Kansas GOP picks Rep. Marshall for Senate seat over Kobach
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Republicans on Tuesday nominated Rep. Roger Marshall for the Senate over polarizing conservative Kris Kobach, heeding the party establishment’s advice as it tries to keep a...
View ArticleRepublicans nominate Trump to take on Biden in the fall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically...
View ArticleWHAT TO WATCH: After Biden’s moment, it’s Trump’s prime time
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Biden and his Democratic Party used their convention last week to argue that the underpinnings of American Democracy hang in the balance this November. This week, it’s President...
View ArticleThe Latest: Democrats slam Pompeo for GOP speech from Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican National Convention (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Democrats are unloading on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ahead of his planned address to the...
View ArticleWHAT TO WATCH: Pence, Conway and protest pushback at RNC
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at the Republican convention, making the case for another four years for President Donald Trump and laying...
View ArticleThe Latest: Trump makes surprise RNC appearance on Night 3
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made a surprise appearance at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry following Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Republican National Convention. The president,...
View ArticleWHAT TO WATCH: Melania, Pompeo and Trump at GOP convention
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tuesday’s program at the Republican National Convention is likely to wade into familiar waters, with a lineup expected to speak on divisive issues like abortion and “cancel culture,”...
View ArticleTrump out to build ‘permission structure’ to win back voters
NEW YORK (AP) — Showcasing Black Americans at the Republican National Convention to allay white voters’ fears that President Donald Trump is a racist. Sharing touching stories about the president’s...
View ArticleDemocrats request Hatch Act probe of Republican convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into what they call repeated violations of the federal Hatch Act by members of the Trump administration during...
View ArticleTrump looms large over campaigns for control of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle for control of Congressis solidifying into a raceabout President Donald Trump, as Republicans hitch their fortunes to their party’s leader and Democrats position...
View ArticleVirus bill blocked in Senate as prospects dim for new relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for...
View ArticleOdds look less likely for a second round of stimulus checks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — At least there won’t be a government shutdown. But as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated pre-election session, hopes are dimming for another coronavirus...
View ArticlePelosi: House to stay in session until COVID-19 rescue pact
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday the House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver another round of COVID-19 relief, a move that came as Democrats from swing districts...
View ArticleSecond stimulus checks: Will we see a new direct payment before Election Day?
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — At the beginning of the week, there was little to no chance Americans would see a second direct payment from the government before Election Day. But after President Donald Trump...
View ArticleThe Latest: Trump orders flags at half-staff for Ginsburg
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (all times local): 1:15 a.m. Saturday President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation directing that flags at...
View ArticleGOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by Democrats that their views have...
View ArticleHow Ginsburg’s death could reshape the presidential campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nation’s most searing divides has been jolted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, potentially reshaping...
View ArticleTrump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,...
View ArticleArizona Senate race could impact confirmation of new justice
PHOENIX (AP) — If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOP’s Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicating the...
View ArticleBarrett emerges as court favorite; Trump to pick by weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met Monday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative jurist emerged as a favorite to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the...
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