2024 GOP hopefuls will defend Israel, seek donors at big Republican Jewish...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The GOP presidential candidates will compete for donors and offer their strong support for Israel in its war with Hamas as they address the annual gathering of a major Republican...
View ArticleHere’s who is running to replace Speaker Johnson as House GOP vice chair
Now that Republicans have settled on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to lead the House, the race is on to replace the leadership role that he vacated: House GOP vice chair. The field quickly became...
View ArticleMisinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The inflammatory language targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio's fall ballot is the type of messaging that is common in the closing weeks of a highly contested...
View ArticleArkansas governor's $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — From targeting Chinese-owned farmland to banning gender-neutral terms like “pregnant people” from state documents, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has rolled out...
View ArticleNew Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives. Can he unite the GOP...
WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson inherits many of the same problems that bedeviled Republican leaders with far more experience. At least for now, however, he holds favor with the...
View ArticleGOP presidential candidate Hutchinson must find a new campaign manager but...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Asa Hutchinson said Saturday that the campaign manager for his beleaguered bid for the Republican presidential nomination is departing, but the former Arkansas governor said...
View ArticlePence drops out of 2024 presidential race
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Saturday that he is suspending his 2024 campaign for the White House. "It's become clear to me it's not my time," Pence said during a speech at the...
View ArticleNikki Haley accuses Donald Trump of pursuing 'chaos, vendettas and drama' at...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nikki Haley criticized Donald Trump on Saturday for praising foreign strongmen and warned that his style of “chaos, vendettas and drama” would be dangerous, making her sharpest...
View ArticleThe campaign spotlight this weekend is on Nevada, where dueling elections...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Though Nevada is a pivotal early state on the 2024 election calendar, it’s gotten much less attention than leadoff Iowa and New Hampshire. Not this weekend. Most of the Republican...
View ArticleLive updates | Israel pounds Gaza Strip, dismissing calls for cease-fire
Israel entered a new phase of its war on Hamas on Saturday, expanding its ground attacks after blacking out nearly all communication in the Gaza Strip with increased bombardment and artillery fire....
View ArticleConservatives see hope for anti-abortion, anti-trans push with Speaker Johnson
The House GOP's election of Rep. Mike Johnson (La.) as Speaker is likely to give an opening to social conservatives, who plan to press him on bringing anti-abortion and anti-transgender policies up...
View ArticleDemocrats make Speaker Mike Johnson their new 2024 boogeyman
Democrats are seeking to make new Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a boogeyman going into next year’s general election, citing his conservative voting record in the House. Following Johnson’s election...
View ArticleNew Hampshire's presidential primary ballots will have 24 Republicans and 21...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A presidential primary filing period marked by lights, cameras and (in)action has come to a close at the New Hampshire secretary of state's office. Two weeks before he dropped...
View ArticleChristie says Pence made the ‘right decision’ in dropping out of 2024 race
GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday that he backs former Vice President Mike Pence's decision to drop out of the 2024 Republican primary race. "I want to say that Mike, you know, ran...
View ArticlePence's early exit from the presidential campaign offers a reminder of...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mike Pence has a resume most White House hopefuls would dream of. A congressman. A governor of a big Midwestern state. A one-time vice president. In normal times, someone with such...
View ArticleMission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 3-week-old Israel-Hamas war enters what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says could be a “long and difficult” new stage, President Joe Biden is calling on Israeli and...
View ArticleTrump says 'no way' Iowa votes against him as he flubs city's name during...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump predicted Sunday he would win Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses in January, tossing aside what he called advisers' caution not to overstate expectations,...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson gets breathing room from hard-line Republicans
Newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can let out a small sigh of relief as he dives into a whirlwind of pressing policy matters: Hard-line conservatives are signaling they could give him some...
View ArticleOutraised and embattled, Lauren Boebert heads back to Colorado with a...
PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Retreating from the turmoil in Washington, D.C., Rep. Lauren Boebert arrived in bucolic southwest Colorado to turmoil of a different sort — the lingering impact of an...
View ArticlePence drops out of 2024 presidential race
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Saturday that he is suspending his 2024 campaign for the White House. "It's become clear to me it's not my time," Pence said during a speech at the...
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