The former president is seeking out information on potential 2024 rivals after defeats for his chosen candidates have raised questions about his continued dominance of the Republican Party.
Author: Josh Dawsey
Trump and Pence take separate sides in Georgia’s gubernatorial primary
Donald Trump and his former veep held dueling events for their favored candidates in the Georgia gubernatorial primary.
How Trump’s pact with the Club for Growth turned into a grudge match
A tight alliance between the Club for Growth and former president Donald Trump cracked open when they backed different contenders in the Ohio senate primary two weeks ago.
Many GOP candidates are bashing each other for ties to China
The rhetoric reflects the Republican Party’s increasingly negative views of China after two years of the coronavirus and Trump’s criticism of the country.
How McCarthy sought to contain the damage from leaked Jan. 6 audio
Most Republicans have rallied around the House GOP leader after a week of harried efforts that resulted in more statements of praise than criticism from fellow lawmakers — and a clear nod of approval from Trump.
‘Exhilarated’ McConnell said Jan. 6 ‘discredited’ Trump, book says
The comments are reported in a new book showing Republican leaders initially placed some blame for the Capitol attack on Trump — only for many of them change their tune later on.
‘I’m a gambler’: Trump plunges into GOP primaries with risky picks
If his chosen candidates don’t win, the former president’s desired image as a kingmaker will be put in doubt.
Trump deflects blame for Jan. 6 silence, says he wanted to march to Capitol
he former president struck a defiant posture and repeated false claims in an interview with The Washington Post.
2020 election claims dominate a lively night for Trump and allies at Mar-a-Lago
The former president and his supporters gathered for the premiere of a 42-minute film called “Rigged: The Zuckerberg Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump” from Citizens United president and Trump ally David Bossie.
Inside the Jan. 6 committee’s effort to trace every dollar raised and spent based on Trump’s false election claims
The Jan. 6 committee is focusing heavily on fundraising efforts by the Trump campaign, aligned super PACs and other groups to if they were willingly telling lies about the election raise money. It is doing this to determine whether there is a need to t…