Cornel West drops Green Party bid and will run for president as an independent
Progressive scholar Cornel West announced Thursday he will run as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election, abandoning his campaign for the Green Party's nomination.
2023-10-06 00:29
Alabama gets new congressional map that could yield Democrats a second seat in the state
A federal court on Thursday approved a new congressional map in Alabama that significantly boosts the Black population of a second district and could represent a pickup opportunity for Democrats in next year's elections.
2023-10-05 23:47
Biden administration bypasses 26 federal laws to build additional border wall in South Texas amid political pressure
The Biden administration will waive 26 laws to build additional border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley, according to a notice posted to the Federal Register Wednesday, citing "high illegal entry."
2023-10-05 22:27
House speaker chaos: What is going on? Will it affect you?
Washington and Congress have their own, often impenetrable, languages. So it may be somewhat confusing to assess what it means that the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives is vacant.
2023-10-05 18:29
House business is on ice without speaker
Lawmakers and aides arrived for work on Wednesday to find a House of Representatives stuck in freeze-frame, a giant blue screen declaring them "in recess" almost the entire day.
2023-10-05 17:18
The next GOP speaker will face the same traps that doomed McCarthy
Getting rid of Kevin McCarthy didn't solve anything.
2023-10-05 12:28
Rudy Giuliani sues Joe Biden for calling him a 'Russian pawn'
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden for calling him a "Russian pawn" during a presidential debate nearly three years ago.
2023-10-05 11:23
Trump urges New York judge to dismiss hush money charges
Former President Donald Trump urged a New York judge to dismiss criminal charges relating to hush money payments in sweeping arguments that included claims Trump was indicted to interfere in his 2024 presidential campaign.
2023-10-05 11:17
Dianne Feinstein lying in state at San Francisco City Hall
Californians are paying their respects to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday, as the political titan lies in state at San Francisco City Hall.
2023-10-05 10:59
Trump campaign announces raising more than $45.5 million in third quarter
Former President Donald Trump's campaign said Wednesday that the Republican presidential frontrunner raised more than $45.5 million for his political operation during the third quarter of this year, improving his haul over the previous three-month period.
2023-10-05 08:56
Bidens' dog, Commander, involved in more White House biting incidents than previously reported
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden's 2-year-old German shepherd, Commander, has been involved in more biting incidents than previously reported at the White House, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
2023-10-05 08:47
House devolves into angry round of retribution following McCarthy's ouster
As Kevin McCarthy was on the brink of losing his speakership, some of his allies delivered a not-so-veiled threat to GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina: If you vote to oust McCarthy, the party might not be willing to help raise money for your race.
2023-10-05 07:19