WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House.

2. Control of Congress is at stake and with it a president's agenda - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will determine which party holds the majority and the power to boost or block a president's agenda, or if the White House confronts a divided Capitol Hill.

3. The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records - Friday, November 1, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent's candidates as extreme in a struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.

4. Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights and hope battleground states hear them - Friday, October 25, 2024

HOUSTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with Beyoncé on Friday for a rally in solidly Republican Texas aimed at highlighting the perilous medical fallout from the state's strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Donald Trump.

5. Democrats invest $5 million to try to defeat Republican Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats backing Rep. Colin Allred's bid to defeat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are investing $5 million in an ad campaign focused on abortion, making a late-campaign play for what's seen as a safely Republican seat.

6. Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state's abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day in an effort to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care, which Democrats see as a make-or-break issue this year.

7. Trump works the fry station for cameras in otherwise-closed McDonald's - Friday, October 18, 2024

FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Sunday before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the drive-thru window.

8. Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans.

The justices did not detail their reasoning for keeping in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations if they would break Texas law. There were no publicly noted dissents.

9. Senate Democrats are making a late push in red-leaning states as they try to hold majority - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats looking to preserve their Senate majority in the face of a difficult election cycle announced Thursday they were making a "multi-million dollar investment" in television advertising in Texas and Florida races with the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee saying he's "very confident there's going to be more coming."

10. Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.

11. Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority - Friday, September 13, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Trying to defend their narrow Senate majority with a challenging slate of contests on Republican-leaning turf, Democrats are pumping $25 million into expanded voter outreach across 10 states.

12. Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets - Friday, September 6, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has promoted throughout his campaigns.

13. Why Trump's and Harris' proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact - Friday, August 9, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes on workers' tips.

But experts say there's a reason Congress hasn't made such a change already. It would be complicated, not to mention enormously costly to the federal government, to enact. It would encourage many higher-paid workers to restructure their compensation to classify some of it as "tips" and thereby avoid taxes. And, in the end, it likely wouldn't help millions of low-income workers.

14. Trump reportedly used a slur against Harris in private conversations - Friday, August 9, 2024

Former President Donald Trump reportedly has used a slur often targeted at women to describe Vice President Kamala Harris during at least two private conversations. His campaign denies it.

The New York Times cited two people who, on different occasions, heard Trump call Harris a "b——." The people were granted anonymity to describe private discussions.

15. Trump urges unity after assassination attempt while proposing sweeping populist agenda in RNC finale - Friday, July 19, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier before laying out a sweeping populist agenda, particularly on immigration.

16. Donald Trump will accept Republican nomination again days after surviving an assassination attempt - Friday, July 19, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party's nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.

17. Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — From his home office in small-town Kentucky, a seasoned political operative is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the policies of Republican Donald Trump, a highly unusual and potentially chilling effort that dovetails with broader conservative preparations for a new White House.

18. Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler, who was accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94 - Friday, June 14, 2024

HOUSTON (AP) — Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexually abusing boys and young men and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died. He was 94.

19. Senate Republicans block bill on women's right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care - Friday, June 14, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer forced a vote on the matter Thursday in an effort to drive an election-year contrast on reproductive care.

20. Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress - Friday, May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Ohio's then-Republican senator, Rob Portman, voted to accept President Joe Biden's win over the defeated former president, Donald Trump, despite Trump's false allegations that Biden only won because of fraud.

21. House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and and refund rights of passengers - Friday, May 10, 2024

Congress gave final approval Wednesday to a $105 billion bill designed to increase the number of air traffic controllers, add more safety inspectors at aircraft factories, and require airlines to automatically pay refunds to travelers whose flights are canceled or significantly delayed.

22. Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires - Friday, May 10, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.

23. Despite charges, few call for Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar to resign from office - Friday, May 10, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, is facing charges of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government. He is the third lawmaker in Congress to face a federal indictment this session.

24. House, Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors - Friday, April 26, 2024

Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at the nation's airports.

House and Senate lawmakers said Monday that the bill will increase the number of air traffic controllers and require the Federal Aviation Administration to use new technology designed to prevent collisions between planes on the ground. They agreed to prohibit airlines from charging extra for families to sit together but left out other consumer protections proposed by the Biden administration.

25. Have you heard the one about Trump? Biden tries humor on the campaign trail - Friday, April 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting under the former president's thin skin and reminding the country of his blunders.

