Vivek Ramaswamy's approach in business and politics is the same: Confidence,...
ATLANTA (AP) — A political novice and one of the world’s wealthiest millennials, Vivek Ramaswamy has waged a whirlwind presidential campaign mirroring his meteoric rise as a biotech entrepreneur. On...
View ArticleDeclining GOP debate ratings won’t help candidates catch Trump
Fewer and fewer people are watching the GOP's presidential debates, raising sharper questions about their relevance in a cycle where the party's front-runner, former President Donald Trump, is...
View ArticleTrump's massive lead in polls deals blow to rivals' electability case
For many of Trump’s primary rivals, the case against nominating the former president was straightforward: He could not defeat President Biden in a general election, when more moderate and independent...
View ArticleHouse Republicans look to pass two-step package to avoid partial government...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his proposal on Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and...
View ArticleGOP election losses in Virginia are likely to quiet the presidential...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin cast Virginia's legislative races in monumental terms when he campaigned with a Republican candidate in one of the most competitive districts a few days before...
View ArticleHouse Republicans grapple with abortion messaging and policies after election...
House Republicans are digesting the glaring warning signs from Tuesday’s elections that saw key wins for Democrats who capitalized on abortion messaging — and battling internally over abortion-related...
View ArticleNikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley 's presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a...
View ArticleCongress barrels toward shutdown with House GOP divided
Congress is barreling toward a government shutdown this week as Friday’s funding deadline inches closer, with House Republicans at odds over Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) pitch to keep the lights on...
View ArticleTim Scott suspends 2024 GOP primary bid
Republican presidential contender Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) has dropped out of the 2024 GOP primary, the latest high-profile exit from the race. Scott made the announcement on Fox News's "Sunday Night...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his...
View ArticleVirginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer who has cultivated an identity as a bipartisan consensus builder over three terms in Congress, announced on Monday...
View ArticleHaley set to launch $10M ad campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s campaign announced plans for $10 million in TV, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire as she looks to build on momentum after the...
View ArticleDemocratic leaders suggest party could support GOP stopgap funding bill
Democrats in Washington have softened their early opposition to the Republicans’ tiered approach to government spending, signaling a new openness to supporting the House GOP bill and averting a...
View ArticleHouse pushes off impeachment of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas for handling of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Monday to push off a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending for now a threat against the Cabinet secretary that has been...
View ArticleThe last government shutdown deadline ousted the House speaker. This week's...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress tried to fund the government to prevent a federal shutdown, it cost House Speaker Kevin McCarthy his job. This time, new Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appears...
View ArticleWisconsin state Senate to vote on downsized Milwaukee Brewers stadium repair...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate is poised to approve a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars of public funds to help the Milwaukee Brewers repair their stadium over the next...
View Article5 questions for the winnowing GOP field
The dwindling number of 2024 GOP primary candidates is raising fresh questions about the race as the Iowa caucuses fast approach. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced Sunday he was suspending his...
View ArticleThe 2024 Republican presidential field is rapidly shrinking. But is it too...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican Party’s once-crowded 2024 presidential primary field has suddenly shrunk to just a handful of viable candidates. But a day after Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina...
View ArticleChristie says he's met donor requirement to qualify for 4th GOP debate
Chris Christie’s campaign said Monday that the former New Jersey governor had hit the donor requirement to qualify for the GOP's fourth presidential debate next month, as candidates work to meet the...
View ArticleHouse shelves Greene’s resolution to impeach Mayorkas
The House shelved a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday, punting on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) effort to boot the Biden administration official...
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