Senate Republicans on Monday recoiled at former President Trump’s comments at a rally in New Hampshire over the weekend, where he said the thousands of immigrants streaming into the United States on a daily basis are “poisoning the blood of our country.” 

They also balked at Trump quoting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s criticism of the American political system as a defense against the 91 felony counts he is facing in Washington, D.C., Miami and New York.  

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Senate Republicans who are concerned about former President Donald Trump’s viability in a general election now see Nikki Haley as the last, best chance of denying Trump the GOP presidential nomination and averting what they see as a potential general election disaster.  

GOP senators who don’t support Trump acknowledge he could win the presidency, given President Biden’s weak job approval ratings, but they view Haley as much more electable because she does not alienate in...

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Former President Trump is creating new political headaches for Republicans locked in a highly competitive battle to win back the Senate majority by making extreme statements on health care, immigration and other issues unlikely to play well with swing voters in key states.  

Trump shook up Republicans on Capitol Hill over the weekend by declaring that if elected president he would make another run at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. 

The com...

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GOP senators say that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) doesn’t have any real relationship with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and note that the two of them would be the ultimate Republican odd couple if Jordan is elected Speaker. 

Jordan on Tuesday lost the first vote to become Speaker, falling 17 votes short of what he needed to succeed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). It’s unclear whether he’ll be able to overcome his opponents. The House is expected to...

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Republican senators are growing increasingly alarmed at Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) inability to pass spending legislation over the staunch opposition of a small group of conservative rebels, and fear a government shutdown may be days away. 

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who’s had to deal with the political fallout of government shutdowns in 1995-96, 2013 and 2018-19, warned Republican lawmakers on the other side of the Capitol on Tuesday that sh...

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In her winding path to Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) office, Veronica Duron has played a role in the key legislative battles of the last 15 years.

Rising from fellow to staff assistant to legislative correspondent to legislative assistant under former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas), Duron soon learned that House staffers wear a multitude of policy hats.

"I was doing banking and finance policy during Dodd Frank, was doing housing policy and education policy when we were d...

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In her winding path to Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) office, Veronica Duron has played a role in the key legislative battles of the last 15 years.

Rising from fellow to staff assistant to legislative correspondent to legislative assistant under former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas), Duron soon learned that House staffers wear a multitude of policy hats.

"I was doing banking and finance policy during Dodd Frank, was doing housing policy and education policy when we were d...

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