House GOP Taps McCarthy as Next Minority Leader
House Republicans selected Rep. Kevin McCarthy as their next minority leader on Wednesday in a landslide, 159 to 43.
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Democrats Likely to Reclaim Tucson-Area House Seat
When U.S. Rep. Martha McSally decided to step down to seek retiring U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat, she left behind a vacuum that seems likely to be filled by a Democrat in a district that has flipped from Republicans to Democrats and back to Republicans since 2000.
Read moreHealth Care, Trump Dominate Central Valley Congressional Race
If pollsters end up being correct on Nov. 6 and U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham, a Republican, loses his bid to represent a slice of California’s Central Valley for a fifth term, it will likely come down to two reasons: health care and President Donald Trump.
Read moreGOP’s Hunter Rallies Voters at Border Stump, Despite Indictment
U.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter doubled down on xenophobia at a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday as late polling shows he’s still likely to win re-election despite facing federal charges of misusing campaign funds and the racist rhetoric his campaign used against his Mexican-Palestinian opponent.
Read moreDemocrat Makes Inroads in Central Valley GOP Stronghold
With the midterm elections just eight days away, and with seven vacant seats in the GOP-dominated House up for grabs, California’s 22nd District is one of many trying to ride a blue wave all the way to Washington.
Read moreOnce-Red Southern California District May Lead Blue Wave
Southern California’s Congressional District 49, once a reliably Republican district led for nearly two decades by Rep. Darrell Issa, may flip Democratic and lead an anticipated “blue wave” in Congress on Nov. 6.
Read moreFirst Arrests Made in ‘Proud Boy’ Riot Outside NY GOP Club
New York City police arrested two members of the far-right Proud Boys on Friday, a week after videos captured members of the group beating up protesters outside the official Manhattan club of the Republican Party.
Read moreUsual Trump Fare Fires Up Base at Montana Rally
President Donald Trump continued to pull out all the stops to retain the Republicans’ narrow control in the Senate, making his third trip to Montana on Thursday night to support two House and Senate candidates and to rally the state’s Republican base ahead of the November election.
Read moreTrump Looms Large in Heated North Dakota Senate Race
The 2018 midterm election has besieged North Dakota. Every YouTube ad, every television, every billboard around Fargo tells the tale of the Peace Garden State’s very own David versus Goliath. But who is the giant and who is the plucky underdog with the sling? It depends who you ask.
Read moreNuns Launch US Bus Tour Against GOP Tax Plan
The Republican tax law signed by President Donald Trump this past December will be the focus of a group of Catholic nuns whose cross-country bus tour will end at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Read moreBiden Stumps for Surging Democrats in Once-Red Orange County
Former Vice President Joe Biden stumped for California Democrats at a campaign rally Thursday, saying victories in GOP-held congressional districts this November can help stop President Donald Trump’s “assault” on immigrants, women and working class families.
Read moreRepublican Convention Set for August 2020 in Charlotte
The Republican National Convention will be held in North Carolina’s largest city in August 2020 and party leaders said Monday they’ll gather with an eye on nominating President Donald Trump for a second term.
Read moreStudy Finds Partisan Beliefs Drive Attitudes Toward News Media
Nearly two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, the partisan divide over the media and its role in the American democracy appears to have widened, a new study from the Pew Research Center says.
Read moreWisconsin Democrats Renew Fight Over Voting Maps
Democrats challenging redistricting in Wisconsin filed an amended lawsuit Friday in an effort to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court that they have legal standing to bring their claims.
Read moreChallenge to Texas Judicial Elections Shot Down
Republican dominance in Texas elections explains why only two of 18 judges on the state’s highest courts are Latino, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, dismissing a Voting Rights Act lawsuit brought by Hispanic voters.
Read moreGOP Donor Lobbies to Reseal Lurid Lawsuit by Playmate
A top Republican fundraiser has filed for an emergency stay of a former Playboy model’s lurid claims against him, which a judge in Los Angeles ordered unsealed Friday.
Read moreFederal Judge Hears GOP Effort to Kill Obamacare
As protesters chanted outside the courthouse, a federal judge in Texas heard arguments Wednesday over whether to block Obamacare as Texas’ lawsuit to invalidate the health care law on a technicality moves forward.
Read moreRepublicans Can Intervene in Michigan Redistricting Case
Eight Republican congressmen from Michigan can intervene in a gerrymandering lawsuit filed by a women’s group and Democratic voters, a Sixth Circuit panel ruled Thursday.
Read morePoll: GOP Voters Stand With Congressman Despite Indictment
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, is polling ahead in his re-election bid for the 50th Congressional District, despite facing federal charges of misuse of campaign funds, a poll released Monday shows.
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