Voting rights activists sound alarms over private tool that could lead to canceling voter registrations
Voting rights groups are urging election officials to reject a new tool championed by some conservatives as a way to root out fraudulent voter registrations -- arguing that the private software depends on unreliable information and could be used to improperly disenfranchise legitimate voters.
2023-09-11 18:28
Impeachment and government shutdown threats loom over House's return
Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach President Joe Biden, despite resistance from the party's moderates.
2023-09-11 17:16
Trump is explaining exactly how wild and extreme his second term would be
Donald Trump is conjuring his most foreboding vision yet of a possible second term, telling supporters in language resonant of the run-up to the January 6 mob attack on the US Capitol that they need to "fight like hell" or they will lose their country.
2023-09-11 12:58
Gun rights organizations sue New Mexico governor over gun violence order
The National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against New Mexico's Democratic governor and health secretary Saturday over orders declaring gun violence a public health emergency and suspending open and concealed carry laws in cities and counties based on crime statistics.
2023-09-11 06:23
In Iowa, Trump and DeSantis take the campaign to the tailgate tent
Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump both courted football fans at the Iowa vs. Iowa State game Saturday.
2023-09-11 04:19
Youngkin pardons Virginia father who was arrested at 2021 school board meeting
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday pardoned a Loudoun County father who was arrested at a school board meeting in 2021 while seeking answers about his daughter's sexual assault on school property.
2023-09-11 03:54
5 takeaways from Joe Biden's trip to the G20 and Vietnam
President Joe Biden is nearing the end of a whirlwind trip to India and Vietnam for a series of high-profile meetings aimed at countering China's influence in the developing world.
2023-09-11 03:18
Republican congressman says Tuberville's hold on military nominations is 'paralyzing' and a 'national security problem'
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mike McCaul, a Republican, told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday that GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville holding up military nominations is "paralyzing" and a "national security problem."
2023-09-11 02:57
Nikki Haley says CNN poll shows Americans crave a 'new generational leader'
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday that a new CNN poll showing her as the only GOP contender with a clear lead over President Joe Biden in a hypothetical general election match-up signals America's yearning for a new leader.
2023-09-11 00:15
Inside the talks leading to a step-down in the G20's Ukraine declaration
After hundreds of hours of negotiations and more than a dozen drafts, representatives of the world's richest nations faced a difficult choice late Friday evening: Accept watered-down language about Ukraine in a final G20 declaration, or have no declaration at all.
2023-09-10 23:58
Nikki Haley says she views China 'as an enemy' in pointed rebuke
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and 2024 Republican presidential contender, said Sunday that she views China "as an enemy" in a potential preview of the hardline approach she would take if elected president.
2023-09-10 23:52
Why a 2024 Trump-Biden rematch might be more of a referendum on Trump than Biden
Presidential reelection bids tend to revolve around the incumbent's performance in office. But a potential rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump could upend that dynamic, polling suggests, with most voters saying their decisions would come down largely to their feelings about Trump.
2023-09-10 17:19