Why the House GOP is having a hard time passing its remaining funding bills
House conservatives are ramping up calls for the party to pass the remaining annual government funding bills as Republicans look to strengthen their hand ahead of spending talks with the...
View ArticleTrump tops Biden in polls despite mountain of baggage
Former President Trump is facing 91 felony counts in four criminal cases. He was impeached twice and left office under ignominious circumstances after his supporters violently stormed the Capitol,...
View Article60 percent of people want to avoid discussing politics on Thanksgiving: Survey
Hoping to pass on the side of politics with your turkey this Thanksgiving? You're not alone. A poll released Monday found that more than 60 percent of people say they would rather not talk about...
View ArticleMissouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era
Distraught by a romantic breakup, 16-year-old Kenny Batson vented his hurt by stomping out the windshields of cars on a for-sale lot. He landed in juvenile detention, but that was only the beginning...
View ArticleOhio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. How and when their...
View ArticleCalls for 'conditions' in aid to Israel add to Democrats' divisions
The battle among Democrats over U.S. policy on Israel has found a new front this month in the form of liberal calls to set "conditions" on any new military aid delivered to Tel Aviv. A number of...
View ArticleRanking the swing states: Where is Biden most in danger against Trump?
President Biden’s reelection will largely come down to how he performs in six key battleground states in 2024 as he prepares for a rematch against former President Trump. Despite Biden’s considerable...
View ArticleRep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat running for president, says he won't run for...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who is running for president and challenging Joe Biden in the primary, announced Friday he will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024. “My journey...
View ArticleThe debate over Ukraine aid was already complicated. Then it became tangled...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As war and winter collide, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged during a recent visit to Washington that the days ahead “will be tough” as his...
View ArticleDonald Trump will look to upstage Clemson grad Nikki Haley at her alma...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is using a college football rivalry weekend to bask among his supporters in a state and region that are key to his presidential fortunes, while potentially upstaging...
View Article‘Fake elector’ probes in 2020 swing states could spell more trouble for Trump
Former President Trump’s four criminal cases have dominated headlines since April, when he became the first president — current or former — to be indicted. But behind the scenes, a handful of state...
View Article5 states where the abortion fight is likely to play out next
A handful of purple and red states are poised to be the next battlegrounds in the abortion rights fight after advocates won a major victory in Ohio this month. Ohioans passed a proposed...
View ArticleMany voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Third parties hope...
PHOENIX (AP) — The 2024 presidential election is drawing an unusually robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates hoping to capitalize on Americans' ambivalence and frustration...
View ArticleHouse Republicans ratchet up focus on Jan. 6 amid Greene, Trump loyalist...
House Republicans are bringing fresh attention to the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob in ways that are earning praise from former President Trump and the party base....
View ArticleManchin 2024 chatter puts spotlight on No Labels
The efforts of No Labels to organize a third-party ticket in 2024 got a potential boost with Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) flirtation of a presidential bid. No Labels has for months been gathering...
View ArticleSenate rankings: 5 seats most likely to flip
Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) decision to retire has made the Senate landscape in 2024 even more complicated for Democrats. The party was already facing an uphill slog to hold on to its Senate...
View ArticleTrump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is...
View ArticleBiden says he's helped lower inflation as he hosts first meeting of his new...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday opened the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council by warning companies against price gouging and saying that his administration was...
View ArticleNikki Haley argues Donald Trump is always followed by 'chaos' before a large...
BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley argued Monday former President Donald Trump causes too much chaos to be successful in a second White House term, reiterating her argument about the GOP front-runner...
View ArticleArgentina's right-wing president-elect to meet with a top Biden adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) — Argentina's right-wing President-elect Javier Milei will meet with President Joe Biden's national security adviser on Tuesday in Washington, according to the White House. National...
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