Republicans must overcome deep splits to choose a speaker as Israel crisis exposes failure to govern
House Republicans must mend gaping splits in their conference if they are to succeed in picking a new speaker -- as dangerous global crises in Israel and Ukraine expose the steep cost of their malfunctioning majority.
2023-10-11 12:30
Kari Lake officially announces Senate bid in Arizona
Kari Lake, an ally of former President Donald Trump and one of the Republican Party's most prominent election deniers, on Tuesday launched her 2024 bid for Senate from Arizona.
2023-10-11 11:16
US Navy sailor pleads guilty to sending military information to Chinese intelligence officer
A Navy sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending sensitive US military information to a Chinese intelligence officer, the Justice Department announced.
2023-10-11 10:27
READ: Superseding indictment in Santos campaign finance fraud case
Rep. George Santos was charged by federal prosecutors Tuesday in connection with an alleged campaign finance fraud scheme.
2023-10-11 09:17
DOJ files superseding indictment against Rep. George Santos
A 23-count superseding indictment has been filed against Republican Rep. George Santos of New York.
2023-10-11 06:20
Trump again uses terror abroad to make case for hard-line immigration policies
In the wake of Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel, former President Donald Trump is turning to a strategy he employed during the 2016 campaign of using terror abroad -- and fears of future attacks on American soil -- to push for hard-line immigration policies in the United States.
2023-10-11 04:24
North Carolina Republicans override governor's veto to enact elections overhaul ahead of 2024
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina on Tuesday enacted major changes to the state's election laws, overriding vetoes by the state's Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has criticized the measures as a "threat to our democracy."
2023-10-11 03:21
Former baseball star Steve Garvey enters Senate race in California
Former baseball star Steve Garvey is entering the US Senate race in California, hoping to become the first Republican elected to the chamber from the state since 1988.
2023-10-10 23:27
Biden did not urge restraint in Gaza in call with Netanyahu
Within hours of the deadly Hamas attack on Israel that left hundreds of people dead, President Joe Biden was on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
2023-10-10 22:57
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark libel ruling, though Clarence Thomas wants to reconsider the decision
The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, rebuffing a request to take another look at decades-old precedent that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel in civil suits.
2023-10-10 22:54
House GOP conference remains bitterly divided amid fight to find next speaker
House Republicans gathered for the first time since last week's historic vote to oust Kevin McCarthy, but the two-hour session left them no closer toward coalescing around a speaker nominee and a path forward.
2023-10-10 17:15
Israel's war with Hamas will cause deep and wide political shockwaves
Cataclysmic events like the Hamas onslaught on Israel trigger profound political shocks and strategic transformations that no one could predict at the time.
2023-10-10 12:25