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Gosar huddled on the House floor earlier in the day with GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie, the other two co-sponsors of the motion to vacate the speakership. The House adjourned for the rest of the day on Friday afternoon, meaning the earliest Greene could move to oust Johnson is Saturday. A floor vote to oust Johnson would require a majority to succeed. “My position is that I’m open, and I’m not going to tell you guys what I’m going to do. The speaker was surrounded on the House floor on Thursday by a number of far-right lawmakers in a heated discussion.

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☆ The Key to Winning the White House: Math
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

So the Biden campaign is casting its eyes farther afield: South, to be specific, with North Carolina as a primary target and Florida part of the mix as well. That makes North Carolina and its 16 Electoral College votes a tantalizing prospect for the Biden campaign. But if the Democrat also picked up North Carolina, he'd win, 276 electoral votes to 262 for Trump. Biden and Harris also made a rare joint appearance in North Carolina earlier this week. Former President Barack Obama did win North Carolina in 2008 – but that was a somewhat fluky situation, says North Carolina Republican operative Jonathan Felts, who worked in the George W. Bush White House, noting Obama's unusually aggressive push in the state.

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☆ New RNC memo gives details of merger with Trump campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Daniel Strauss | Brian Rokus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Republican National Committee members have received a three-page memo from Chairman Michael Whatley announcing and explaining various aspects of the RNC’s merger with the Trump campaign. “As is tradition and governed by applicable law, the RNC is merging operations with the Trump campaign. The memo also announces the hires Whatley has made, including a slate of new lawyers who will focus on election fraud claims. Whatley’s memo also said the RNC is planning to keep its community centers and the Bank Your Vote program. Whatley also said the RNC has completed a joint fundraising agreement with the Trump campaign and has brought in a data liaison to work with other Republican committees and state parties.

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☆ RNC lays off dozens of staffers days after Trump’s team takes over
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Republican National Committee began laying off dozens of staffers on Monday, days after Donald Trump’s handpicked team took the reins of the organization, according to two Republican operatives with knowledge of the dismissals. The layoffs affect staffers across multiple departments including data, communications and the political operation, the sources said. The cuts also go beyond senior staff to vendors and mid-level employees, one of the Republican operatives said. Last week the body of 168 RNC members elected Michael Whatley, the North Carolina Republican Party chairman, its new chairperson, succeeding Ronna McDaniel. LaCivita quickly brought on Sean Cairncross, who has held positions at the organization, as his number two.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Michael Whatley, Ronna McDaniel, Chris LaCivita, Trump, LaCivita, Sean Cairncross Organizations: CNN, Republican National Committee, Republican, Politico, North Carolina Republican Party, RNC

☆ House GOP’s campaign boss sees Trump boost in pivotal swing districts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And so I think it’s a net positive.”Even if Trump is convicted of a felony, Hudson predicted it wouldn’t “have an impact” on his candidates in swing districts. There are a limited number of House districts truly at play in the 2024 elections – given many district lines are gerrymandered in a way to protect one party over the other. Democrats have their eyes set on the 17 Biden districts, which will take the race for the House from New York to California. A total of 170 Democrats voted against the legislation, accusing Republicans of exploiting the tragic death of a nursing student in order to score political points. “We’ve pretty much seen the Republicans, especially House Republicans, wait to hear from Trump in terms of deciding whether they even want to move legislation forward.

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☆ Kyrsten Sinema’s exit puts the spotlight on the Senate’s shrinking pool of dealmakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Lauren Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

For months, the two of them had worked tirelessly alongside Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma to craft a bipartisan deal on immigration. “The base of each party wants individuals who will fight, but not individuals who will reach across the aisle to get things done,” Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said. “I’ve seen a shift towards basically really not wanting to do anything,” West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said. Last cycle alone saw the retirement of Ohio Republican Sen. Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, another GOP pragmatist, retired after the 2022 election, replaced by Sen. Eric Schmitt.

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☆ Trump’s takeover of Republican National Committee is official as McDaniel steps down
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Alayna Treene | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A national committee is typically overhauled after the party has a de facto or official presidential nominee. The changes normally come in the form of a new chairperson or a top official from the presidential campaign moving over to the committee. These resources are critical to Trump’s campaign as it makes plans to build out teams in key battleground states such as Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania in the coming weeks and months. “The Republican National Committee will be focused like a laser on getting out the vote and protecting the ballot,” Whatley said in his remarks Friday. Trump’s senior advisers, including LaCivita, insist they have no plans to use the RNC to help pay his legal expenses.

