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[Privacy Policy]( | [Update Profile]( | [Tеrms & Conditions]( | [Unsubscrіbe]( s Senate majority in 2001 when the Senate became split evenly; nevertheless, the Republicans maintined control of the Senate due to the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Cheney. Democrats gained control of the Senate on June 6, 2001, when Republican Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont switched his party affiliation to Democrat. The Republicans regained the Senate majority in the 2002 elections, and Republican majorities in the House and Senate were held until the Democrats regained control of both chambers in the mid-term elections of 2006.[123][124] George H. W. Bush, 41st president of the United States (1989–1993) George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009) George H. W. Bush was the father of George W. Bush. (Oly one other son of a president has been elected president, to wit John Quincy Adams.) In 2008, Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona and Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska were defeated by Democratic Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden of Illinois and Delaware, respectively.[125] Modernity (2010–present) Tea Party movement (2010–2016) The Republicans experienced electoral succss in the wave election of 2010, which coincided with the ascendancy of the Tea Party movement,[126][127][128][129] an anti-Obama protest movement of fiscal conservatives.[130] Members of the movement called for lower taxes, and for a reduction of the national deb of the United States and federal budget deficit through decreased government spending.[131][132] It was also described as a popular constitutional movement[133] composed of a mixture of libertarian,[134] right-wing populist,[17] and conservative activism.[135] That succspecial Senate election for a seat that had been held for decades by the Democratic Kennedy brothers.[136] In the November elections, Republicans recaptured control of the House, increased their number of seats in the Senate and gained a majority of governorships.[137] The Tea Party would go on to strongly influence the Republican Party, in part due to the replacement of establishment Republicans with Tea Party-style Republicans.[130] When Obama and Biden on re-election in 2012, defeating a Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan ticket,[138] the Republicans lost seven seats in the House in the November congressional elections, but still retained control of that chamber.[139] However, Republicans were not able to gain control of the Senate, continuing their minority status with a net loss of two seats.[140] In the aftermath of the loss, some prominent Republicans spoke out against their own party.[141][142][143] A 2012 election post-mortem by the Republican Party concluded that the party needed to do more on the national level to attract votes from minorities and young voters.[144] In March 2013, National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus gave a stinging report on the party's electoral failures in 2012, calling on Republicans to reinvent themselves and officially endorse immigration reform. He said: "There's no one reason we lost. Our message was weak; our ground game was insufficient; we weren't inclusive; we were behind in both data and digital, and our primary and debate process needed improvement." He proposed 219 reforms, including aillion marketng campaign to reach women, minority demographics, and gay people, the setting of a shorter, more controlled primary season, and creating better data collection facilities.[145] Following the 2014 midterm elections, the Republican Party took control of the Senate by gaining nine seats.[146] With a final total of 247 seats (5) in the House and 54 seats in the Senate, the Republicans ultimately achieved their largest majority in the Congress since the 71st Congress in 1929.[147] Donald Trump presidency (2016–2020) Main article: Presidency of Donald Trump Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) The election of Republican Donald Trump to the presidency in 2016 marked a populist shift in the Republican Party.[148] Trump's defeat of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was unexpected, as polls had shown Clinton leading the race.[149] Trump's victory was fueled by narrow victories in three states—Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—that had traditionally been part of the Democratic blue wall for decades. According to NBC News, "Trump's power famously came from his 'silent majority'—working-class white voters who felt mocked and ignored by an establishment, loosely defined by special interests in Washington, news outlets in ew York and tastemakers in Hollywood. He built trust within that base by abandoning Republican establishment orthodoxy on issues like trade and government spending in favor of a broader nationalist message".[150][151][152] After the 2016 elections, Republicans maintaned a majority in the Senate, House, and state governorships, and wielded newly acquired executive power with Trump's election as president. The Republican Party controlled 69 of 99 state legislative chambers in 2017, the most it had held in history;[153] and at least 33 governorships, the most it had held since 1922.