Senate GOP to propose policing changes in ‘Justice Act’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are proposing changes to police procedures and accountability with an enhanced use-of-force database, restrictions on chokeholds and new commissions to study law...
View ArticleCapitol Report: Is patience wearing thin with Trump among Republican party?
(WTNH) — Is patience wearing thin with our president among the Republican party? One longtime Republican in Connecticut is saying enough is enough. No matter how you spin it, it hasn’t been an easy...
View ArticleSenate GOP police bill hits roadblock, as Dems seek changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican policing bill hit a roadblock Wednesday as Senate Democrats voted against it as inadequate, leaving the parties to decide whether to negotiate a compromise or walk away...
View ArticlePelosi pushes Senate with House passage of George Floyd bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of the House Democrats’ far-reaching police overhaul bill returned attention to the Senate on Friday, as the divided Congress struggles to address the global outcryover the...
View ArticleUtah Democrats cross party lines to have political impact
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — They support police reform, LGBTQ rights and Medicaid expansion. But in deeply conservative Utah, thousands of liberal-leaning voters are registering as Republicans because they...
View ArticleMedicaid, GOP congressional primary top Oklahoma ballot
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A question on whether to expand Medicaid in Oklahoma and a crowded Republican field vying to challenge the state’s lone congressional Democrat are drawing the most attention ahead...
View ArticleOklahoma City voters to pare down crowded 5th District field
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Voters in central Oklahoma on Tuesday will pare down a crowded field of congressional hopefuls seeking to represent the 5th District in Washington. Nine Republicans are vying for...
View ArticleEx-Bush officials launch super PAC backing Biden over Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of former George W. Bush administration and campaign officials have launched a new super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the latest in a growing...
View ArticleTrump signs extension of COVID-relief fund for businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus. The legislation extends the June 30...
View ArticleCan Trump’s anti-mail-voting crusade hurt him in key states?
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign and allies have blocked efforts to expand mail-in voting, forcing an awkward confrontation with top GOP election officials who are promoting...
View ArticleGOP worries Trump’s divisive June imperils Senate control
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s June began with his Bible-clutching photo op outside a church after authorities used chemicals and batons to scatter peaceful demonstrators. It never got...
View ArticleTapping into crime fears, GOP conflates mayhem with protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apocalyptic images of blazing buildings and window-smashing protesters pop on the TV screen as a caller to a 911 emergency line reaches voicemail. The computer offers to take reports...
View ArticleMaryland governor says GOP needs ‘bigger tent’ after Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican governor rumored to be eyeing a run for the White House in 2024 said Sunday that the GOP needs to be a “bigger tent party” after President Donald Trump leaves office....
View ArticleTexas heads to polls for Senate runoff as virus rages
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas struggles to contain a raging coronavirus outbreak, voters on Tuesday were heading out to polls for runoff elections that include choosing a Democratic nominee in a U.S....
View ArticleMaine to use ranked voting for president after repeal fails
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine voters are poised to become the first group of voters in U.S. history to be able to use a ranked style of voting for president, following a ruling by the secretary of state...
View ArticleTrump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff amid sinking poll numbers less than four months before the election, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP...
View ArticleTrump’s grand GOP convention plans shrink as virus surges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plans for a grand convention keep shrinking. The Republican National Committee announced Thursday that it is sharply restricting attendance on three of the...
View ArticleSurging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s come to this for Republicans straining to defend their Senate majority in November’s elections: They’re air-dropping millions of dollars into races in Alabama, Kentucky and...
View ArticleSecond stimulus checks: Where we stand as August approaches
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — While both sides of the aisle appear committed to including a second round of direct payments in the next COVID-19 rescue bill, negotiations over what else to pack into the aid...
View ArticlePres. Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has scrubbed his planned Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus....
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