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After the 2020 election, one story out of North Carolina had a powerful effect on Donald J. Trump. A proactive Republican, the story went, had worked behind the scenes to stop Democrats from stealing the election in the state and helped secure Mr. Trump’s victory there. That Republican was Michael Whatley, the chairman of the North Carolina G.O.P. Mr. Trump called Mr. Whatley after the election, and Mr. Whatley boasted to him about that program’s success. “That’s great,” Mr. Trump replied, as Mr. Whatley recounted the conversation in a speech to North Carolina Republicans last year.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Michael Whatley, Whatley, “, Mr, Ronna McDaniel Organizations: Republican, Mr, Carolina G.O.P, North Carolina Republicans, Republican National Locations: North Carolina, Carolina, North, Arizona, Georgia

As he emerges victorious from the Republican primary race, Trump faces considerable challenges both inside and outside the political arena. Wednesday’s inauspicious start to Trump’s outreach efforts is reflective of the longstanding concerns about his temperament and style that inspired many Republicans to support Haley, Florida Gov. In cruising to his party’s nomination, Trump left little doubt that he remains the dominant figure in the GOP. From Iowa and New Hampshire through Super Tuesday, Haley especially exposed persistent divisions in the party and headwinds for Trump recapturing moderate support. Meanwhile, nearly three in 10 of all primary voters said Trump wouldn’t be fit for the presidency if he is convicted of a crime.

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☆ Exit polls of this year’s Republican primaries show how Trump has reshaped the Republican Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Ariel Edwards-Levy | Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Exit polls are a valuable tool to help understand primary voters’ demographic profile and political views. The share of Republican primary voters and caucusgoers holding these views about Trump’s fitness for office and the 2020 election varies from state to state, even as the dominant sentiment remains largely the same. Exit poll data this year finds GOP primary voters divided in their desired approach to abortion policy in a post-Roe v. Wade era. Trump has also racked up support among those primary voters who are the most acutely unhappy with the way things are going in the US. Exit polls for the Iowa Republican caucuses and the New Hampshire, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and California Republican presidential primaries were conducted by Edison Research on behalf of the National Election Pool.

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CNN —President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took big steps toward making their seemingly inevitable rematch official, as both notched huge Super Tuesday wins. Here are takeaways from Super Tuesday:Trump wins bigThe former president continued his run of dominance in the Republican nominating contest, despite losing one state, Vermont, to Nikki Haley. His approval ratings remain low, and the general election horse race polling is worrisome for Democrats. But on Super Tuesday, like every other primary day, he has dominated his few rivals – typically winning around 80% of the vote. “Tonight’s numbers showed that President Biden cannot earn back our votes with just rhetoric,” Vote Uncommitted MN spokesperson Asma Nizami said in a statement.

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☆ What to watch for on Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Here are 9 things to watch for:The night the lights go out on HaleyBarring a stunning upset – actually, multiple stunning upsets across the country – Super Tuesday is looking like the end of the road for Haley. While Haley has said she would stay in the race through at least Super Tuesday, she has not hinted at an exit. A North Carolina governor’s race with implications up and down the ballotOn a Super Tuesday with an unusual lack of spice, the North Carolina gubernatorial primary is a rare exception. Mark Robinson and Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein are expected to coast to their parties’ respective nominations. Down-ballot in Texas, there’s more to watch, starting with the payback campaign of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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☆ North Carolina Republican Primary Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Polls close at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. In the 2022 state primaries, first results were reported 8 minutes later, and the last update of the night was at 12:52 a.m. Eastern time with 99 percent of votes reported. Tuesday’s results could be reported later because of a new law that requires officials to wait until polls close to tabulate early votes. Voters affiliated with a party were eligible to cast a ballot in that party’s primary, though unaffiliated voters could choose to vote in any party’s election. North Carolina is one of five states on Tuesday holding presidential primaries as well as its state primary, which will include races for state and congressional offices.