[154] The party had total control of government (legislative chambers and governorship) in 25 states,[155][156] the most since 1952;[157] the opposing Democratic Party had full control in oly five states.[158] Following the results of the 2018 midterm elections, the Republicans lost control of the House but strengthened their hold of the Senate.[159] Over the course of his term, Trump appointed three justices to the Supreme Court: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett – the most appointments of any president in a single term since fellow Republican Richard Nixon.[160] He appointed 260 judges in total, creating overall Republican-appointed majorities on every branch of the federal judiciary except for the Court of International Trade by the time he left office, shifting the judiciary to the right. Other notable achievements during his presidency included the passing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs ct in 2017, the creation of the United States Space Force – the first ew independent military service since 1947 – and the brokering of the Abraham Accords, a series of normalization agreements between Israel and various Arab states.[161][162][163] The Republican Party did not produce an official party platform ahead of the 2020 elections, instead simply endorsing "the President's America-first agenda", which prompted comparisons to contemporary leader-focused party platforms in Russia and China.[164] Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on December 18, 2019, on the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.[165][166] He was acquitted by the Senate on February 5, 2020.[167] Trump lost reelection to Joe Biden in 2020 but refused to concede, claiming widespread electoral fraud and attempting to overturn the results, to which many attribute the U.S. Capitol being attacked by his supporters on January 6, 2021. Following the attack, the House impeached Trump for a second time on the charge of incitement of insurrection, making him the onl federal officeholder in the history of the United States to be impeached twice.[168][169] He left office on January 20, 2021, but the impeachment tril continued into the early weeks of the Biden administration, with Trump ultimately being acquitted a second time by the Senate on February 13, 2021.[170] Joe Biden presidency (2021–present) In 2022, Supreme Court justices appointed by Trump proved decisive in landmark decisions on gun rights and abortion.[171][172] Republicans went into that year's midterm elections confident and with most election analysts predicting a red wave, but the party underperformed heavily, with voters in swing states and competitive districts joining Democrats in rejecting candidates endorsed by Trump or that denied the results of the 2020 election.[173][174][175] The party wn the House but with a narrow majority when a large one had been expected for most of the cycle,[176] and lost the Senate, leading to many Republicans and conservative thought leaders questioning whether Trump should continue as the party's main figurehead and leader.[177][178][179] Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who on reelection in a historic landslide and was considered by many analysts as the midterms' biggest wier,[180] was the most frequently discussed nae as the future party leader.[181][182] Nae and symbols 1874 Nast cartoon featuring the first notable appearance of the Republican elephant[183] The red, white and blue Republican elephant, still a primary logo for many state GOP committees The circa 2013 GOP banner logo More recent GOP banner logo The party's founding members chose the nme Republican Party in the mid-1850s as homage to the values of republicanism promoted by Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party.[184] The idea for the nme came from an editorial by the party's leading publicist, Horace Greeley, who called for "some simple nae like 'Republican' [that] would more fitly designate those who had united to restore the Union to its true mission of champion and promulgator of Liberty rather than propagandist of slavery".[185] The nae reflects the 1776 republican values of civic virtue and opposition to aristocracy and corruption.[186] It is important to note that "republican" has a variety of meanings around the world, and the Republican Party has evolved such that the meanings no longer always align.[187][188] The term "Grand Old Party" is a traditional nickname for the Republican Party, and the abbreviation "GOP" is a commonly used designation. The term originated in 1875 in the Congressional Record, referring to the party associated with the successful military defense of the Union as "this gallant old party". The following year in an article in the Cincinnati Commercial, the term was modified to "grand old party". The first use of the abbreviation is dated 1884.[189] The traditional mascot of the party is the elephant. A political cartoon by Thomas Nast, published in Harper's Weekly on November 7, 1874, is considered the first important use of the symbol.