Now U.S. Republicans Propose Sending Military Aid to Ukraine!
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Washington (CNN) -- It's no secret that a battle has boiled over in the Republican Party.
The fight has played out in the policy arena but also on the campaign trail. And since the inception of the tea party in 2009, it seemed like that wing had the upper hand. It slowly made effective inroads into a party many members of the vocal new group thought had lost its way.
They elected a new breed of Republican into office, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who surprised the political world by defeating establishment-backed candidates in their respective primaries.
But those two successes haven't been the norm, especially in the Senate, as many inexperienced but ideologically more pure candidates have been unable to seal the deal.
In 2010, Sharron Angle won the Senate primary in Nevada and Christine O'Donnell won in Delaware. Two years later, Richard Mourdock and Todd Akin won in Indiana and Missouri respectively.
All four went on to lose against the Democrat.
In a year in which Republicans have their best shot in several elections of regaining control of the Senate, party leaders are hoping to avoid general election stumbles.
The Republican establishment is off to a good start this primary season, but it had an easy opener.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn easily won his primary against tea party backed challenger Rep. Steve Stockman, who was largely persona-non-grata during his campaign. Still he spent $2.6 million in the final weeks leading up to the early March primary.
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Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee sent an open letter to President Obama on Wednesday urging him to share new intelligence of Russian troop movements with the Ukrainian government.
The congressmen said they are "gravely concerned about the aggressive posture of Russian forces along the eastern border of Ukraine."
"There is deep apprehension that Moscow may invade eastern and southern Ukraine, pressing west to Transdniestria, and also seek land grabs in the Baltics," the letter reads, citing both classified and unclassified reports.
The letter also urges Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to "increase and enhance the alert posture and readiness of U.S. military forces in the region, and pursue additional measures to bolster the security of our eastern and central European allies and partners."
A separate letter containing classified intelligence was also sent to the White House on Wednesday.
"Russia's war on Ukraine has already started. It is time to stop speculating about possibility, and start dealing with reality," read a statement from Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
Reps. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, Randy Forbes, R-Va., Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Michael Turner, R-Ohio, Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Rob Wittman, R-Va., and Joe Heck, R-Nev., signed the letter along with McKeon.
First published March 26 2014, 7:49 PM
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