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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urges Biden to be more vocal on abortion access

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said it would behoove President Biden's reelection if he were more outspoken on access to abortion.

January 21, 2024

Trump expands lead over Nikki Haley to double digits in New Hampshire

Former President Donald Trump has pulled away from Republican presidential primary opponent Nikki Haley by more than 10 percentage points in New Hampshire.

January 21, 2024

Fetterman rejects ‘progressive’ label, says agenda doesn’t make sense to him

Sen. John Fetterman, whose rise to Congress was thanks in part to his celebrity status among progressives, is unapologetic about his political pivot that's driven a wedge between himself and the Democratic Party's left wing.

January 19, 2024

Congress again averts partial shutdown, Democrats aid Speaker Johnson to pass short-term extension

Congress again avoided another collision course with a partial government shutdown by passing a short-term funding extension on Thursday, despite threats from House Republicans to either secure the border or face a closure.

January 18, 2024

Senate passes stopgap funding to avert shutdown, sends bill to House for final approval

The Senate on Thursday passed an interim spending bill to fund the federal government, charting Congress on course to avoid a partial shutdown ahead of a deadline at midnight Friday.

January 18, 2024

No Labels’ SOS to DOJ: Help get third-party presidential candidate on state ballots

No Labels has filed a complaint to the Department of Justice requesting an investigation into what the centrist political group calls an "alleged illegal conspiracy" against its campaign to get ballot access for a third-party presidential candidate.

January 18, 2024

Johnson digs in against Senate border deal after meeting with Biden

House Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from the White House after a meeting Wednesday and rejected President Biden's bid for some concession on border policy in exchange for more war aid to Ukraine.

January 17, 2024

Republican senators tell Speaker Johnson not to squander border security deal

Senate Republicans want their party colleagues in the House to fall in line behind whatever southern border policies are produced from ongoing bipartisan negotiations in the upper chamber.

January 17, 2024

Winter freeze slaps EV owners with charging nightmare

Electric vehicle owners this winter have been saddled with charging woes due to the deep freeze.

January 16, 2024

Congress reaches bipartisan deal on tax credits for children, corporations

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill struck a bipartisan deal Tuesday to boost child tax credits and cut taxes for corporations, marking a rare agreement across party lines on a contentious policy issue in an election year.

January 16, 2024

Congress inches toward rare bipartisan tax deal

Congress is scrambling to reach a bipartisan tax agreement to be included in the annual budget.

January 15, 2024

Rubio endorses Trump over fellow Floridian DeSantis on eve of Iowa caucuses

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, endorsed Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination on Sunday, just one day before the Iowa caucuses.

January 14, 2024

Larry Hogan endorses Nikki Haley, says she presents ‘best possible candidate’ against Biden

Former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan endorsed Nikki Haley for the GOP presidential nomination Sunday on the eve of the Iowa caucuses.

January 14, 2024

Marjorie Taylor Greene whacks Mitch McConnell, GOP senators over border security talks

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene panned Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after details leak from bipartisan Senate talks on improving security at the southern border.

January 14, 2024

Sen. Joni Ernst doesn’t rule out endorsing Trump, but signals Nikki Haley is preferred candidate

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa on Sunday didn't rule out endorsing Donald Trump for president but suggested that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is her favorite candidate.

January 14, 2024

DeSantis says he’s ‘in this for the long haul’ no matter results of Iowa caucuses amid low polling

Ron DeSantis said Sunday that a poor showing in Monday's Iowa GOP caucuses won't stop him from continuing with his White House bid.

January 14, 2024

Senate border deal would allow 5,000 illegal immigrants a day

Conservative activists are recoiling as details leak from the immigration deal being negotiated in the Senate suggesting illegal border crossers will be immediately eligible for work permits and the government will allow up to 5,000 illegal immigrants a day before new expulsion powers kick in.

January 13, 2024

Biden’s EV charging plan reversed by Congress, teeing up latest veto

President Biden will be forced to break out his veto pen for the 10th time after Congress repealed an administration rule governing electric vehicle chargers.

January 11, 2024

Biden official downplays Manchin fury over handling of EV tax credits

A top Treasury Department official on Thursday denied assertions from Sen. Joe Manchin III that the administration is violating electric vehicle tax credit provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.

January 11, 2024

Manchin set to torch Biden officials over EV tax credits: ‘I’m willing to go to court’

Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat and Senate Energy Committee chairman, will blast Biden administration officials Thursday who testify before his committee over what he calls an "unlawful" implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act.

January 11, 2024