Tag: Republican

Republicans Look to Break the South Texas Blue Barrier

Republican Mayra Flores remains on the offensive in the traditionally blue Texas Congressional District 34, making last-minute campaign stops in hopes of overwhelming her main Democratic rival in the special election on June 14. Republicans on the national level have been pouring money and effort into the race because they believe South Texas Latinos share…


Former Longtime Illinois US Rep. John E. Porter Dies at 87

John E. Porter, who represented Chicago’s northern suburbs for two decades in Congress and helped increase funding for biomedical research has died, his family announced. He was 87. In a statement, the Porter family said the former congressman died on June 3 after a recent hospitalization. The statement did not specify a cause of death….


Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate Arrested Over Jan. 6; New Video Dropped of Abortion Clinic Arson | NTD Evening News

Citing charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol Breach, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) arrested a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan on June 9. Authorities have released video of a suspect who set fire to an abortion clinic in May. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My…


Republicans Eye Chance for Historic Win in Deep-Blue Texas

Rio Grande Valley Republican Maya Flores believes she is poised to flip deep blue Texas Congressional District 34 red in a special election on June 14. “I’m going to win South Texas. We’re going to win Cameron County,” Flores, of Harlingen, told The Epoch Times. If she is successful, it will represent a seismic political…


Knowing Your Left From Right

Commentary It’s astonishing how the old left-right political polarity influences not only our lives as political animals (to play with Aristotle’s famous definition) but also our thinking about social and moral questions. You can usually spot a person’s beliefs from one bumper sticker. One favourite fashionable belief usually lines up with a whole raft of…


California Assembly District 70 Race: Who Are the Candidates?

California’s newly redrawn 70th Assembly District is lining up to be an interesting race, with four main contenders campaigning to win the seat. The new seat largely lies in North Orange County—centered around Westminster—and also includes Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, and even stretches into Los Angeles County. The district is largely represented by incumbent Assemblywoman…


Wyoming University Students Object to Senator Acknowledging Only 2 Sexes

A U.S. Senator was booed at during a university commencement ceremony after acknowledging the existence of only male and female sexes as a “fundamental scientific truth.” Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican representing Wyoming, delivered her commencement address to the new graduates at the University of Wyoming (UW) on May 14. Toward the end of her…


Trump on Rep. Madison Cawthorn After Scandals: ‘Let’s Give Madison a Second Chance’

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on May 16 to defend Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) ahead of North Carolina’s May 17 primary, calling on Republicans to “give Madison a second chance” despite a series of scandals embroiling the junior lawmaker. In recent months, Cawthorn has come under fire for photos purportedly showing him in…


Pennsylvania Governor Race: Corman Quits, Endorses Barletta

Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman has announced that he is dropping out of the Republican primary race for governor. Corman made the announcement Thursday, May 12, during a joint press conference with gubernatorial candidate Lou Barletta at the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association in Harrisburg. Corman used that time to endorse Barletta. Corman said it…


Arizona Supreme Court Rules Against Disqualifying House Republicans From Ballot Over Alleged Jan. 6 ‘Insurrection’

The Arizona Supreme Court on Monday ruled that two Republican congressmen and a state representative should remain on the November ballot after opponents claimed they were ineligible for reelection because they actively participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In its four-page ruling on Monday, the court upheld a lower court decision on the matter that…