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Massachusetts GOP Gov. Charlie Baker opts against reelection bid

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday he will not run for reelection in 2022.

December 1, 2021

Mike Pence urges Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade

Former Vice President Mike Pence leaned into the culture wars on Tuesday, calling on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade on the eve of oral arguments over Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban.

November 30, 2021

House retirements reshuffle midterms, GOP sees edge

'Tis the season for House retirements.

November 26, 2021

McCarthy confronts GOP grumbling, backbiting in his quest for speaker’s gavel

Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is intent on nominating former President Donald Trump to be speaker of the House if the GOP flips the lower chamber next year, suggesting there's a faction of rank-and-file Republicans who are not yet sold on promoting House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

November 24, 2021

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s political future on the rocks in Arizona, poll shows

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has fallen out of favor with Arizona Democrats to the point that the lion's share of them would like to replace her with someone else in the 2024 primary.

November 22, 2021

Fate of Democrats’ $2 trillion tax-and-spend wish list in limbo in Senate

Sen. Jon Tester of Montana on Sunday said Democrats are going to have to be "open to compromise" if they hope to unify the party and pass President Biden's roughly $2 trillion social safety net bill through the upper chamber.

November 21, 2021

Winsome Sears calls out racial agitators after Rittenhouse verdict: ‘Media are complicit in this’

Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears said Sunday that it is time to "stop picking at" America's racial scabs after a jury returned a verdict of not guilty against Kyle Rittenhouse, who was accused of murder for fatally shooting two men and injuring a third during racial justice riots last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

November 21, 2021

Dr. Fauci encourages all adults to get COVID-19 booster shots after FDA approval

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he "absolutely" recommends every adult get a COVID booster shot, now that the FDA has approved adult boosters.

November 21, 2021

Fauci urges vaccinated adults to ‘get boosted’

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that he "absolutely" recommends that every adult get a booster shot for the coronavirus.

November 21, 2021

Biden’s top economic adviser: ‘Build Back Better’ will not increase inflation

The director of the National Economic Council dismissed warnings that President Biden's "Build Back Better" bill will increase inflation.

November 21, 2021

New Hampshire Gov. Sununu: GOP has ‘priorities screwed up’

New Hampshire Gov. Christopher T. Sununu noted that only two House Republicans voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar for posting an anime of himself killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

November 21, 2021

Birthday blues: Biden turns 79 stung by sinking polls, doubts about future

President Biden rang in his 79th birthday on Saturday and set another milestone as the oldest president in the history of the United States.

November 19, 2021

RNC chairwoman: Liz Cheney still a Republican despite her criticisms of the party

The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee still considers Rep. Liz Cheney part of the team after the Wyoming GOP booted her from their ranks.

November 18, 2021

Most Republicans back Trump 2024 return, most voters do not, polls show

The prospect of former President Donald Trump making a return in 2024 is music to the ears of Republicans, according to national polls that also show the rest of the electorate would rather he stay on the sidelines.

November 18, 2021

Beto O’Rourke promises unity in new Texas governor bid

First there was Beto 1.0. Then there was Beto 2.0 and now Beto 3.0 is hoping to break the losing streak.

November 18, 2021

Democrats preparing to fight GOP to be ‘party of the parents’ in 2022 midterms

Democratic Party officials insist they're ready for the debate over education after parental anger at public schools helped Republicans score a string of upset victories in the Virginia elections this month.

November 15, 2021

Douglas Wilder warns Dems of voter backlash from $450K payouts to illegal immigrants

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder said Democrats will pay a price at the ballot box next year if they start cutting taxpayer-funded checks to migrants.

November 11, 2021

Pelosi celebrates Trump court defeat in Jan. 6 inquiry

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday praised a federal judge's ruling rejecting former President Trump's request to block the National Archives from turning over documents sought by the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.

November 10, 2021

Youngkin’s win rewrites Trump campaign playbook for Republicans, Democrats

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's victory in Tuesday's election is offering Republicans a roadmap for escaping former President Donald Trump's glare and forcing Democrats to rethink their strategy of running against the de facto leader of the GOP in the midterm elections.

November 3, 2021

Trump: ‘My BASE’ drove Glenn Youngkin’s victory

Former President Donald Trump credited his supporters with fueling Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in Virginia's gubernatorial race.

November 2, 2021