Column: Too corrupt for reality TV? There’s always Congress as a Plan B
Much like his spirit animal, Donald Trump, Rep. Clay Higgins first sought reality TV before taking his shtick to Washington. Opinion Columnist LZ Granderson LZ…
Trump voters who disdain him say they liked his policies. What are they talking about?
You’ve heard it many times: A voter says they don’t like Donald Trump; they cite his nasty personality, divisiveness or penchant for saying stupid stuff.…
House Republicans launch investigation into Zelensky’s Pennsylvania visit
1 of 2 | House Republicans launched an investigation Wednesday into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent visit to an ammunition factory in Pennsylvania, claiming his…
Short-term spending funds government into December
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial…
Swing-state Republicans say they see little door-knocking for Trump
LANSING, Mich. — Republican activists in swing states say they have seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent…
House votes to boost Trump security in scramble to protect candidates
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated…
Orange County congressional candidate Scott Baugh’s new ad talks about his brother’s death from fentanyl
The camera pans over framed photographs of five little boys with crew cuts, wide smiles and button-down shirts, as Orange County congressional candidate Scott Baugh…
Making history and voting with outrage may drive Californias to record turnout
SACRAMENTO — Here’s one election prediction from a nonpartisan expert: Californians will be so enthused about Kamala Harris they could vote in record numbers.A huge Democratic…
Opinion: The GOP House earns its ‘do-nothing’ label all over again
Lucky for the Republicans who run the House, few Americans are paying attention to their antics of late, given the focus on the presidential race.…
Column: The allure of Trump among California Republicans remains
SACRAMENTO — Donald Trump finally met his match in a debate. Kamala Harris not only dominated and clobbered him, she goaded him into appearing unhinged. It…
GOP targets ‘noncitizen voting.’ Experts agree it’s not a problem
WASHINGTON — Heading into what is expected to be another tight presidential race, Republicans are laying the groundwork for an updated version of the false “voter…
Republicans’ report blames Biden for chaotic U.S. pullout from Kabul
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Sunday issued a scathing report on their investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, blaming the disastrous end of America’s longest…
Trump has dominated politics as long as young voters can remember
Every year, I ask my political science students, “What is your earliest political memory?”I pose the question to figure out what political and cultural moments…
Adam Kinzinger ‘certainly’ open to Kamala Harris cabinet post
TORONTO — Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of 10 Republican House members to vote for President Donald Trump’s impeachment in the aftermath of the Jan.…
House Republicans push to link gov. funding to voter citizenship check
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is heeding the demands of the more conservative wing of his Republican conference and has teed up a vote this…
Ahead of pivotal debate, Trump threatens to jail adversaries
MOSINEE, Wis. — With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Trump posted a warning…
Lisa Middleton and Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh compete for California Senate
Nearly an hour into a fundraiser in a tidy gated community just outside Palm Springs in late May, a soft-spoken Lisa Middleton — who could…
Trump, courting Jewish Republicans, predicts extinction for Israel if Harris is elected
LAS VEGAS — Former President Trump painted a dire picture of the effect of a Kamala Harris presidency on the future of Israel and the security…
Republicans encourage mail-in voting even as Trump disparages it
Although former President Trump has spent years attacking the integrity of early and mail-in voting, his campaign and the Republican National Committee this week launched…
Are Kamala Harris’ Democrats taking back flag-waving patriotism?
If you are old enough to remember the tumultuous protests of the Vietnam War era, you probably remember the ideological combat waged on car bumpers.People…