26. National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Trump helped change that - Friday, April 26, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends.

Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump's hush money trial this week has revealed an astonishing level of corruption at America's best-known tabloid and may one day be seen as the moment it effectively died.

27. Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture - Friday, April 12, 2024

Boeing was the subject of dual Senate hearings Wednesday as Congress examined allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer, which has been pushed into crisis mode since a door-plug panel blew off a 737 Max jetliner during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

28. Environmentalists protest as Biden administration approves huge oil export terminal off Texas coast - Friday, April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that environmentalists called a betrayal, the Biden administration has approved the construction of a deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast that would be the largest of its kind in the United States.

29. A vocal revolt: MSNBC personalities object to NBC News' hiring of Ronna McDaniel as a contributor - Friday, March 22, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The internal furor over NBC News' decision to hire former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor spread Monday, with MSNBC personalities Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell and Joe Scarborough all using their shows to publicly object.

30. Cruz says there's a 50-50 chance of Congress passing college sports legislation this year - Friday, March 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday there is a 50-50 chance of Congress passing legislation that would provide antitrust protection and regulation to college athletics in the U.S. by the end of the year.

31. US official says Boeing hasn't turned over records about work on the panel that blew off a jetliner - Friday, March 1, 2024

Boeing has refused to tell investigators who worked on the door plug that later blew off a jetliner during flight in January, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

The company also hasn't provided documentation about a repair job that included removing and reinstalling the panel on the Boeing 737 Max 9 — or even whether Boeing kept records — Jennifer Homendy told a Senate committee.

32. Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments - Friday, March 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice.

33. Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump's demolition of deal as a 'gift' - Friday, February 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Yet it quickly collapsed when Republicans — galvanized by Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee — rejected the compromise as insufficient.

34. As some call for his ouster, McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: 'They've had their shot' - Friday, February 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of negotiations and delays, the Senate on Thursday voted to move forward on legislation that would provide wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel. While far from a final vote, it was a momentary victory for Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, a strong supporter of the aid for Ukraine, in particular, despite a growing number in his party who have opposed it.

35. Broken Congress: It can't fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts - Friday, February 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas was not, in fact, impeached by the House.

A border security package instantly collapsed in the Senate. And foreign aid for Ukraine as its fights Russia is stubbornly stalled.

36. Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggesting it will be 'dead on arrival' - Friday, January 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson took a strong stand Friday against a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, sending a letter to colleagues that aligns him with hardline conservatives determined to sink the compromise on border and immigration policy.

37. Trump racks up endorsements from Republicans in Congress as resistance fades - Friday, January 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Donald Trump announced his campaign to retake the White House, he launched a quieter campaign to rack up Republican endorsements.

In early 2021, after Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden and inspired a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol trying to overturn the 2020 election, the defeated president started laying the groundwork for the support in Congress he would need for a return.

38. Trump wins Iowa's leadoff caucuses, while DeSantis takes second ahead of Haley - Friday, January 12, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has won Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second.

Trump's victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire. And DeSantis' runner-up finish over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley gives him a badly needed dose of momentum.

39. Trump's campaign banks on its loyal supporters to turn out and caucus in Iowa despite frigid weather - Friday, January 12, 2024

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump was stuck in Florida, forcing his presidential campaign to cancel his in-person events two days before Iowa's kickoff Republican caucuses.

But at his campaign's Iowa headquarters in a nondescript brick building northwest of Des Moines, volunteers were busy working the phones, trying to turn out the vote for Monday's contest as the snow whipped in frigid winds outside.

40. Democrats target GOP strongholds Texas and Florida with Senate majority on the line - Friday, January 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November are looking for upsets in two unlikely places, Texas and Florida, to help neutralize potential setbacks elsewhere.

41. Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality - Friday, January 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seizing on his party's frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around another top GOP concern — voter fraud.

42. Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on COVID origins, the US pandemic response - Friday, December 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans' yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease.

43. Speaker Johnson signals that Ukraine aid, coupled with border security, is next on GOP agenda - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican senators Wednesday that a fresh Ukraine aid package linked to U.S. border security will come quickly in the House, as soon as lawmakers wrap up the $14.5 billion Israel aid package that is heading for passage later this week.

44. Biden's choice to lead FAA wins endorsement from a key Senate panel - Friday, October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's second pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was endorsed Wednesday by a Senate committee with no Republican opposition, signaling a clear path to final approval by the full Senate.

45. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, an advocate for liberal priorities, dies at age 90 - Friday, September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.

46. US moves to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds - Friday, September 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. In addition, as part of the deal, the administration has agreed to release five Iranian citizens held in the United States.

47. Biden will nominate a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration - Friday, September 8, 2023

President Joe Biden will nominate a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration after his first choice withdrew March after running into opposition from Republican senators.

48. Republicans pick Houston to host their 2028 national convention - Friday, August 25, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Friday chose Houston to host their 2028 national convention, hoping to cement support in Texas even as Democrats are betting that a booming Hispanic population and other key demographic shifts could eventually turn the country's largest reliably red state blue.

49. Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates - Friday, August 18, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping Wednesday's first Republican presidential primary debate — and others as well.

"The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had," Trump wrote on his social media site. "I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!" His spokesman did not immediately clarify whether he plans to boycott every primary debate or just those that have currently been scheduled.

50. David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut - Friday, August 11, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — David McCormick had a clear explanation for why his fellow Republican, Dr. Mehmet Oz, lost a critical Pennsylvania Senate seat last year: Voters viewed the daytime television celebrity as an interloper from New Jersey with limited ties to the state he hoped to represent.

51. Sen. McConnell says he plans to serve his full term as leader despite questions about his health - Friday, July 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is "fine" since he froze up midsentence during a press conference on Wednesday. And now his office is trying to tamp down speculation that he might not fill out his term as leader because of his health.

52. Trump, other Republicans conjure a familiar enemy in attacking Democrats as 'communists' - Friday, June 16, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Lashing out after his arraignment on federal charges last week, Donald Trump took aim at President Joe Biden and Democrats with language that seemed to evoke another era: He was being persecuted, he said, by "Marxists" and "communists."

53. Pence says 'Different times call for different leadership' in video launching 2024 presidential bid - Friday, June 2, 2023

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence promised "the best days of the greatest nation on earth are yet to come" in a video released Wednesday formally launching his campaign for the Republican nomination for president.

54. Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electrics - Friday, May 19, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all.

CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts that often are sounded on AM stations.

55. Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces - Friday, May 5, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, the longtime consumer advocate expected to face criticism over her desire to expand free internet access and improve competition among broadband providers.

56. Texas Democrat Allred says he'll run against Cruz for Senate - Friday, April 28, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas said Wednesday he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2024, becoming an early challenger to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.

Allred, a three-term congressman and former NFL player, enters the race a heavy underdog. No Democrat has won statewide office in Texas in nearly 30 years, although Cruz only narrowly beat Beto O'Rourke in 2018 during what was a strong midterm election cycle nationally for Democrats.

57. Overhaul of Supreme Court ethics runs into GOP opposition - Friday, April 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats promised Tuesday to pursue stronger ethics rules for the Supreme Court in the wake of reports that Justice Clarence Thomas participated in luxury vacations and a real estate deal with a top GOP donor. Republicans made clear they strongly oppose the effort.

58. Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports - Friday, April 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary chairman has invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify next month on ethical standards at the court, a hearing that would undoubtedly focus on business transactions and travel involving Justice Clarence Thomas.

59. Netflix to bring down the curtain on its DVD-by-mail service - Friday, April 14, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a quarter century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept.

60. How to run against Trump? GOP considers lessons from 2016 - Friday, March 31, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Christie, one of the only 2016 presidential candidates to seriously consider taking on Donald Trump again, says he and his fellow Republican rivals made a strategic error in that race.

61. Biden and his 2024 campaign: Waiting for some big decisions - Friday, March 31, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but announced he's running for reelection, but key questions about the 2024 campaign are unresolved: Who will manage it? Where will it be based? When will he finally make it official?

62. DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump 'chaos' candidacy - Friday, March 24, 2023

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles of fiction inside the Books-A-Million store in Florida's capital city.

He is smiling because in a matter of minutes, the book he's holding will be signed by its author, Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor who McKee believes should be the nation's next president. But as a former Donald Trump loyalist, the 44-year-old Tallahassee attorney almost whispers when he first says it out loud.

63. Bipartisan support emerges for Senate railroad safety bill - Friday, March 24, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.

