For eight chaotic years, Republicans battled publicly and privately over Donald J. Trump’s polarizing personality, his divisive politics and his history of electoral defeats through lawsuits and leadership battles, felony convictions and suburban defections. But before a single balloon popped at their national convention this week, Republicans have united – seemingly without reservations – behind…
When Donald J. Trump ran for president in 2016, the official Republican platform called for imposing “hard caps on future debt” to “accelerate the repayment of the trillions we now owe.” As Mr. Trump sought a second term in 2020, the party’s platform criticized Democrats for refusing to help Republicans cut spending and proposed a…
Donald J. Trump’s top advisers plan to dramatically downsize and simplify the Republican Party’s official platform, according to a memo sent to the party’s platform committee and reviewed by The New York Times. The memo, signed by Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles, the former president’s two senior advisers, described their efforts to deplatform “to ensure…
According to the Associated Press, Sam Brown, an Army veteran who was already the clear favorite in the Nevada Republican primary for Senate before former President Donald J. Trump’s last-minute endorsement, won the nomination on Tuesday. He will face Sen. Jacky Rosen, the state’s Democratic incumbent, in one of the most closely watched Senate contests…
According to the Associated Press, Tim Sheehy, a businessman and former Navy SEAL, won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Montana on Tuesday, setting up a November showdown against Sen. Jon Tester, the Democratic incumbent. With about half the votes counted, Mr. Sheehy had 73 percent, well ahead of his lesser-known opponents. Former Montana…
