Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP...
View ArticleJordan clinches Speaker nomination in GOP’s second go at the gavel
House Republicans nominated Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for Speaker on Friday, the conference's second attempt to find a candidate who can win the gavel on the House floor. Jordan, currently chair of the...
View ArticleCheney amps up Jordan criticism: GOP will lose House and 'deserve' it
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) doubled down Friday on her criticism of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), saying if he becomes Speaker, Republicans will lose control of the House in the next election — and...
View ArticleSen. Joe Manchin considers independent 2024 run, warns party system could be...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stands as the swing vote in a chamber closely divided between Democrats and Republicans. He's...
View ArticleHunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about President Biden,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection amid investigations into his son Hunter and an impeachment inquiry, with a poll showing that 35%...
View ArticleAlarms sound over high turnover among election workers
Experts are sounding alarms just over a year out from November 2024 that the presidential election could suffer from chaos and confusion after high turnover of local election officials and workers in...
View ArticleBiden's Israel response creates sharp contrast with Trump
President Biden’s response to the terrorist attacks against Israel may have given him a point of contrast with former President Donald Trump on foreign policy and leadership style. Biden has drawn...
View ArticleA proposed gag order on Trump in his federal election case is putting the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposed gag order aimed at reining in Donald Trump's incendiary rhetoric puts the judge overseeing his federal election interference case in a tricky position: She must balance...
View ArticleLouisiana governor's race ignites GOP hopes of reclaiming position as...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana’s election polls closed Saturday night and gubernatorial candidates await results, Republicans are hoping to reclaim the governor’s mansion after an eight-year...
View ArticleHaley closes in on DeSantis as biggest challenger to Trump
Nikki Haley is increasingly being viewed as the most viable alternative to former President Trump, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) continues to struggle to gain traction in the primary. The former...
View ArticleThe war between Israel and Hamas is testing the Republican Party's...
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Nikki Haley vowed to stand with Israel “every step of the way.” She promised to “decimate” the Iranian economy. And she called for continued funding for Ukraine as it fights to...
View ArticleRepublicans flip Louisiana governor's mansion
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is projected to win the state's gubernatorial race, according to The Associated Press, handing Republicans control of the top executive office there for the...
View ArticleDeSantis says US shouldn't take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza because...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said the United States should not take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they “are all antisemitic" and...
View ArticleBiden and Democrats report raising $71 million-plus for his 2024 race from...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $71 million for his reelection in the three months ending Sept. 30, a strong indication that party donors...
View ArticleArizona Senate race creates political headache for Democrats
Senate Democratic leaders face a thorny path in Arizona’s Senate race, where Democrat Ruben Gallego could potentially square off against not only a Republican, but also Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I), a...
View ArticleFew Republicans have confidence in elections. It's a long road for one group...
SUAMICO, Wis. (AP) — Kim Pytleski could barely sleep the night before. She replayed the PowerPoint slides in her head, packed her notebook and took a deep breath. The clerk from a rural Wisconsin...
View ArticleJim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent more time tearing things apart.” Now,...
View ArticleTrump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him on Monday, barring the Republican former...
View ArticleTim Scott praises 'restraint' of Israel's Netanyahu, says US should move more...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Monday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he called “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago. The...
View ArticleTrump, campaigning in Iowa, vows to ban Gaza refugees from US if he wins a...
CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Doubling down on the hard-line immigration policies that have long animated his base, former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to bar refugees from Gaza and immediately expand...
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