Trump refers to Milwaukee as 'horrible' just before the city hosts the...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used the word “horrible” in talking about Milwaukee — the city where he will accept the Republican nomination next month — during a closed-door...
View ArticleHouse Republicans go after Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg in contentious hearing
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- House Republicans are blasting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for what they call an "unprecedented politicized indictment" of former president Donald Trump. Rep. Jim...
View ArticleTrump boosts Johnson in ‘pep rally’ with House GOP
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) stock appears to have risen after former President Trump’s “pep rally” meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill. Johnson has come under fire from hard-line...
View ArticleMcConnell shakes Trump’s hand at 'positive' meeting
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday spoke and shook hands with former President Trump during a meeting at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the first time the two...
View ArticleTrump endorses former Maryland governor Larry Hogan's Senate bid
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan, who has been one of former President Donald Trump's fiercest critics in the GOP, received Trump's endorsement in his Maryland Senate bid on...
View ArticleTrump backs Larry Hogan in Maryland Senate race
Former President Trump has thrown his support behind Republican Larry Hogan in Maryland's Senate race, even after the former governor drew the ire of Trump allies for urging voters to respect the...
View ArticleHouse GOP adds culture war amendments to annual defense bill
House Republicans added a host of culture war amendments to the annual defense bill on Thursday, complicating the traditionally bipartisan measure's path to final passage later this year. Among the...
View ArticleMajority of Republicans vote down Greene's anti-Ukraine aid proposal
A majority of Republicans joined with Democrats on Thursday to vote down Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) amendment to the annual Defense bill that called for preventing any funds in the...
View ArticleTakeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won't be the last word in the fight...
View ArticleBiden campaign launches Milwaukee merchandise, homepage takeover after Trump...
The Biden campaign is taking over the homepage of a local newspaper in Milwaukee on Friday, seizing on comments from former President Trump a day earlier in which he criticized the city. The Biden...
View ArticleWisconsin Republicans rush to Trump's defense after Milwaukee quip
Wisconsin Republicans rushed to former President Trump’s defense Thursday after it was reported that the presumptive GOP nominee criticized Milwaukee during a closed-door conference meeting. Punchbowl...
View ArticleSenate Republicans block legislation to codify IVF access
Legislation to establish a national right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) was blocked by Senate Republicans on Thursday, amid a push by Democrats to put the GOP on defense over reproductive rights...
View ArticleThe RNC is launching a massive effort to monitor voting. Critics say it...
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Republican National Committee on Friday launched a swing state initiative to mobilize thousands of polling place monitors, poll workers and attorneys to serve as...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden's special counsel...
View ArticleTrump marks his 78th birthday with a towering 'MAGA' cake and attacks on his...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump marked his 78th birthday on Friday night by addressing a fawning crowd in Florida and repeatedly dismissing his opponent in November’s election, 81-year-old...
View ArticleSupreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that...
View ArticleMany Senate Republicans were done with Trump after Jan. 6. Now they want him...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years ago, Donald Trump had few friends left in the Senate. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared in a speech that Trump was “practically and morally responsible”...
View ArticlePartisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws. The problem is that it’s in the courtroom and not the legislature. That could make the most...
View ArticleA far-right pastor challenges the Indiana GOP gubernatorial nominee's choice...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican delegates are set to gather Saturday at the party convention to nominate a candidate for lieutenant governor, and in a decidedly unconventional situation they'll...
View ArticleHunter Biden conviction puts wrinkle into 2024 campaign
Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict marks the latest wrinkle thrown into the 2024 campaign between President Biden and former President Trump ahead of their November contest. For Biden, the outcome blunts...
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