[190] An alternate symbol of the Republican Party in states such as Indiana, Nw York and Ohio is the bald eagle as opposed to the Democratic rooster or the Democratic five-pointed star.[191][192] In Kentucky, the log cabin is a symbol of the Republican Party.[193] Traditionally the party had no consistent color identity.[194][195][196] After the 2000 election, the color red became associated with Republicans. During and after the election, the major broadcast networks used the same color scheme for the electoral map: states wn by Republican nominee George W. Bush were colored red and states on by Democratic nominee Al Gore were colored blue. Due to the weeks-long dispute over the election results, these color associations became firmly ingrained, persisting in subsequent years. Although the assignment of colors to political parties is unofficial and informal, the media has come to represent the respective political parties using these colors. The party and its candidates have also come to embrace the color red.[197] Factions Current [icon] This section needs expansion with: examples and additional citations. You can help by adding to it. Relevant discussion may be found on Template talk:Expand section. (April 2023) Main article: Factions in the Republican Party (United States) Ronald Reagan speaks for presidential candidate Goldwater in Los Angeles, 1964. Symbolic of the conservative (Reagan) and libertarian (Goldwater) factions of the party. The Republican Party includes several factions. In the 21st century, Republican factions include conservatives, centrists, right-libertarians, and populists. There are significant divisions within the party on the issues of abortion, same-sx marriage, and fre trade.[198] Conservatives Since Ronald Reagan's presidential election in 1980, American conservatism has been the dominant faction of the Republican Party.[4] Most modern conservatives combine support fe-market economic policies with social conservatism and a hawkish approach to foreign policy.[26] They generally support policies that favor limitd federal governmental power in relation to the states.[19] Right-libertarians The Republican Party has a significant right-libertarian faction.[199] Barry Goldwater had a substantial impact on the conservative-libertarian movement of the 1960s.[200] Compared to other Republicans, they are more likely to favor the legalization of marijuana, LGBT rights such as same-se marriage, gun rights, oppose mass surveillance, and support reforms to current laws surrounding civil asset forfeiture. Right-wing libertarians are strongly divided on the subject of abortion.[201] Prominent libertarian conservatives within the Republican Party include Kentucky senator Rand Paul,[202][203] Kentucky's 4th congressional district congressman Thomas Massie,[204] Utah senator Mike Lee[205][206] and Wyoming senator Cynthia Lummis.[207] Religious right See also: Bible Belt Since the rise of the Christian right in the 1970s, the Republican Party has drawn significant support from traditionalist Roman Catholics and evangelicals partly due to opposition to abortion after Roe v. Wade.[208][45] Compared to other Republicans, the religious right and right-wing populist faction of the party is more likely to oppose LGBT rights and marijuana legalization. Since the 1967 Six Day War,[209] the Christian right has generally supported close ties between the United States and Israel, although this has changed since the mid-2010s to some extent.[210] Support for Israel is significantly less among younger evangelicals. Between 2018 and 2021, support for Israel among evangelicals aged 18–29 dropped from 75 to 3.[211] A growing minority of evangelicals have identified as anti-Zionist.[212] Right-wing populists Jerry Falwell Jr. with former President Donald Trump. Both have been identified by commentators as figures of the Christian right[213] and right-wing populism,[214] respectively. See also: Right-wing populism and Trumpism Since the election of Donald Trump, factions of the Republican Party can be characterized as right-wing populist. The role of the Tea Party in paving the way for the faction is a subject of debate.[215] Compared to other Republicans, the right-wing populist faction is more likely to oppose lgal immigration,[216] fre trade,[217] neoconservatism,[218] and environmental protection laws.[219] Prominent examples include Donald Trump, Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.[220] Lilliana Mason, associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, states that Donald Trump solidified the trend among Southern white conservative Democrats since the 1960s of leaving the Democratic Party and joining the Republican Party: "Trump basically worked as a lightning rod to finalize that process of creating the Republican Party as a single entity for defending the high status of white, Christian, rural Americans. It's not a huge percentage of Americans that holds these beliefs, and it's not even the entire Republican Party; it's just about half of it. But the party itself is controlled by this intolerant, very strongly pro-Trump faction."