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Powerful positions in the House aren’t what they used to be, especially on the Republican side.

In that vein—and in the spirit of showing The D.C. Brief’s verdicts can similarly evolve—it’s time to do what for the last six years had seemed unimaginable: note a truly appropriate statement from former President Donald Trump to mark yesterday’s passing of Bob Dole, a World War II veteran, former Senate Leader and three-time presidential hopeful. After all, the title of one New York Times best-seller about the Trump era is aptly titled The Cruelty is the Point. To say Trump has been bad in dealing with deaths would be a massive under-statement.

U.S. leaders and military veterans are mourning the loss of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, a World War II veteran and former Republican presidential candidate who served in Congress for 36 years.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has brought out the biggest names in Democratic politics as he’s tried to maintain his edge in Virginia’s hotly contested gubernatorial race.

"I think we'll just keep losing if we wrap ourselves around one person," Ryan told Wisconsin station WISN 12 of Trump's hold on the GOP.

Few things Meghan McCain has done on “The View” can be classified as low-key, until her exit on Friday.

Sabotage didn’t become the Republicans' organizing principle until the first Black president won. Now their goal is crisis and humiliation for Biden.

Months after Donald Trump’s supporters besieged the Capitol, the ex-president and his supporters are revising their account of that day.

Eva Marie UzcateguiIn his latest round of will-he-or-won’t-he, Donald Trump on Sunday got closer than ever to indicating he will run for president again, telling Fox Business he’s already made up his mind but can’t reveal his answer because of campaign finance issues. The thing is, experts told The Daily Beast, in his quest to avoid violating election laws, Trump may have done just that.Asked on Sunday about a possible 2024 bid, the former president told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, “I do

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell met in May with Brian Armstrong, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, central bank records show.

The former House Speaker will travel to South Carolina on Friday with U.S. Tim Scott, a popular GOP figure.

John Moore/GettyMonths after the Federal Election Commission notified several GOP state parties of major gaps in their 2020 fundraising and spending reports, the committees are correcting their numbers—but they still can’t explain why the discrepancies occurred.The issue has raised new questions about possible abuse of a longstanding campaign finance loophole that allows wealthy megadonors to cut massive checks. Last year a number of Republican state parties failed to disclose transfers in the h

The former House speaker said GOP voters "will not be impressed by the sight of yes-men and flatterers flocking to Mar-a-Lago."

The former House speaker said GOP voters "will not be impressed by the sight of yes-men and flatterers flocking to Mar-a-Lago."

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan is joining the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president's divisive politics and the Republican leaders who emulate him.

Paul Ryan is set to warn the GOP to move away from the 'populist appeal of one personality'

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan, weighing in on the fight for the Republican Party’s future, is urging conservatives to reject Donald Trump and “second-rate imitations." The comments, in a speech set for Thursday night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, come as the vast majority of Republicans in Washington and beyond remain loyal to Trump even while the former president continues to make wildly false claims about his election loss last year. Ryan, among the most respected Republicans in the nation's capital before Trump's rise, has been largely silent since he left Congress two years ago.

Haley and Scott will be asked about what the Republican Party should stand for and what issues all members can agree on.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) took aim on Sunday at the leadership of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the day before McCarthy's GOP predecessor hosts a fundraiser for the Illinois lawmaker. Why it matters: Kinzinger has been a prominent critic of Donald Trump and was one of 10 House Republicans who voted in January to impeach the former president. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who endorsed McCarthy as his successor in 2018, will headline the fundraiser for Kinzinger.What he's saying: "I do think that Kevin has failed to tell the truth to the Republicans and to the American people, and it pains me to say it and it's not like I enjoy standing up and saying this," Kinzinger said on Fox News Sunday. He added that the 74 million Americans who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump do so "because their leaders have not told them otherwise. The people they trust have either been silent or not told them the truth.""My party to this point has said things like it was hugs and kisses, it was ANTIFA and BLM — it was anything but what it was, which was a Trump-inspired insurrection on the Capitol and people deserve to hear the truth."Of note: Kinzinger, one of 35 House Republicans to vote in favor of establishing a bipartisan commission into the events of Jan. 6, also addressed Republican hesitancy to pursue a full investigation out of fear of the political ramifications in the mid-term elections, noting that insurrection will play a role in the 2022 races "anyway.""I think it'll go to 2022 and we’ll look like we're just sitting here denying reality and facts," Kinzinger said.If the commission fails, he warned, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could run a "select committee" and drag the issue into 2024. Go deeper: Backers of Adam Kinzinger launch group to boost his politicsLike this article? Get more from Axios and subscribe to Axios Markets for free.

