The Republican Party, or the GOP, currently holds the majority in the US House of Representatives as well as the majority of state legislatures. The Republican leaders are Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell in the Senate and Ohio’s John Boehner in the House. The party aligns itself to the right of center, supporting general issues such as a free-market economy with little government interference, limited federal spending, and low taxes while opposing government-run healthcare, abortion rights, and same-sex marriage. The GOP is looking to gain back the majority of the US Senate in the 2014 Midterm elections.
Trump's Breitbart-Led Campaign Completes Right-Wing Media's GOP Takeover
Aug. 17, 2016
With Trump, right-wing media have completed their ascension within the GOP.
'A Better Way' Is Just Rebranding Congress' Bad Border Security Ideas
Aug. 17, 2016
House Republicans are simply rebranding an old approach to border security.
Trump's Breitbart Campaign Shake-up Gives GOP One Last Chance to Exit
Aug. 17, 2016
Trump's latest campaign shake-up gives Republicans one last chance to exit before things get really wretched.
Why Latinos Aren't Reliably Conservative
Aug. 17, 2016
Latinos aren't reliably conservative on gay marriage, they mirror the general public.
Media Turned on Trump Because of Polls, Not Bias
Aug. 16, 2016
The media turned on Trump because his numbers tanked.
Hillary's Health: Conspiracy or Concern?
Aug. 15, 2016
A 2012 fall sparked rumors about the former secretary of state's physical fitness.
I'm in the Media and I Don't Want Donald Trump to Change
Aug. 15, 2016
Donald Trump thinks the media want him to change; he couldn't be further from the truth.
4 Steps to Rebuild the GOP After Trump
Aug. 15, 2016
Like a bad baseball team, the Republican Party needs to overhaul itself in the wake of Donald Trump.
Donald Trump's 'American Exceptionalism' Is the Ideology of Arrogance
Aug. 14, 2016
The siren call of American exceptionalism ends up encouraging only demagoguery.
Donald Trump's Loss In November Is Written In the Polls
Aug. 12, 2016
History suggests that Trump's poll deficit in August will lead to a defeat in November.
