GOP leader says border security deal will need cap on paroled migrants
Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.), the second-ranking Senate GOP leader, told reporters Wednesday that any border security deal with the Biden administration would have to include a cap on how...
View ArticleNebraska lawmaker seeks to block November ballot effort outlawing taxpayer...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that would divert millions in state income tax to scholarships for private school tuition is now seeking to have an effort to repeal the law...
View ArticleWhat to expect in the Iowa caucuses | AP Election Brief
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of campaigning, the Republican candidates vying to unseat President Joe Biden in November will face their first formal test at the ballot box in the Iowa caucuses on...
View ArticleChristie ends his presidential bid in an effort to blunt Trump's momentum...
WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, ceding to growing pressure to drop out of...
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Conservatives tank procedural vote in revolt against Johnson’s spending deal
A band of House conservatives tanked a procedural vote Wednesday in a rebellion against the spending deal Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) struck with Democrats, which members of the right flank have...
View ArticleChris Christie drops out of 2024 race
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is ending his 2024 bid for the White House just days before the Iowa caucus, he announced Wednesday. "It’s clear to me tonight that there isn’t a path for me...
View ArticleHouse GOP advances Hunter Biden contempt resolution after fiery hearing
Two House panels separately voted to advance a contempt of Congress resolution against Hunter Biden on Wednesday, teeing up a full House vote and the potential for criminal charges for the president’s...
View ArticleDeSantis, Haley spar in heated CNN debate, as Trump fields Iowa town hall: Recap
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis came out sniping at one another in their first one-on-one match-up on CNN’s debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, while former President Trump counterprogrammed with a Fox...
View ArticleHaley and DeSantis tear into each other's records in a hostile head-to-head...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In their most hostile encounter yet, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis attacked each other early and often in Wednesday's Republican primary debate rather than focus on Donald...
View ArticleHaley and DeSantis faced off in a GOP debate while Trump held a town hall....
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faced off in the first one-on-one debate of the 2024 election cycle, while former President Donald Trump held a town hall at the same...
View ArticleTrump risks backlash with wish for economic crash in 'next 12 months'
Former President Trump’s statement this week that if there’s an economic crash, he hopes it will be within the “next 12 months” is a risky move that has opened him to Democratic criticism. The former...
View ArticleTrump loses ground, Haley sees 10-point boost in New Hampshire poll
Former President Trump has lost support in New Hampshire since November, while Republican rival Nikki Haley has gained support in the state's presidential primary, new polling shows. An Emerson...
View ArticleFormer Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan steps down from No Labels' board in a...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Larry Hogan, the former governor of Maryland and a moderate Republican who has been critical of Donald Trump, stepped down last month from the leadership of the third-party...
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House conservatives huddle with Speaker Johnson on alternate spending deal
Hard-line conservative House members who were furious about a top-line spending deal struck by congressional leaders left a meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday saying they are...
View ArticleFox town hall with Trump draws more TV viewers than debate between Haley and...
NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers were more interested in watching a Donald Trump town hall than the first head-to-head debate between Republican challengers Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. The live...
View ArticleHaley faces hurdles in toppling Trump even after Christie exits race
Nikki Haley faces the challenge of surpassing former President Trump in what has become a close contest in New Hampshire even with Chris Christie now out of the race. Christie's decision to drop out...
View ArticleHunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after an earlier deal...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden's son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial...
View ArticleHaley’s frequent reference to new anti-DeSantis website falls flat with some...
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley revived some of the debate-stage critiques she leveled against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as she campaigned in Iowa on Thursday, even as some of...
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Conservative calls for Johnson to rip up deal frustrate other Republicans
A late push from hard-line conservatives in the House to get Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to back out of a top-line spending deal with Democrats is frustrating Republicans on both sides of the...
View ArticleTrump skips much of the final week before Iowa's caucuses to go to court...
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — While his rivals contend with snow drifts and frigid temperatures as they make their last-ditch pitch to Iowa voters, former President Donald Trump has spent much of the week...
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