House Republican Infighting Badly Cuts Attendance At Annual GOP Event: Reports
Republicans are avoiding the annual House GOP retreat in droves because of dissension in their ranks, CNN reported Tuesday.
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Trump Courts Black Voters Even as He Traffics in Stereotypes
He has repeatedly accused three Black prosecutors investigating him of “reverse racism.” He told a gathering of Black Republicans that Black people like him because he, too, has been charged by the criminal justice system. And he has suggested that Black people relate to his mug shot.
House Democrats and centrist Republicans launch separate efforts to force a vote on Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats as well as a small group of centrist Republicans on Tuesday launched separate long-shot efforts to force a vote on tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine, intensifying pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the foreign funding package.
Hungary's leader claims Trump told him he would cut off U.S. military aid to Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a new interview that former President Donald Trump told him he would cut off U.S. military aid to Ukraine in an effort to end its conflict with Russia.
Wisconsin elections review shows recall targeting GOP leader falls short of signatures needed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump who organized an effort to recall Wisconsin’s top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election, based on an initial review by the state elections commission released Tuesday.
Louisiana lawmakers set out on a clear path for conservative priorities
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Under new Republican leadership, Louisiana’s GOP-dominated Legislature gathered at the Capitol Monday to convene their three-month regular session, pushing conservative priorities that could reshape education policies, toughen certain criminal penalties, reduce regulations on the property insurance industry and perhaps even rewrite the state Constitution.
Amending constitution will end parliamentary democracy, says Chidambaram on Anant Hegde
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Monday that if the Constitution is amended, as per the BJP-RSS agenda, it will be the end of parliamentary democracy, federalism, rights of the minorities, and English being one of the two official languages.
'Personal opinion': BJP distances itself from Anantkumar Hegde's ‘will change Constitution' remark
The Bhartiya Janata Party has distanced itself from the controversial remark about the Indian Constitution made by its MP from Karnataka, . The ruling party has dubbed his remark as his personal opinion and has even sought clarification. Taking cognisance of his statement, the party has asked for clarification from him, said BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia on Sunday.