GOP Sen. Jon Husted wins an unusual endorsement — from Steak ’n Shake

The Midwestern fast food chain praised the Ohio Republican as a champion of the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

Convention puts GOP’s reality on display: Midterm policy agenda is skimpy

Even President Donald Trump’s promise of $5,000 checks underscores the intraparty divides that have left this Congress unable to reliably legislate.

GOP boosts Trump show, socialism attacks at convention. 3 takeaways

The Republican midterm convention dialed up the volume on the party's efforts to boost GOP enthusiasm and counter Democrats' momentum.
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Latest GOP moves leave little doubt: Republicans see Paxton in trouble in Texas

If the party were confident about the scandal-plagued state attorney general’s chances, it wouldn’t be scrambling to write eight-figure checks.

GOP gov candidate recounts miracle water landing as dispatch audio reveals desperate search for sinking plane

Dispatch audio captures the frantic search for Tom Tiffany after his plane lost power and plunged into Lake Wausau in darkness Saturday night.
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Trump's biggest gift to the GOP's future? His own flaws. | Opinion

The Republican Party can and must move beyond President Donald Trump's version of 'conservatism.' The midterms suggest that moment is coming fast.

Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina

A North Carolina pastor who led the opening prayer at a recent campaign stop for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison

The GOP money spigot just turned on for Ken Paxton

Republican super PACs have committed more than $40 million to the race over the last week, as the attorney general faces a tight race with Democrat James Talarico.