Organizations: Voters Locations: North Carolina

☆ Early exit polls: Most North Carolina and Virginia GOP primary voters would consider Trump fit for presidency if convicted
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Ariel Edwards-Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In South Carolina, about 41% of GOP primary voters described themselves as identifying with MAGA, with about one-third of New Hampshire GOP primary voters saying the same. Roughly 6 in 10 North Carolina GOP primary voters baselessly deny that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was legitimate, as do close to half of Virginia voters. About three-quarters of North Carolina GOP primary voters and roughly 6 in 10 Virginia GOP primary voters say they’d be satisfied to see Trump win the nomination. Most North Carolina and Virginia voters decided early on whom to back for president, according to the early exit polls. In North Carolina, about half of GOP primary voters made up their minds before 2024, with about one-fifth deciding in the final week.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’s, MAGA, Joe Biden’s, they’d Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, New, New Hampshire GOP, North Carolina GOP, Virginia GOP, Trump, Edison Research, North Carolina Republican, Virginia Republican, California Republican, California Senate Locations: Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, That’s, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Iowa , New Hampshire, North, Carolina’s, California

☆ Harvard’s Response to Subpoenas Is Called ‘Useless’ by House Committee
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Anemona Hartocollis | More About Anemona Hartocollis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Representative Virginia Foxx, who is leading a House investigation of campus antisemitism, blasted Harvard University on Tuesday for handing over “useless” documents in response to subpoenas. “I don’t know if it’s arrogance, ineptness, or indifference that’s guiding Harvard,” Representative Foxx, a North Carolina Republican, said in a statement. “Regardless, its actions to date are shameful.”Many of the 2,500 pages were duplicates of already submitted documents, she said, and heavy redactions made some documents worthless. Harvard said it has been acting in good faith and since January has turned over nearly 4,900 pages of material to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, not including any duplicate material.

Persons: Virginia Foxx, “, Foxx, Harvard Organizations: Harvard University, Harvard, ”, North Carolina Republican, Education, Workforce

☆ For Trump and Biden, attention on North Carolina will linger well past Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Steve Contorno | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

North Carolina, which Trump narrowly won in 2020, is emerging as a critical piece of Biden’s reelection strategy. It has been 16 years since Barack Obama delivered a North Carolina surprise in 2008. Former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro on June 10, 2023. She isn’t sure how much longer Republicans can hold the line in North Carolina. “Yes, we have had more growth in our urban communities, and it’s going to make North Carolina trend bluer in the future,” Anderson said.

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☆ Nikki Haley says Trump wants to 'control' the RNC and use it as a 'piggy bank' for his legal battles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"We see him trying to get control of the RNC, so he can continue not to have to pay his own legal fees,” she told CNN. Trump's fundraising committees spent roughly $50 million in 2023 on legal fees, FEC filings show. I don't want the RNC to become his piggy bank for his personal court cases," Haley said. “Now we see him trying to get control of the RNC so he can continue not to have to pay his own legal fees,” Haley continued. "All of that is so that he has an arm to pay his legal fees.

Persons: Nikki Haley, ”, Donald Trump, Haley, Kaitlan Collins, Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, We've, ” Haley, Michael Whatley, Ronna McDaniel, Lara Trump, Trump's Organizations: RNC, CNN, GOP, Republican National Committee, Senate, North Carolina Republican Party, South Carolina, Republican

Trump is aiming to wrest control of the RNC by muscling Whatley through in an orchestrated ouster of the organization's current chair, Ronna McDaniel. Yet for much of his professional life, Whatley's political sensibilities appeared to align far more closely with the party’s mainstream and corporate establishment. Later, he clerked for a federal judge in North Carolina before departing for Washington as Bush campaigned for the presidency. And a lot of people in North Carolina don’t think he was elected fair,” said Anderson Clayton, chairwoman of the North Carolina Democratic Party. Art Pope, a North Carolina businessman and major conservative donor, said Whatley was well-equipped to lead the organization.

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☆ Trump Backs His Candidate for R.N.C. Chair, and His Daughter-in-Law for Co-Chair
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald J. Trump on Monday night made public what he has been discussing privately for days: He has settled on someone to replace Ronna McDaniel as the chair of the Republican National Committee, and wants his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to be the co-chair. “The RNC MUST be a good partner in the presidential election,” Mr. Trump wrote in his statement. “It must do the work we expect from the national Party and do it flawlessly. He said he wanted his “friend” Michael Whatley, currently the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and the national committee’s general counsel, and “my very talented daughter-in-law, Lara Trump,” to serve as party leaders. “Lara is an extremely talented communicator and is dedicated to all that MAGA stands for,” Mr. Trump said of his daughter-in-law, who is married to his middle son, Eric.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Ronna McDaniel, Lara Trump, ” Mr, ” Michael Whatley, “ Lara, MAGA, Eric, “ Organizations: Republican National Committee, national Party, North Carolina Republican Party, ”

