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Joe Manchin running 3rd party in 2024 would be ‘so foolish,’ fellow Democrat Wes Moore argues
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Sunday urged West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a fellow Democrat, not to run for president as a third-party candidate next year, claiming such a bid has no [Read More…]
Speaker Mike Johnson pitches Republicans on plan to avert government shutdown
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just six days until a government shutdown, newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is pitching Republicans Saturday on his plan to avert a shutdown. Johnson told the Republican lawmakers on a [Read More…]
Biden keeps polling poorly and other Democrats keep winning anyway. Why?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just two days after dismal new polling numbers for President Joe Biden showed the public views him unfavorably and rival Donald Trump would hypothetically defeat him in key swing states [Read More…]
Trump paints himself as a victim in pitch to Florida Hispanics wary of political persecution
Alon Skuy/Getty Images (MIAMI) — As Donald Trump continues to campaign off of his four unprecedented indictments, denying wrongdoing in each of them, he’s taken his message directly to a community that he believes can [Read More…]
Sen. Joe Manchin not running for reelection
Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection next year, fueling speculation over whether he plans on mounting a third-party White House [Read More…]
Nikki Haley battles Ramaswamy and DeSantis, and four more Republican debate takeaways
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (MIAMI) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was almost exactly center stage in the third GOP presidential primary debate, on Wednesday, trading attacks in a policy-heavy affair in Miami. [Read More…]
Trump keeps skipping the Republican debates and keeps dominating in primary polls
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As five 2024 Republican hopefuls take the debate stage in Miami to make their case to voters on Wednesday night, for the third time this year, the primary front-runner — [Read More…]
‘A complete failure’: Senate Republicans on a punishing election night
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday took a hard look at Tuesday night’s punishing election results in some key battleground states, and they’re not pleased with what they’re seeing. “Yesterday to me was [Read More…]
Democrats to troll GOP Miami debate with mobile billboard attacking Trump, Republican candidates
DNC (Democratic National Committee) (MIAMI) — With the GOP candidates descending on Miami for the third Republican primary debate Wednesday, the Democratic National Committee will deploy a bilingual mobile billboard to circle the venue and jab [Read More…]
House Oversight Committee subpoenas Hunter Biden, president’s brother James Biden
Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight Committee announced a slew of subpoenas on Wednesday targeting members of President Joe Biden’s family, including his son Hunter Biden, brother James [Read More…]
Six election night takeaways: Democrats win big, but GOP holds Mississippi
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are projected to notch several key wins across Tuesday’s elections, indicating both that abortion remains a motivating factor for voters and that the party can remain successful, including in [Read More…]
Why Ohio voters approved abortion ballot measure, according to exit polling
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Striking liberal turnout, a comparative dearth of voters who backed Donald Trump in 2020 and broad support for legal abortion helped make Ohio, on Tuesday, the latest state projected to support [Read More…]
Rep. James Comer expected to subpoena Biden family members this week: Sources
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is planning to issue multiple subpoenas aimed at President Joe Biden’s family, which are expected to start being issued as soon as Wednesday, sources tell [Read More…]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib censured by House over Israel-Hamas comments
House of Representatives TV (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives voted to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday night, despite her emotionally defending herself, as Republicans and some members of her own party voted [Read More…]
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold gun ban for domestic abusers on narrow grounds
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a 30-year-old federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders. At the same time, during oral [Read More…]
Tlaib tears up as she defends against censure over Israel criticism
House of Representatives TV (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who is facing a second censure resolution over her criticism of Israel, became emotional on the House floor Tuesday as she defended her views on the [Read More…]
Virginia 2023 election results: When to expect projections in fight for General Assembly
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s Election Day in Virginia and the entire General Assembly is up for grabs. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. local time. [Read More…]
Special counsel investigating Hunter Biden appears before House Judiciary Committee
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — David Weiss, the special counsel investigating President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, appeared for voluntary testimony Tuesday behind closed doors before the House Judiciary Committee. It’s rare for a [Read More…]
How Ohio vote on Issue 1 could impact abortion access in the state
Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images (CLEVELAND) — Ohio voters are casting their ballots on Tuesday to decide whether a proposed amendment will enshrine abortion in the state’s constitution. The ballot measure, known as Issue 1, would [Read More…]
A year out from 2024 elections, eyes turn to youth voter turnout
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the one-year countdown to the 2024 general election begins, candidates are looking to the youth vote as a means to grow support. Building off of 2020 voter turnout, one [Read More…]