Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candida...
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‘It’s our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Electric.” “Joyful.” The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ’ whirlwind presid...
Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe B...
Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race
Follow AP’s live coverage of the investigation into the assassination attempt on Trump, the RNC and ...
Biden’s support on Capitol Hill hangs in the balance as Democrats meet in private
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on Capitol Hill met privately Tuesday at a crucial moment for President ...
Biden tells Hill Democrats he ‘declines’ to step aside and says it’s time for party drama ‘to end’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against ca...
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Friday he has switched his ...
Seeking ‘the right side of history,’ Speaker Mike Johnson risks his job to deliver aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a decision so consequential it could alter the course of history -- b...
Speaker Johnson will meet with Trump as the Republican House leader fights for his job
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet on Friday with Donald Trump for a press confe...
Trump is making the Jan. 6 attack a cornerstone of his bid for the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump has launched his general election campaign not merely rewr...
White House encourages House GOP to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging House Speaker Mike Joh...
House GOP launch new probe of Jan. 6 and try shifting blame for the Capitol attack away from Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are launching a vast re-investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack...
Biden says her name — Laken Riley — at urging of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was what the Republicans demanded, but never expected. President Joe Biden said...
House GOP will try again to impeach Mayorkas after failing once. But outcome is still uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas the first ...
House Republicans are ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, if they have the votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ...
House GOP is moving quickly to impeach Mayorkas as border security becomes top election issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are moving swiftly toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary...
Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine and U.S border deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene top congressional leaders Wednesday at the White ...
Bernie Sanders forces US senators into a test vote on military aid as the Israel-Hamas war grinds on
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a notable test Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders is forcing colleagues to vote on re...
As shutdown looms, congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government ...
Speaker Johnson insists he’s sticking to budget deal but announces no plan to stop partial shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Friday he is sticking with the bipartisan spen...
As the Senate tries to strike a border deal with Mayorkas, House GOP launches effort to impeach him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marching ahead with impeachment plans, House Republicans have set their sights on ...
On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller “How Democracies Die,” authors Daniel Zi...
Talks on border security grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era ‘blood’ rhetoric against immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators rushed to reach a U.S. border security deal Sunday that would unlock P...
Zelenskyy will arrive on Capitol Hill to grim mood as Biden’s aid package for Ukraine risks collapse
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive on Capitol Hill to a darker mo...
Senators tackle gun violence anew while Feinstein’s ban on assault weapons fades into history
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the first votes new Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich cast was against legisl...
Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — As record numbers of migrants surge at the southern U.S. border, many seeking asyl...
The debate over Ukraine aid was already complicated. Then it became tangled up in US border security
WASHINGTON (AP) — As war and winter collide, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
The last government shutdown deadline ousted the House speaker. This week’s showdown could be easier
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress tried to fund the government to prevent a federal shutdown,...
House GOP pushes ahead with $14.5 billion in assistance for Israel without humanitarian aid for Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pushing ahead Thursday toward passage of $14.5 billion in military ai...
Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, eleva...