WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker late Tuesday, hours after an earlier pick, Rep. Tom Emmer, abruptly withdrew in the face of opposition from Donald Trump and hardline GOP lawmakers.Johnson of Louisiana, a lower-ranked member of ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have advanced a series of constitutional amendments that would outlaw private funding for elections ahead of the 2024 presidential contest, bar municipalities from allowing non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections and ...
HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-houston-mayor-jackson-lee-whitmire-e3915f48429986359f51c92ab3eba9f4">running to be HoustonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ next mayor</a>, expressed regret and said that “everyone deserves to be ...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of opposition parties that together won the most votes in Poland's recent election announced Tuesday that Donald Tusk, the leader of the largest group, is their candidate to be prime minister and that they want to get to work as soon as possible.“We are ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Day 20 <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-motion-to-vacate-congress-327e294a39f8de079ef5e4abfb1fa555">without a House speaker</a>, Republicans found themselves starting over Monday — bumbling ahead with few ideas about ...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — MarÃa Corina Machado, a former lawmaker and longtime government foe, continued to dominate the primary election held to pick the opposition's candidate to challenge Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro next year, holding her support above 90% in the latest partial ...