Minority Whip John Thune is backing Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to say whether he would support Trump if he earned the Republican nomination. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo Squint hard, and you might just see the outlines of an anti-Donald Trump coalition forming in the Senate GOP. It started coming
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul: Skeptics of Ukraine Do Not Know ‘What’s at Stake’
March 12, 2023 by
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul: Skeptics of Ukraine Do Not Know ‘What’s at Stake’ AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said on Sunday that skeptics of aid to Ukraine do not understand “what’s at stake.” McCaul told CNN that Republicans who do not support more aid to Ukraine may
Outrage as James Clapper, other Hunter Biden laptop skeptics suddenly speak out against media: ‘What a fraud’
March 9, 2023 by
It’s now an infamous headline among conservatives and a sore spot for Politico. But at the time, the Oct. 19, 2020, story by Natasha Bertrand had its intended bombshell effect with this headline: “Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say.” Now former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says Politico […]
Conservatives sharpen their knives as McCarthy works to peel off skeptics
December 29, 2022 by
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol after returning from the White House, where he and other top congressional leaders spoke with President Biden about plans for the lame-duck Congress Nov. 29, 2src22. | Francis Chung/POLITICO “Knives Out” isn’t just playing on screen this week: Conservatives are digging in