Steve Scalise is a veteran of House GOP leadership. Now he hopes to be speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has risen through the ranks of leadership during his time in Congress. Next, the Louisiana Republican hopes to be elected House speaker.
2023-10-06 19:24
Jim Jordan, the face of key GOP investigations, seeks the speaker's gavel
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a key figure in high-profile House GOP-led investigations, is seeking the speaker's gavel after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role and declined to run again in a major leadership shakeup.
2023-10-06 19:17
Political forces begin to move on new California Sen. Butler as she mulls a run
The first step for the candidates running in next year's California Senate race is to quietly try to spook newly appointed Sen. Laphonza Butler into not running at all.
2023-10-06 18:29
Anti-affirmative action group challenges US Naval Academy's admissions policy
The group that successfully challenged race-conscious college admissions policies at the U.S. Supreme Court sued the U.S. Naval
2023-10-06 05:53
Biden searches for ways to keep aid flowing to Ukraine with only weeks remaining before funding runs out
Senior Biden administration officials privately believe only weeks remain before a lack of additional Ukraine funding starts to become a serious battlefield concern -- a scenario they are trying to avoid with public warnings and a major speech from President Joe Biden himself.
2023-10-05 06:20
Race issues emerge in New Zealand's election
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON Race and relations with the indigenous Maori population have emerged as issues in New
2023-10-03 13:17
US appeals court blocks venture capital fund's grant program for Black women
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Saturday blocked a venture capital fund from moving forward with a
2023-10-02 17:26
New Mexico man charged with attempted murder for protest shooting
By Andrew Hay A New Mexico man was charged with attempted murder for shooting a demonstrator at a
2023-09-30 07:50
Saskatchewan premier vows to veto ruling on school pronoun policy
A judge has paused a Saskatchewan policy requiring parental consent if a young student changes pronouns.
2023-09-29 07:25
Man shot at protest over New Mexico conquistador statue
By Andrew Hay A man was shot on Thursday in New Mexico on the site where authorities planned
2023-09-29 06:48
US jail practices are racist and an 'affront to human dignity', UN experts say
By Emma Farge GENEVA U.N. human rights experts have called for major reforms of the U.S. criminal justice
2023-09-28 21:26
New Mexico conquistador statue reinstallation stopped after protests
By Andrew Hay ESPANOLA, New Mexico A New Mexico county halted the reinstallation of a 16th-century Spanish conquistador
2023-09-28 13:57