Republicans Concede They Need to Pivot on Immigration Before Midterms

In public comments and private meetings at a House G.O.P. retreat, top officials allowed that President Trump’s immigration crackdown had hurt the party and that they needed a course correction on the issue.

In Kentucky, Trump embraces Rep. Thomas Massie’s Republican challenger on their home turf

Verbally lashing his political foes, especially Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, President Donald Trump rallied in Northern Kentucky Wednesday in support of Massie’s Republican

Trump-Endorsed Congressman Ditches Republican Party

Donald Trump praised a young California state assemblyman four years ago as “a MAGA champion,” helping launch him into Congress. Now, that same politician has abandoned the Republican Party. Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said Monday that he was “immediately” leaving the Republican Party to become an independent during a phone call with reporters.

A record number of Republicans are leaving the House

The number of Republicans leaving the US House of Representatives after this term has reached a historic high, deepening concern in the conference over the chamber’s already razor-thin margins.
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House Republican Changes Party Affiliation, Tightening Majority

California Rep. Kevin Kiley officially left the Republican Party Monday, registering as an Independent and shrinking the GOP’s razor-thin House

Unity is elusive for House Republicans on key election-year affordability bill

Party leaders hope to agree on a legislative package on affordability issues like healthcare and housing that would be able to pass the Senate by a simple majority.

Alabama Republican threatens legal action if Senate ballots with his name on them are not destroyed

A former Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate is warning about what he calls “illegal ballot printing” ahead of the May 19 primary, but Alabama’s top election official says the state is following the law.
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North Dakota Republican Party says delegates ‘deserve better’ as incumbents skip convention

All of North Dakota’s Republican statewide office holders confirmed this week they plan to skip seeking the NDGOP endorsement at the state convention in Minot on March 28-29.

Cindy Hyde-Smith Wins Mississippi Republican Senate Primary

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith won the Mississippi Republican primary on Tuesday, securing the party’s nomination in a race that unfolded as part of a broader slate of federal and state contests across the state.

Alabama may close party primary elections: Why some want it while others fear the outcome

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday heard arguments for and against a bill that would require voters to register with a political party to vote in that party’s primary or runoff. The idea of party registration in Alabama has picked up momentum in the last two weeks,