Sentences with phrase «elections of republican»

Opponents also could try to force recall elections of Republican lawmakers who voted for the laws, or of Republican Governor Rick Snyder.

The movement picked up steam following the election of Republican Donald Trump in November's presidential election.

Nixon said she had been asked about running for office before but always said no — until the election of Republican President Donald Trump convinced her that she had to do more.

He supported anti-war Democrat Joe Duffy in a three - way race for the U.S. Senate in 1970 that led to the election of Republican Lowell P. Weicker.

Roger Stone played a key role in the election of every Republican president from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump.

Lavine, who is running for Nassau County executive, said the bill is necessary because hate crimes have spiked since the 2016 presidential campaign and the election of Republican Donald Trump.

At 3 p.m., state GOP chairman Ed Cox holds media availability following state committee meeting and the election of the Republican presidential at - large convention delegates, Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany.

(REM) list for the 2019 European elections has been subject to significant speculation, with Alain Juppé himself evoking the possibility of leading a «grand central movement», [2] apparently in part to express his irritation with the probable victory of Laurent Wauquiez — who he accused of being open to the ideas of the National Front (FN) and the extreme right — in the leadership election of The Republicans (LR), [24] with other speculated list leaders including Édouard Philippe, François Bayrou, Nicolas Hulot, Nathalie Kosciusko - Morizet, [1] Sylvie Goulard, Daniel Cohn - Bendit, [25] and Michel Barnier also mentioned.

Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, has said it is too early for Ghana to take a second look at its diplomatic relationship with the United States of America, following the election of Republican Candidate Donald Trump as President.

Gee, that's a new one: Newt Gingrich taking credit for the election of a Republican governor in New York against an incumbet Democrat icon.

Following the election of Republican Gov. Scott Walker in 2010 and his efforts to dramatically expand the voucher program, Williams again vocally objected.

The election of Republicans to a majority in Congress is the first shovel onto the coffin and the coming congressional hearings will be grand entertainment as well, I hope you can prime the congressmen well, I want to see Mann take the 5th.

Some of the Russian pages and accounts explicitly called for the election of Republican Donald Trump or denigrated his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, and some others called for real - world political rallies — many peopled heeded those calls by showing up at the time and places dictated by the Russian trolls.

The rapidly climbing price has sparked headlines across major news outlets, culminating a year of dramatic market movements that have followed events like the UK vote to exit the European Union and the election of Republican Donald Trump to the US presidency.

Not exact matches

Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones are neck and neck in Alabama ahead of the state's special election on December 12.

That could pose a significant challenge to Republicans wary of another Ross Perot scenario: The independent candidate helped hand the 1992 election to Bill Clinton.

If McConnell can fend off his conservative challenger on May 20, guide four of his fellow incumbents through a thicket of Tea Party primary challenges, and survive the November election — a difficult hat trick — he is likely to emerge as the one Washington Republican who can return the Grand Old Party to the grand old political center and put an end to Tea Party extremism.

By the time the 2010 elections rolled around, House control was regained by Republicans, effectively killing any chance of passing the bill.

Heading into those elections, McConnell helped engineer the retirement of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning and cleared the way for Trey Grayson, an affable, Harvard - educated secretary of state.

Pelosi expressed confidence that Democrats are in for a monumental wave election after solid Republican control of government for the past two years.

Both parties are losing, even though Republicans have managed to win a lot of elections this decade despite having lower levels of public support.

Mark Cuban speculated Tuesday about the scope of Donald Trump's wealth, after the Federal Election Commission released a dismal campaign - finance report from the presumptive Republican nominee.

Scott's candidacy is a bright spot for Republicans in a year where Democratic enthusiasm is expected to be overwhelming, as evidenced by the recent wave of recent Democratic victories in special elections in Alabama and Pennsylvania.

While she has been on the Republican side of politics throughout her career, she publicly distanced herself from Donald Trump during his presidential election bid and supported Hillary Clinton.

«As the race stands now, with Republicans in charge of both Houses, there is a good chance that my candidacy could lead to the election of Donald Trump,» he explained in a Bloomberg View post.

WASHINGTON — When House Speaker Paul Ryan told his colleagues on Wednesday that he would retire at the end of the year, he signaled what many Republicans are already thinking: Midterm elections will be rough for the GOP if it wants to keep its majority.

Republican concerns for the results of the November election aside, Hyde - Smith's appointment in the short - term is historic.