Republicans have dumped Rep. Liz Cheney from her House leadership post.

Elise Stefanik, a four-term congresswoman, is working to remove Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., from her leadership post over her ongoing criticism of former President Donald Trump.

There was a brief time, not long ago, when Elise Stefanik wouldn't say Donald Trump’s name.

Republican Kevin McCarthy is leading his party to an inflection point.

Since the chaotic end of Donald Trump’s presidency, the debate about the future of the Republican Party frequently comes down to a simple marker: Do you support Trump and his America First agenda, or not? Former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan thinks his divided party – and history - will move on. The either-or debate over fealty to Trump “is going to fade,” the 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The first Senate hearing for President Joe Biden’s judicial nominations featured two African American nominees for appeals court openings.

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)BOSTON – A sneaker-clad Latino state senator in Rhode Island is objecting to his chamber’s jacket and dress shirt edict as a form of white oppression. With women and people of color elected in larger numbers in many states, legislatures are being forced to confront longstanding dress codes that are increasingly viewed as sexist and racist. But the Denver-based organization said roughly half of all state legislatures had some sort of formalized dress code in 2019. The Democrat-controlled Rhode Island Senate approved its new dress code Tuesday, over objections from Acosta and other lawmakers. But he said the strong opposition to ending the dress code outright only underscores the uphill battle younger, progressive lawmakers face in trying to advance more pressing priorities.

It is unclear just what the Republican senators will do, but the process could drag into the night as the two chambers will have to consider each objection individually. In 2017, several House Democrats challenged Trump’s win, but Biden, who presided at the time as the vice president, swiftly dismissed them to assert Trump’s victory. And more than a dozen Republican senators have said they will not support the effort. Facing the criticism from many in his own party, Cruz has attempted to put a finer point on his challenge. The commission remains his focus, he has said, not to undo the election results, even though that would be the practical effect of a successful objection.

Though he got nothing but cheers Monday night, Trump's attempt to overturn the presidential election i s splitting the Republican Party. Trump repeated numerous times his claims of election fraud, which have been rejected by election officials — Republican as well as Democratic in state after state — and courts up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Two current Republican senators, Rob Portman of Ohio and Mike Lee of Utah, joined the growing number who now oppose the legislators' challenge. Larry Hogan of Maryland; Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the third-ranking House GOP leader; and former House Speaker Paul Ryan — have criticized the GOP efforts to overturn the election. Cruz's coalition of 11 Republican senators vows to reject the Electoral College tallies unless Congress launches a commission to immediately conduct an audit of the election results.

GOP Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said last week he also intends to object to the certification of electoral votes. A simple majority in each chamber is needed for the objection to be sustained and the challenged state's votes tossed out. Multiple house members objected to Florida's electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election, but no senators signed onto the challenge. Ryan joins several other Republicans, including Senators Mitt Romney of Utah and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, in criticizing the expected challenges of electoral votes from GOP lawmakers. Still, the White House has thrown its support behind the efforts from the GOP lawmakers to toss out the votes.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to the media, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The group of House and Senate Republicans are echoing President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud. Democrat Nancy Pelosi was set to be reelected as House speaker by her party, which retains the majority in the House but with the slimmest margin in 20 years. Hawley specifically defended himself against criticism from GOP Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania as he challenges that state’s election results. Rep. Nancy Pelosi is set to be reelected as House speaker by fellow Democrats, who retain the House majority but with the slimmest margin in 20 years.

