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Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
Associated Press | October 16, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent mor...
Oct 16, 2023
Trump’s Iowa campaign ramps up its organizing after his infamously chaotic 2016 second-place effort
Associated Press | October 16, 2023DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - By the time Donald Trump returns to Iowa on Monday, the Republican former president will have drawn more than 10,000 people to his events in ...
Oct 16, 2023
Pence will skip the Nevada GOP caucus and instead run in the primary, giving up chance for delegates
Associated Press | October 13, 2023RENO, Nev. (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence will skip the Nevada caucuses run by the state Republican Party, which has adopted rules that critics say favor fo...
Oct 13, 2023
Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
Associated Press | October 13, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker's gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral...
Oct 13, 2023
GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee
Associated Press | October 13, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party's nominee, throwing ...
Oct 13, 2023
Baltimore Police arrest 17-year-old in Morgan State University shooting
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 13, 2023Baltimore Police announced an arrest in the Oct. 3 mass shooting that occurred on the Morgan State University campus.Detectives arrested the 17-year-old...
Oct 13, 2023
Congress, DC lawmakers address rising crime at House Judiciary committee hearing
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 12, 2023A week after Congressman Henry Cuellar was the victim of an armed carjacking at Navy Yard, a House subcommittee is holding a hearing today on the Distri...
Oct 12, 2023
Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl
Associated Press | October 12, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - With his walker positioned on the mound, Rep. Steve Scalise threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals ballpark, a breathtaking c...
Oct 12, 2023
Trump says Netanyahu ‘let us down’ before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general
Associated Press | October 12, 2023MIAMI (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of betraying him just before the U.S. killed a top Iranian general i...
Oct 12, 2023
Self-driving cars on 395 express lanes this week
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 11, 2023You might see cars with no drivers on the 395 express lanes this week.Transurban and other Virginia roadway partners are testing autonomous vehicles. Th...
Oct 11, 2023
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