GOP's Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan appeared Monday to be shoring up support to become U.S. House speaker, winning over reluctant Republicans...
View ArticleJordan builds Speakership momentum as opposition falls
Opposition to House GOP Speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio) is crumbling as Republicans return to Washington for a House vote to try to officially elect him. Four key lawmakers who signaled...
View ArticleDivisions emerge between 2024 Republicans over Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Tensions spurred by the Israel-Hamas war are boiling over in the Republican presidential primary as the contenders issue responses to the escalating conflict. On Saturday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...
View ArticleLawyers, Trump and money: Ex-president spends millions in donor cash on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s political fundraising machine is raking in donations at a prodigious pace, but he’s spending tens of millions of dollars he’s bringing in to pay attorneys to deal with...
View ArticleA potential presidential run for Glenn Youngkin would face logistical hurdles...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Glenn Youngkin was waving off talk about running for the White House back in 2021, before he’d even made it to the Virginia governor’s mansion. Brad Hobbs, a childhood friend,...
View ArticleTrump is appealing a narrow gag order imposed on him in his 2020 election...
Former President Donald Trump is appealing a narrow gag order that bars him from making statements attacking prosecutors, potential witnesses and court staff in his election interference case in...
View ArticleWhite House rips Trump's 'revolting and dangerous' plan for expanded travel ban
The White House on Tuesday took aim at former President Trump after he vowed to impose an expanded travel ban on Muslim-majority countries and implement ideological screenings for immigrants in the...
View ArticleLive updates | Jordan loses 20 Republicans in speaker's vote, creating uphill...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan lost 20 Republican votes Tuesday in his first round of balloting for House speaker, creating an uphill climb to win the gavel. The House plans to return for a second...
View ArticleJim Jordan struggles in Speakership vote
House Republicans are struggling to elect a Speaker after their latest nominee, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), lost 20 GOP votes on his first ballot effort and fell well short of...
View ArticleRepublicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Signaling more turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as a surprising 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald...
View ArticleLake seeks backing from GOP establishment in Arizona Senate race
Kari Lake is seeking support from the GOP establishment in Washington as she looks to rehabilitate her image in the race for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (I) seat in Arizona. Lake has met with the chairman...
View ArticleTrump told to quiet down during New York civil fraud trial
(The Hill) - A New York judge asked former President Trump to pipe down after he grew animated while a witness testified against him in his civil fraud trial. Judge Arthur Engoron issued the warning...
View ArticleIllinois Gov. Pritzker takes his fight for abortion access national with a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide, introducing on Wednesday a political organization to fund similar efforts outside Illinois, a...
View ArticleWoman arrested after trying to get close to Trump at New York trial; she says...
NEW YORK (AP) — A spectator at Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial was arrested Wednesday after standing up in the middle of testimony and walking toward the front of the courtroom where the former...
View ArticleGOP's Jim Jordan fails again on vote for House speaker as frustrated...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, but the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump showed no signs of dropping out...
View ArticleRFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines. These people were...
When 12-year-old Braden Fahey collapsed during football practice and died, it was just the beginning of his parents’ nightmare. Deep in their grief a few months later, Gina and Padrig Fahey received...
View ArticleJordan marches ahead with Speaker bid despite grim outlook
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is marching ahead with his Speakership bid despite increasingly grim signs for his path to the gavel, eyeing another floor vote on Thursday even as GOP lawmakers signal that...
View ArticleThe US Supreme Court notched big conservative wins. It's a key issue in...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court's current conservative majority has delivered major victories for conservatives — and now liberal discontent over those rulings is playing a major role in...
View ArticleVulnerable Republicans face lose-lose situation with Speaker race
The Speakership battle in the House is putting swing-district Republicans in a politically dire position as the chaos engulfing the lower chamber shows no signs of abating. On one hand, many...
View ArticleDivisions emerge between 2024 Republicans over Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Tensions spurred by the Israel-Hamas war are boiling over in the Republican presidential primary as the contenders issue responses to the escalating conflict. On Saturday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...
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