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The official Republican Party platform adopted in 2024 opposes free trade and supports enacting tariffs on imports. [394] In both of his terms as president, Trump enacted tariffs on imports to the United States. In particular, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on China in February 2025. [395]
The Republican National Committee's main function is to assist the Republican Party of the United States. It helps to promote the Republican political platform and the "party brand" or image. It is more focused on campaign and organizational strategy than public policy .
The Republican Party supports strong law and order policies to control crime. The vast majority of Republicans support capital punishment. [84] Official party platforms have consistently argued that the death penalty is an effective deterrent to crime and ensures safer neighborhoods, citing the rising crime rates in recent decades.
Former President Donald Trump will be officially nominated next week at the Republican National Convention, a four-day event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aimed at firing up the party's base in the ...
In June 2018 he became the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in U.S. history. [44] McConnell is the second Kentuckian to serve as a party leader in the Senate (after Alben W. Barkley led the Democrats from 1937 to 1949) [20] and the longest-serving U.S. senator from Kentucky. [45]
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The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party.Founded by Slave activists in 1854, it dominated politics nationally for most of the period from 1860 to 1932.
Trump's appearance was confirmed Wednesday by Kenny Nail, a top local Republican party official. ... Kenny Nail, chairman of the St. Lucie County Republican executive committee, said he learned ...