Tag: Republicans
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Republicans look to use convention as election test bed
Republicans are aiming to use this week’s national convention as a test bed for their efforts to reelect President Donald Trump, just weeks before the start of early voting. The Republican National Committee plans to hold more than 7,500 events across the country — the majority of them in person — as part of a…
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Liz Cheney condemns QAnon conspiracy
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) denounced the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory as a “dangerous lunacy,” becoming the highest-ranking GOP lawmaker to condemn it. Cheney’s comment came one day after President Trump told reporters that he doesn’t “know much about the movement other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate.”…
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Trump sends ‘congratulations’ tweet to activist Laura Loomer on GOP primary win
President Trump praised a candidate after her Republican primary victory in a Florida House race. In a tweet shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Trump said that Laura Loomer has “a great chance against a Pelosi puppet” in November, referring to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Loomer’s Democratic opponent, Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), is favored to win…