Tag: Political parties
Pelosi says ‘deadly serious’ Jan. 6 probe to go without GOP
WASHINGTON — Unfazed by Republican threats of a boycott, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared Thursday that a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol...
GOP’s vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions
WASHINGTON — Republican politicians are under increasing pressure to speak out to persuade COVID-19 vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the...
Noem to headline GOP event in early-voting South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, possibly mulling a 2024 White House bid, is making her debut in South Carolina next month...
Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley’s seat
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley's U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will...
Pelosi says Jan. 6 committee will move forward without GOP
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection “will do the job it set out to do”...
Dems renew questions about FBI background check of Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are raising new concerns about the thoroughness of the FBI's background investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the...
GOP’s vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions
WASHINGTON — Republican politicians are under increasing pressure to speak out to persuade COVID-19 vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the...
Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans rejected an effort to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President...
Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe; GOP vows boycott
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two Republicans tapped by House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan....
AP-NORC poll: Parties split on some infrastructure proposals
WASHINGTON — The overwhelming majority of Americans -- about 8 in 10 -- favor plans to increase funding for roads, bridges and ports and...