Republican senators are bucking President Donald Trumpās calls to revive the health care debate. And Trump just ousted his only top White House aide with deep links to the Republican Party. But the president and his party wonāt be calling it quits anytime soon. They remain tightly linked by a force more powerful than politics or personal ties: cash.
Republican donors paid $35,000 apiece to hear familiar a message from PresidentĀ Donald Trump: The media, particularly CNN, keep trying to take him down, and yet Republicans just keep on winning elections. He noted with pride that his party had won four special elections this year. The president was whisked a few blocks from the White House to the Trump International Hotel, his name-branded Washington venue, for an evening of hobnobbing behind closed doors Wednesday with major party financiers, including Las…
Florida mega lobbyistĀ Brian BallardĀ was added to the Republican National Committeeās finance leadership team,Ā the party announced Monday. RNC ChairĀ Ronna McDanielĀ and RNC Finance ChairĀ Steve WynnĀ announced the pick along with a handful of other additions in a Monday press release. āI am delighted to announce the addition of these longtime friends of the Party and supporters of this administration to our Finance leadership team,ā McDaniel said in the announcement. Wynn added that the new team members will help get more Republican congress members…
…need to read about the ongoing legal battle between the NHL and Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie’s effort to move the Phoenix Coyotes. Balsillie offered the city of Glendale $50 million to drop its objections to the transfer of the franchise, an offer that city is evaluating. Imagine four years from now, when the Rays, frustrated by Kathleen Ford’s efforts to prevent the baseball team from building a new stadium, are wooed by out-of-town interests, such as Las Vegas’ Steve Wynn,…
