Anxiety grows amid GOP Speaker's battle
The White House and Senate are ringing the alarm as the next deadline to avoid a government shutdown draws closer and House Republicans appear no closer to picking a Speaker. The deadline to fund the...
View ArticleDemocrats see warning signs with Black voters in Louisiana governor's race
Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Shawn Wilson (D) is facing a challenging path to election amid warning signs that Democrats are not doing enough to motivate their base, including Black voters. More...
View ArticleNew Hampshire's presidential primary filing period opens with candidates...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In a ritual unruffled by either a changing of the guard or changes to the nominating calendar elsewhere, the filing period for the New Hampshire presidential primary started...
View ArticleScalise is the GOP's pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that House Republicans have chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker, the race is on to secure the 217 votes he will need on the House floor to win the...
View ArticleInternal conflicts and power struggles have become hallmarks of the modern GOP
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After Ohio Republicans bolstered their statehouse majority last year due to their dominating showing in the midterm elections, they split into rival camps over who should lead...
View ArticleScalise struggling to secure GOP floor votes for Speakership
Speaker-designate Steve Scalise (R-La.) is struggling to win the support he will need to be elected to the top spot on the House floor, signaling what could be a sequel to his predecessor's fight to...
View ArticleRepublicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deeply divided Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unify and elect the conservative in a public floor vote...
View ArticleDonald Trump attacks President Biden on foreign policy as Israel-Hamas war rages
MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his record governing the nation for four years without any new wars, and criticized President Joe Biden’s foreign policy as the world...
View ArticleMore Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC...
A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers' other demands is more mixed, according to a poll...
View Article25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights...
It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a remote fence to meet his fate. His...
View ArticleTrump suggests Scalise's health a concern in his Speaker bid
Former President Trump suggested this week that Rep. Steve Scalise should focus on his health, as the Louisiana Republican vies for the Speaker’s gavel within the House GOP conference while also...
View ArticleRepublican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker...
WASHINGTON (AP) — With his walker positioned on the mound, Rep. Steve Scalise threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals ballpark in the fall of 2017, a breathtaking comeback for the...
View ArticleArkansas lawmakers OK plan to audit purchase of $19,000 lectern for Gov....
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday voted to audit the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, delving into an unusual controversy that's prompted questions...
View ArticlePence will skip the Nevada GOP caucus and instead run in the primary, giving...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will skip the Nevada caucuses run by the state Republican Party, which has adopted rules that critics say favor former President Donald Trump, and...
View ArticleTrump's criticism of Israel's Netanyahu draws strong condemnation from GOP...
NEW YORK (AP) — Several of former President Donald Trump 's Republican rivals denounced him on Thursday for lashing out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after Hamas' deadly attack, a...
View ArticleTrump risks GOP blowback with Netanyahu remarks
Former President Trump risks potential backlash in the Republican presidential primary over his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks in...
View ArticleThe Memo: DeSantis sees opportunity in Trump’s Israel controversy
Violence in Israel and Gaza is impacting the 2024 presidential campaign in an unexpected fashion, after former President Trump sparked controversy with peculiar comments in a speech. Trump’s GOP...
View ArticleSwing-county Kentucky voters weigh their choices for governor in a closely...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Republican voter Mark Cook stuck with his party in Kentucky's last election for governor. Next month, he's leaning toward crossing over to support the Democrat he voted...
View ArticleHouse Republicans are mired in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House has been without a leader for more than a week after majority Republicans threw out Speaker Kevin McCarthy and refused to rally around his No. 2, Louisiana Rep. Steve...
View ArticleTrump says he stands with Netanyahu after a barrage of GOP criticism for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he stood with Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as his GOP rivals continued to pointedly denounce his lashing out at...
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