FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A legislative panel took no action on impeachment petitions against Kentucky’s governor and attorney general after meeting behind closed doors for…
Liz Cheney survives leadership challenge over Trump impeachment vote
Rep. Liz Cheney survived a rank-and-file rebellion over her impeachment vote against former President Donald Trump — clinging to her leadership position in the House…
Schiff in mix as Newsom deliberates on next California AG
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The public and private jockeying to be California’s next attorney general is intensifying as Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he’s “very…
Joe Biden $1,400 checks demand defies economists, boosts Democrats
President Biden held firm Wednesday on his demand for direct payments of up to $1,400 to millions of Americans in any coronavirus package, bolstering Democrats’…
US ends deal with Arizona restricting Biden on immigration
PHOENIX (AP) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has terminated an unusual agreement that Arizona’s top prosecutor signed with the agency in the waning…
Kevin McCarthy meets with Marjorie Taylor Greene amid bipartisan backlash
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met late Tuesday with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan…
Nancy Pelosi praises approval of fines for lawmakers refusing security checks
The House voted Tuesday to impose large fines on any lawmaker who refuses to go through a security check before reaching the chamber floor —…
House, Senate vote to begin budget debate
Both the House and Senate kicked off their debates over a new budget resolution Tuesday, blazing a path that could lead to them trying to…
House panel to probe meatpacking plants over coronavirus outbreaks
Meat-processing plants, where thousands of workers have fallen ill with COVID-19, are facing scrutiny from a U.S. House subcommittee for reportedly failing to follow worker…
Maricopa County ignores GOP subpoena for election equipment, ballots
PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is again refusing to buckle to pressure from Republicans who control the Arizona Senate and turn over…