President Donald Trump participates in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. Republicans acknowledge Trump as the GOP’s biggest turnout driver, including in Georgia, where Biden won by fewer than 13,000 votes out of about 5 million cast. “Followers of Trump will follow Trump, but they’re not blind to the huge stakes. Before November, Democrats dreaded a second Trump term more than Republicans feared Trump losing, Robinson reasoned. “I couldn’t be more excited to welcome” the president “back to Georgia,” Loeffler wrote on Twitter after Trump confirmed his plans.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about House Republicans and the election, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. House Republicans are “the most united and energized” he's ever seen after their “historic political upset." McCarthy and his team are now among the remaining leaders from the tea party era, when House Republicans last controlled Congress. In the Trump era, House Republicans’ role receded as the White House often dominated the discussion and Republicans held the majority in the Senate. The House Republicans had to seek a waiver from the District of Columbia, which has restrictions on large gatherings.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about House Republicans and the election, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. House Republicans are “the most united and energized” he's ever seen after their “historic political upset." McCarthy and his team are now among the remaining leaders from the tea party era, when House Republicans last controlled Congress. In the Trump era, House Republicans’ role receded as the White House often dominated the discussion and Republicans held the majority in the Senate. The House Republicans had to seek a waiver from the District of Columbia, which has restrictions on large gatherings.

And just like the Trump administration, Biden is expected to aggressively wield the rule-making powers of the executive branch to address health insurance coverage and prescription drug costs. With COVID-19 surging across the country, Biden's top health care priority is whipping the federal government’s response into shape. “We’re going to work quickly with the Congress to dramatically ramp up health care protections, get Americans universal coverage, lower health care costs, as soon as humanly possible,” the president-elect said earlier this week. A factor that may work in Biden's favor is that many Republicans want to change the subject on health care. Coronavirus relief legislation could provide an early vehicle for some broader health care changes.

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. The clubby atmosphere that Biden knew so well during his 36-year Senate career is gone, probably forever. Republicans are favored to retain control of the Senate heading into two runoff elections in Georgia in January. And some lawmakers say voters made clear in the election that governance from the middle is exactly what they want. “He has a remarkable record of shape-shifting to run his conference in a unique manner determined by the political imperative of the moment," said former Senate Democratic leadership aide Mike Spahn.

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. The clubby atmosphere that Biden knew so well during his 36-year Senate career is gone, probably forever. Republicans are favored to retain control of the Senate heading into two runoff elections in Georgia in January. And some lawmakers say voters made clear in the election that governance from the middle is exactly what they want. “He has a remarkable record of shape-shifting to run his conference in a unique manner determined by the political imperative of the moment," said former Senate Democratic leadership aide Mike Spahn.

“Their intent is to delegitimize this election and thereby delegitimize President-elect Biden’s presidency,” said Valerie Jarrett, who was a White House senior adviser to President Barack Obama. He has cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House. Still, Republicans have allowed Trump's misinformation to flourish, pushed along by conservative media and on the internet. The turmoil surrounding the transition, he added, said more about the person leaving the White House than the one who will soon enter. Those lies helped fuel some of the hard-line opposition to Obama within the party, making it difficult for more mainstream GOP leaders to work with the White House.

– Political groups fighting for control of the U.S. Senate have poured more than $118 million into the contest between Montana's Democratic Gov. And the Montana political ad spending is almost 10 times as much per voter being spent on ads in Colorado's Senate contest between former Democratic Gov. But the main driver is the race's competitive nature and the high stakes in the Senate. “These groups that are spending, they're spending big," Bullock told The AP. The Annenberg center's Jamieson, whose grandmother homesteaded in Montana, noted that political ads have a long history in the state.

The Utah Republican and 2012 GOP presidential nominee incensed President Donald Trump and Republicans with his impeachment vote. No court nominee in U.S. history has been considered so close to a presidential election. Without speaking to anyone at the White House, Romney then made his decision official, clearing the way for the Senate to move ahead. Romney would not, for example, voice an opinion on any specific potential Trump nominee. Supporting the GOP effort to replace Ginsburg, Romney said, represented his “intention” — for now.

