What Kevin McCarthy has been up to: Holding court in speaker's office and not going out of his way to help Scalise
While Steve Scalise scrambles to secure the House speakership, the man who previously held the job has taken a back seat.
2023-10-13 06:22
Ugandan MPs reject birth control for 15-year-old girls
The deputy speaker calls the idea "devilish", saying it is not the way to tackle teenage pregnancy.
2023-10-11 22:20
Ontario Greenbelt: RCMP to probe controversial land swap
It is the latest in a political scandal over a plan to open up protected land for development.
2023-10-11 07:22
Colorado prosecutor urges jury to find police officers guilty in Elijah McClain death
By Brad Brooks LONGMONT, Colorado (Reuters) -A Colorado prosecutor on Tuesday told jurors that two officers charged with manslaughter in
2023-10-11 04:58
One of last survivors of Oklahoma race massacre dies at 102
One of the last three known Black Tulsans who lived through a 1921 race massacre in the Oklahoma
2023-10-11 01:23
Tulsa race massacre survivor Hughes Van Ellis dies at 102
Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died, according to his grandnephew, Ike Howard. He was 102.
2023-10-10 11:27
Will Hurd drops out of 2024 Republican presidential race and backs Nikki Haley
Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd announced Monday that he is ending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 and is endorsing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
2023-10-10 07:25
GOP braces for messy fight over speakership as McCarthy doesn't rule out a return to power
House Republicans remain badly divided over their two choices for speaker in the aftermath of the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership -- and are bracing for the possibility that neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise nor House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan can get the 217 votes needed to be elected speaker.
2023-10-10 01:26
Putin banks on wavering support for Ukraine, amid a race against time
How does the war in Ukraine end? Earlier this year, former President Donald Trump boasted that if he were re-elected, he'd "have that war settled in one day, 24 hours."
2023-10-08 12:49
No end in sight for GOP chaos ahead of divisive speaker's race
A band of House Republicans made a historic move this week to punish their own leader, sending the House into chaos by ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker. The unprecedented vote to oust McCarthy has only led to more turmoil in the days since as Republicans have grappled with the fallout of the speaker-less House.
2023-10-07 20:24
Second major US law firm changes diversity fellowship after lawsuit
By Nate Raymond A major U.S. law firm has changed its criteria for a fellowship aimed at promoting
2023-10-07 02:56
Jordan tries to draw contrast with Scalise in pitching himself as chief GOP salesman
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is trying to draw a sharp contrast with his chief competitor for the speakership, arguing that he would be a more effective messenger for his party to the American public as he tries to win Republican holdouts ahead of next week's pivotal vote.
2023-10-06 22:57