MyPillow guy Mike Lindell wants to run the Republican Party
Lindell says if he gets the job, he'd make it his full-time job, leaving behind the pillow business that made him famous.
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Lindell says if he gets the job, he'd make it his full-time job, leaving behind the pillow business that made him famous.
The payments highlight what appear to be the close links shared between the Republican Party and Donald Trump's personal and corporate legal apparatus.
It's a significant post-midterms development for the GOP.
This week on "Face the Nation", halfway through this year's unconventional political conventions, the spotlight turns to the Republicans to make their case that President Trump deserves a second term.
Former President Donald Trump's influence in the Republican party remains strong, nearly five months since he left the White House. Now, several GOP lawmakers are calling for election audits in states that Trump won in 2020, in response to unfounded claims of election fraud. Doug Heye, the former communications director for the Republican National Committee, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano with his thoughts on the current state of the GOP, and his outlook on the party's future.
The Biden administration is considering sending a top official to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns join "Red and Blue" to discuss who they might send, and why the administration continues to blame inflation on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A judge has rejected the Republican National Committee's attempt to block a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins "Red and Blue" with the latest on the investigation, plus responses on Capitol Hill to the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade.
Republican National Committee officials announced Thursday that they are withdrawing from the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has overseen the political debating process in the U.S. for decades. CBS News' Tanya Rivero discusses what this development means for U.S. general elections with CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns.
Party members voted unanimously to ban participation in the general election debates during their annual spring meeting in Memphis.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing back on the Republican National Committee for its censure resolution against two GOP members of the House January 6 committee, which referred to that day as "legitimate political discourse." CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more details on the divisions inside the Republican Party.
"That's not the job of the RNC," the Senate minority leader said Tuesday.
The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois for serving on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol. On "Red & Blue," CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jang discusses this and other political developments with CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns.
On Friday, the Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over their involvement in the house select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection. CBS News political reporter Adam Brewster discusses the vote and other issues discussed at the RNC's winter meeting with CBS News anchor Lana Zak.
The RNC's resolutions committee unanimously passed the resolution on Thursday afternoon, and the full RNC will vote on Friday.
"Have at it," President Biden said of legal challenges.
The Biden administration is facing growing pressure to respond to the most recent wave of ransomware attacks on U.S. businesses. Cyber experts believe Russian hackers are behind the global cyberattack, which targeted software giant Kaseya, as well as the breach of a technology firm linked to the Republican National Committee. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN AM to discuss.
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel accused the Commission on Presidential Debates of "repeated missteps and partisan actions."
The Republican National Committee's private donor retreat takes place this weekend in Palm Beach, just a few miles from Mar-a-Lago.
CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joined "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the new video released by the FBI showing the suspected pipe bomber walking near Republican and Democratic headquarters the night before the Capitol riot.
Trump's lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the RNC demanding that it not use him in their fundraising pitches.
The retreat offers 2024 presidential hopefuls to make their pitch to big Republican donors
Local organizers say they have enough signatures to get the recall onto the ballot.
Mr. Trump has not yet made a public appearance since he left office on January 20.
It's unclear how big they were or how much damage they could have done.
Her victory came the same week pro-Trump supporters of President Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol and when Republicans lost two Senate races in Georgia, which gave Democrats control of the chamber.