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May 25, 2022 at 10:11 am

‘Trump is in the past’: Mounting losses show limits of power

Donald Trump began May with a decisive win for a favored candidate in Ohio, catapulting a Senate hopeful to a primary victory. Updated 4:26 pm

May 19, 2022 at 3:11 am

Conference of U.S. conservatives opens in Orban’s Hungary VIEW

Dozens of prominent conservatives from Europe, the United States and elsewhere have gathered in Hungary as the American Conservative Political Action Conference, better known as...

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks to supporters and the media at his primary election night watch party in Hendersonville, N.C., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) NCNR108 NCNR108

May 17, 2022 at 8:56 pm

Takeaways: Election denier wins, bad behavior dooms Cawthorn

Former President Donald Trump’s influence was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a visit to Rock Springs Church to campaign for GOP Senate candidates on Jan. 4, 2021, in Milner, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images/TNS) 47768603W 47768603W

May 13, 2022 at 8:01 am

Pence to rally with Kemp in Georgia in break with Trump

Former Vice President Mike Pence will campaign with Georgia’s incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Former President Trump has endorsed challenger David Perdue.

May 8, 2022 at 9:14 pm

Trump, emboldened after Ohio victory, faces challenges ahead

Former President Donald Trump enters the next stretch of the midterm campaign emboldened by primary victories but facing new risks.

May 2, 2022 at 9:15 pm

Election 2022: JD Vance wins Ohio’s GOP Senate primary VIEW

Primary elections in Ohio have set the stage for a more competitive phase of the midterm primary season, with closely watched races in Pennsylvania, North...

FILE – White House counselor Kellyanne Conway tapes her speech for the third day of the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Aug. 26, 2020. Republicans hoping to emerge from crowded primaries this year spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring operatives with ties to former President Donald Trump, including Conway, hoping those connections would give them a leg up on landing critical endorsements that would help them win.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WX206 WX206

April 26, 2022 at 9:23 pm

Trump drawn to celebrity in weighing midterm endorsements

Republicans hoping to emerge from crowded primaries this year have spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring operatives with ties to former President Donald Trump.

April 25, 2022 at 2:08 pm

Trump says he has no plans to rejoin Twitter after Musk deal

Former President Donald Trump says he has no intention of rejoining Twitter after Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy the social media giant for...

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April 22, 2022 at 9:14 pm

Trump’s Oz, Vance endorsements bring cash windfall, backlash VIEW

Former President Donald Trump’s late endorsements in hypercompetitive Republican Senate primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania have unlocked a flood of support for his chosen candidates.

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FILE – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., responds to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told other GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign, according to an audio recording posted Thursday night, April 21, 2022 by The New York Times. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) NY118 NY118

April 21, 2022 at 9:31 pm

McCarthy, Trump have ‘positive’ call despite Jan. 6 audio

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy had a “positive” call with Donald Trump, despite the release of an audio recording critical of the former president shortly...

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