While business investors would normally trust Gov. Bruce Rauner, a former private - equity executive, to veto the legislation, the industry's trade group fears the unpopular Republican may cave in an election cycle that pits him against Biss and a pack of other Democratic contenders.

A Monmouth University survey released on Wednesday — conducted by telephone, and with a plus - or - minus 3.5 % margin of error — found that 51 % of registered voters said they would vote for or lean toward a Democratic candidate if the 2018 elections were held today, compared to just 36 % who said they would vote or lean Republican.

A Wall Street Journal / NBC News poll released on Sunday found that 50 % of people said they want Democrats to lead Congress after the 2018 midterm elections, compared to 39 % who said they hoped Republicans would retain congressional control.

The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, also said Monday that the Senate should expel Moore if he were to win the December 12 election.

But recent polls suggest that the incoming Alabama senator - elect's victory may be a part of a larger trend that could spell trouble for Republicans in next year's midterm elections.

Democrats said Republican leaders, flexing their new political muscle after big wins in the midterm elections that will give them control of both chambers of Congress next year, had gone too far in trying to roll back Dodd - Frank.

We didn't translate that to being down double — we knew we were going to have a big Election Day, knew Republicans were going to turn out, because we had a state poll that showed 62 % of Republicans were going to vote on Election Day.

«The electoral advantages of anti-immigrant politics will only shrink over time, suggesting that Republicans should at some point — perhaps before the next presidential election — begin to embrace comprehensive immigration reform,» says Mark Price, a labor economist at the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan economic policy think tank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

President Trump has alienated most of the Republican mainstream, including the powerful GOP leaders on the Hill who collectively have a lot of experience with campaigns and elections and, in most cases, are more popular in their districts than is Trump himself.

As 3 a.m. was closing in on election night, Ron Ferrance sat in a crowded party for local Republican volunteers in the small town of Dallas, Pennsylvania.

Despite such discussions, and the unwinding of some financial ties between Moore and the national GOP, Federal Election Commission records show that the Republican National Committee and the Alabama Republican Party remain signatories to Moore's joint fundraising committee.

The Senate and House intelligence committees are two of the main congressional panels probing allegations that Russia sought to interfere in the U.S. election to boost Republican President Donald Trump's chances at winning the White House, and possible collusion between Trump associates and Russia.

Quite apart from the merits of the allegations, the Democrats are anxious to be seen as tougher on harassment to sharpen their profile in next week's special election in Alabama, where Republican candidate Roy Moore still leads opinion polls despite facing multiple unsavory allegations of his own.

Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona said Congress must form a special committee to investigate Russia's interference in the election.

The Republican presidential nominee held a campaign rally in Ryan's home state of Wisconsin on Monday in which the crowd chanted «Paul Ryan sucks» and Trump railed against what he called «corrupt» media and a «rigged» election system — a frequent accusation the Manhattan billionaire has brought up without evidence.

As the data journalism website FiveThirtyEight noted, seven top Republicans already signed a letter urging Trump to continue to oppose Russia's invasion of Ukraine and backing a potential congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, a sign that these lawmakers may be wary of Tillerson's closeness with Putin.

In addition, this is an election that Republican candidate Donald Trump has claimed is «rigged,» and where he has urged his followers to go to «certain sections» of states like Pennsylvania and monitor the polls to make sure the elections are not stolen from him.

Only about a third of Republicans said they have a great deal or quite a bit of confidence that votes on Election Day will be counted fairly, according to recent poll from the Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

«The amendment to the underlying Iran sanctions bill maintains and substantially expands sanctions against the government of Russia in response to the violation of the territorial integrity of the Ukraine and Crimea, its brazen cyberattacks and interference in elections, and its continuing aggression in Syria,» said Republicans and Democrats on the committees.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on claims about a «rigged election,» firing off a few early - morning tweets in which he accused the press and the Hillary Clinton campaign of trying to «poison the minds of the American Voter.»

Two Republicans won statewide elections last month — President - elect Donald Trump with just under 50 % of the vote and Sen. Richard Burr with 51 %.

WASHINGTON — House Democrats, frustrated by what they see as GOP inaction and with an eye on midterm elections, on Tuesday held the first of what they hope to be several interviews with witnesses who have not been interrogated in the Republican - led Russia investigations.

Republicans experienced a similar surge in candidates after Barack Obama's first election victory and ahead of the 2010 midterms.