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House passes funding bills to avert partial government shutdown
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed a package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon to avert a partial government shutdown before the Friday deadline. The bills easily passed with a vote [Read More…]
Haley says fractured GOP primary proves Trump will lose to Biden. History suggests otherwise
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Any voter who listened to a stump speech from former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during her primary campaign against Donald Trump — which she just ended — was likely [Read More…]
Dean Phillips ending his long shot primary bid against Joe Biden
Grant Baldwin/Bloomberg via Getty Images Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips is ending his long shot challenge to President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, having failed to win any notable traction among voters with his message [Read More…]
House expected to vote on funding bills to avert partial government shutdown
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is expected to vote on a package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon to avert a partial government shutdown before the Friday deadline. [Read More…]
Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump in 2024 race: ‘He will have my support’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime critic of Donald Trump and a frequent target, on Wednesday endorsed him in the 2024 presidential race. “It is abundantly clear that former [Read More…]
Nikki Haley doesn’t endorse Donald Trump as she drops out of 2024 race
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (CHARLESTON, Sc.) — Nikki Haley announced Wednesday she is ending her presidential campaign, though stopped short of endorsing Donald Trump. “I am filled with the gratitude for the outpouring of support we’ve [Read More…]
Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, as last major Trump rival exits GOP race: Sources
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign rally on March 4, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Emil Lippe/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is planning on suspending [Read More…]
Super Tuesday sets up a Biden vs. Trump rematch, and four more takeaways
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are projected to have handily won their respective primaries on Super Tuesday, even if a clean sweep proved elusive for them [Read More…]
Where will Haley’s anti-Trump supporters go as sources say she’s ending her campaign?
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nikki Haley argues her supporters won’t vote for former President Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP presidential nominee — pointing to his past comment that her backers will be [Read More…]
Super Tuesday recap: Trump and Biden dominate but each see a surprising loss
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Super Tuesday — the biggest election day of the year until November — was a largely predictable affair, save for a couple minor surprises throughout the night. President Joe [Read More…]
Sen. Bob Menendez and wife face new obstruction charges in bribery case
Sen. Robert Menendez arrives at federal court in New York, Oct. 23, 2023. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife faced new obstruction allegations and charges Tuesday [Read More…]
Conservatives propel Trump to Super Tuesday victories: Exit polls
Scott McIntyre/Bloomberg, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Preliminary Super Tuesday exit poll results show weaknesses for Joe Biden and Donald Trump alike among independent voters while also raising questions about the extent to which supporters of Nikki [Read More…]
Biden campaign eager to draw contrast with Trump in general election
White House/Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign sees this week as a focal point, with both Super Tuesday and his State of the Union address on Thursday crystalizing to voters that this election will [Read More…]
Trump, Biden show signs of weakness with independents in three big states: Preliminary exit polls
Scott McIntyre/Bloomberg, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Preliminary Super Tuesday exit poll results show weaknesses for Joe Biden and Donald Trump alike among independent voters while also raising questions about the extent to which supporters of Nikki [Read More…]
Biden campaign eager to draw contrast with Trump in general election
White House/Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign sees this week as a focal point, with both Super Tuesday and his State of the Union address on Thursday crystalizing to voters that this election will [Read More…]
Barrasso announces he will seek GOP Whip position, not Senate Republican leader
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. John Barrasso announced Tuesday that he’s seeking the No. 2 Senate GOP leadership position, bucking long-held expectations that he’d vie for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s top spot. The Wyoming [Read More…]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announces she won’t run for reelection
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema announced Tuesday that she is not running for reelection and will leave the Senate at the end of the year. Sinema was elected in 2018 as a [Read More…]
Colorado secretary of state weighs in on Supreme Court’s Trump ballot decision
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously decided to reverse the decision by the Colorado courts that would have kicked former President Donald Trump off the GOP Primary ballot [Read More…]
What is DOJ’s ’60-day rule’ and what role might it play in a Trump trial before the 2024 election?
Alon Skuy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s lead prosecutor in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump made news last week when he told a federal judge that putting Trump on [Read More…]
Five things to watch in the Texas Super Tuesday primary
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of the biggest Super Tuesday prizes is Texas, with its 161 delegates at stake in the Republican primary. Former President Donald Trump and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley have [Read More…]