Schumer poised to join Johnson invite for Netanyahu address to Congress
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is poised to join Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress, despite tensions...
View ArticleThe Latest | Arrests top 2,000 as protests against Israel-Hamas war roil...
The number of people arrested in connection with protests on college campuses against the Israel-Hamas war has now topped 2,000. The Associated Press has tallied arrests at 35 schools since a tent...
View ArticleGreene's motion to vacate vote leaves conservatives with no easy options
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) decision to force action on ousting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has created a dilemma for some rank-and-file Republicans who will now face a tough choice: vote...
View ArticleArizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a bill Thursday to repeal it. Hobbs says the move is just the beginning of...
View ArticleNew York made Donald Trump and could convict him. But for now, he's using it...
NEW YORK (AP) — He's visiting Manhattan construction sites, decrying local crime and holding court in his gilded Fifth Avenue penthouse. After a years-long breakup with his hometown, Donald Trump is...
View ArticleThe unexpected, under-the-radar Senate race in Michigan that could determine...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Elissa Slotkin had less than half an hour to reckon with a retirement announcement that would reshape Michigan’s political landscape. The state's senior senator and the...
View ArticleAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Indiana's presidential and state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for the White House tops the ballot Tuesday in Indiana’s presidential and state primaries, but voters will also have to settle more competitive contests for governor,...
View ArticleInflation in swing states is lower than the national average
(The Hill) -- Inflation in several battleground states in the 2024 election is below the national average — in some cases by more than a full percentage point — as food prices retreat even while...
View ArticleArizona governor's signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by...
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th century law remains...
View ArticleSenate conservatives pan Greene’s 'horrible idea' to oust Speaker Johnson
Senate conservatives are urging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to back off her attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying it’s a waste of time and Congress has higher priorities ahead...
View ArticleA group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections...
ATLANTA (AP) — It was Election Day last November, and one of Georgia’s top election officials saw that reports of a voting machine problem in an eastern Pennsylvania county were gaining traction...
View ArticleSenate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over the war in Gaza is also roiling Senate contests across the nation as...
View ArticleGOP: Noem up in smoke; Scott, Burgum rise in Trump VP race
Republican senators say South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R) viability as a vice presidential candidate has gone up in smoke after she admitted to shooting a 14-month-old puppy, and they are looking to...
View ArticleTrump says Biden is running a 'Gestapo' administration. It's his latest...
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running a “Gestapo administration,” the latest example of the former president...
View ArticleVoters see Trump as more effective on border: Poll
Close to half of voters in a new poll see former President Trump as the candidate best suited to handle issues related to the U.S. southern border, a top issue ahead of November's general election. A...
View ArticleBiden races clock on health regulations with eye on potential Trump return
President Biden’s administration is working overtime to ensure his health care priorities are protected from a potential second Trump White House. In recent weeks, regulatory agencies have been...
View ArticleMoney isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money. The goal is to...
View ArticleWill House Speaker Mike Johnson be forced out?
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - This week could see another GOP attempt to force a sitting House speaker out of his job, but will Democrats step in this time to save Mike Johnson from members of his own party?...
View ArticleTim Scott says Trump did not raise VP possibility, expects decision within 60...
(The Hill) -- Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in a Sunday interview that former President Donald Trump did not raise the possibility of being his running mate at a gathering this past weekend. Scott...
View Article5 factions that will decide Speaker Johnson’s fate
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) leadership faces a make-or-break moment this week when the House is expected to consider a Republican proposal to boot him from power — an extraordinary process...
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