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☆ Why Republicans think their Senate majority could last the decade: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Plus, politics reporters Allan Smith and Vaughn Hillyard examine how Donald Trump's transition team is turning to the much-maligned Project 2025 to fill jobs in the administration. I think it bodes well for us to keep the majority through the rest of the decade,” Daines, of Montana, told NBC News. “They made themselves nuclear,” Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of Trump’s transition and his nominee to serve as commerce secretary, told CNBC in September. But with the campaign over, Trump’s transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration. Both Homan and Ratcliffe were listed as contributors to Project 2025, while Carr wrote a chapter on the FCC.

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☆ Trump suffers first defeat but as always doubles down for the next fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —For Donald Trump, every defeat is just the catalyst for his next battle. The Gaetz disaster suggests that despite his big election win, some laws of political gravity still apply to Trump. This may explain why two-and-a-half weeks into his transition, several of Trump’s Cabinet picks are embroiled in allegations of sexual misconduct, ethics or legal controversy. Like Gaetz, Hegseth was not prosecuted over the allegation and denies he did anything wrong. Plenty of presidents get a Cabinet pick knocked back and do just fine.

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☆ Matt Gaetz, Master of Insults, Now Needs Support From Senators He Bashed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Maya C. Miller | More About Maya C. Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Gaetz, the former congressman from Florida who resigned this week, is best known for leading the effort to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whom he still frequently taunts. He has also turned his megaphone on Republican senators who are now in charge of the effort to vet and confirm him. Given the G.O.P.’s slim Senate majority, Mr. Gaetz can afford to lose the support of only three Republicans (assuming all Democrats vote against him) if he wants to be confirmed. So far, at least five have indicated they are skeptical that Mr. Gaetz could win confirmation. They include Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

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WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden relinquishes power in January, some parts of his legacy will be secure, while others may be undone by President-elect Donald Trump and a new Republican-controlled Congress. The pieces of Biden’s legacy go into four buckets. But it will be difficult for Trump to undo bipartisan legislation, such as measures about infrastructure and preventing gun violence, and the judges Biden appointed can’t be unseated. Biden’s immigration orders are ripe for Trump to target after he ran on a platform of mass deportations and clamping down on border security. Bipartisan Biden-era bills (largely safe)The parts of Biden’s legacy that will be relatively safe are the bipartisan laws he passed, which are subject to filibusters and therefore give Democrats the power to protect them.

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Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesTop Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are being careful to keep their options open regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s selection for attorney general, former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz. Asked if the Senate should receive the House Ethic Committee report on Gaetz, incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, of South Dakota, said: “I haven’t given that any thought yet. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were less insistent on seeing the House committee’s report. Elections have consequences; (Trump) chose Matt Gaetz. Latest from the Ethics Committee: Asked about the pending report on Gaetz, House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest said Thursday, “What happens in Ethics is confidential.

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☆ Gaetz faces rocky road to confirmation as pressure builds for release of House ethics probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Manu Raju | Lauren Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he “absolutely” wants to see the House Ethics Committee’s findings on Gaetz. “I think there should not be any limitations on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation, including whatever the House Ethics Committee has generated,” he said. Trump has pushed to keep all options on the table to greenlight his nominees, including recess appointments, which would bypass the typical Senate confirmation process. However, Sen. Rick Scott told CNN, “I believe in recess appointments.” Scott had supported recess appointments during his bid for GOP leader, which he lost to Thune. The Supreme Court has ruled on questions about recess appointments, which makes the outcome of taking these questions to court uncertain.

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be attorney general. Some Senate Republicans said the process won’t be smooth sailing. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said it will be “a significant challenge” for Gaetz to win enough votes to be confirmed. I can’t even believe it.”Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Judiciary Committee, said Gaetz lacks basic qualifications for the job. “We met with President Trump and said, ‘Please, no more House members after Matt Gaetz,’” Scalise said.

