FBI analyzed phone records of senators in Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers…
Federal government shutdown enters sixth day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the…
Wesley Hunt takes on Cornyn and Paxton for US Senate in Texas in 2026
Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding…
Voting begins on California measure to redraw US House maps
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of…
Trump Hassett layoffs government shutdown
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett talks to reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White…
Shutdown triggers new wave of ads aimed at 2026 midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political leaders in Washington are spending considerable energy blaming the other party for what could…
Some in GOP are worried about Trump’s spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has embraced the federal shutdown as an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash spending…
Special election in Tennessee draws a crowd in both parties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer…
An Oval Office meeting turns to classic Trump trolling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government…
North Carolina law signed after Ukrainian refugee’s death on Charlotte train
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that…
Trump now openly backing Project 2025 during shutdown
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance…
Racial gerrymandering claims give new Texas map its first court test
A panel of federal judges began considering Wednesday whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts…