Bid to censure Romney for Trump impeachment votes fails
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republicans booed Sen. Mitt Romney but ultimately rejected a motion to censure him Saturday for his votes at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials. The measure...
View ArticleHouse runoff in Texas set between GOP's Wright, Ellzey
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas is set between Republican Susan Wright, whose husband was the first member of Congress to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19, and...
View ArticleEyeing 2024, Pence says he'll push back on 'liberal agenda'
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence, positioning himself for a possible return to elected office, told an audience in early-voting South Carolina that he will spend the coming...
View ArticleHouse GOP leader amps up pressure on Cheney over Trump barbs
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stepped up pressure on No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney on Tuesday, claiming rank-and-file concerns about “her ability to carry out her job” as...
View ArticleLiz Cheney clings to GOP post as Trump endorses replacement
WASHINGTON (AP) — No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney was clinging to her post Wednesday as party leaders lined up behind an heir apparent, signaling that fallout over her clashes with former President...
View ArticleGOP seeks unity, even if that means embracing election lie
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a new buzzword among Republicans in Washington: unity. The House GOP, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, is moving toward stripping Rep. Liz Cheney of her leadership post...
View ArticleCheney challenger Stefanik says GOP must work with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik stated her case Thursday for replacing Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican leader, implicitly lambasting Cheney's battles with former President Donald...
View ArticleStefanik's rise toward leadership job irks conservatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives in and out of Congress are expressing opposition to Rep. Elise Stefanik ’s rise toward House Republicans' No. 3 leadership job, grumbling that's unlikely to derail her...
View ArticleIn booting Cheney, 'My Kevin' leads GOP back to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy is leading his party to an inflection point, preparing to dump Rep. Liz Cheneyfrom the No. 3 House leadership position and transform what's left of the...
View ArticleMcCarthy sets Wednesday vote on Liz Cheney leadership ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership post in the chamber, saying it was clear that he and his GOP...
View ArticleLiz Cheney says Trump and GOP backers threaten democracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — A combative Rep. Liz Cheney lashed out at leaders of her own Republican Party late Tuesday, taking to the House floor on the eve of her near-certain ouster from a leadership post to...
View ArticleGOP dumps defiant Trump critic Cheney from top House post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans dumped GOP Rep. Liz Cheney from her House leadership post Wednesday for her persistent repudiation of Donald Trump’s election falsehoods, underscoring the hold the...
View ArticleHouse GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for...
View ArticleStefanik's rise toward leadership job irks conservatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives in and out of Congress are expressing opposition to Rep. Elise Stefanik ’s rise toward House Republicans' No. 3 leadership job, grumbling that's unlikely to derail her...
View ArticleIn devotion to Trump, House GOP taps Stefanik for a top post
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post Friday, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views...
View ArticleWhite House, GOP infrastructure talks hit crucial stage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans over President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillioninfrastructure plan are hitting a crucial stage ahead of talks Friday after the...
View ArticleGOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with COVID-19 relief...
View ArticleGOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans revived negotiations Tuesday over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with...
View ArticleEXPLAINER: How Texas Republicans aim to make voting harder
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas took a major step Sunday toward becoming the nation’s largest state where the GOP is making voting harder following the 2020 elections , with the Senate approving a bill...
View ArticleTrump critic Cheney cautions Jan. 6 riot could happen again
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Liz Cheney, newly ousted from House Republican leadership for challenging former President Donald Trump, criticized GOP colleagues Sunday for downplaying the Jan. 6 riot and...
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