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☆ Josh Stein will win North Carolina governor’s race, CNN projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein will win North Carolina’s gubernatorial race, CNN projects, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Stein, who is currently serving his second term as attorney general, will become the state’s first Jewish governor. Though Democrats predicted a competitive race in the state, Robinson’s history of inflammatory comments ultimately doomed his campaign. Ahead of and after the story’s release, Robinson rejected calls from Republicans to drop out of the race. Born in Washington, DC, Stein’s family relocated to North Carolina when he was young.

Persons: Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Stein, Roy Cooper, Robinson, ”, Pat McCrory, Sen, Thom Tillis, Adam Stein Organizations: CNN, Democratic, North, gubernatorial, Republican, Gov, Democratic Gov, Republicans, GOP, Dartmouth College, Harvard University Locations: Nazi, Washington ,, North Carolina, Greensboro, Parkland , Florida

The unprecedented destruction Hurricane Helene has wreaked on western North Carolina could take months, if not years, to rebuild. “We are always playing like we’re one point down,” a Trump campaign official said. A Trump campaign official pointed to efforts to expand the Trump tent with surrogates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Iowa Gov. The Harris campaign also hosted community meals that fed 120 families, and it is organizing similar events, spending more than $30,000 on relief efforts. Ultimately, after Biden toured North Carolina, Harris visited once in her official capacity after she visited Georgia to underscore relief efforts.

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☆ Despite Trump’s embrace of Orbán, Senate Republicans sound alarms over Hungary’s democratic backsliding
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Morgan Rimmer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —If there is one area where senior Senate Republicans have chosen to break with former President Donald Trump, it is his embrace of Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He added, “Hungary also continues to disregard the concerns raised by its allies and partners about deepening its ties with China. Orbán has endorsed Trump, and Trump has touted the prime minister’s backing, even noting it during September’s presidential debate. GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina restarted the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group in 2018, co-chairing the group alongside Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. This led Tillis and Shaheen to introduce a Senate resolution condemning Hungary’s democratic backsliding and its delay in allowing Sweden to join the alliance.

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Around 400,000 claims worth $10 billion are being processed for eligible business owners who applied for tax refunds under the Covid-era Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program, the IRS said Thursday. He also highlighted recently announced tax relief for those in affected regions, including filing and payment extensions for individuals and businesses. For taxpayers with fully processed ERC claims whose mail routes have been disrupted, the U.S. The tax program allows businesses to claim up to $26,000 per employee on its payroll. “It’s past time to eliminate this fraud-ridden pandemic-era policy so we can concentrate on getting our fiscal house in order.”The tax program was originally projected to cost the government $55 billion.

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☆ Republicans in Congress call out hurricane misinformation coming from within their own party
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Haley Talbot | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —Republicans are fighting a war against misinformation to keep their constituents safe as they brace for Hurricane Milton to make landfall in Florida, including being willing to point the finger at members of their own party — and their presidential nominee. Greene has stood by her comments, posting a meme and link to a Gateway Pundit article she says backs up her claims. “Former President Trump told us that the people in Springfield are eating dogs and cats, alright? He likewise said that FEMA money, our emergency money, instead of helping the people that are being hit by the hurricane is being used to help illegals,” he said at an event in Utah earlier this week. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who challenged Trump in this cycle’s Republican presidential primary, also warned residents in the path of a hurricane to ignore online misinformation.

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A torrent of false claims has muddied details around the recovery efforts following the storm, which left hundreds dead and entire communities destroyed. That weariness has been echoed by other local officials and citizens who are still reeling from one of the worst storms in U.S. history. Trump used his high-profile return to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was nearly killed by a gunman, to continue to spread false claims about FEMA. Even as some claims were quickly debunked, more continued to surface across platforms such as X, TikTok and Facebook. The deluge has frustrated public officials, who say they distract from rescue efforts and disorient workers trying to provide help.

