GOP
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Wilcox sued Tarrant County GOP chair Tim Davis when she was removed from the ballot in the House District 98 primary because of problems with her paperwork.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Republicans have slim majorities in both chambers of Congress and losing the House or Senate would affect the GOP's ability to pass key legislation and advance its policies.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Republicans accused Hobbs of politicizing memorial decisions; Democrats say the GOP inappropriately injected politics into a traditionally nonpartisan government function.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Robert Franklin, a Republican from Sand Springs, joins four GOP candidates and two Democrats running to lead the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the state’s top school board.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Doing so would require the help of at least some Democrats, who've lost no love with their GOP colleagues after House Republicans, led by Johnson, blew up a bipartisan deal the Senate passed unanimously to fully fund all of DHS except immigration enforcement.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
But in those committee rooms, the majority of GOP members voted to advance the legislation.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
Good-government groups agree with the GOP, saying the board should bend over backward to avoid an appearance of partisanship.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
By attempting to cast doubt on the vote-by-mail system, the GOP is either being disingenuous or making a political play to energize a base constructed on electoral skepticism.
—Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Republicans have slim majorities in both chambers of Congress and losing the House or Senate would affect the GOP's ability to pass key legislation and advance its policies.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Republicans accused Hobbs of politicizing memorial decisions; Democrats say the GOP inappropriately injected politics into a traditionally nonpartisan government function.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Robert Franklin, a Republican from Sand Springs, joins four GOP candidates and two Democrats running to lead the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the state’s top school board.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Doing so would require the help of at least some Democrats, who've lost no love with their GOP colleagues after House Republicans, led by Johnson, blew up a bipartisan deal the Senate passed unanimously to fully fund all of DHS except immigration enforcement.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
But in those committee rooms, the majority of GOP members voted to advance the legislation.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
Good-government groups agree with the GOP, saying the board should bend over backward to avoid an appearance of partisanship.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
By attempting to cast doubt on the vote-by-mail system, the GOP is either being disingenuous or making a political play to energize a base constructed on electoral skepticism.
—Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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