Progressives face growing primary threats over Gaza stance
Some of the House’s most high-profile progressives are facing a growing primary threat next year over their position on the Israel-Hamas war. Several “Squad” members — including Reps. Jamaal Bowman...
View ArticleChristie gets new life after punchy debate
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s strong debate performance in Tuscaloosa, Ala., has given him a renewed reason to stay in the GOP presidential primary, even as his prospects for the nomination...
View ArticleGOP senators soften skepticism of Trump
Senate Republicans allied with former President Trump are stepping up calls for the rest of the GOP to rally around him as the party's inevitable nominee for president and warn that fellow Republicans...
View ArticleWisconsin secretary of state calls for removal of fake Trump elector from...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic secretary of state on Monday called for a Republican who served as a fake elector for former President Donald Trump and admitted trying to overturn the 2020...
View ArticleBiden goes into 2024 with the economy getting stronger, but voters feel...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes into next year's election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it. Pollsters and...
View ArticleHarvard faculty rallies to the aid of university president criticized for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of Harvard faculty members are urging the Ivy League university to keep its president, Claudine Gay, in command as she faces calls from some lawmakers and donors to step...
View ArticleFallout rises from McCarthy handshake deal with White House
Lawmakers in both parties are growing increasingly concerned about where a handshake deal between the White House and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on spending stands as they negotiate how...
View ArticleTexas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman who was seeking court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. could not wait any longer and...
View ArticleUkraine’s fate hangs in the balance as Zelensky descends on DC
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with congressional leadership and President Biden on Tuesday with the fate of ongoing U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia hanging in...
View ArticleCheney, Colbert debate whether Trump is 'aberration' in GOP
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert got into a heated discussion on Monday over whether former President Trump was an “aberration” in the Republican Party....
View ArticleDeSantis' campaign interactions with super PACs raised internal legal...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis has visited each of Iowa's 99 counties. He has the endorsement of the governor and boasts the largest get-out-the-vote operation in the state. And he has...
View ArticleDemocrats are badly divided on Israel, and GOP isn't making it easier
House Democrats are scrambling to overcome the deep divisions on Israel policy that have splintered the caucus and strained relations between even chummy veteran lawmakers. Republicans aren’t making...
View ArticleHouse GOP advances impeachment inquiry resolution, teeing up vote
House Republicans on Tuesday took a step toward voting to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, passing the resolution to do so out of the House Rules Committee. A floor vote on the...
View ArticleWith Ukraine aid in peril, Zelenskyy pleads his cause on Capitol Hill and at...
WASHINGTON (AP) — His country's future at stake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used inspirational words, optimistic resolve and a nod to Christmas in appealing Tuesday to leaders in Congress...
View ArticleDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear denounces politics of division at start of 2nd...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, whose reelection in the GOP stronghold of Kentucky boosted his standing among next-generation political leaders, railed against the politics of...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: Zelenskyy, Biden hold joint press conference after Capitol Hill...
WASHINGTON (AP) — His country's future at stake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used inspirational words, resolve and a nod to Christmas in appealing Tuesday to leaders in Congress for U.S....
View ArticleKate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn't show...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kate Cox, whose fetus had a fatal condition, did not qualify for an abortion in Texas: Not after four emergency room visits, elevated vital signs, risks of a uterine rupture and...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson says he’s ‘confident’ impeachment inquiry resolution will pass
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is “confident” the resolution to authorize the GOP’s impeachment inquiry into President Biden will pass when it hits the floor for a vote on Wednesday. “I think...
View ArticleHouse preps for a key vote on Biden impeachment inquiry as Republicans unite...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pushing toward a vote Wednesday to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as Republicans rally behind the charged process despite lingering...
View ArticleGOP pledges to hold Hunter Biden in contempt
Two House Republican chairs said they would initiate contempt proceedings against the president's son Hunter Biden after he failed to appear for a scheduled deposition following a subpoena. Biden...
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