The ouster of House speaker Kevin McCarthy marked the first such instance in U.S. history and left House Republicans without a clear successor to lead the House Republican majority.
McCarthy was elected speaker in January by a narrow Republican majority after 15 rounds
The poll, conducted by the St. Anselm College Survey Center at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, found that Trump is preferred by 45% of likely GOP primary voters; but Haley, also a former governor of South Carolina, is currently the leading
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The federal government appears to be heading toward a shutdown at the end of September, as congressional lawmakers are running out of time to pass legislation funding the government after Sept. 30. Advocacy groups, including the U.S. bishops
In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sept. 17, former President Donald Trump declined to specify what -- if any -- federal legislation he would be willing to sign on abortion should he win the opportunity to return to
In a speech billed by his campaign as "Populism vs. Conservatism: Republicans' Time for Choosing” -- evoking Ronald Reagan's 1964 address "A Time for Choosing" that cast that year's presidential election as a choice between individual freedom and big government --Mike Pence
Former President Donald Trump is leading his nearest rival by a 41-point margin in recent polling in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. But the upcoming first debate in the nomination process is a key opportunity for his rivals to have a breakout
In a statement from the Justice Department, special counsel Jack Smith told reporters, "Today an indictment was unsealed charging Donald J. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding."
"My
The U.S. Senate passed a national defense spending bill for fiscal year 2024 shortly before their August recess without language in the Republican-led House's version of the bill barring abortion or coverage for gender transitions. Lawmakers will have to reconcile the two
Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida traded barbs with a national pro-life group July 31 over comments he made on enacting abortion policy at the federal level. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a leading national pro-life group that works to
Former President Donald Trump holds a substantial lead over his Republican rivals for their party's presidential nomination, according to the first New York Times/Siena College poll of the 2024 campaign.