“The RNC MUST be a good partner in the presidential election,” Mr. Trump wrote in his statement. “Lara is an extremely talented communicator and is dedicated to all that MAGA stands for,” Mr. Trump said of his daughter-in-law, who is married to his middle son, Eric. The Times had previously reported that Mr. Trump wanted Mr. Whatley — a supporter of his false claims about widespread voter fraud — as the next R.N.C. An election must be called to replace Ms. McDaniel when she ultimately decides to step down. But Ms. Haley is trailing Mr. Trump in South Carolina, her home state, as well as in Super Tuesday states.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Ronna McDaniel, Lara Trump, ” Mr, ” Michael Whatley, “ Lara, MAGA, Eric, “, Ms, Whatley —, McDaniel, Whatley, Chris LaCivita, Mr, ” Ms, Trump’s, Nikki Haley, Haley Organizations: Republican National Committee, national Party, North Carolina Republican Party, ”, New York Times, The Times, U.S . Senate, Trump, South Carolina, Republican National Convention, United Nations, Mr Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Super, New Hampshire

☆ Who Will Replace Ronna McDaniel as Leader of the R.N.C.?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Neil Vigdor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The disclosure that Ronna McDaniel is planning to step down this month as the leader of the Republican National Committee has set off a new round of jockeying between two of the same men who battled for the co-chairman post last year. As he did last year, Donald J. Trump, the Republican front-runner for the White House, looks likely to back Michael Whatley, an election-denying ally — this time, though, as Ms. McDaniel’s replacement. But Mr. Whatley, the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, was not successful last year. And while the former president wields broad influence over who leads the party, his power is not absolute. And Republican committee members may not be in lock step.

Persons: Ronna McDaniel, Donald J, Trump, Michael Whatley, —, Whatley, Drew McKissick, ” Tyler Bowyer Organizations: Republican National, Republican, White, North Carolina Republican Party Locations: Arizona

☆ The RNC is a mess now Ronna McDaniel is likely on her way out, and Trump holds all the cards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ronna McDaniel offered to step down as RNC chair amid pressure from Donald Trump, per NYT. AdvertisementAn election denier could very well find themselves as the next Republican National Committee chair if Donald Trump gets his way. The former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party received Trump's support to take over as RNC chair in 2017. Under McDaniel, Trump also benefitted from the committee when it came to his legal troubles. Murray, Lindell said, "would be the best pick for the RNC chair."

Persons: Ronna McDaniel, Donald Trump, Trump, McDaniel, Mike Lindell, —, Letitia James, it's, Harmeet Dhillon, Lindell, Julianne Murray, Murray, Michael Whatley, Whatley, Joe Gruters, Gruters Organizations: Fox News, RNC, Service, Republican National Committee, The New York Times, Michigan Republican Party, CNN, New, Trump, Delaware Republican Party, Business, North Carolina Republican Party, New York Times, Times, Florida GOP, Miami Herald, Republican Party, The Associated Press Locations: South Carolina, Michigan, New York, Florida

☆ Biden tries to lay to rest age concerns, but may have exacerbated them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —A probe that spared President Joe Biden from criminal charges paradoxically dealt him a threatening political blow. The president’s defenders often get frustrated when the political conversation is dominated by Biden’s age – rather than Trump’s repeated challenges to the rule of law. In another CNN poll last week, 46% of Democrats were concerned about Biden’s age. Hur’s report rebuked Biden for willfully retaining classified information, including top secret documents after he left the vice presidency. North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis was kinder but his comments over Biden’s age were also cutting.

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CNN —Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has offered to leave her position following the South Carolina primary later this month to allow former President Donald Trump to install his own leaders of the party, two party advisers told CNN. She has also discussed those plans with Trump, according to a person a familiar. RNC spokesperson Keith Schipper told CNN in a statement that “nothing has changed. CNN reported earlier Monday that North Carolina Republican Party chairman Michael Whatley and South Carolina Republican Party chairman Drew McKissick are among the names being floated by Trump’s team, according to two sources with knowledge of internal discussions. Trump had previously endorsed both Gruters and Whatley for officer positions at the RNC, but both lost their respective bids.

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The heightened concerns over the RNC’s latest financial problems are just the tipping point in a yearslong struggle between Trump and the committee. Trump has asked allies and aides in the past why the RNC must remain neutral in the GOP presidential primary. Trump had previously endorsed both Gruters and Whatley for officer positions at the RNC, but both lost their respective bids. Still, two people familiar with Reed’s departure stressed that his move to the private sector was unrelated to the tensions between Trump and McDaniel. Trump and the RNC need each otherDespite the broader tensions that are playing out both privately and publicly, the Trump campaign and the RNC have a lot to gain from each other.

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