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GOP Wins House Majority, Poll Projects
Republicans will hold a majority of seats in Congress, according to Edison Research, giving the party legislative control to pursue Trump’s policies of tax cuts and deregulation.Business - Inc. - 5 days ago -
Peltola ousted by GOP opponent in Alaska House race
Republican Nick Begich has ousted incumbent Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola to win Alaska’s lone House seat, Decision Desk HQ projects. That marks 220 seats for Republicans, surpassing the 218 needed to ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
House GOP seeks to turn the page on chaos
House Republicans are doing everything they can to project unity in anticipation of the party taking total control of government under President-elect Trump. But the House GOP, which has been ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Democrats Walked Into a Trap Republicans Set for Them
Democrats walked into the trap of defending the very institutions most Americans distrust.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Chinese, U.S. Leaders Agree AI Cannot Control Nuclear Arms
Human beings need to make decisions over the use of nuclear weapons, Biden and Xi suggest.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
Republicans retake control of US Senate after Democrats lose majority
Republicans win key seats and take back upper chamber in result that had been widely anticipated. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate and ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Trump, Biden set for awkward White House meeting
President-elect Trump and President Biden are readying for what promises to be a highly awkward meeting at the White House on Wednesday as Biden welcomes his successor — a man he labeled a danger ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Tapper mocks GOP leaders with clips of Trump calling Harris 'fascist'
CNN host Jake Tapper mocked the two Republican leaders in Congress with clips of former President Trump calling his opponent, Vice President Harris, a “fascist.” Tapper made fun of Speaker Mike ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain
Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign and fundraise for colleagues, making their final arguments before an important ...Top stories - ABC News - November 3 -
Battle to replace McConnell as Senate GOP leader heats up in final sprint
The temperature is rising in the battle to lead Senate Republicans, with Sens. John Thune (S.D.) and John Cornyn (Texas) facing a one-week sprint to win the top spot after the GOP clinched control ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Latest news on fate of Congress as GOP search for Senate leader begins
The ballots for several key congressional races are still being counted and the fate of the House of Representatives still hangs in the balance. CBS News projects Republicans will have the majority ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Trump presses next GOP Senate leader to allow ‘recess appointments’
It comes as Rick Scott has racked up support from prominent conservative backers, including Elon Musk.Politics - Politico - November 10 -
Trump says Senate GOP leader candidates must agree to recess appointments
President-elect Trump demanded on Sunday that the next Senate GOP leader allow him to make recess appointments, which would effectively let him fast-track his nominees and appointments without ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
What is a recess appointment, the power Trump wants from the next GOP leader?
Congressional Republicans are preparing to carry out President-elect Donald Trump's agenda. This weekend, he took to social media saying that the next Senate Republican leader must "agree to recess ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
The new Senate GOP leader walks a MAGA tightrope: From the Politics Desk
John Thunes will quickly face challenges as the new Senate GOP leader, ranging from the legislative filibuster to confirming Trump's Cabinet nominees.Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency
President-elect Donald Trump has named the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and ...Tech - ABC News - Yesterday -
Officials say veterans issues must retain nonpartisan focus as Washington reshapes after elections
Lawmakers, government officials and advocacy groups said Wednesday that veterans issues must continue down a nonpartisan track in January, when a new Washington emerges following the 2024 elections ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
The House Race Where Democrats Desperately Want the ‘Democrat’ to Lose
A write-in campaign appears to be Democrats’ only hope in a Georgia congressional district after a lawyer with extreme right-wing views won the party’s primary.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Texas AG goes after Democratic fundraising as GOP outspent in key races
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday called on federal regulators to make it more difficult for donors to use ActBlue, a popular progressive fundraising platform that has collected record ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Democratic groups launch ad painting GOP as extreme on porn censorship
Two Democratic groups are rolling out a new ad featuring a fake Republican lawmaker who wants to ban porn nationwide, the latest installment of the group’s $2.5 million ad campaign accusing the GOP ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Democrats have a diversity problem — The GOP is gaining non-white support
The Republican Party has made inroads into non-white communities, particularly Latinos, Asians and Black men, due to their shared religious values and socio-economic needs, and Democrats must ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Psaki: Democrats paid too much attention to anti-Trump GOP
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said she believes the Democratic Party gave too much attention to anti-Trump rhetoric versus trying to reclaim voters who stepped away from the ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats.
Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two ...Politics - NBC News - November 10 -
Is the Latino vote the GOP’s new powerhouse? A wake-up call for Democrats
The Latino electorate is not monolithic and can be influenced by various factors such as cultural background, and regional differences, and there is a possibility that Latino voters may be leaning ...Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
Some Democrats are learning the wrong lessons from the GOP's anti-trans attacks
Jen Psaki reflects on Trump and the Republican Party's anti-trans attacks and cautions Democrats not to fall victim to right-wing propagandaTop stories - NBC News - 5 hours ago -
Birth control pills and condoms could be free for millions in US under new plan
Biden administration proposal comes days before US election as Kamala Harris vows to expand healthcare. US politics – live updates Millions of people with private health insurance would be ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
White House proposes insurers cover cost of over-the-counter birth control
The White House on Monday announced a proposal that would require insurers to cover the cost of forms of contraception like over-the-counter birth control pills and condoms under the Affordable ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Inside the New York congressional races that could determine who controls the House
With just two weeks left until the election, Democrats and Republicans duel over a handful of key districts that could decide who controls Congress. NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali ...Politics - NBC News - October 22 -
Alan Wake 2: Lake House DLC - Control 2 Teaser
Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC includes a scene that teases the future of the Federal Bureau of Control and the Oldest House in Control 2, and gives the sense that the whole city of New York might be ...Tech - GameSpot - October 23 -
Races in Pennsylvania, New York could determine House control
Could a comedian's racist remarks about Puerto Rico at former President Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally have an impact on some House races? CBS News' Hunter Woodall and Scott MacFarlane ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30