Vermont Democratic Sen. Leahy, 81, is retiring after 8 terms
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Monday he won't seek reelection next year to the seat he's held since 1975, signaling an end to a career that's included major...
View ArticleGOP Rep. Mace's bill would federally decriminalize marijuana
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced legislation Monday to federally decriminalize marijuana, a measure she said would give states freer rein to pass their own...
View ArticleFlorida GOP limits vaccine mandates, flouting White House
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that they were sacrificing public health to hand...
View ArticleDeath threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs, the votes were 359-65 in the House and 83-16 in the Senate. It was backed by...
View ArticleYoungkin: Victory shows winning GOP path on education
PHOENIX (AP) — Incoming Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Wednesday his victory in a strongly Democratic state showed a winning path for Republicans to talk about education, an issue for which he said...
View ArticleFauci fires back at Cruz over COVID claims about Chinese lab
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19 and said the...
View ArticleGOP leaders say little to condemn violent political rhetoric
NEW YORK (AP) — In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face killing a figure with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's face. Several of the 13 House...
View ArticleGOP-majority court chosen to consider Biden vaccine mandate
Challenges to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will be consolidated in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, a panel dominated by judges appointed by Republicans....
View ArticleIn hourslong rant, GOP's 'angry' McCarthy stalls Biden bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Part political performance, part stall tactic, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy unleashed a long, rambling and vitriolic speech overnight, seizing control of the House floor and...
View ArticleGOP embraces natural immunity as substitute for vaccines
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity. They contend that people who...
View ArticleFirst woman nominated for governor by state GOP, former News 8 political...
(WTNH) – A Connecticut political trailblazer has died. Julie Belaga was the first woman in state history to be nominated by the Republicans to run for governor. Belaga was a state representative for...
View ArticleGOP targets Wisconsin elections system, nonpartisan director
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are working to discredit the bipartisan system they created to run elections in the state after President Joe Biden narrowly won last year's presidential...
View ArticleVegas man to admit voting twice in November 2020 election
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas business executive whose claim of voter fraud was featured by state Republicans in November 2020 as proof of tainted votes has agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge...
View ArticleDemocrats hope threat to abortion rights will rouse voters
NEW YORK (AP) — Vulnerable Democrats from Nevada to New Hampshire are promising to make abortion a centerpiece of their political strategy heading into the midterm elections, betting that an intense...
View ArticleVermont Democratic Sen. Leahy, 81, is retiring after 8 terms
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Monday he won't seek reelection next year to the seat he's held since 1975, signaling an end to a career that's included major...
View ArticleDeath threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs, the votes were 359-65 in the House and 83-16 in the Senate. It was backed by...
View ArticleFauci fires back at Cruz over COVID claims about Chinese lab
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19 and said the...
View ArticleSenate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrantof his dwindling...
View ArticleBob Dole, Senate leader and presidential candidate, dies at 98
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his...
View ArticleTrump-backed Perdue challenges Kemp in Georgia GOP primary
ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for governor, he announced Monday, setting up a bitter 2022 Republican primary fight while Democrat Stacey Abrams is...
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