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Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker two months ago. Now he’s leaving Congress by year’s end

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months ago, Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Now, the Republican congressman from California says he’s resigning and will leave Congress by year’s end. His announcement caps a stunning end of his House career for the onetime deli counter owner

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals decision, allowing federal government to cut C-wire on the border

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After U.S. federal judge Alia Moses denied Texas’ request to stop federal government officials from cutting concertina wire on the border, the office of the Texas Attorney General sent out a statement appealing the decision. The statement says in part, “The state of Texas requested that the court preliminarily enjoin

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Exclusive: Liz Cheney’s new book blasts GOP as ‘enablers and collaborators’ of Trump, whom one member called ‘Orange Jesus’

CNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as “enablers and collaborators,” who after the 2020 election were “willing to violate their oath to the Constitution out of political expediency and loyalty to Donald Trump.” The

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Exclusive: Liz Cheney’s new book blasts GOP as ‘enablers and collaborators’ of Trump, whom one member called ‘Orange Jesus’

CNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as “enablers and collaborators,” who after the 2020 election were “willing to violate their oath to the Constitution out of political expediency and loyalty to Donald Trump.” The

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Trump demands thousands of classified documents in his court fight to prove the 2020 election was stolen

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is seeking a trove of classified documents from the Justice Department as it prepares to argue at his upcoming criminal trial that he was right to doubt the results of the 2020 election. The approach will bring Trump’s continued political broadside against his loss

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CNN Poll: Trump holds significant lead in New Hampshire GOP primary, while Haley moves into second place

CNN By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump maintains a significant lead among likely voters in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, but former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has moved ahead of Trump’s other rivals and holds second place, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University

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Top House Democrats evacuated from DNC headquarters as police clash with protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire

CNN By Sam Fossum, Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement clashed with protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war outside of the Washington headquarters of the Democratic National Committee Wednesday night, the latest eruption of tensions across the country over the Israel-Hamas war. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, House

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