GOP
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Trump would almost certainly veto any measure to repeal his tariffs, putting GOP leadership in both chambers in a difficult position.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
That swing is similar to what transpired earlier in February after a special election for a state Senate seat in Texas, where the Democratic contender trounced their GOP rival and flipped a seat the party hasn't held since 1978.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
After House Democrats revealed plans to force votes disapproving of the president’s Canada tariffs as soon as this week, GOP leaders sought to resuscitate their year-long procedural blockade that keeps those resolutions off the floor.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune would not provide details on the GOP offer when asked by reporters on Tuesday.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
The 22-year-old daughter of Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband Saturday in what police said was an apparent botched murder-suicide.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Among those who lost money were a company run by former Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer, Alabama state Auditor Andrew Sorrell, and a political action committee controlled by the Republican Sorrell.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Across the aisle, the prospect of Paxton winning the GOP nomination has galvanized Democrats—who face a head-vs-heart choice between two rising liberal stars.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Those numbers represent politically perilous territory for the GOP.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
That swing is similar to what transpired earlier in February after a special election for a state Senate seat in Texas, where the Democratic contender trounced their GOP rival and flipped a seat the party hasn't held since 1978.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
After House Democrats revealed plans to force votes disapproving of the president’s Canada tariffs as soon as this week, GOP leaders sought to resuscitate their year-long procedural blockade that keeps those resolutions off the floor.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune would not provide details on the GOP offer when asked by reporters on Tuesday.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
The 22-year-old daughter of Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband Saturday in what police said was an apparent botched murder-suicide.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Among those who lost money were a company run by former Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer, Alabama state Auditor Andrew Sorrell, and a political action committee controlled by the Republican Sorrell.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Across the aisle, the prospect of Paxton winning the GOP nomination has galvanized Democrats—who face a head-vs-heart choice between two rising liberal stars.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Those numbers represent politically perilous territory for the GOP.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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