The rise of JD Vance – from hillbilly to Capitol Hill
His memoir Hillbilly Elegy was a bestseller; now he’s a Trumpist with Senate ambitions. Is James David Vance the future…
ByExplore the dynamic landscape of the Republican Party with our collection of articles, offering comprehensive coverage, analysis, and insights into its key figures, policies, electoral strategies, and influential debates shaping American politics.
His memoir Hillbilly Elegy was a bestseller; now he’s a Trumpist with Senate ambitions. Is James David Vance the future…
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ByThe New Statesman’s midterm elections forecast looks at whether the Democrats can hold the House on 8 November.
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ByThe nationwide results will determine the future of Joe Biden’s presidency, and of American democracy itself.
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ByBlake Masters is backed by Donald Trump and blames black people for gun violence. Yet he could soon be a…
ByJoe Biden had a good summer but his party is worried it came too early to impact the November elections.
ByDoug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for governor, revels in conspiratorial and far-right rhetoric. And his party is OK with that.
ByIt is a fact of political life that right-wingers like to whine about “disloyal” Jews voting Democrat.
ByThe anti-abortion Republican running for a Senate seat in Georgia has been accused of paying for a former girlfriend’s termination.
ByThe think tank is trying to reshape the political landscape.
ByThe party is running people in the 2022 midterm elections who are struggling with how to conduct a competitive political…
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ByNew York and Florida primaries went well for longtime elected officials and middle-of-the-road prospects.
ByThough she helped shape the modern Republican Party, Cheney ultimately put her country ahead of a political career.
ByThe possibility that Donald Trump took documents relating to nuclear weapons to Mar-a-Lago gives new meaning to the FBI raid.
ByBy invoking “Soros-backed prosecutors”, Republicans are trying to decide who gets to participate fully in US society.
ByYou know something’s up when restriction fails in a Republican state.
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