[221] Moderate Republicans Notable moderate Republicans include Utah governor Spencer Cox, Vermont governor Phil Scott, former Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker, and former Maryland governor Larry Hogan.[222][223][224] Historical Main article: Radical Republicans Civil War and Reconstruction era (1861–1876) U.S. Representative Thaddeus Stevens, considered a leader of the Radical Republicans, was a fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against African Americans. During the 19th century, Republican factions included the Radical Republicans. They were a major factor of the party from its inception in 1854 until the end of the Reconstruction Era in 1877. They strongly opposed slavery, were hard-line abolitionists, and later advocated equal rights for the freedmen and women. Predominately, they were heavily influenced by religious ideals and evangelical Christianity; many were Christian reformers who saw slavery as evil and the Civil War as God's punishment for it.[225] Radical Republicans pressed for abolition as a major war aim and they opposed the moderate Reconstruction plans of Abraham Lincoln as both too lenient on the Confederates and not going far enough to help former slaves who had been freed during or after the Civil War by the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment. After the war's end and Lincoln's assassination, the Radicals clashed with Andrew Johnson over Reconstruction policy. Radicals led efforts after the war to establish civil rights for former slaves and fully implement emancipation. After unsuccessful measures in 1866 resulted in violence against former slaves in the rebel states, Radicals pushed the Fourteenth Amendment for statutory protections through Congress. They opposed allowing ex-Confederate officers to retake political power in the Southern U.S., and emphasized liberty, equality, and the Fifteenth Amendment which provided voting rights for the freedmen. Many later became Stalwarts, who supported machine politics. Moderate Republicans were known for their loyal support of President Abraham Lincoln's war policies and expressed antipathy towards the more militant stances advocated by the Radical Republicans. According to historian Eric Foner, congressional leaders of the faction were James G. Blaine, John A. Bingham, William P. Fessenden, Lyman Trumbull, and John Sherman. In contrast to Radicals, Moderate Republicans were less enthusiastic on the issue of black suffrage even while embracing civil equality and the expansive federal authority observed throughout the American Civil War. They were also skeptical of the lenient, conciliatory Reconstruction policies of President Andrew Johnson. Members of the Moderate Republicans comprised in part of previous Radical Republicans who became disenchanted with the alleged corruption of the latter faction. Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts senator who led Radical Republicans in the 1860s, later joined reform-minded moderates as he later opposed the corruption associated with the Grant administration. They generally opposed efforts by Radical Republicans to rebuild the Southern U.S. under an economically mobile, fre-market system.[226] 20th century In the 20th century, Republican factions included the Progressive Republicans, the Reagan coalition, and the liberal Rockefeller Republicans. Political positions This article is part of a series on Conservatism in the United States Greater coat of arms of the United States.svg Schools Principles History Intellectuals Politicians Jurists Commentators Activists Works Parties American PartyAmerican Independent Party (modern)Conservative Party of Nw York StateConstitution PartyFederalist PartyNational Republicn PartyNative American PartyReform PartyRepublican PartyWhig Party Think tanks Other organizations Media Variants and movements See also Conservatism portal flag United States portal vte Main article: Political positions of the Republican Party Economic policies Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States (1923–1929) Republicans believe that fre markets and individual achievement are the primary factors behind economic prosperity. Republicans frequently advocate in favor of fiscal conservatism during Democratic administrations; however, they have shown themselves willing to increase federal dbt when they are in charge of the government (the implementation of the Bush tax cuts, Medicare Part D and the Tax Cuts and Jobs ct of 2017 are examples of this willingness).[227][228][229] Despite pledges to roll back government spending, Republican administrations have, since the late 1960s, sustained or increased previous levels of government spending.[230][231] Taxes The modern Republican Party's economic policy positions, as measured by votes in Congress, tend to align with business interests and the affluent.[232][233][234][235][236] Modern Republicans advocate the theory of supply-side economics, which holds that lower tax rats increase economic growth.