Cook Political Report shifts 6 House races toward Dems, 2 toward GOP
The nonpartisan group Cook Political Report has shifted half a dozen House races toward Democrats and two toward Republicans, as Democrats see their fundraising advantage and enthusiasm rise after...
View ArticleHow Republicans learned to stop worrying and love early voting
Republicans are stepping up efforts to persuade once-skeptical voters to cast ballots ahead of Election Day as early voting kicks off in a handful of states this month. GOP skepticism about early...
View ArticleHarris sticks to economic pitch in first Hispanic media interview
Vice President Harris pushed her economic message in her first Hispanic media interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, bashing former President Trump’s economic message and business record....
View ArticleElection 2024 Latest: Judge postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case...
A judge has agreed to postpone Donald Trump ’s sentencing in his New York hush money case until after the November election. Judge Juan M. Merchan said in his decision Friday that he wanted to avoid...
View ArticleHouse GOP unveils stopgap plan to avert government shutdown
House Republicans on Friday unveiled their highly anticipated plan to avert a government shutdown that is sure to upset Democrats and has already drawn skepticism from some in the GOP. The 46-page...
View ArticleFormer Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Liz Cheney, who herself endorsed Harris on Wednesday,...
View ArticleSharp divisions persist over Walz's response to the riots that followed the...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz faced the biggest crisis of his political career when Minnesota’s two largest cities erupted in protests and riots after a white Minneapolis police officer killed...
View ArticleTakeaways from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's response to violence after George...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate has revived the debate over how he handled the biggest crisis of his political...
View ArticleTight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for control of Congress is as close as ever, with barely two dozen House seats and a handful in the Senate likely to determine the majority this November and whether a...
View ArticleSurprised Republicans air frustration with Gonzales prediction of GOP losing...
Rep. Tony Gonzales’s (R-Texas) pessimistic prediction that the House GOP conference will lose its majority in November is sparking frustrations among Republican lawmakers, while underscoring just how...
View ArticleHarris sweeps in anti-Trump Republican votes
Vice President Harris’s campaign is seeking to highlight support from prominent anti-Trump Republicans ahead of November as she looks to expand her base of support. On Wednesday, Harris gained her...
View ArticleMaher, GOP guest get into tense exchange over Jan. 6, Trump
(The Hill) — Comedian Bill Maher and his GOP guest, the National Review’s editor-in-chief Rich Lowry, got into a tense exchange on “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday over voting for former...
View ArticleTrump slams Dick Cheney as ‘irrelevant’ after he backed Harris
(The Hill) — Former President Trump responded to former Vice President Dick Cheney's decision to back his Democratic rival in November late Friday, calling the former GOP vice president an "irrelevant...
View ArticleAlabama congressional district redrawn to better represent Black voters...
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — On opposite sides of the courthouse square in Tuskegee, Alabama — a place steeped in African American history, including the city’s namesake university and World War II airmen —...
View ArticleHouse Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is heeding the demands of the more conservative wing of his Republican conference and has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal...
View ArticleGeorgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bans
Huddling for safety in classrooms as gunfire rang out, students at Apalachee High School texted or called their parents to let them know what was happening and send what they thought could be their...
View ArticleLittle debate that Pennsylvania is key as Harris and Trump prep for Philly...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage Tuesday night in Philadelphia, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning...
View ArticleTrump’s debate challenge centers on avoiding 'personal nonsense'
Former President Trump’s advisers and allies argue he will enter next week’s debate against Vice President Harris with several advantages going for him. He is a more seasoned debater, particularly on...
View ArticleTrump faces night-and-day difference in debate with Harris
Former President Trump is staring down a night-and-day difference as he prepares to step onto the debate stage Tuesday with Vice President Harris. When Trump debated President Biden less than three...
View ArticleGovernment shutdown looms as Congress faces funding fight
Congress is staring down a time crunch to avert a shutdown, with both parties digging in their heels and some Republicans expressing skepticism about their own party’s plans less than a month before...
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