Virginia election officials on Tuesday declared Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chairman of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, the loser in his close primary against state Sen. John McGuire. The determination came two weeks after Good’s primary and makes him the first casualty of GOP infighting this cycle. McGuire’s 374-vote margin is still slim enough that … Read more
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), who chairs the House Freedom Caucus, may not survive a too-close-to-call GOP primary. As of early Wednesday, Good was trailing state Sen. John McGuire by 326 votes, with 98% of precincts reporting in south-central Virginia’s 5th District. The number of outstanding votes can tip the contest either way. A close race … Read more
Right-wing House Republicans can’t wait for Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to officially step down as GOP Senate leader later this year, suggesting the Kentucky Republican has been more focused on delivering on Democratic priorities, citing his support for delivering more U.S. aid to Ukraine. The 82-year-old Kentucky Republican announced on Wednesday that he would leave the … Read more
On Wednesday night, the House did something it used to do only rarely: It passed a substantive piece of legislation by an overwhelming majority, with a good mix of yes votes from both parties. But in an age when House Republicans’ vote advantage over Democrats in the chamber fluctuates in the low single-digits daily depending … Read more