[237] Many Republicans oppose higher tax raes for higher earners, which they believe are unfairly targeted at those who create jobs and wealth. They believe private spending is more efficient than government spending. Republican lawmakers have also sought to limit funding for tax enforcement and tax collection.[238] At the national level and state level, Republicans tend to pursue policies of tax cuts and deregulation.[8] Republicans believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances. They also believe the private sector is more effective in helping the poor through charity than the government is through welfare programs and that social assistance programs often cause government dependency.[239] As of November 2022, ll eleven States that have not expanded Medicaid have Republican-controlled state legislatures.[240] Labor unions Republicans believe corporations should be able to establish their own employment practices, including benefits and wages, with the fre market deciding the rice of work. Since the 1920s, Republicans have generally been opposed by labor union organizations and members. At the national level, Republicans supported the Taft–Hartley At of 1947, which gives workers the right not to participate in unions. Modern Republicans at the state level generally support various right-to-work laws, which prohibit union security agreements requiring ll workers in a unionized workplace to pay dues or a fair-share fee, regardless of whether they are members of the union or not.[241] Minimum wage Most Republicans oppose increases in the minimum wage, believing that such increases hurt businesses by forcing them to cut and outsource jobs while passing on osts to consumers.[242] Environmental policies Main article: Political positions of the Republican Party § Environmental policies Democrats and Republicans have diverged on the seriousness of the threat posed by climate change, with Republicans' assessment remaining essentially unchanged over the past decade.[243] The sharp divide over the existence of and responsibility for global warming and climate change falls largely along political lines.[244] Overall, 60 of Americans surveyed said oil and gas companies were "completely or mostly responsible" for climate change.[244] Opinion about huan causation of climate change increased substantially with education among Democrats, but not among Republicans.[245] Conversely, opinions favoring becoming carbon neutral declined substantially with age among Republicans, but not among Democrats.[245] A broad range of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been proposed, but Republican support for such policies is consistently lower.[246] Right-wing political views in the U.S. correlate with the highest degree of disbelief among any surveyed nation about the seriousness of climate change, underpinning the single widest degree of division (left % minus right %) among those nations.[247] Historically, progressive leaders in the Republican Party supported environmental protection. Republican President Theodore Roosevelt was a prominent conservationist whose policies eventually led to the creation of the National Park Service.[248] While Republican President Richard Nixon was not an environmentalist, he signed legislation to create the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 and had a comprehensive environmental program.[249] However, this position has changed since the 1980s and the administration of President Ronald Reagan, who labeled environmental regulations a burden on the economy.[250] Since then, Republicans have increasingly taken positions against environmental regulation,[251][252][253] with many Republicans rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change.[250][254][255][256] Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th governor of California (2003–2011) In 2006, then-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger broke from Republican orthodoxy to sign several bills imposing caps on carbon emissions in California. Then-President George W. Bush opposed mandatory caps at a national level. Bush's decision not to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant was challenged in the Supreme Court by 12 states,[257] with the court ruling against the Bush administration in 2007.[258] Bush also publicly opposed ratification of the Kyoto Protocols[250][259] which sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions and thereby combat climate change; his position was heavily criticized by climate scientists.[260] John McCain, United States senator from Arizona (1987–2018) The Republican Party rejects cap-and-trade policy to limit carbon emissions.[261] In the 2000s, Senator John McCain proposed bills (such as the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship At) that would have regulated carbon emissions, but his position on climate change was unusual among high-ranking party members.[250] Some Republican candidates have supported the development of alternative fuels in orer to achieve energy independence for the United States. Some Republicans support increased oil drilling in protected areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a position that has drawn criticism from activists.