Tag: Republicans

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Files for Reelection, Promises More Economic Growth and Conservative Policy Wins

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has filed for reelection this week on the first day state and local candidates can submit qualifying papers for the 2023 election. States with gubernatorial races this year are Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky. Reeves, 48, has served as the 65th governor of Mississippi since 2020. He served as the…


Former GOP Congressman Says McCarthy Opponents Seeking to Break ‘Same Old, Same Old’ Pattern in Washington

If the election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker finally does come to pass after thirteen unsuccessful nominations, it will help usher in a new period of “business as usual” in Washington, rendering the Republican Party largely incapable of taking action on the issues of greatest concern to voters, a former GOP lawmaker has…


The Speaker Clash: Perspective From the Founding Generation

News Analysis As Republicans continue to battle over the House Speakership, it’s easy to forget that we’ve been here before–in the 19th century. The position was last contested this fiercely during the decades of sectional conflict that culminated in the Civil War. The longest, toughest race to-date occurred in 1856. It took 133 ballots for…


McCarthy Opposition Not an Extension of the MAGA Movement: Gingrich

Denying Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speakership is not advancing the Make America Great Again agenda popularized by former President Donald Trump, according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. “They would like to pretend it is,” Gingrich, a contributor to The Epoch Times, said in an interview. McCarthy has failed to garner enough support to be…


McCarthy Opposition Not an Extension of MAGA Movement: Gingrich

Denying Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speakership is not advancing the Make America Great Again agenda popularized by former President Donald Trump, according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. “They would like to pretend it is,” Gingrich, a contributor to The Epoch Times, said in an interview on Jan. 6 before the House reconvened voting, referring…


‘Not a Disaster’: Tucker Carlson Says House Speaker Standoff a Win for Democracy

Eleven defeats in Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) speakership bid is about what it should take to carry the job, said Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Jan. 5, adding that “accountability” is a key factor in the ongoing Republican standoff. McCarthy, the party favorite from California, has been blocked by up to 20 hardliners out of…


Rep. Gaetz: ‘I Will Resign’ if Democrats Help Elect Moderate GOP Speaker

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) isn’t worried about House Democrats teaming up with other members of his party to elect a moderate Republican speaker of the House. “That will not happen,” Gaetz told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Jan. 5 after the House failed for the 11th time to elect a speaker. “I’m on the floor,”…


Republican AG Candidate, RNC File Motion for New Trial to Challenge Election

Republican Arizona candidate Abe Hamadeh filed a new motion with the Republican National Committee in Mohave County to again challenge the Nov. 8 election results in the attorney general’s race and claimed there is new evidence of voter disenfranchisements after hundreds of ballots were located in Pinal County. Hamadeh, who was backed by President Donald Trump…


Experts Weigh In on House Speaker Standoff

News Analysis The failure to attain a majority sufficient to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) as speaker of the new GOP-led House of Representatives, even on the eleventh attempt, and on the heels of three days of negotiations, reflects a failure of leadership within the party riven by the same pro-Trump and anti-Trump schism that…


Rep. Donalds Says He’s ‘Not Worried’ About Potential Retaliation Over Speaker Standoff

As the voting continues on Capitol Hill to determine the next speaker of the House, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) has emerged as a key figure in the camp opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after withdrawing his support of the Republican leader earlier this week. But as for potential retribution for his defection, Donalds said he…