DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for tax hikes, comprehensive immigration reform and gun control. Now, seven weeks after an electoral drubbing, some party leaders and rank-and-file alike are signaling a willingness to bend on all three issues...
OPINION - I’m still waiting to hear a Republican leader say something about the most obvious lesson of the just-completed presidential election: Republicans need to mend fences with black voters...