64. Vote on Biden's pick to run FAA delayed amid GOP opposition - Friday, March 24, 2023

A vote on President Joe Biden's choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration was delayed indefinitely Wednesday in the face of an opposition blitz by Republicans, who say the nominee lacks enough experience in aviation to lead the agency, which is under pressure to stem a surge in dangerous close calls between planes.

65. Biden's pick to lead FAA faces stormy confirmation hearing - Friday, February 24, 2023

President Joe Biden's pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration is finally getting a hearing Wednesday on his nomination, with members of a Senate committee divided along party lines about the choice.

66. Dems consider break with tradition to get Biden more judges - Friday, February 24, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as Democrats celebrated the 100th judicial confirmation of Joe Biden's presidency, they are clamoring for more — and some are flirting with ending a century-long Senate practice to help make it happen.

67. FAA head defends safety of US air travel after close calls - Friday, February 10, 2023

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday the agency has taken steps to avoid a repeat of the technology failure last month that briefly halted all flights nationwide, but he said he couldn't promise there won't be another breakdown.

68. GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci - Friday, February 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are kicking off an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 by requesting documents and testimony for current and former Biden administration officials.

The Republican chairmen of the House Oversight Committee and the Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic are seeking information, including from Dr. Anthony Fauci, concerning the idea that the coronavirus leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab.

69. IRS nominee faces herculean challenge of modernizing agency - Friday, February 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even in the best of times, the IRS is the agency Americans love to hate. And these are hardly the best of times.

The nation's tax-collecting agency is a villain to many a taxpayer. It's a magnet for GOP criticism. It's woefully understaffed, and the new Republican House would like to claw back a big infusion of money meant to help fix things.

70. Senate panel probes holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines - Friday, February 10, 2023

A senior executive of Southwest Airlines apologized to a Senate committee Thursday for a December meltdown and said the airline is upgrading software to help fix its inability to reassign crews after the winter storm.

71. Against McCarthy: Hard-right members stage GOP rebellion - Friday, December 30, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to become the next House speaker generally have made their mark as part of the GOP's ultra-conservative wing, eager to pick a fight with leaders from both parties and rarely finding major bipartisan bills to be a good thing.

72. To boost Georgia's Warnock, Biden heads to Massachusetts - Friday, December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — To help Democrats win their 51st Senate seat in a Georgia runoff election, President Joe Biden is headed to ... Massachusetts?

Days before polls close on Tuesday, Biden still has no plans to visit Georgia. Instead he'll aim to help Sen. Raphael Warnock's reelection campaign from afar with appearances Friday at a Boston phone bank and fundraiser.

73. McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: 'Not going anywhere' - Friday, November 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing performance in the midterm elections that kept Senate control with Democrats.

74. McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: 'Not going anywhere' - Friday, November 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing performance in the midterm elections that kept Senate control with Democrats.

75. From sensation to struggles: Dem stars Abrams, O'Rourke fade - Friday, November 11, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Stacey Abrams and Beto O'Rourke catapulted to Democratic stardom in 2018 by defying expectations and nearly pulling off upsets in Georgia and Texas.

76. Voters choosing new rep in redrawn Nashville district - Friday, November 4, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Months after GOP state lawmakers carved up Nashville's congressional district, Tennesseans will determine if far-right conservative Andy Ogles or Democratic state Sen. Heidi Campbell will represent the left-leaning city.

77. Cruz lambasts Democrats as he stumps for Ogles in Tennessee - Friday, October 28, 2022

FRANKLIN (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday lambasted Democrats' leadership on inflation, crime and foreign policy as he urged Tennessee voters to send Republican Andy Ogles to Congress.

78. Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates stay vague on 2024 plans - Friday, October 21, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — They dodge. They hedge. And, yes, they sometimes even fib — or at least flip-flop.

Presidential aspirants dreaming of the White House while running for reelection to congressional or state posts often face an uncomfortable question: Whatever your higher hopes — and the timing they might demand — will you commit to serving out a full term for the folks who vote for you now?

79. Bills would curtail objections at future Jan. 6 counts - Friday, September 23, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections, a partisan practice that has been legal for over a century but became much more fraught after a violent mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last year.

80. Congress eyes strongest response yet to Jan. 6 attack - Friday, September 16, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are voting this week on changes to a 19th century law for certifying presidential elections, their strongest legislative response yet to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

81. Yellen calls for modernized IRS at Maryland field office - Friday, September 16, 2022

NEW CARROLLTON, Md. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen laid out her vision for a modernized, responsive, tech-savvy tax collection agency equipped to manage 21st century challenges at an IRS office in New Carrollton, Maryland, on Thursday.

