Author: DAVID M. DRUCKER Washington Examiner
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McConnell dismisses Trump criticism, saying it’s no threat to his leadership role
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is shrugging off Donald Trump’s campaign to oust him as the top Senate Republican, chuckling that he views “Old Crow,” the former president’s derisive nickname for him, as a compliment. “It’s my favorite bourbon,” McConnell said Tuesday evening in an interview with the Washington Examiner, referring to a Kentucky spirit…
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Trump stages GOP comeback at CPAC by refusing to concede 2020 defeat
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ORLANDO – Former President Donald Trump teased a 2024 White House bid and relitigated unfounded claims that the November election was stolen, initiating act two of his political career with a rousing speech to adoring supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference that aimed to solidify his command of the Republican Party. The address lasted…
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Centrist GOP group promises $25M to win back Congress
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The centrist Republican Main Street Partnership plans to invest $25 million in swing House districts in 2022 to help the GOP recapture Congress and halt the advance of conservative provocateurs loyal to former President Donald Trump. Believing the former is impossible without the latter, the group is focused on electing pragmatic, fiscal conservatives in suburban…