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Chris Christie Allies Launch Super PAC Ahead of Expected 2024 Campaign for the GOP Presidential Nomination
Allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have launched a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Christie has painted himself as the only potential candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump, who is currently leading the GOP field by wide margins. The former governor and federal prosecutor was a...
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DeSantis Launches GOP Presidential Campaign in Twitter Announcement Plagued by Glitches
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday.
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Tim Scott Officially Joins Race for 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination
The South Carolina senator is the sixth major candidate to officially join the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
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McCarthy ‘Optimistic' for Debt Ceiling Deal by Week's End After Biden Meeting
Tuesday’s meeting was pivotal as negotiators are staring down a June 1 deadline, which is when the Treasury Department says the U.S. could begin defaulting on its debts for the first time in history.
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Ron DeSantis Is on the Verge of Announcing His Presidential Bid
Expect to see paperwork filed in the next 15 days.
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Senate Republicans Suggest Carroll Verdict Could Imperil Trump's 2024 Chances
Some senators indicated Trump now faces long odds of winning, while others sidestepped questions about Tuesday’s verdict finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
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House Republicans Subpoena FBI for Records Alleging Biden ‘Criminal Scheme'
The White House said it was the latest example in the yearslong series of “unfounded, unproven” political attacks against Biden by Republicans ”floating anonymous innuendo.”
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Trump May Skip the First GOP Primary Debates
Donald Trump’s campaign has told the Republican National Committee about his lack of interest in participating in the first debates this summer, two sources told NBC News.
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2024 Republican Hopefuls Set to Meet With Iowa Evangelicals
Republican White House hopefuls are courting influential religious conservatives at an event later Saturday in Iowa that marks the unofficial start of the state’s 2024 caucus campaign.
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Conservative Radio Host Larry Elder Announces 2024 GOP Bid for President
Elder has criticized Democrats’ “woke” agenda, Black Lives Matter and the notion of systemic racism, positions that have put him at odds with many other Black people.
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New Bipartisan Bill Would Let the US Mint Alter the Metal Content of Coins to Save Money
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst and Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan will introduce a new bill that would cut the soaring cost of minting America’s coins.
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House Speaker McCarthy Unveils $1.5T Debt Limit Bill, Pushes Toward Vote
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has unveiled a sweeping package that would raise the nation’s debt limit by $1.5 trillion into next year.
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Senate Republicans Block Democrats' Request to Replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Judiciary Panel
Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.
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Former Arkansas Governor Announces 2024 Presidential Run
Asa Hutchinson said he is running for president in 2024 after eight years as governor of Arkansas.
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GOP Strategist Sentenced to 18 Months Over Russian Contribution to Trump's 2016 Campaign
A Republican consultant was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for his role in conspiring to illegally funnel contributions from a Russian national to former President Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign. Jesse R. Benton, 45, of The Woodlands, Texas, was convicted in November on a series of charges including conspiracy, contribution by a foreign national, and causing false records to…
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After GOP Midterm Losses, Baker Talks Future of ‘Our Party' — Without Trump
Republicans did worse than widely expected in last week’s midterm elections because part of the party is in the grips of extremism, outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said in a new interview. The two-term governor made the comments in a rare national interview, a sit-down with CNN’s Jake Tapper that aired Monday. He said voters “aren’t interested in extremism,”...
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What's at Stake for the Mass. GOP in 2022 Election
The Bay State could soon fall entirely under the control of one party amid a deep ideological divide within the Massachusetts Republican Party. Former Executive Director Gene Hartigan talks about what this election cycle means for the future of the MassGOP if they see a blowout on Nov. 8.
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2022 Midterms: How a Democratic or GOP Congress May Impact Your Federal Taxes
From spending to revenue, Democrats and Republicans have different policy priorities that could affect your finances for years to come. Here’s what you need to know.
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Court Puts on Hold Graham's Testimony in Ga. Election Probe
A federal appeals court has agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court’s order requiring that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss in Georgia.
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Pence Says He Didn't Leave Office With Classified Material
Former Vice President Mike Pence says he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office. The disclosure — which would typically be unremarkable for a former vice president — is notable given that FBI agents seized classified and top secret information from his former boss’s estate on Aug. 8 while investigating potential violations of three different federal laws.