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☆ Both Democrats and Republicans in North Carolina say misinformation is complicating Hurricane Helene relief efforts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Officials are urging people to stop spreading misinformation amid Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. Both Republicans and Democrats have called out misinformation and false rumors. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have amplified false claims. AdvertisementAs rescue workers respond to the destruction in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, government officials on both sides of the aisle are calling for a misinformation cease-fire. Republicans have also joined the fight against the false information.

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☆ North Carolina senator calls conspiracy theories around Helene federal response a 'distraction'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An aerial view of flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., chided some of the conspiracy theories that have surfaced surrounding the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina. Claims about the federal response to Hurricane Helene have been coming from all over social media. When asked about Trump's comments that the federal response to the recovery efforts in North Carolina was terrible and that emergency funding was being used on immigrants, Tillis gave a two-pronged response. He also noted that, as of this moment, immigration is "not yet" impacting "the flow of resources to western North Carolina."

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☆ House GOP chairman demands FEMA accountability for Hurricane Helene after flooding claims more than 200 lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Laura Strickler | Laura Strickler Is A Senior Investigative Producer | Reporter For Nbc News. She Is Based In Washington. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be catastrophic flooding. Helene made landfall in Big Bend, Florida, on Sept. 26, causing flooding that devastated North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states and claimed more than 200 lives. D’Esposito, R-N.Y., cited a local official from Buncombe County, North Carolina, who claimed that water was requested before the storm started but was delayed, further exacerbating the water shortage in Asheville. Post-landfall, it “surged capacity to where it was needed the most.” She noted that western North Carolina has now been identified as the area that was hardest hit. More than 6,400 federal personnel, including FEMA staff, are deployed in the affected areas.

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As Donald Trump calls for overhauling the Affordable Care Act with a new health care system, one Republican senator running for an influential leadership position says the party should combine that pursuit with a major tax bill in the new year. “We’ll have an opportunity next year, when it comes time to extend the Trump tax cuts, to adopt new policies that again will make health care more affordable and more personalized,” Cotton said. “Because a lot of health care in this country does go through our tax code. “Because the Democrats have become so obstructionist on President Trump, the opportunity to pass major legislation next year will probably be centered on the extension of the Trump tax cuts from 2017 in addition to other measures,” Cotton said. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who sits on the Finance Committee that oversees tax and health care policy, said Congress will scrutinize Trump’s litany of expensive proposals in a tax bill.

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WASHINGTON — During Donald Trump’s White House tenure, Republicans assembled the most conservative Supreme Court in a century. Now, they’re excited about the prospect of building on those efforts by confirming even more conservative justices, as well as lower-court judges, if he wins another four years. Two long-serving conservative justices will be on retirement watch in the coming years: Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel Alito, 74. It takes 51 votes to confirm a Supreme Court justice, so in that scenario Republicans would have the power to replace them without any input from Democrats. On the campaign trail, Harris hasn’t said much about the prospect of Supreme Court vacancies under the next president.

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☆ Deleted tweets, canceled events, erased endorsements: How Republicans are fleeing from Mark Robinson
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | Em Steck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

She also deleted a post calling Robinson “North Carolina’s next governor.” Buckhout appears to have deleted five tweets in total. Dave Boliek, the GOP candidate for state auditor in North Carolina, appears to have deleted a Facebook post featuring Robinson from August 2024. Dave Boliek, who is running for state auditor, deleted a post showing him and Mark Robinson together in August. Outside of North Carolina, national Republicans and conservative activist and advocacy groups have distanced themselves from Robinson. Bill Lee, the chair of the Republican Governors Association, also pulled his endorsement and canceled a RGA fundraiser in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Robinson, Laurie Buckhout, ” Buckhout, Dave Boliek, Sen, Lisa Stone Barnes, Bill Ward, Stacie McGinn, ”, Allen Chesser, McGinn, I’m, ” Hal Weatherman, “, Thom Tillis, CNN’s Manu Raju, we’ve, ” Tillis, Robinson doesn’t, Ted Budd, Virginia Foxx, hasn’t, Foxx, Brian Kemp, Bill Lee, Vance, Trump, –, Josh Stein Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Republican, NAZI, US, Congressional, House, GOP, Wayback, State, District, North Carolina Republicans, North Carolina, Punchbowl News, Gov, . Tennessee Gov, Republican Governors Association, Trump, Dakota, National Rifle Association, Facebook Locations: North Carolina, North Carolina’s, Carolina’s, Mecklenburg County, South Mecklenburg County, Washington, North, Georgia, Greensboro , North Carolina, Wisconsin, Johnston County , North Carolina

