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President-elect Donald Trump's decision to appoint Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist in the White House has drawn a sharp rebuke from political strategists who see in Bannon a controversial figure too closely associated with the "alt-right" movement, which white nationalists have embraced. Bannon, who was the executive chairman of Breitbart News before joining the Trump campaign in August, will serve as chief strategist and senior counselor for Trump; that will give Bannon authority over the strategic direction of the White House.
Donald Trump's White House victory puts a spotlight on Reince Priebus, an establishment Republican figure who emerged as a trusted adviser to the New York businessman and helped encourage discipline in the campaign's final weeks. In a pre-election interview, Priebus told Reuters that Trump won over voters who were frustrated with Washington and its politicians.
Ever since FBI Director James Comey put out that insanely vague letter 9 days ago regarding the discovery of new emails related to Hillary Clinton's private server, the Trump campaign has been feasting on the news like it was chum in the ocean and they are the hungry sharks. Too bad none were from Hillary Clinton or her server .
There's a new source of income for Donald Trump's corporate portfolio: the joint fundraising account for his campaign and Republican Party. Federal Election Commission reports filed Saturday show the Trump Victory Committee paid Trump's TAG Air Inc. $511,306 over the past three months.
Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is pushing Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to be more loyal and supportive of the Republican nominee, according to a source familiar with the conversations. The move reflects a sense within Trump's family that Priebus is being too negative and the fallout from Trump's tape may not be as bad as it seems.
Republicans swiftly condemned Donald Trump after the revelations of crude comments he made about women, captured in a 2005 tape and made public Friday. Here is some of the reaction: "No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner.
After a 2005 video of Donald Trump making salacious comments about women surfaced on Friday, some prominent Republicans are calling on their nominee to drop out of the race. In August, the right-leaning Wall Street Journal editorial board published a scathing op-ed calling on Trump to mature his campaign style or hand the nomination to his running mate, Mike Pence.
The chair of the Republican National Committee on Friday issued an extraordinary rebuke of its party's presidential nominee 31 days before the election, after a 2005 video surfaced of Donald Trump making vulgar comments about women. "No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner.
Donald Trump said Monday he doesn't really care if people like Ohio Gov. John Kasich endorse him - but he also didn't contradict Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who on Sunday hinted at possible retribution for such holdout Republicans. "I really don't care.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told "Face the Nation" that former presidential candidates who do not endorse Donald Trump for president could find themselves penalized if they run for president again. "Those people need to get on board," he told CBS' "Face the Nation."
RNC Chairman: Party could penalize former GOP candidates who don't endorse Donald Trump - Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday that it's high time for Donald Trump's former primary challengers to come on board and support his campaign - and suggested
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday threatened Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other Republicans who refuse to support presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying the party may take steps to ensure it's not "that easy for them" to seek the White House again. Speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," Mr. Priebus said every Republican who ran in 2016 needs to get behind Mr. Trump.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus slammed Hillary Clinton Wednesday for seeming angry and not smiling more during a national security forum. "@HillaryClinton was angry + defensive the entire time - no smile and uncomfortable - upset that she was caught wrongly sending our secrets," he said in a tweet.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus Wednesday ripped Hillary Clinton's foreign policy speech to veterans in Cincinnati, saying that the Democrat was "only promising more of the failed approach that has created new Jihadist hotspots around the world." "Whether it's her reckless mishandling of classified information on an illicit server, her failed policies as secretary of state which enabled the growth of ISIS, lying to the families of Benghazi victims, or dismissing the VA scandals as being overblown, Hillary Clinton has proven she lacks the judgment to be commander-in-chief," Priebus said.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced Sunday he'll be making a speech on illegal immigration on Wednesday in Arizona, after a week of speculation that he might be softening his hard-line promise to deport 11 million people living in the United States illegally.
A path to citizenship for illegal immigrants is "off the table" for GOP nominee Donald Trump, Republican National Committee head Reince Priebus declared Sunday. In an interview with NBC News' "Meet The Press," Priebus said Trump's immigration position will be "tough," "fair" and "humane."
This is a question that is not asked with any malice or ill will, but rather only with genuine curiosity. Imagine the following scenario occurs: After the dust clears from the Nov. 8th Senate races, the composition of the next Senate is 50 Republicans, 49 Democrats; Duke promises to vote against any liberal SCOTUS nominee Hillary brings to the table, while the Democrat promises to vote FOR any SCOTUS nominee Hillary brings to the table, no matter how liberal or corrupt.
Senior GOP officials and aides to Donald Trump said Sunday that they are working to repair months of discord between the campaign and the Republican National Committee as they prepare for the fall race. They said the campaign would bring a senior GOP strategist into Trump's New York headquarters several days a week, and the RNC would increase sharing of political data and fundraising strategies.
Just as polls in key battleground states show him lagging behind rival Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump stoked fears of voter fraud in Pennsylvania Friday, pushing his supporters to police polling places on Election Day for any "cheating." "The only way we can lose in my opinion -- I really mean this, Pennsylvania -- is if cheating goes on," Trump told rally attendees Friday evening during an event in Altoona.
More than 75 Republicans have signed a letter urging Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus to spend the party's money on helping secure the Republican majority in the Senate, not on Donald Trump's presidential campaign. The letter, whose signers include former congressmen Gordon Humphrey, Mickey Edwards and Christopher Shays; Bruce Bartlett, a member of President George W. Bush's cabinet; and former RNC staff members said that Trump's campaign will have a "catastrophic impact" on down-ballot races.