[262] Many Republicans during the presidency of Barack Obama opposed his administration's nw environmental regulations, such as those on carbon emissions from coal. In particular, many Republicans supported building the Keystone Pipeline; this position was supported by businesses, but opposed by indigenous peoples' groups and environmental activists.[263][264][265] According to the Center for American Progress, a non-prfit liberal advocacy group, more than 55 of congressional Republicans were climate change deniers in 2014.[266][267] PolitiFact in May 2014 found "relatively few Republican members of Congress ... accept the prevailing scientific conclusion that global warming is both real and man-made." The group found eight members who acknowledged it, although the group acknowledged there could be more and that not ll members of Congress have taken a stance on the issue.[268][269] From 2008 to 2017, the Republican Party went from "debating how to combat hman-caused climate change to arguing that it does not exist", according to The Nw York Times.[270] In January 2015, the Republican-led U.S. Senate voted 98–1 to pass a resolution acknowledging that "climate change is real and is not a hoax"; however, an amendment stating that "hman activity significantly contributes to climate change" was supported by oly five Republican senators.[271] Health care The party opposes a single-payer health care system, describing it as socialized medicne. The Republican Party has a mixed record of supporting the historically popular Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs,[272] and opposing the Afordable Care At[273] and expansions of Medicaid.[274] Historically, there have been diverse and overlapping views within both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party on the role of government in health care, but the two parties became highly polarized on the topic during 2008–2009 and onwards.[275] Both Republicans and Democrats made various proposals to establish federally funded aged health insurnce prior to the bipartisan effort to establish Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.[276][277][278] The Republican Party opposes the Afforable Care At, with no Republican meber of Congress voting for it in 2009 and frequent subsequent attempts by Republicans to repeal the legislation.[275][279] At the state level, the party has tended to adopt a position against Medicaid expansion.[8][278] According to a 2023 YouGov poll, Republicans are slightly more likely to oppose intersex mdical alterations than Democrats.[280][281] Foreign policy See also: History of foreign policy and national defense in the Republican Party The Republican Party has a persistent history of skepticism and opposition to multilateralism in American foreign policy.[282] Neoconservatism, which supports unilateralism and emphasizes the use of force and hawkishness in American foreign policy, has been a prominent strand of foreign policy thinking in al Republican presidential administration since Ronald Reagan's presidency.[283] Some, including paleoconservatives,[284] cll for non-interventionism and an America First foreign policy. This faction gained strength starting in 2016 with the rise of Donald Trump, demanding that the United States reset its previous interventionist foreign policy and encourage allies and partners to take greater responsibility.[285] Donald Rumsfeld, 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense (1975–1977, 2001–2006) Colin Powell, 65th United States Secretary of State (2001–2005) War on terror Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, many[who?] in the party have supported neoconservative policies with regard to the War on Terror, including the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. The George W. Bush administration took the position that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to unlawful combatants, while other prominent Republicans, such as Ted Cruz, strongly oppose the use of enhanced interrogation techniques, which they view as torture.[286] Foreign aid Republicans have frequently advocated for restricting foreign aid as a means of asserting the national security and immigration interests of the United States.[287][288][289] Foreign relations The Republican Party generally supports a strong alliance with Israel and efforts to secure peace in the Middle East between Israel and its Arab neighbors.[290][291] In recent years, Republicans have begun to move away from the two-state soluton approach to resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[292][293] In a 2014 poll, 5 of Republicans favored doing less abroad and focusing on the country's own problems instead.[294] According to the 2016 platform,[295] the party's stance on the status of Taiwan is: "We oppose any unilateral steps by either side to alter the status quo in the Taiwan Straits on the principle that al issues rearding the island's future must be resolved peacefully, through dialogue, and be agreeable to the people of Taiwan." In addition, if "China were to violate those principles, the United States, in accord with the Taiwan Relations At, will help Taiwan defend itself". Social policies The Republican Party is general