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Haley vows to stay in race ‘as long as we’re competitive’; says No Labels isn’t tenable for her
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday morning reiterated her promise to stay in the presidential primary race through Super Tuesday and said running as an independent on the third-party presidential movement No Labels ticket wouldn't work for her.Haley -- who has recently lost to former President Donald Trump…
Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that averts a partial government shutdown that was expected late Friday night.The final vote tally was 77-13. The measure now heads to the president's desk.The new funding deadlines for the government spending bills are now March 8 and March…
How do Americans feel about Biden and Trump on immigration issues?
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both visiting the southern border on Thursday, with the issue of the border and high rates of illegal immigration as a flashpoint between them in the race for the White House.The Biden campaign slammed Trump in a statement ahead…
Are the top candidates to replace McConnell MAGA enough?
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump knows how to influence an election, that much is clear. In the last few years, he has championed down-ballot nominees, wielded extensive influence over primary races and had his fingerprints on the House leadership race.But Trump is already beginning to leave his MAGA mark…
Are the top candidates to replace McConnell MAGA enough?
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump knows how to influence an election, that much is clear. In the last few years, he has championed down-ballot nominees, wielded extensive influence over primary races and had his fingerprints on the House leadership race.But Trump is already beginning to leave his MAGA mark…
As Trump returns to the border, a closer look at what he’s pledging to do on immigration if elected
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a central campaign message and spent nearly every appearance on the trail talking about the issue while touting what he would do about it should he win another term.Both he and President Joe Biden are making competing trips to Texas on…
Alabama House passes bill to ensure IVF access after court ruled embryos are children
(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- The Alabama House of Representatives has passed legislation to restore access to in vitro fertilization after a controversial state Supreme Court ruling that embryos are children raised questions about the treatment in Alabama.Thursday's vote, which was 94-6 with three abstentions, completes another step in a process that…
‘I take full responsibility’: Defense Secretary Austin says he should have disclosed medical issues
(WASHINGTON) -- Facing angry lawmakers for the first time since his cancer diagnosis, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified Thursday that he takes "full responsibility" for keeping the White House in the dark when he underwent surgery and later when he was admitted to the intensive care unit after suffering complications."Again,…
Democrats help Johnson pass short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats helped Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a short-term funding bill in the House to avert a government shutdown before a Friday deadline -- but it only kicks the can down the road for a week.The House voted 320-99 in bipartisan fashion to approve the short-term continuing resolution,…
Supreme Court to hear Trump’s appeal for presidential immunity, further delaying Jan. 6 trial
(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump's appeal of a unanimous lower court decision rejecting his claims of sweeping presidential immunity in the face of a special counsel case against him for alleged election interference in 2020.The justices said they will take up this question in…