☆ Trump rallies in North Carolina as controversy engulfs his handpicked candidate for governor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Robinson, the current North Carolina lieutenant governor, referred to himself as a “black NAZI,” expressed support for reinstating slavery, made repeated graphic sexual comments and more. Trump defeated Joe Biden by 1 point in North Carolina in 2020. North Carolina is an vital part of that plan. However, the lieutenant governor has been to most, if not all, of Trump’s recent North Carolina events. The question, though, is whether a poor performance by Robinson would drag down other members of the party’s ticket in North Carolina, including Trump.

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☆ Trump grapples with fallout from Mark Robinson’s latest scandal: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, we look at how Donald Trump is handling the political fallout from CNN's bombshell report on North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. The political fallout from Robinson’s past comments could be particularly tough for Trump because of the importance of North Carolina as one of seven key swing states on the presidential map. The DNC launched digital ads and billboards featuring Trump heaping praise on Robinson, while a new Harris campaign ad links Trump to Robinson’s past anti-abortion comments.

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Donald Trump is facing calls both from his allies and from within his own campaign to pull his endorsement from scandal-plagued North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, according to four people familiar with the discussions. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, who is from North Carolina, planned to privately urge Trump to pull his endorsement of Robinson, according to a person familiar with the conversations. Recent polling has had Trump in a statistical dead heat with Vice President Kamala Harris in the state, at roughly 48%.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Robinson, Robinson, “, Trump, Martin Luther King, Trump’s, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, ”, Ted Budd, Thom Tillis, Michael Whatley, Budd, Tillis, Whatley, —, ” Robinson, Clarence Thomas, “ Robinson, Kamala Harris, outperforms Robinson, Josh Stein, Robinson’s, Roy Moore, Madison Cawthorn’s, Herschel Walker Organizations: North Carolina, CNN, White, Trump, NBC News, North, Republican National, Republican, Republican Governors Association, North Carolina Rep, Georgia Senate Locations: “ North Carolina, North Carolina, Sens, Wilmington , North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia

☆ Harris campaign highlights Trump’s past praise for Mark Robinson as CNN report roils battleground North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s campaign declined to say Thursday whether North Carolina Lt. Gov. The report immediately rippled through the 2024 presidential race, where North Carolina is a target for both Trump and Harris. “My hope is that the lieutenant governor can reassure the people of North Carolina that the allegations aren’t true,” he said. Another North Carolina Republican, Rep. Greg Murphy, also called the allegations “very concerning” but raised doubt about their authenticity. CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to note that North Carolina Rep. Greg Murphy is not part of the House Freedom Caucus.

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☆ Trump’s ties to far-right activist alarm GOP: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In today’s edition, we explore how far-right activist Laura Loomer's access to Donald Trump is worrying his Republican allies. Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker dives into the questions Kamala Harris and Trump danced around at the debate. One one side of the GOP, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Thursday that Loomer is “really toxic” and shouldn’t be in Trump’s circle. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina on Friday called Loomer “a crazy conspiracy theorist” who was hurting Trump’s chances in the election. Because your running mate JD Vance has said that you would veto if it did come to your desk.

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