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McConnell stands in way of Brown, Vance victory on Rail Safety Act 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has promised he will schedule a vote on a long-delayed rail safety bill sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who faces a tough re-election in a critical Senate battleground. But the legislation is opposed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who may block it outright or drag out...

Biden, Trump each pitch existential fear of the alternative to voters

To listen to the two leading candidates for the White House tell it, there’s much more on the line in November’s election than control of the executive branch. President Biden has warned democracy, truth and the character of the nation is at stake in 2024. He has told donors a victory this November could very...

RFK Jr.’s insurgent bid collides with issues over ballot access

Democrats fear Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will cause significant damage to President Biden in this year’s election — assuming the independent candidate can get on enough ballots. Kennedy, the controversial scion of one of the most famous families in American politics, switched from Democrat to independent last year and has polled comfortably in many surveys....

The Memo: DeSantis shows signs of life in final sprint to Iowa caucuses

AMES, Iowa — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is showing some signs of late momentum with the Iowa caucuses looming on Monday. DeSantis, whose campaign has struggled for months, has performed better at the past two debates than previously — including at Wednesday night’s CNN clash in Des Moines, the last televised debate before the caucuses....

Democrats reject Johnson’s border demands as part of Ukraine aid package

House Democrats wasted no time this week rejecting Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) demands for strict new border security measures in return for Ukraine aid, posing the latest obstacle in Congress’s efforts to move another round of military assistance for the embattled U.S. ally. Johnson said Wednesday House Republicans would oppose any new aid for Kyiv...

Biden travels to Allentown to highlight towns ‘making a comeback’

President Biden on Friday will travel to Allentown, Pa., to highlight U.S. towns that he argues were failed by so-called trickle-down economics and are now making a comeback, the White House announced. The president will tout on his trip that Allentown has added 32,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has dropped from 6.4 to 3.9...

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

WARNING: Lawmaker’s bill mandates automatic death penalty for child sex crimes following Epstein files release

Republican New Mexico state Rep. Stefani Lord introduced a bill that would mandate the death penalty for people convicted of certain sex crimes against children.

Lloyd Austin hospitalization: House Republicans demand more details as pressure builds on Pentagon

A group of two dozen House Republicans is seeking answers about how decisions were made that led to the delay in disclosure of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization.

California sheriff blasts Newsom’s ‘pro-criminal agenda’ after court blocks latest gun control law

A California sheriff called out Gov. Gavin Newsom's "anti-gun" agenda after a court blocked a law Newsom signed that would have prohibited concealed carry in many public places.

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