Will Texas House Republicans pay for supporting Dustin Burrows for speaker?
The election of Rep. Dustin Burrows as Texas House speaker with help from Democrats has many Republicans crying foul. Republican grassroots activists have made stripping Democrats’ political influence a central part of the reforms they are pushing for the House.
Republican infighting flares after Burrows elected speaker
The Texas House kicked off the 2025 session by electing an establishment Republican to lead the chamber, drawing criticism from within the GOP.
Republican Dustin Burrows elected Speaker of the Texas House after bruising battle
He told Republicans and Democrats in the House chamber, "I commit to you today every member, every member will have a voice and every district, every district will have a seat at
Establishment Republican Burrows bests MAGA-friendly Cook for Texas House speakership
The Republican establishment wing of the Texas House won out as state Rep. Dustin Burrows grabbed the chamber’s speakership in a highly contested vote. Burrows beat out the MAGA-favored state Rep. David Cook by a margin of 85-55 with the help of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.
Rep. Dustin Burrows elected Texas House Speaker in blow to Abbott, Paxton
State Representative Dustin Burrows will sit at the helm of the Texas House after a contentious race to determine who would lead the lower legislative chamber. Burrows' victory marks a devastating blow for GOP frontrunner David Cook (R-Mansfield),
Columbus Republicans gear up to travel to Washington for Trump inauguration
Now a sophomore political science major at Ohio State University, and president of the university's College Republicans ...
Republican bill seeks to curtail US FTC's merger-busting powers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's merger-busting, antitrust enforcement powers are coming under threat as conservatives ...
Maddow Blog | Watching the Republican Party become a post-scandal party
What do Donald Trump’s criminal sentence, Matt Gaetz’s 2026 plans, and the Pete Hegseth nomination have in common?
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Trump-Fearing Republicans Gave Pete Hegseth a Major Pass
In many respects, the choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to become secretary of Defense was Donald Trump’s most ...
Former Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill elected as new chair of Orange County Republican Party
Former Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill was elected as the new chair of the Orange County Republican Party on Monday, Jan. 13 ...
"Rigging the system": Pam Bondi consistently sided with corporations that gave money to Republicans
Bondi’s career as Florida attorney general, while defended by Republicans, was marred by repeatedly dropping lawsuits against ...
Republicans Embrace Hegseth as Democrats Question His Fitness to Lead Pentagon
Pete Hegseth emerged from a Senate committee hearing with the support of the Republican Party intact following weeks of ...
Top lawmaker 1st Republican to launch gubernatorial campaign in race to succeed Michigan's Whitmer
Republican state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt announced his candidacy, becoming the first major party candidate in ...
Can Republicans navigate their narrow House majority?
Republicans are poised to take control of the House of Representatives this month by the narrowest seat margin in nearly 100 ...
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Republicans Attempt Power Grab in Minnesota
The 66 members of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL)—Minnesota’s affiliate of the national Democratic Party—elected to ...
Republicans may try budget math that doesn’t count Trump tax cuts
Extending the tax law that’s set to expire would add $4.6 trillion to the national debt — so some GOP lawmakers want to ...