Trump aides flood Senate and gubernatorial races as consultants and pollsters
More than a dozen onetime aides and advisers to former President Donald Trump have signed on to assist Republicans competing in statewide and federal…
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Stefanik stresses embrace of Trump amid Cheney fallout: ‘We are one team’
Rep. Elise Stefanik, who appears on track to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as House GOP conference chair, stressed an embrace of former President Donald…
Continue ReadingTrump allies search for viable Cheney foe in Wyoming amid fight over ‘Big Lie’
Chuck Gray, a Wyoming Republican state legislator, “absolutely” believes that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. He…
Continue ReadingTexas moves toward permit-free gun carrying, joining five other states this year
A controversial proposal to allow Texans to carry handguns in public without obtaining a license or training passed the state Senate Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingBiden touts electric car company potentially worth millions for his energy secretary
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ efforts to sell their green agenda and infrastructure plan are being complicated by a…
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Fact check: Elise Stefanik tried to get election overturned, promoted election lies
House Republicans are moving to oust Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from a party leadership position over her vocal repudiation of former President Donald…
Continue ReadingBiden to criticize tax cuts for wealthy while pushing middle-class agenda in Louisiana
President Joe Biden on Thursday will make the case that his sweeping economic proposals are better positioned to bolster the middle class than tax…
Continue Reading John Kasich Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of John Kasich, former Republican governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1952…
Continue ReadingGOP caucus releases video encouraging people to get vaccine as some in conference still haven’t gotten the shot
As Americans continue to get vaccinated daily, business is returning to normal on Capitol Hill — even though some lawmakers have not been…
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For Cheney, career in politics was pedigreed from an early age: ‘It’s in my blood’
For embattled Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, politics has always been a family affair. The No. 3 member of House Republican leadership is the…
Continue Reading Relief for theaters is here, but that doesn’t mean the Nutcracker will be back this Christmas
Covid-19 restrictions are loosening and new federal aid money is on the way, yet major productions of the Nutcracker ballet, a classic hallmark of…
Continue ReadingTrump and legal team approached about Giuliani legal costs
Allies of Rudy Giuliani continue to call on former President Donald Trump and Republicans to pay for his efforts around the election and, in turn,…
Continue Reading Blinken’s battle to make State Department more diverse will face steep resistance, diplomats of color say
The Black diplomat who was handed a set of keys in the State Department parking garage by a White colleague who seemed to assume he worked there, not…
Continue Reading Democrats wary of appearing to push Justice Breyer out despite their small window to replace him
Senior Democrats are treading carefully around Justice Stephen Breyer these days, worried that a progressive push to get him to retire could either…
Continue Reading Arkansas GOP governor says fight over Cheney’s place in party leadership a ‘bad look’ for Republicans
Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday evening that it’s a “bad look” for the GOP to move on ousting Rep. Liz…
Continue Reading Caitlyn Jenner makes case for California recall in first TV interview as gubernatorial candidate
California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said Wednesday that she is committed to building former President Donald Trump’s wall at the…
Continue Reading Ex-Zelensky adviser: Giuliani’s ‘attempt at a quid pro quo’ threatened Ukraine’s national security
A former adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday evening that Rudy Giuliani‘s “attempt at a quid pro quo”…
Continue ReadingJudge says CDC doesn’t have authority to issue an eviction moratorium. It’s unclear what happens next
A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday declared that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium on eviction — a…
Continue ReadingBiden dismisses McConnell’s pledge to focus ‘on stopping this new administration’
President Joe Biden responded on Wednesday to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s comment that “100%” of his focus is…
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California’s recall circus begins with challenger saying he’s the ‘beast’ to Newsom’s ‘beauty’ — alongside live bear
The Republican candidates challenging California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have struggled to capture voters’ attention as the state gears up…
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