Jul 08 Iowa GOP schedules leadoff presidential caucuses on Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press The Iowa Republican Party’s state central committee voted unanimously for the third Monday in January — a date that is earlier by several weeks than the past three caucuses, though not as early as 2008, when they were held just… Continue reading
Jul 07 Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden’s reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described democratic socialist from New York, has sometimes bucked Biden and the party's leaders, including voting against the deal with Republicans to raise the nation's debt ceiling. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Biden takes aim at ‘junk’ insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as ‘suckers’ By Josh Boak, Associated Press The initiatives out Friday include a crackdown on what he calls “junk” insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:21 Ohio faces critical votes that could decide abortion access in the state By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman It's been a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion access. Since then, six states have voted on abortion-related ballot measures and in each case, voters have supported abortion rights. Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Jul 02 Trump rally draws massive crowd in heavily Republican part of South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous presidential campaigns, speaking to a massive crowd gathered in the streets of a small South Carolina city on a blazing summer weekend. Continue reading
Jul 02 Analysis: Why there aren’t more women in the 2024 Republican presidential field By Sara Burnett, Associated Press As Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, one demographic group seems notably lacking: women. Continue reading
Jun 29 GOP support for Trump dips slightly after classified documents indictment, AP-NORC poll says By Jill Colvin, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's criminal indictment on charges of mishandling government secrets appears to have dented his popularity among Republicans — but only slightly. Continue reading
Jun 27 Dueling campaign events deepen Trump-DeSantis rivalry By Michelle L. Price, Holly Ramer, Will Weissert, Associated Press In the critical early voting state of New Hampshire, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to “actually” build the U.S.-Mexico border wall that former President Donald Trump tried but failed to complete. Later, Trump accused the governor of supporting cuts to… Continue reading
Jun 27 Why Biden is eager to run on the economy, while voters still have their doubts about ‘Bidenomics’ By Josh Boak, Associated Press For President Joe Biden, there's a happy confluence of the coming 2024 reelection campaign and a favorable turn in recent economic data. Continue reading
Jun 26 Running for Congress, Sarah McBride would be 1st transgender member of Congress By Associated Press In a video posted to social media, McBride, a Democratic state senator in Delaware, said people deserve a representative “who sees them and who respects them.”… Continue reading