LAS VEGAS As President Donald Trump's reelection campaign challenged Nevada's new voting law in court, the president and Republicans argued the rules would facilitate fraud and illegal voting. Trump and the GOP contend ballot harvesting opens the door for fraud and have fought to restrict it. This has escalated as states prepare for greater reliance on absentee voting or vote-by-mail amid COVID-19. In Nevada, an easing of ballot collection rules was included in a new law that calls for automatically sending ballots to all active voters this November. Nevada is among 26 other states allowing voters to more broadly designate someone to drop off their ballot.

It was a rare rebuke for Trump from his fellow Republicans but one that might not last. Reeves said he opposes any plan to change the election date: I dont personally think a delay in the election at this point in time is necessary." Trump cannot change the election date without the approval of Congress, and policymakers in both parties made clear they would oppose such a move. Trump's ultimate goal, however, may have less to do with the election date than undermining the results of the election if he loses. The Republican president did not deny that he was trying to cast doubt about the election results when asked directly during Thursday's press briefing.

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON For a moment, Congress had a chance to act on policing reform, mobilized by a national trauma and overwhelming public support. There are other high-profile examples where public support has been unable to overcome hyper-partisanship in Congress most notably on gun control. The parties have also failed to make progress in overhauling the nations fractured immigration laws, despite broad public support. Murray said in an interview that there was little attempt to do that kind of behind-the-scenes work on policing reform. The feeling that you want to accomplish something, that you want to get something done ... is a very different feeling than we saw with policing reform."

"I'd say he's probably the most likely one to have a chance at beating Donald Trump, but I don't see Joe getting the nomination, I just don't see him getting there. "So they'll be tempted to vote for what they think is a safe moderate and I think Joe Biden, it's all relative, will fall into that category, and is the likeliest to be able to win that voter," Ryan said. But that's only if Biden, former vice president and senator from Delaware, wins his party's nomination. "I don't see Joe getting the nomination, but he's the best bet the Democrats have." "If Trump were to lose it would be because of a really bad economy due to a crisis," he said.

Joe Biden for the first time on Saturday addressed criticism from Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign over the former vice president's record on Social Security. Watch: For the first time @JoeBiden criticizes @BernieSanders campaign for pushing video comparing Biden and Paul Ryan's stances on social security. Social Security and Medicare," Biden says at the beginning of the clip. "I tried with Senator Grassley back in the '80s to freeze all government spending, including Social Security including everything!" "I have been a gigantic supporter of Social Security from the beginning," Biden said before breaking down his plan.

Two new polls show that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is trailing Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton nationally by double digits. That is a stunning drop since the Republican Convention two weeks ago. After saying he would not endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan, Trump did an about-face. Errol Barnett reports on the rift within the Republican Party.

Donald Trump endorsed Paul Ryan and John McCain at his rally in Wisconsin. The long-awaited endorsement comes after he snubbed the Speaker of the House and Senator earlier this week. Watch his full remarks here.

At a rally in Wisconsin, Donald Trump endorsed Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain in their respective primary races. The move came after Trump snubbed Ryan and McCain earlier this week. CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds joins CBSN from Wisconsin with the latest on Trump's pivot.

Donald Trump admits he was mistaken when he claimed to have seen a video of a $400 million U.S. payment to Iran. In a tweet, Trump conceded the video was not what he thought. In addition to that gaffe, Trump has been feuding with GOP leaders including Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. John McCain. CBS News' Steve Chaggaris has the latest on the campaign.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is responding to Donald Trump's refusal to endorse him. This comes as the Republican presidential nominee is trailing in the polls in several key swing states. Political reporter for The Daily Beast Betsy Woodruff joins CBSN to discuss the turmoil surrounding Trump's campaign.

On Tuesday, Donald Trump deepened the divide within his own party. The GOP nominee refused to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN with the latest on the impact of Trump's decisions.

Less than two weeks after a Republican convention that stressed party unity, Donald Trump has said he won't endorse two of his most prominent Republican colleagues. Major Garrett has more.

Less than two weeks after a Republican convention that stressed party unity, Donald Trump has said he won't endorse two of his most prominent Republican colleagues; according to the old saying, "you can't reinvent the wheel," but when it comes to the ferris wheel, cities across the globe are doing just that

"Face The Nation" moderator John Dickerson discusses the fallout from Donald Trump's feud with the Muslim-American parents of a fallen U.S. soldier.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is one of tonight's anticipated speakers at the Republican National Convention. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris and former communications director of the Romney-Ryan 2012 campaign Kevin Sheridan join CBSN with more.

