Meet the border-district Republican at the immigration fight’s ‘epicenter’

Meet the border-district Republican at the immigration fight’s ‘epicenter’

[ad_1] You might call Gonzales a political rarity, wading into the kind of huge policy fights that would terrify most swing-district members — but he’s been like this for a while. The Navy veteran and father of six has flouted GOP orthodoxy time and time again as his sprawling border district makes national news for … Read more

Cruz control: Texas Republican keeps his distance from 2024 White House hunt

Cruz control: Texas Republican keeps his distance from 2024 White House hunt

[ad_1] Should Cruz ultimately bow out of a GOP presidential primary, he’ll likely have plenty of company among fellow senators. Both Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), also seen as potential 2024 White House contenders, say they plan to run for reelection in their states. And Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said he’s also … Read more

Liz Truss Crashes the (Republican) Party

Liz Truss Crashes the (Republican) Party

[ad_1] If Truss had reconsidered the soundness of a program that sent the pound plunging, triggered emergency actions by the Bank of England and drew open scorn from the Biden administration, she did not say so. To the contrary, she seemed to believe her defective strategy of borrowing Republican ideas could be improved by borrowing … Read more

Top House Foreign Affairs Republican agrees with possibility of war with China

Top House Foreign Affairs Republican agrees with possibility of war with China

[ad_1] A Democrat who chaired the House Armed Services Committee for four years was nowhere near as fatalistic. “Anything is possible. I’m really worried when anyone starts talking about war with China being inevitable,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said, also on “Fox News Sunday.” War with China is “highly unlikely,” and “generals need to be … Read more

One Republican governor. One Democratic. Two very different inaugural speeches.

One Republican governor. One Democratic. Two very different inaugural speeches.

[ad_1] No two governors seem to exemplify nationwide partisan divide more than Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida … especially when you see them side by side. While Pritzker pledged to ban assault weapons at his Jan. 9 inaugural address, DeSantis took to his stage on Jan. 3 … Read more