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GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek optionsVideo
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even more GOP colleagues who are refusing to give him the gavel. Next steps were highly uncertain as angry, frustrated Republicans looked at other options....
Kari Lake’s lawsuit over electronic voting machines tossed
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court tossed out a lawsuit brought by former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake that previously was dismissed, challenging use of electronic voting machines and seeking to ban them in last year’s midterm elections. Lake and failed Arizona Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem, Republicans, filed...
Butler’s Mike Kelly becomes lone Pa. Republican to vote against Jim Jordan for House speaker
A GOP congressman from Western Pennsylvania was one of 20 Republicans in Congress to vote Tuesday against installing U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as House speaker. U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Butler, became the only Republican in Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to vote against naming Jordan to the leadership position. Jordan was...
GOP rejects Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on 1st ballot; more votes ahead
WASHINGTON — Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on Tuesday on the first ballot, as holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the majority needed to seize the gavel. More voting is expected as Jordan works to shore up support to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for...
Pennsylvania House tackles ‘bot’ problem that left Swifties ticketless for Eras Tour
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that seeks to avoid the difficulty Taylor Swift fans encountered this year when they tried to buy tickets to her Eras Tour. By a vote of 193-10, the chamber sent to the Senate a bill that would make it illegal to...
GOP’s Jim Jordan shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote
WASHINGTON — With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan appeared Monday to be shoring up support to become U.S. House speaker, winning over reluctant Republicans who have few options left two weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. One by one, Jordan, the hard-charging Judiciary Committee...
Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case
WASHINGTON — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him on Monday, barring the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and court staff. The order from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan marks a...
Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he’d never met someone “who spent more time tearing things apart.” Now, nearly a decade after Boehner stepped down in the face of a conservative revolt, it is Jordan...
Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one group trying to change that
SUAMICO, Wis. — Kim Pytleski could barely sleep the night before. She replayed the PowerPoint slides in her head, packed her notebook and took a deep breath. The clerk from a rural Wisconsin county north of Green Bay was preparing for a public meeting to explain the election process to...
‘Informal’ House speaker talks underway with GOP, Hakeem Jeffries saysVideo
House Democrats are having informal talks with their Republican colleagues about a potential bipartisan solution to finding a speaker, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday. In an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Jeffries said that Democrats are “ready, willing and able” to find a solution. “There are informal conversations...
DeSantis says U.S. shouldn’t take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza because they’re ‘all antisemitic’Video
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said the United States should not take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they “are all antisemitic” and he dismissed international entreaties for Israel to provide clean running water and utilities to the 2.3 million civilians in the...
Biden and Democrats report raising $71 million-plus for his 2024 race from July through September
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $71 million for his reelection in the three months ending Sept. 30, a strong indication that party donors remain united behind him going into a 2024 race that may feature a rematch with Donald Trump. Sunday’s announcement...
War between Israel and Hamas is testing Republican Party’s isolationist shift
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Nikki Haley vowed to stand with Israel “every step of the way.” She promised to “decimate” the Iranian economy. And she called for continued funding for Ukraine as it fights to repel the Russian invasion. “It’s a dangerous world right now,” Haley told Republican primary voters gathered...
Poll: Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about president
WASHINGTON — Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection amid investigations into his son Hunter and an impeachment inquiry, with a poll showing 35% of U.S. adults believe the president himself has done something illegal. An additional 33% say they think the Democratic...
Sen. Joe Manchin considers independent 2024 run, warns party system could be nation’s ‘downfall’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stands as the swing vote in a chamber closely divided between Democrats and Republicans. He’s taken the same approach when it comes to the next phase of his political career: The moderate Democrat...
Proposed gag order on Trump in his federal election case is putting judge in tricky position
WASHINGTON — A proposed gag order aimed at reining in Donald Trump’s incendiary rhetoric puts the judge overseeing his federal election interference case in a tricky position: She must balance the need to protect the integrity of the legal proceedings against the First Amendment rights of a presidential candidate to...
Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach
WASHINGTON — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful position second in line...
GOP quickly eyes Trump-backed hardliner Jim Jordan as House speaker but not all Republicans back him
WASHINGTON — Increasingly desperate Republicans convened behind closed doors again Friday as the endless search for a House speaker drags deeper into a second week leaving the GOP majority spiraling into chaos for the foreseeable future. Attention swiftly turned to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Trump-allied Judiciary Committee chairman and founder...
Biden is talking about green energy and jobs in Pennsylvania again. Will his message break through?
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is returning to Pennsylvania to use the critical battleground state again as a backdrop for some of his favorite political themes, championing steep increases in public works spending and detailing how bolstering green energy can spur U.S. manufacturing. This time, he’ll be in Philadelphia to...
Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
WASHINGTON — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker’s gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet attention as the defining image of a House in turmoil. But since his abrupt appointment as speaker pro tempore last week...
GOP’s Steve Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavelVideo
WASHINGTON — Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel. Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door meeting late Thursday of his decision. Next steps are uncertain as the House is essentially closed while Republicans try to...
Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it’s too late to move 2024’s primary election date
HARRISBURG — Counties in Pennsylvania have told Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers that it is too late to move up the state’s 2024 presidential primary date if counties are to successfully administer the election. In a letter, the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania said there is no longer enough...
Redistricting case has historic connection to South Carolina campaign
In the 19th Century, Black Civil War hero Robert Smalls of South Carolina lost reelection to the House after the state legislature redrew his district to dilute the voting power of Black citizens. Now, nearly 150 years later, his great-great-grandson, Michael B. Moore, is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge...
Wisconsin Republican leader won’t back down from impeachment threat against Supreme Court justice
MADISON, Wis. — The Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly refused to back down Thursday from possibly impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice over her refusal to step aside in a redistricting case, even after two former conservative justices advised him against the unprecedented move. Assembly Speaker Robin...
A new indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have rewritten their indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife to charge them with conspiring to have him act as an agent of Egypt and Egyptian officials. The superseding indictment, filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, accuses Menendez of...
