Since his first term, Trump has consolidated the Republican Party around not only himself but also his broader "Make America Great Again" movement.

There was plenty of praise for Donald Trump. And while the party took care of other business like electing officers and adopting a platform, the 2026 races for governor and Senate were already on the minds of many on Friday and Saturday in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton.

From centrists worried about Medicaid cuts to conservative hard-liners demanding steeper spending reductions, Senate GOP leaders face a tricky balancing act.

Senate Republicans have made changes to their party’s sweeping tax bill in hopes of preserving a new policy that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence.

Earlier this year, Log Cabin Republicans in Palm Springs were mocked for promoting “A Normal Gay Social” in the desert city, a nod to the descriptor then-vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance used for potential gay Trump voters. The owner of the venue, and Barbra Streisand’s longtime personal chef, withdrew from hosting the event.

Veteran strategist James Carville said Jewish donors citing Columbia University protests as reason to leave the Democratic Party more likely motivated by Republican tax cuts.

In Cedartown, Ga., a solar recycling company’s plan to hire 1,200 people could be upended by Republicans in Congress.

The six Democrats running for New Jersey governor, clockwise from top left: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller, and former state Senate President Steve Sweeney. File photos