The sentencing bookends a saga that has been compared to a spy novel — federal prosecutors at one point alleged the red-headed Russian national was a clandestine agent using sex to gain access in the conservative movement. ... She was assisted in her networking efforts by Republican..…

Every one of them is not just a Republican but a member of the House Republican Study Committee, a conservative grouping. ... Note the linear progression from conservative Republican to liberal Democrat. . ..…

The Kansas court’s dissenter was Justice Caleb Stegall, the only appointee of a conservative Republican governor. The court’s two most senior justices were appointed by a moderate Republican, and four by a Democrat. ..…

Beto O’Rourke is known for having narrowly lost the 2018 Senate race in Texas to Republican Ted Cruz. O’Rourke excited voters in the mostly conservative state. His campaign drew nationwide attention and his presidential candidacy announcement was televised live across the country. ..…