Tag: Political parties
Republicans ask why White House removed climate scientist
WASHINGTON — Two House Republicans are asking the White House for documents to explain why a scientist appointed by the Trump administration was removed...
Lawsuit filed over ‘gay’ attack in Virginia GOP race
RICHMOND, Va. — A Republican candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor is going to court in an effort to find out who is responsible for...
House GOP leader renews criticism over All-Star game shift
MARIETTA, Ga. — The top-ranking House Republican on Tuesday renewed his party's attack on Major League Baseball for pulling the All-Star Game out of...
GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...
AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not...
McConnell says GOP open to $600 billion for infrastructure
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that Republicans are willing to spend up to $600 billion on infrastructure, far...
Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders
INDIANAPOLIS — The conservative pushback over Indiana’s COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse.
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Trump’s ‘big lie’ becomes new litmus test for success in GOP
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen...
California Democrats to hear from Newsom as recall heats up
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will address the Democratic Party faithful Saturday as he mounts a campaign to keep his job.
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