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Senate Republican shredded for praising Trump's ethics: 'Is he new to our planet?'

Critics were stunned Thursday after a Republican lawmaker praised President Donald Trump for his commitment to ethics.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) told Fox News that Trump had made an unprecedented move by following ethical standards, despite mounting reports that the president has collected an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term in office.

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Fellow Republicans blast Tim Scott's 'woefully unprepared' campaign team

Senate Republicans and the White House are growing increasingly exasperated with the National Republican Senatorial Committee — the party's nationwide campaign arm for the GOP in the Senate — as its chair, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), and his top strategist appear to be running operations into the ground.

According to NOTUS, over a dozen GOP staffers and aides "described an organization that has devolved into dysfunction," and "both senators and the White House are growing more incensed with the campaign arm by the day, the sources say."

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GOP senator shredded for 'Sharia law' attack and Ken Paxton defense: 'Soooooo bad at this'

Sen. Tim Scott's (R-SC) attempts Sunday to defend President Donald Trump's economy, his controversial colleagues and potentially Islamophobic attacks were met with immediate scorn.

Scott was met with scathing reviews after he discussed on "Meet the Press" Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), Senate hopeful Ken Paxton, inflation and criticism that Republicans use senatorial hopeful Abdul El-Sayed's religion as fear-monger fodder.

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Trump pleads with his nemesis amid intra-MAGA infighting

President Donald Trump is scrambling to save his endorsed candidate in South Carolina's Aug. 25 Senate runoff.

Sen. Darline Graham now faces Rep. Ralph Norman, and the race is allegedly splitting the MAGA world, The Washington Post reports.

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Desperate Trump begs nemesis for help amid intra-MAGA infighting

President Donald Trump, rattled by a string of embarrassing primary losses this year, is scrambling to save his endorsed candidate in South Carolina's Senate runoff – and turning to a surprising source for help.

Sen. Darline Graham, appointed by Trump to finish the term of her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, faces Rep. Ralph Norman, a House Freedom Caucus stalwart, in an Aug. 25 runoff after a compressed two-week sprint from the primary, and the contest has split MAGA world, reported the Washington Post.

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Republicans sound alarms as Trump's economy has Americans 'seeing the contrast'

Republicans rang the alarm bells loud and clear on Sunday as economic uncertainty continues to grow after President Donald Trump's latest moves, according to a new report.

Republicans shared this fresh concern about Trump's economy in a range of TV interviews and public comments on Sunday, the New York Times reported. They came at a time when public polling had consistently shown that the economy and affordability are two of the top concerns for voters ahead of the midterm elections.

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Elderly GOP senator issues bizarre eulogy for household appliance: ‘I will miss u’

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), 92, issued an emotional eulogy Saturday for “Beth” – a vintage Hoover vacuum cleaner that’s been used by his family for close to 50 years.

“U willl see Beth no more,” Grassley wrote in a social media post on X Saturday, alongside a photograph of the vacuum cleaner with a black-charred power cord. “See black that’s from electrical sparks. It’s not safe to use anymore. GOOD BYE BETH . U hv been a real workhorse. Ur namesake still is hard worker. I will miss u.”

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'Visibly shaken' Senate Republicans walloped with bad news in closed-door meeting: report

Senate Republican leaders have delivered grim new warnings to their colleagues: the midterms are shaping up to be a bloodbath beyond what had previously been predicted.

An anti-incumbent wave is sweeping the nation on its 250th anniversary, catching Republicans at their most vulnerable moment. Trump's approval ratings have cratered, and GOP leadership is now privately acknowledging just how dire the situation has become, The Hill is reporting.

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