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
Exxon in advanced talks for $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer - sources
By David French, Anirban Sen and Sabrina Valle (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil is in advanced talks to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources
2023-10-06 18:30
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
Children and parents begin uphill fightback against book bans in Florida
The conservative group Moms for Liberty is encouraging a very specific tactic: Steamy read-aloud sessions at school board meetings, and a new law is on their side.
2023-10-06 18:16
Donald Trump's clearest legal strategy: Delay
While Donald Trump worked to make the most politically out of the start of a civil fraud trial against him and his namesake company in New York, the former president is using a well-honed tactic in the two federal cases he faces: delay, delay, delay.
2023-10-06 17:16
Ukraine war: ‘Every family’ in Hroza village affected by missile attack
At least 51 people, including a child, were killed in Thursday's Russian missile strike, Ukraine says.
2023-10-06 15:18
A man showed up armed at the Wisconsin Capitol twice in one day asking for the governor, officials say. Here's what we know
A man who showed up twice to the Wisconsin Capitol with a gun demanding to talk to the governor this week made a "concerning statement" during at least one of the visits and was twice detained by authorities, state officials said.
2023-10-06 13:15
Bronx day care provider and 2 others indicted on murder and other charges in 1-year-old's death
A Bronx day care provider, her husband and his cousin have been indicted on murder and other charges on suspicion of exposing four children -- including a 1-year-old who died -- to fentanyl at the day care center last month, the Bronx district attorney's office said Thursday.
2023-10-06 11:26
Scalise and Jordan battle over centrists in speakership fight
The battle to win the House speakership could hinge on a contingent of more moderate Republicans uneasy about the conservative politics of their two leading candidates and angry at their hardline faction for ousting Kevin McCarthy in this week's unprecedented floor vote.
2023-10-06 10:54
Grand jury decides no criminal charges will be filed in the 2019 New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse that killed 3 workers
A grand jury decided not to indict anyone on criminal charges related to the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse in 2019 that left three people dead and 30 others injured, prosecutors said Thursday.
2023-10-06 10:22
Trump drops lawsuit against Michael Cohen just days before former president was to be deposed
Donald Trump dropped his lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen four days before the former president was set to be deposed as part of the case, according to a court filing.
2023-10-06 09:57
Ongoing planning underway for potential Biden and Xi meeting in San Francisco in November, sources say
Ongoing planning is underway to arrange a potential meeting between US President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping at November's APEC summit in San Francisco, officials familiar with the matter said.
2023-10-06 09:54