82. Republicans notably silent, split as Trump probe deepens - Friday, September 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, Republicans were highly critical of the FBI search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, but as new details emerge about the more than 100 classified documents the former president haphazardly stashed at his private club Republicans have grown notably silent.

83. Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA - Friday, August 19, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration's efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic.

84. Biden administration responds to Iran's offer on nuke deal - Friday, August 19, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday responded to Iran's latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018.

85. Iran deal tantalizingly close, but US faces new hurdles - Friday, August 19, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last week's attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national in a plot to kill former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches as it attempts to negotiate a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

86. AP FACT CHECK: GOP skews budget bill's impact on IRS, taxes - Friday, August 5, 2022

Republican politicians and candidates are distorting how a major economic bill passed over the weekend by the Senate would reform the IRS and affect taxes for the middle class.

The " Inflation Reduction Act," which awaits a House vote after passing in the Senate on Sunday, would increase the ranks of the IRS, but it would not create a mob of armed auditors looking to harass middle-class taxpayers, as some Republicans are claiming.

87. Far-right mayor wins GOP primary for Nashville US House seat - Friday, August 5, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Andy Ogles, a far-right county mayor, won Tennessee's crowded Republican primary on Thursday in a reconfigured congressional district in left-leaning Nashville that the party is hoping to flip in November. In a warning ahead of the general election, he said, "Liberals, we're coming for you."

88. Some Republicans see good politics in same-sex marriage bill - Friday, July 29, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — When asked if he'd support legislation to protect same-sex marriage, one conservative Republican senator was almost nonchalant.

"I see no reason to oppose it," Ron Johnson of Wisconsin told reporters, bringing Democrats one vote closer to an unexpected victory as they move to safeguard same-sex marriage and other rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide.

89. Hawley, Cruz escape Jan. 6 probe, have no regrets over role - Friday, July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The week before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Missouri's Josh Hawley became the first Republican senator to announce he would object to the certification of the 2020 election.

90. Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House - Friday, July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate unexpectedly launched a new push Wednesday to protect same-sex marriage in federal law after a surprising number of Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in the House. Some GOP senators are already signaling support.

91. Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House - Friday, July 15, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a renewed push to protect same-sex marriage in federal law on Wednesday after a surprising number of House Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in that chamber. Some GOP senators are already signaling support.

92. House to vote on same-sex marriage, responding to high court - Friday, July 15, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House members engaged in robust but lopsided debate Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rights criticized by many conservative Americans.

93. Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden - Friday, June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists.

94. Texas GOP's swing to far right cemented with party platform - Friday, June 17, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years ago, the Texas Republican Party used its platform to oppose teaching critical thinking in schools. In 2014, it declared homosexuality a chosen behavior contrary to God and endorsed "reparative therapy" to reverse it. By 2020, the party was ready to remind the world that "Texas retains the right to secede from the United States."

95. Trump weighs another run as GOP rivals eye own campaigns - Friday, June 17, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — As religious conservatives gathered this week at a sprawling resort near the Grand Ole Opry House, Nikki Haley pressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" crowd to look to the future.

96. GOP's Cornyn tapped to lead as Senate talks gun law changes - Friday, June 3, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers in his home state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn walked straight from the floor of the U.S. Senate into Republican leader Mitch McConnell's office.

97. O'Rourke bets shooting will shake up Texas governor's race - Friday, May 27, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Still mourning a Texas mass shooting, Democrat Beto O'Rourke gave his long-shot campaign a jolt by imploring a national audience that it was finally time for real action to curb the proliferation of high-powered guns in his home state and across America.

98. Will Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde? - Friday, May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly set in motion a pair of background-check bills for gun buyers Wednesday in response to the school massacre in Texas. But the Democrat acknowledged Congress' unyielding rejection of previous legislation to curb the national epidemic of gun violence.

99. Biden says 'we have to act' after Texas school shooting - Friday, May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school.

100. Senate ships $40B Ukraine aid bill to Biden for signature - Friday, May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has whisked a $40 billion package of military, economic and food aid for Ukraine and U.S. allies to final congressional approval, putting a bipartisan stamp on America's biggest commitment yet to turning Russia's invasion into a painful quagmire for Moscow.