Tom Cole wins crowded GOP primary to fight for 12th term in November
Longtime House Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., won his Tuesday night primary and is on track to clinch his 12th term in the House of Representatives this November.
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Jasmine Crockett reveals a fight almost broke out on the House floor after ‘bleach blonde bad body’ comment
Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas told The Independent that fellow Democratic Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts almost stood up to defend her after right-wing firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked her on the House floor.
Elizabeth Warren Urges Democrats Not To ‘Roll Over’ On Tax Fight In 2025
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a leading figure in the Democratic Party’s liberal wing, warned her fellow Democrats on Monday to not shy away from next year’s fight over whether to extend temporary tax cuts enacted by former President Donald Trump in 2017.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw firearms back into the nation’s political spotlight.
Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won’t be the last word in the fight over mifepristone.
Disney Buries The Hatchet With Florida Gov. DeSantis After 'Don't Say Gay' Fight
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees on Wednesday gave final approval to an agreement that buries the hatchet between Disney and the governing district for Walt Disney World, which the Florida governor took over after the company two years ago publicly opposed a state law critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
The Abortion Pill Fight Is Not Over. Here’s What’s Next.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to dismissing one effort to curtail access to abortion pills did not eliminate the possibility that other plaintiffs would continue to mount challenges to the medication that is used in a majority of abortions in the country.
Fight Between Friends Over Pool Pump Led To Deadly Shooting, Sheriff Says
A Florida man is accused of fatally shooting his friend on Saturday after the two got into an argument over a pool pump, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said Monday at a news conference.