s supporters, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), said at the moment he is not 100 percent committed to voting for the bipartisan plan. “We don’t…

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Oklahoma GOP Turns on Sen. James Lankford for Not Worshipping Trump Enough

Jackson Lahmeyer is a 29-year old pastor and political unknown from Tulsa who believes he meets the most important qualification for political service in today’s Republican Party: fealty to Donald…

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Conservative climate caucus head: GOP has shifted on warming

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Why was this the proper moment to unveil this caucus, and what are you hoping to bring to the broader climate…

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Dems fret that GOP could tap pro-Trump chaos agents for Jan. 6 probe

Even worse, in their minds, would be GOP riot investigators who some Democrats view as having abetted the attack. “The issue is that … there are indications that some of…

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GOP senators say deal can go forward after Biden walkback

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), following a bipartisan meeting with U.S. senators about the proposed framework for the infrastructure bill, at the White House in…

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GOP infrastructure negotiators fume over Biden’s handling of their deal

“Having spoken with several colleagues, I’m optimistic that despite some hiccups, the historic scope and widespread public support for this bipartisan infrastructure deal will keep it moving forward,” said Sen.…

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GOP leaders spar with colleges over vaccine mandates

“It’s likely to be broadly interpreted, and I suspect universities will be cautious in these states,” said Dorit Reiss, vaccine law expert at the University of California Hastings College of…

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Column: Why the GOP is slow to condemn political violence

The Republican Party has a problem with political violence: It’s not sure whether it’s for it or against it. In the first days after a mob loyal to former President…

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