WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada this week to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy, border security and crime, seeking to shore up support for Republicans in November elections that will determine whether his party keeps control
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Todd Blanche cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday on his path to nomination for U.S. attorney general, as Republicans voted to advance him out of committee on a party-line vote. But questions persist about a deal he said would end President Donald Tr
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Democrats vote Tuesday in a closely watched Senate primary between moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed, with the winner heading to a November contest critical to the party’s hopes of reclaiming the Senate majority. The nominee will face fo
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush is attempting a political comeback Tuesday in a Missouri Democratic primary that tests evolving views on American-Israeli relations, just two years after the progressive “Squad” member was ousted by voters in favor of Wesley Bell. The rematch in
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters will pick their nominees Tuesday for this year’s congressional midterm elections, capping a primary season marked by upheaval thanks to Democrats’ failed redistricting initiative. The commonwealth typically holds its primaries in June but this year moved them to
Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate. Although there have been similar contests around the country, this one will
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ cybersecurity committee asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for a briefing on the company’s rogue AI agent that attacked AI platform Hugging Face, according to a letter from the committee. (Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Editing by Lisa Shumaker
A left-leaning group is planning to spend $6 million organizing Latino voters in Texas, a group that has trended away from Democrats but is pivotal to their hopes of picking up seats in Congress. Somos Votantes has started a $2 million statewide voter education push centered on door-to-door conversa
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s bid to install Lindsey Graham’s sister as South Carolina’s next senator has met unexpected resistance from Republican voters and rivals, setting up a crowded primary that will test the limits of Trump’s political influence
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump sharply criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Monday for dropping a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, saying she had “choked” under pressure from a judge and “folded like an umbrel
By Nate Raymond Aug 3 (Reuters) – Several Democratic-led U.S. states and advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Monday to block a new policy allowing federal immigration authorities to receive information about low-income families with children enrolled in a cash-assistance program. The tw
Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Russia’s war in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, said Monday he has left Russia, a move that follows a crackdown that barred him from a race for parliament this year. Nadezhdin, 63, shared a video on T
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Jay Clayton was sworn in Monday as the U.S. director of national intelligence after a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which he refused to directly acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. He takes on a role that was vacate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine contenders for one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional seats will compete in the Washington state primary on Tuesday for two spots on the November general election ballot. Voters across Washington will also choose finalists for the state’s nine other congression
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomina
WASHINGTON (AP) — Key senators unveiled a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections and into early December as they look to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The Senate is likely to vote on the measure before
Aug 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a car crash in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday, the Democratic lawmaker’s office said. Kaptur, 80, was a passenger in the vehicle and on her way to church, her office said. Toledo police did not respo
By Mike Spector NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Max Miller of Ohio “is a danger” to his ex-wife and should not serve in Congress, U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno, a fellow Ohio Republican, said on Sunday while addressing abuse allegations lodged against his former son-in-law. Moreno, whos
NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Martin is in survival mode. Desperate to save his job as chair of the Democratic National Committee, he is avoiding media appearances, monitoring his critics’ social media posts and refusing — at least so far — to make any substantive changes at his troubled organization. A half
(AP) – Here are the major developments across the Middle East, as President Donald Trump presses a hard line against Iranian aggression, while Israel moves to secure a future in Gaza through disarmament and continued military pressure. In Washington and throughout the region, the overriding theme re
Aug 1 (Reuters) – Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte posted on Saturday that the transition for Jay Clayton to take over the job will take place on Monday. U.S. Senate Republicans confirmed Clayton’s nomination this week to be the nation’s top spy despite opposition from Democrats f
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts do not support his nominee for attorney general, injecting fresh uncertainty into a Senate confirmation vote planned for next week and underscoring once mor
By Ernest Scheyder Aug 1 (Reuters) – If the Senate does not confirm Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, he will stay in his current acting role, President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that he would also push Congress to codify a proposed “anti-weaponization” fund that could help his
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland said he is “very concerned” that President Donald Trump will wield the power of the federal government to thwart the midterm elections this fall as the Republican tries to maintain his grip on power during the final two years of his administration. In
July 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled an executive business meeting for Tuesday to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. attorney general, according to the committee’s website. Blanche’s nomination has been stalled after a standoff with fellow Republicans
By Sarah Kinosian, Gram Slattery and Matt Spetalnick July 31 – An unofficial adviser to the Trump administration who has played a leading role in shaping U.S. Venezuela policy and multimillion-dollar deals to exploit the OPEC state’s vast oil resources has told Reuters he is no longer overseeing the
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump takes his Cabinet meeting to Camp David, using the setting to highlight his administration’s achievements. He warns of a migrant crisis in Spain, claiming it could happen in the U.S. if Republicans lose the midterms. Trump criticizes Spain’s government a
DETROIT (AP) — The jokes practically wrote themselves as an eclectic group of progressive pastors, imams and a rabbi walked into a room, finding their seats around a table to talk about religion and politics. Though there was no shortage of levity, a sense of urgency filled the Detroit meeting room
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Richard Cowan and Steve Holland CAMP DAVID, Maryland/WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday to consider Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, after President Donald Trump said his $1.8 billion “anti-wea
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last time Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma hosted the nation’s governors, it didn’t go so well. The annual gathering of state leaders in Washington in February was overshadowed by a fight with President Donald Trump, who refused to allow two governors — both Democrats — to atten
