Politics Today News The Trailer Why Local Republicans Are Sticking With Trump

Trump ramps up the pressure on Republicans resisting his redistricting push

Republicans in Indiana have for months been hearing conflicting messages: Demands to join the nationwide redistricting arms race from President Donald Trump’s administration and his allies – and ... Read More

Steve Kornacki: Republicans took a political hit in the shutdown. How long will it last?

Since government funding lapsed, the GOP has fallen in the polls and lost at the ballot box. But shutdown history shows the party can turn it around before the midterms. Read More

Obama blasts Trump ahead of Election Day in Virginia and New Jersey. Republicans keep it local

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is encouraging voters to elect Democratic governors in Virginia and New Jersey in races this Tuesday to rebuke Donald Trump 10 months into his second ... Read More

Trump Effect: How national politics are reshaping Connecticut's local elections

In early October, the West Hartford GOP was asked on Facebook how Republicans in town differed from the Republicans running the federal government. "Why would we want to differ from success?" the ... Read More

Republicans seek to tap into Trump energy on eve of Election Day in New Jersey, Virginia

TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral momentum, with gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli courting voters in a key — and ... Read More

As the shutdown grinds on, Trump isn't sticking around to negotiate

President Trump is in Florida today. That wouldn't be particularly notable, except there is a government shutdown that is creating more and more real-world consequences, including that impending lapse ... Read More