House blocks Greene’s resolution to oust Johnson
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to protect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a conservative coup, torpedoing an effort by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to oust the GOP leader from...
View ArticleBarron Trump, 18, to make political debut as Florida delegate to the...
MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, has been chosen to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention, the state party chairman said Wednesday....
View ArticleHouse rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Republicans and Democrats tired of the...
View ArticleHaley will meet with donors to her shuttered presidential campaign. No Trump...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is meeting next week with donors who supported her now-abandoned Republican presidential campaign, a reentry into public life that comes as the former South Carolina...
View ArticleBiden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over...
View ArticleDemocratic ex-White House aide Maggie Goodlander is running for Congress in...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrat Maggie Goodlander, a former senior White House aide with deep political connections, announced on Thursday that she's running for Congress in her home state of New...
View ArticleFight over foreign money in politics stymies deal to assure President Joe...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The question of whether Democratic President Joe Biden will appear on Ohio's fall ballot has become entangled in a partisan legislative fight to keep foreign money out of state...
View ArticleThe Latest | Judge denies defense's 2nd request for mistrial in Trump's hush...
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case denied a second request from defense attorneys to declare a mistrial over porn actor Stormy Daniels' testimony, which concluded Thursday....
View ArticleTrump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are...
Former President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as he fights charges that he made payments to a porn actor to illegally influence the 2016 election. But he's getting help from...
View ArticleUS says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States warned on Thursday that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries out plans for an all-out assault on Rafah, the militants' last major...
View ArticleOne man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn’t enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress...
View ArticleAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland's presidential and state primaries
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to add to their string of victories and pad their delegate totals in Maryland on Tuesday as the presidential primary...
View ArticleAP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina’s US House primary runoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina's lone congressional runoff, in the state's 13th Congressional District, became a one-person race when former President Donald Trump endorsed Brad Knott this month,...
View ArticleNoem's book tour sees her take fire from conservatives as well as liberals
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is drawing fire from every corner of the media following the launch of her book, which sparked backlash over multiple anecdotes recounted in its pages. Noem, who has...
View ArticleBiden White House highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The winner of November's presidential election will face an epic challenge next year with the coming expiration of nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts — an issue that the Biden White...
View ArticleThe Latest | Prosecutors likely to call just 2 more witnesses in Trump's hush...
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial said Friday that they expect to call just two more witnesses to the stand, potentially laying the ground for resting their case next...
View ArticleThomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous...
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness" and "lies” over the last several years and...
View ArticleBarron Trump, 18, won't be serving as a Florida delegate to the Republican...
MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, won't be serving as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention after all, his mother's office said Friday. “While...
View ArticleTrump heading to Jersey Shore to rally 'mega crowd' in weekend break from...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — After a long week in court, Donald Trump is heading to the Jersey Shore. And his campaign says he'll be joined by “tens of thousands” of his friends. Trump, the presumptive...
View ArticleAmerica's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It's well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal...
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