How McCarthy’s fall and Trump’s rise will shape the 2024 GOP strategy
CNN — When House Republicans elect a new speaker this week, the only question is not whether, but how far, they will move the party to the right. House Majority…
Trump floats serving as House speaker for ‘short period of time’ if needed until GOP settles on leader
CNN — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that, if needed, he would be open to serving as speaker of the House for a “short period of time” until Republican…
GOP presidential hopefuls court Christian conservative voters at Iowa event
Des Moines, Iowa CNN — With roughly four months until the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopefuls spent Saturday courting the state’s conservative evangelical activists, an influential voting bloc in the…
Biden seeks to preempt GOP attempts to slash federal workforce
Washington CNN — The Biden administration is seeking to strengthen protections for federal workers as a host of Republican candidates, including frontrunner Donald Trump, make reducing and altering the federal…
Clarence Thomas officially discloses private jet trips on GOP donor Harlan Crow’s plane
CNN — Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed Thursday that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid for private jet trips for Thomas in 2022 to attend a speech in Texas and a vacation…
Former Rep. Mike Rogers expected to run for Senate seat in Michigan after being courted by GOP leaders
CNN — Mike Rogers, the former GOP congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee, is expected to soon announce he will run for the Senate in Michigan, giving Republican leaders…
Trump plots counterprogramming for GOP primary debate, sources say
CNN — The current thinking among Donald Trump’s campaign advisers and those close to the former president is that he is not planning on participating in next week’s Republican presidential…
GOP hopefuls raise prospect of ‘President Harris’ as way to undercut Biden
CNN — Republican presidential candidates are increasingly making Vice President Kamala Harris their prime target as they jockey for attention from voters, focusing on the No. 2 Democrat rather than…
GOP version of Dream Act holds promise
Editor’s Note: Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a CNN.com contributor and a nationally syndicated columnist Story highlights Ruben Navarrette: GOP plan to float new version of DREAM Act a step in…
GOP blocks Democratic effort to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel
CNN — Republicans on Tuesday formally blocked a request from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee, something Democrats hoped to do…