McConnell returns to Capitol as GOP faces full plate … Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) returned to the Capitol Monday after a five-and-a-half-week absence as his party faces an array of tough political problems: the expiration of the debt limit, a messy fight over the 2024 presidential nomination and divisions over abortion policy. McConnell has been the GOP’s steady hand on the levers […]
Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on … WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday from Republicans, complicating their plan as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence. Feinstein, 89, last week asked to be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary […]
GOP mega donor says Clarence Thomas is victim of … Republican billionaire Harlan Crow says his friend Clarence Thomas is the victim of a “political hit job” amid outrage over reports that the Supreme Court justice failed to disclose various luxury vacations Crow paid for, as well as a real estate deal. “I think it’s a political hit job,” Crow said in an interview with […]
He’s been Mexico’s voice abroad. Now he wants the … MEXICO CITY (AP) — He’s been the face of Mexico internationally for nearly five years and often the country’s leading voice in negotiations with top world leaders — including volatile ones, like former U.S. President Donald Trump. Now Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard is testing whether his work on the world stage will translate into […]
The Memo: GOP ignores warning signs on abortion Leading lights in the Republican Party are doubling down on abortion, despite mounting evidence of the political dangers of doing so. On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that would ban most abortions in his state after six weeks. DeSantis, if he enters the presidential race, will be the most serious rival […]
Harris steps into spotlight on abortion, guns Vice President Harris has found herself at the center of multiple key policy pushes and national debates in recent weeks, giving her a significant platform as she and President Biden ready a reelection campaign. Harris became the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Africa when she traveled to the continent late last month. Last week, […]
Homeless, tech, guns and abortion rights top priorities … Four months into the 2023 Oregon legislative session, lawmakers have prioritized addressing the homelessness and affordable housing crises with a $200 million package and are on the hunt for an economic boost after passing the $210 million Oregon CHIPS Act. With these bills signed into law, the legislature is setting its sights on tackling gun violence and enshrining abortion rights.
Kentucky Republicans risk bruising primary in bid … Kentucky Republicans are bracing for a tense and potentially bruising primary in their bid to oust Andy Beshear, the popular Democratic governor facing reelection. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft and state Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles are frontrunners in the 12-candidate primary, which will take place on May […]
DeSantis faces political quagmire on abortion Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) decision to sign a controversial six-week abortion ban into law has put him in the middle of rough political terrain that Democrats and some Republicans say could undermine his White House ambitions in 2024. DeSantis signed off on the measure Thursday hours after it won final approval from his state’s […]
Medical abortions are usually done with two drugs. … As the question of mifepristone’s availability in the U.S. is fought out in federal courts, states and health care providers are looking to the only other abortion pill approved for use here and the impacts that relying on it would have on the reproductive landscape. In most cases of medical abortions, a drug called misoprostol […]
