Hours before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was set to officially announce his candidacy for president, his top rival for the Republican nomination unleashed a fury of criticism via social media, targeting everything from the governor’s electability to his personality and character. “Ron DeSanctus can’t win the General Election (or get the nomination) because he voted…

After gaining some ground in the polls, Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is receiving encouragement from an unlikely source—his competition. In a CBS YouGov poll (pdf) published May 1, Ramaswamy—regarded by many as an underdog—pulled in 5 percent of the vote, tying for third place with former Vice President Mike Pence. And although there was a…

Former Attorney General Bill Barr is “adamantly against” the notion of his former boss, President Donald Trump, returning to the Oval Office. While promoting his new book “One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General” at a May 5 event hosted by The City Club of Cleveland, Barr said it would be a…

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel announced Thursday that the second GOP presidential debate will be in California. The second debate will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, McDaniel said while speaking from the library. McDaniel said she firmly believes “our next president will be on that stage.” “I am…

Karoline Leavitt, a 25-year-old former aide to the Trump White House, has won the Republican primary for a key swing U.S. House district in New Hampshire, beating Matt Mowers, a former state GOP chair and candidate for the seat in 2020. Leavitt, a first-time candidate, struggled during the initial days of the campaign but soon…

Even after missing another important endorsement, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has a chance in the race for Alabama’s Senate Republican primary against Katie Britt. In the months before the Alabama primary, Brooks, Mike Durant, and Britt were in a three-way race for the open GOP primary seat. Although Britt consistently led, Durant and Brooks had…

Even after missing another important endorsement, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has a chance in the race for Alabama’s Senate Republican primary against Katie Britt. In the months before the Alabama primary, Brooks, Mike Durant, and Britt were in a three-way race for the open GOP primary seat. Although Britt consistently led, Durant and Brooks had…

Even after missing another important endorsement, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has a chance in the race for Alabama’s Senate Republican primary against Katie Britt. In the months before the Alabama primary, Brooks, Britt, and Mike Durant were in a three-way race to be the Republican candidate for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. Although Britt…