Economy Jan 10 Voter concerns for inflation go up while COVID-19 worries come down, says AP-NORC poll The pandemic has receded as a top priority in many voters' minds to start 2022, with the economy and rising worries about inflation overshadowing coronavirus concerns.
Nation Dec 09 WATCH: Bob Dole memorial services held at the National Cathedral and World War II monument Bob Dole has been honored at a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral as top leaders from both parties gathered to display the kind of bipartisanship now rare in modern government.
Nation Nov 11 Democrats sell infrastructure bill, push for Biden backup Congressional Democrats who are facing potentially tough reelection fights next year are crowing about long-neglected public works projects set to spring to life thanks to the new infrastructure package.
Nation Nov 03 WATCH: Republican Glenn Youngkin speaks after winning Virginia governor’s race RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor’s race early Wednesday, tapping into culture war fights over schools and race to unite former President Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters with enough suburban voters to become the first Republican…
Politics Nov 03 Close races for governor unfolding in Virginia, New Jersey Tight races for governor were unfolding in Virginia and New Jersey late Tuesday with the Democratic candidates narrowly trailing their Republican rivals in states that President Joe Biden easily captured a year ago.
Politics Nov 02 Close race for Virginia governor tests Biden’s presidency The result of the Virginia governor’s race that now appears deadlocked between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin is sure to send a message to President Joe Biden regardless of which party prevails.
Nation Sep 16 Budget bill reopens moderate vs. progressive divide for Democrats Opposition from some leading moderate Democrats over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal championed by the party's most-liberal, progressive wing has left the party grappling with deeper ideological questions.
Politics Jul 13 WATCH: Texas Democrats dig in after exodus, GOP threatens arrest Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday they can't stay away forever and urged Congress to act on voting rights, while Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened them with arrest the…
Nation Mar 19 WATCH: Pelosi says Biden has border situation under control The Biden administration is responding to a wave of children crossing the southern border into the U.S. with some of the very tactics that evoked moral outrage from Democrats when former President Donald Trump embraced them.
Politics Mar 04 House passes George Floyd Act as Democrats avoid ‘defund the police’ clash Some Republicans argue that the proposed legislation would slash police force budgets. It doesn't do that. The bill will have a more difficult path in the Senate.