Donald Trump highlights Mike Pence's "tremendous relationships" with members of Congress and the approval of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

Trump is slamming GOP leaders for not uniting behind him. Among key Republican leaders still at odds with Trump are Speaker Paul Ryan and former presidential candidate John Kasich. CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss.

Three more prominent Republicans are saying they can't vote for or endorse Donald Trump. And House Speaker Paul Ryan once again found himself answering questions about Trump's controversial moves -- like banning the Washington Post and shushing party leaders. Nancy Cordes has more.

House Speaker Paul Ryan has addressed the mounting tension between the Republican party and Donald Trump over Trump's recent comments on Muslim immigrants and gun control. Ryan said he isn't planning on rescinding his endorsement. RealClearPolitics' Caitlin Huey-Burns and USA Today's Heidi Przybyla join CBSN to discuss.

Paul Ryan reacts to the Democratic party's push for stricter gun laws, which he calls a distraction from the real problem: fighting terrorism.

An attempt to hold a moment of silence on Capitol Hill took a turn when Democratic legislators shouted down Speaker Paul Ryan. CBSN's Elaine Quijano has more on the controversial moment.

House Speaker Paul Ryan discusses why he still backs his party's presumptive nominee, despite his own public criticisms of Trump's controversial proposals.

An extended cut of CBS' interview with House Speaker Paul Ryan, where he discussed the presumptive GOP nominee and his legislative agenda. The interview aired June 12, 2016.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, tells "Face the Nation" he hopes the tenor of the 2016 race improves.

CBS News political director and "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Hillary Clinton's historic night, becoming the first woman to become the presumptive presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party, and efforts to push for unity in both Democratic and Republican Parties.

In what is probably a first, the Speaker of the House has disavowed statements made by his own party's likely presidential nominee. After Donald Trump called a Mexican-American judge biased against him because of his race, Paul Ryan said Trump's comments were indefensible and racist. John Dickerson spoke with Ryan on Tuesday.

Donald Trump says he would "compromise" on the House Speaker's agenda, adding that he and Paul Ryan see eye-to-eye on the issue of poverty in the U.S.

Donald Trump met with Tennessee Senator Bob Corker in New York on Monday. Kevin Sheridan, former communications director for Paul Ryan in the 2012 presidential campaign, and founder of Sheridan Media Group, joins CBSN with the latest on if Corker could be a potential running mate.

House Speaker Paul Ryan met with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump this week in Washington, D.C. Both Trump and Ryan described the meeting positively, but Trump didn't earn Ryan's endorsement. "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson breaks down Ryan's dilemma.

Donald Trump met with GOP party leadership Thursday and both Paul Ryan and Donald Trump gave positive feedback on the meeting, although Ryan still hasn't endorsed Trump. Is a formal endorsement from Ryan necessary to unite the Republican party? CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris joins CBSN with the latest.

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After House Speaker Paul Ryan's meeting with Donald Trump, he described the meeting as a "positive step toward unification." Trump and Ryan met at RNC headquarters on Thursday morning. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN with more on the meeting.

House Speaker Paul Ryan was a bit more enthusiastic about Donald Trump as his party's presumptive presidential nominee after the two met on Capitol Hill -- but he stopped short of giving an endorsement. Ryan would not say if or when he might endorse Trump. Major Garrett has more.

After Donald Trump's big meeting with Paul Ryan, the GOP may be a step closer to unification. However, Ryan did not endorse Trump just yet. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris and CBSN political conributor Leslie Sanchez join CBSN to discuss.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan called his meeting with Donald Trump "very productive" but stopped short of endorsing the presumptive nominee. This meeting seems to be a step towards unifying the GOP after a divisive primary season. The Hill editor-in-chief Bob Cusack joins CBSN to discuss.

Mark Leibovich, New York Times Magazine's chief national correspondent, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump's meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican leaders on Thursday.