Trump ponders who speaks for the Republican Party. Answer: Not McConnell

Who really speaks for the Republican Party these days? That’s the question Donald Trump raised after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell unequivocally called the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. …

'Embarrassing,' 'stupid': Republicans blast national party as if it bears no relation to them

Senate Republicans have finally located their problem, and it’s the Republican National Committee. After the RNC last week endorsed the Jan. 6 insurrection as “legitimate political …

Lindsey Graham is momentarily defying Trump on his Jan. 6 pardon pledge. That's a tell

When GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina displays something resembling a spine, something is clearly up.

That’s what happened this week in an exchange between Graham and his latest man …

Ted Cruz is trying to discredit the prosecution of violent seditionists. Any guesses why?

Sen. Ted Cruz has been beating pro-seditionist conspiracy theory drums since before the Jan. 6 insurrection ever took place. It’s still a bit novel to see Cruz use his pro-sedition conspiracy …

Trump unravels after several Senate Republicans admit the truth: He's a loser

It was more than a year too late, but several Senate Republicans made an effort this week to tell the truth about the 2020 election: Trump lost.

“The election was fair, as fair as we have seen. …

McConnell vows to stand for absolutely nothing ahead of 2022 midterms, just like the RNC in 2020

One of the biggest mysteries heading into 2022 will be: What exactly do Republicans stand for? But it’s not a new question—it’s a holdover query from 2020 when the Republican Party refused …

Another Trump-backed Senate candidate vows to vote against McConnell for leader

Regardless of whether Republicans retake control of the upper chamber next year, the Republican caucus that emerges from the midterms will undoubtedly move to the right as GOP candidates across the …

Republicans are already running scared on abortion and they should be

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida wanted to talk about anything but abortion when he was asked whether the issue would motivate GOP voters in next year’s midterms.

“They’re talking about inflation. …

Sen. Mike Braun is in hot water over millions in 'loans' to his 2018 campaign

During his 2018 run for the Senate, Republican Mike Braun was getting a lot of attention for a campaign strategy that relied on self-funding, sweetheart loans from allies, and “creative” …

Senate GOP campaign chair refuses to rule out wife, child abuse as disqualifying for GOP candidates

The Senate is on a razor’s edge heading into next year’s midterms, and all Republicans have to do is net one seat to retake the majority. It’s a time when any ordinary party not controlled by Donald …

Senate Republicans still haven't quite caught on that they can't possibly replicate Glenn Youngkin

Senate Republicans, tantalized by the campaign of Virginia GOP governor-elect Glenn Youngkin, clearly have no idea how they’re going to replicate his candidacy in battleground races next year. …

Parnell GOP adversary tells him 'GTFO out of the race' after damning testimony of his estranged wife

After damning revelations emerged Monday about Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Sean Parnell, a Republican adversary pounced.

Former GOP Rep. Ryan Costello mocked a Parnell campaign statement denying …

Rick Scott desperately wants 2022 to be about Biden as Trump looms over GOP

Donald Trump has already turned into a drag on the Republican Party’s midterm prospects, and GOP lawmakers know it.

That’s why Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who’s heading up the Senate GOP’s midterm …

Senate Republicans bow to Trump, embracing violence-prone abuser Herschel Walker for Georgia Senate

What do Donald Trump and former Georgia Bulldogs football star Herschel Walker have in common? They have both lied about being successful businessmen, abused women (though Walker’s abuse is more …

Trump is dividing the GOP against itself in ways Republicans couldn't have imagined

Remember when Donald Trump won the election and everyone knew his presidency was going to be a disaster, but then it turned out to be a supercalifragilisticexpial-atrocious walk on the dark side, …

Don't look now, but McConnell is on the skids

In case you missed it, GOP leader Mitch McConnell isn’t exactly leading anything anymore.

Last week, after weeks of Capitol Hill reporters promising that the supposedly steely McConnell would …

Senate Republicans, who ballooned the national debt under Trump, block Democratic bill to pay for it

Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised his caucus would engage in political terrorism on raising the debt ceiling, and on Monday Senate Republicans delivered. 

On a party-line …

Cruz, Tuberville rush to defend military vaccine refusers because this is Republicanism now

The COVID-19 pandemic has been running strong for about a year and a half now, and there hasn’t been a single week during any of it when Republican elected officials weren’t more invested …

Republicans demand the debt ceiling be raised ... and promise to block Democratic attempts to do so

The nation is now used to seeing political standoffs whenever the time again comes to raise the now-infamous “debt ceiling.” The nation is also generally aware of the dynamic that plays …

Finally occurring to Senate Republicans that Trump may not have their best interests at heart

The only joy Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell likely got this week from casting a vote in favor of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill was knowing how much it would fry Donald Trump, who has …