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CONCORD, N.H. — Bucking the wishes of the Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire’s secretary of state on Wednesday said the state’s presidential primaries will be held on Jan. 23, 2024, extending its century-old streak of holding the first-in-the-nation primary. Speaking... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap spending bill that will avert a government shutdown before the holidays, handing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a big bipartisan win in the first true test of his leadership. In the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The United States is warming nearly 60% faster than the world as a whole and the harm that’s causing Americans is worsening across every region of the country, a new government report shows. The latest edition of the... Read More

WASHINGTON — A backlash against the antisemitism that erupted since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel showed itself during a congressional hearing and a demonstration in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. During a House Education and the Workforce subcommittee hearing, lawmakers... Read More

WASHINGTON — With the “laddered” continuing resolution proposed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., set to go before the House Rules Committee in a matter of hours, Democrats on Capitol Hill and in the White House are taking a wait-and-see... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, telling his friend and former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., in a Fox News interview Sunday night, voters had sent him a clear message. “I don’t... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley 's presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a massive investment designed to give the former United Nations ambassador... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., unveiled a two-step short-term continuing resolution on Saturday that would keep federal departments and agencies funded into early next year and stave off a partial government shutdown later this week.  But the proposal,... Read More

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., filed an ethics complaint on Friday calling for the removal of the judge presiding over the $250 million business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump. Stefanik, who serves as House Republican... Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris flew to South Carolina on Friday to file paperwork putting President Joe Biden on the 2024 presidential ballot of the state that will lead off the Democratic presidential primary — thanks to a White House-led schedule overhaul meant... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., who has worked tirelessly during his years in the House to make Capitol Hill a better functioning place for members and staff alike, announced Thursday that he will not be seeking reelection in 2024.... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2024, a decision that was almost instantly seen as handing the Republicans the seat after next year’s election. In a written statement, Manchin said he... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., did not mince words Thursday when it came to a House GOP plan to pass a so-called “laddered” continuing resolution to keep the government open past Nov. 17. “Most members of the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Its sponsors call it a small change from a congressional perspective, but one that would be incredibly meaningful to the 911 operators that millions of Americans rely on in an emergency each year. On Wednesday, Reps. Norma Torres,... Read More

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed out an attempt to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential primary ballot in the state, but left open the possibility of revisiting the matter ahead of... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Republicans emerged from their weekly conference meeting on Tuesday with two proposed stopgap plans vying for consensus ahead of a hard Nov. 17 deadline, when government spending approvals run out. The first is a so-called “laddered CR”... Read More

WASHINGTON — It was a sight you don’t often see while driving up Bay View Road near Alexandria, Virginia. Strolling in a parking lot, a wide smile across his face, was a man who looked to be in his late... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the civil fraud trial of Donald Trump admonished him to keep his answers concise, reminding him and the courtroom that “this is not a political rally” as the former president and leading Republican president candidate began... Read More

WASHINGTON — A divided House approved a $14.5 billion aid package for Israel on Thursday night, paving the way for a clash with Senate Democrats and the White House by excluding Ukraine funds from consideration and cutting money sought for... Read More

WASHINGTON — Leading members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said this week they plan to subpoena wealthy businessmen they accuse of trying to influence the U.S. Supreme Court through lavish gifts. They say the businessmen are trying to avoid questions... Read More

WASHINGTON — After three weeks of what even newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., concedes was a time of “tumult,” the House is once again working on legislation to fund the government, support U.S. allies abroad and, not least,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., survived a floor vote to expel him from Congress on Wednesday, but his legal and political troubles are far from over. In the next two weeks, the House Ethics Committee is expected to... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, and Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., announced in rapid fire fashion Wednesday that they’ve each decided to retire rather than run for reelection next year. Granger’s announcement came first and was first reported... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, continued his crusade this week to prove the Biden administration is “weaponized” against conservatives by announcing an investigation of the Justice Department. As part of the investigation, he sent letters to... Read More

WASHINGTON — An energy science expert told a Senate panel Wednesday that emerging technologies could lead the world out of a climate change disaster that might be unavoidable otherwise. “There are solutions,” said Paul M. Dabbar, a Columbia University research... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Biden is traveling to Minnesota on Wednesday, where he will announce more than $5 billion in funding for agriculture and other pressing needs while also kickstarting his outreach to rural America ahead of the 2024 election. Biden,... Read More

DENVER (AP) — Efforts to use the U.S. Constitution's “insurrection” clause to bar former President Donald Trump from running for the White House again entered a new phase Monday in a hearing focused on whether the Jan. 6 Capitol attack meets the Constitution's definition... Read More

WASHINGTON — Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has ambitions that include passing all eight remaining fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills by mid-November, passing the House version of the farm bill two weeks later, and laying the groundwork in... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met with new House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the White House on Thursday to discuss his request for nearly $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other national security needs. Johnson, a... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., a centrist Democrat from Minnesota who has long argued that President Biden should not run for reelection due to his age and low poll numbers, has formally launched his campaign to unseat the incumbent... Read More