Republicans

From McCarthy to Trump: How the politics of fear made a comeback - opinion

Trump’s revival of anti-communist rhetoric echoes McCarthyism as Republicans battle fears of losing control of Congress.

US President Donald Trump speaks at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2026.
Michigan Democratic US Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and US Rep. Haley Stevens spar during a televised debate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 7, 2026.

Democratic candidate Stevens attacks Netanyahu, as opponent El-Sayed calls Israel 'rogue state'

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, stands for a photo at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, November 9, 2020.

McConnell hospitalized for three weeks in unknown condition, team says he 'continues to improve'

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R), Republican from Louisiana, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they speak to the press at the US Capitol following their closed-door meeting in Washington, February 7, 2025; illustrative.

GOP primary voters back candidates who support Israel, denounce antisemitism, poll finds


At 250, Israel needs an angry America to rediscover its way - opinion

Israel is losing both large parties, but there is still hope for the underrepresented pragmatic center.

AMERICAN AND ISRAELI flags fly during a demonstration in support of Israel at the US Capitol in 2002.

Should American Jews switch to voting Republican? - opinion

Antisemitism knows no political boundaries. While on the Left more seems directed at Israel with some spillover to the American Jewish community, the targets on the Right tend to be Jews.

People fill out ballots as a poll worker makes a phone call on Election Day for the midterm primary on June 9, 2026 at Dreher High School in Columbia, South Carolina.

No-bid White House contract awarded for ballroom construction to tune of $500 b.

US President Donald Trump was directly involved in negotiating some costs for the ballroom, A Washington Post report said.

Construction of the new White House ballroom continues as crews work to break down the Ultimate Fighting Championship Freedom 250 "Claw," a 92-foot-tall temporary stadium on the South Lawn, on June 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Moderate Dems. brace for internal war after Mamdani-backed candiates win NYC primaries

One moderate House Democrat told Axios that "there's going to be a war," and went so far as to call the rising number of leftist party members "bomb-throwers, not problem solvers."

Brad Lander, candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, Congressional candidate Claire Valdez and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier attend the Get Out the Vote rally in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 18, 2026.

Vance, Rubio split on Iran war, Israel in Lebanon, as White House denies divergence - analysis

The contrast suggests that, even as the administration has emphasized unity, differing worldviews are at times rising to the surface, offering an early glimpse of the Republican Party’s future.

US VICE President JD Vance and US President Donald Trump listen to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak during a meeting with Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

Record 48% of Americans think US is too supportive of Israel - poll

The survey published Wednesday by Quinnipiac University also found that 60% of respondents reported that military intervention in Iran was “not worth it.”

People wait for the flyover near the Washington Monument during a rally kicking off the Great American State Fair marking the 250th anniversary of US independence on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, June 24, 2026.

Pro-Israel Democrat Cait Conley to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler

Both candidates support the US-Israel alliance while opposing Netanyahu's policies, though Cait Conley is leading in the polls in the primarily Jewish congressional district.

Rep. Mike Lawler participates in the annual Israel Day Parade on 5th Avenue, May 31, 2026.

Republican-majority US Senate votes to curb Trump's powers in Iran war

The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, reflecting growing concern about the unpopular conflict.

A protester holds a banner opposing the war with Iran during US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's opening remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 20

Bad 'Pee-R': Elephant in the room urinates on Republican convention floor, sparking condemnations

Paige, an African elephant, was paraded through the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston after Governor Greg Abbott’s keynote speech, and was seen wearing a large banner supporting Abbott.

Paige the elephant at Texas Republican party’s annual convention, June 12, 2026.

Republicans blast Trump's Iran agreement as details emerge

The criticism was a rare rebuke from members of the Republican Party who have mostly offered full loyalty to the president, but are increasingly restive.

A general view of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, US, June 18, 2026.