Tom LoBianco

Reporter

Tom LoBianco is a political reporter based in Washington and author of "Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House".

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What does 'conservative' mean? Heritage Foundation president on the right's shifting values
Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, joins Yahoo News Reporter Tom LoBianco ahead of the conservative think tank's 50th anniversary. During the discussion, Roberts shares his views on why the term "conservatism" can hold different meanings and how it has evolved over time.
a year ago
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DeSantis shows his friendlier side in campaign swing to New Hampshire
Last Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis trekked to New Hampshire, which is set to host the first Republican presidential primary next year, to rally support for the state GOP — and for his prospective campaign.
a year ago
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'What do we stand for?': Reagan Library director reflects on Trump, the state of the GOP
For the past two years, John Heubusch and the Reagan Foundation have hosted almost all the top 2024 Republican hopefuls, formally running or otherwise — with the exception of Donald Trump?— to pour out their souls on why the Republican Party is in crisis and how it can change its course.
a year ago
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Trump plans to turn himself in early Tuesday, then return to Mar-a-Lago, campaign says
The former president plans to depart his Florida home Monday and spend the night at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Monday night, then appear in court Tuesday morning, according to a campaign aide.
a year ago
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Veterans of Ted Cruz's 2016 campaign sign up to help DeSantis beat Trump
Several major figures from Cruz’s old operation have now gravitated to DeSantis, but the question is whether they can draw on that experience — the failures, the successes, the lessons learned — in order to beat Trump next year.
a year ago
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Looming Trump indictment puts his GOP competitors in a tough spot
Here’s a look at how Donald Trump’s likely rivals for the Republican nomination are seeking to navigate the issue.
a year ago
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Trump, DeSantis get ready for battle in the looming primary contest
The two frontrunners for the Republican nomination are looking to define themselves for next year's primaries. Donald Trump has cast himself as a populist outsider and avatar of the party’s angry grassroots, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants Republican voters to see him as a younger, fresher rabble-rouser without Trump’s baggage.
2 years ago
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Low-key reception for Trump at conservative summit as 2024 race speeds ahead
Former President Donald Trump regaled his faithful at CPAC with promises of “retribution” against their mutual enemies, but the reception was relatively subdued compared with his past raucous speeches at the event.
2 years ago
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Top GOP campaign group invites 2024 prospects to donor retreat — except Trump
The Club for Growth, a top conservative campaign group, will host almost all of the top 2024 Republican prospects for president at a donor retreat in South Florida this weekend, except Donald Trump, according to a Republican familiar with the plans.
2 years ago
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How to be a 2024 GOP candidate for president — without actually running
The field of candidates seeking the 2024 GOP presidential nomination is fast-growing. But much of the attention is being paid to politicos who are running veritable shadow campaigns — which look a lot like a White House bid but without the regulations that come with an official announcement.
2 years ago
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The promise and perils of Nikki Haley's White House run
Former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley launched her bid for the White House Tuesday with a video playing to her foreign policy bona fides and stature as a woman of color in the GOP.
2 years ago
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Subpoena could complicate Pence decision to run for president in 2024
The subpoena issued Thursday to former Vice President Mike Pence by the special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol will likely complicate the Indiana Republican’s White House prospects.
2 years ago
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Asa Hutchinson says reelecting Trump 'would not be healthy for our democracy' as he eyes 2024 bid
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has been making more noise recently about a possible run for the White House in 2024. The former federal prosecutor has been hitting the trail in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina and is planning to host a border security summit in Arizona soon.
2 years ago
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders rebuts Biden, rails against 'left-wing culture war' in SOTU response
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders accused President Joe Biden and Democrats of launching a “left-wing culture war” in the Republican rebuttal to the State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
2 years ago
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Pence calls for Social Security reform, private savings accounts
Former Vice President Mike Pence, a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, said Thursday that he wants to “reform” Social Security and institute private savings accounts for recipients.
2 years ago
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Reticent Mitch Daniels walks to the line again, but bows out of Indiana Senate run
Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, widely considered a top-tier potential candidate for Indiana’s open Senate seat, announced Tuesday that he would not be running, dashing the hopes of the old GOP establishment, much as he did almost a dozen years ago when he declined a bid for the White House.
2 years ago
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Pence documents scramble calculus for 2024 field
The discovery of classified documents at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana mansion has campaign veterans gaming out how the issue will shape the race for the White House next year.
2 years ago
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In battle for Republican National Committee chair, candidates clash over spending
At the center of the fight for who will control the Republican National Committee through the 2024 election is a dispute over who’s drawing money from the party and whether the expenses are appropriate in a party committee that one veteran Republican consultant called a “slush fund."
2 years ago
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House Republicans quickly embrace 2 new anti-abortion measures
House Republicans advanced a pair of measures on Wednesday that, while largely symbolic, put their stamp on the abortion battle as it continues across the country a half-year after the Supreme Court struck down federal protections.
2 years ago
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House Republicans establish new committee to 'investigate the weaponization of the federal government'
Republicans established a new panel Tuesday that plans to investigate everything from the Justice Department’s handling of death threats against local school officials to the special counsel’s ongoing probe of former President Donald Trump.
2 years ago