McCarthy running out of options to avoid government shutdown
By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is running out of options as he races Monday to come up with a plan to …
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Donald Trump skips Iowa gathering of evangelical Christians. His rivals hope for a chance to gain ground
DES MOINES: Some of Donald Trump ‘s top rivals for the Republican presidential nomination will address a gathering of influential Iowa evangelical Christians on Saturday night, hoping to woo them …
MItt Romney, like his father, fears the GOP has lost its way
By Mead Gruver and Jonathan J. Cooper | Associated Press Mitt Romney’s announcement this week that he will not seek another term in the U.S. Senate came with a distant …
Trump isn’t backing federal abortion ban. GOP voters shrug.
By Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont | Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump is dominating the early stages of the Republican presidential primary even as he’s refused to …
McCarthy move on impeachment wins over reluctant GOP
By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves and Kevin Freking | Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s sudden decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden has won …
Trump, GOP rivals want to shut down Department of Education
By Kate Sullivan and Katie Lobosco | CNN Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to close the Department of Education and have state governments “run the education of …
CA lawmakers vote to limit hand-counting election ballots
By Adam Beam and Christina A. Cassidy | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Friday voted to limit when local governments can count election ballots by hand, a move …
Prosecutors seeking new Hunter Biden indictment
By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors plan to seek a grand jury indictment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter before the end of the month, according …
DeSantis under fire over rhetoric after racist killings
By Steve Peoples and Brendan Farrington | Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use “extreme …
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez ends presidential campaign
By Kit Maher and Melissa Holzberg DePalo | CNN Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced Tuesday that he is ending his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “While I have …