Jan 16 Republicans pause effort to hold Hunter Biden in contempt, say they are talking with his attorneys By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A contempt resolution against Hunter Biden was scheduled to move through a procedural hearing before it was canceled Tuesday "to give the attorneys additional time to reach an agreement."… Continue reading
Jan 13 GOP tries to block proposed federal rule that restricts funds for anti-abortion centers By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press In a new twist to the fight over abortion access, congressional Republicans are trying to block a Biden administration spending rule that they say will cut off millions of dollars to anti-abortion counseling centers. Continue reading
Jan 10 Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have a fierce debate By David Bauder, Associated Press It was his first live appearance on Fox News since 2022, and unpleasant topics like Trump's false election claims, the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection and the court cases against the former president were barely touched upon. Continue reading
Jan 08 Florida Republicans oust state party chairman facing rape allegations in critical election year By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Monday's vote came a week before Gov. Ron DeSantis competes in Iowa's first in the nation presidential caucuses. Ziegler denies the accusation, and he has not been charged with a crime. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 8:37 How GOP campaigns are courting Iowa and New Hampshire voters in the final weeks By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens In less than two weeks, Republicans in Iowa will be the first to cast their votes in support of a presidential candidate. That's followed by New Hampshire’s first-in-nation primary a week later. Geoff Bennett discussed how the campaigns are shaping… Continue watching
Dec 27 Poll says Americans lack confidence in the primary election process, major political parties By Nicholas Riccardi, Linley Sanders, Associated Press With the Republican primaries around the corner, a new poll finds that party members aren't sure votes in the presidential nominating contest will be counted accurately. Continue reading
Dec 12 Florida school board recommends ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The Sarasota County School Board cannot oust Bridget Ziegler outright from the panel but voted 4-1 Tuesday on a resolution requesting that she step down. Continue reading
Dec 07 Takeaways from the 4th GOP presidential debate in Alabama By Steve Peoples, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 6:15 Sen. Durbin discusses deadlock in Congress over Ukraine, Israel aid and border security By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Saher Khan Days of tension on Capitol Hill culminated Wednesday with Republicans rejecting a measure to move ahead on additional funding for Ukraine and Israel. GOP lawmakers insisted that aid be paired with major changes to border security. Now, the assistance for… Continue watching
Dec 06 Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Hunter Biden has insisted that he will only testify to the House if it's in public. But in a letter sent to his attorney Wednesday, top Republicans told him that their subpoena for a closed-door deposition on Dec. 13 is… Continue reading