Takeaways from AP interview: Biden on inflation, US psyche
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sat down with The Associated Press to discuss the state of the economy, his concerns about the national mood and his commitment to standing up to Russia's...
View ArticleMore than 1 million voters switch to GOP in warning for Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party's gains in recent years are becoming...
View ArticleMore than 1 million voters switch to Republican party in warning for Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party's gains in recent years are becoming...
View ArticleFive takeaways from races in Colorado, Illinois, New York and more
(The Hill) - Tuesday’s primaries and runoffs saw the downfall of at least three House incumbents, as well as the limits of top Republicans and Democrats to sway the results of key primary races. In...
View ArticleWhy Trump's preferred candidates keep losing in Georgia
(The Hill) -- The state of Georgia is putting former President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party to the test. Trump-backed candidates have faced a handful of setbacks in recent primary...
View ArticleTrump's vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Stunning new revelations about former President Donald Trump’s fight to overturn the 2020 election have exposed growing political vulnerabilities just as he eyes another...
View ArticleBiden tells Dems to quickly pass pared-down economic package
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden seemed to bow Friday to Sen. Joe Manchin's demand for a slimmed-down economic package, telling Democrats to quickly push the election-year measure through...
View ArticleHouse Democrats tout bill to add four seats to Supreme Court
(The Hill) – A group of House Democrats called for legislation on Monday that would add four seats to the Supreme Court, lamenting a “ultra right-wing” branch that just overturned the Roe v. Wade...
View ArticleMcConnell: Trump will face 'crowded' GOP field if he runs for president
(The Hill) – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says former President Trump will face a lot of competition in a Republican primary if he runs for president in 2024. McConnell, who...
View ArticleFive takeaways from primaries in Arizona, Missouri and beyond
(The Hill) - Tuesday’s primaries, in many ways, upended expectations. In Kansas, voters rejected a proposed amendment that would have opened the door for state lawmakers to restrict – or even ban –...
View ArticleTrump endorsement of 'Eric' in Missouri triggers confusion
(The Hill) - An endorsement by former President Trump in Missouri's GOP Senate primary triggered confusion Monday after two candidates with the same first name laid claim to his support, which...
View ArticleLIV Golf crowd shouts 'Let's go Brandon' to Trump, Greene, Carlson
(The Hill) -- Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) were among the GOP figures who joined former President Donald Trump at the LIV Golf event at his Bedminster Golf Club...
View ArticleGOP targets for Dem bill: Inflation, taxes, Manchin, Sinema
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans see inflation, taxes and immigration as Democratic weak spots worth attacking, and two opposition senators as prime targets, in the upcoming battle over an economic...
View ArticleDems look ahead to Barnes in fall race against Ron Johnson
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes grew up in Milwaukee with a mom who was a public school teacher and a father who worked in a factory — both union members, an important credential in a...
View ArticlePrimary day in Connecticut: Who is running for spots on November ballot
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Tuesday, Aug. 9 is primary day, and News 8 is your local election headquarters. There are several big races we have been following. Both Democrats and Republicans have...
View ArticleRepublicans erupt over FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid
(The Hill) -- A growing number of Republicans are erupting over the news of an FBI raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, accusing federal agents of unfairly targeting the...
View ArticleDick Cheney in new ad: No individual is 'greater threat to our Republic' than...
(The Hill) - Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a “coward” and a “threat to our Republic” in a new ad for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who is facing a primary challenger backed by the former...
View ArticleGarland, in going public, pushes back at cable news firestorm
(The Hill) – Attorney General Merrick Garland was quiet all week as former President Trump, GOP lawmakers and cable news pundits theorized about the FBI’s search Monday of the former president’s...
View ArticleCheney and Murkowski: Trump critics facing divergent futures
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — They hail from their states' most prominent Republican families. They have been among the GOP's sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. And after the Jan. 6...
View ArticleMurkowski advances in Alaska Senate race, Palin in House
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski advanced from her primary along with Kelly Tshibaka, her GOP rival endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while another...
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