State News
UPDATE: Louisiana lawmakers have until Jan. 15 to enact new congressional map, court says
The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court last ... Read more
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Politics
New Speaker Mike Johnson grasps for a funding plan with a government shutdown rapidly approaching
With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big ... Read more
Local News
Kennedy joins bill to sanction Iranian oil purchases
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has joined Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act of ... Read more
Politics
BREAKING: Louisiana’s Mike Johnson elected Speaker of the House
Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the ... Read more
Local News
Higgins supports Steve Scalise for Speaker of the House
U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins issued the following statement announcing his support of Majority Leader Steve Scalise for Speaker ... Read more
Local News
McCarthy’s ouster leaves House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader — possibly Scalise
The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift as Republicans struggle to bring order to ... Read more
Politics
BREAKING: House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker in a historic first
Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. ... Read more
Politics
Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House of Representatives after a ... Read more
National News
Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden
The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday hours before a midnight deadline as Congress approved a ... Read more
Local News
Senate passes Kennedy-backed bipartisan bill to address law enforcement officer shortages
Special to the American Press The Senate has passed a pro-law enforcement bill that U.S. Sen. John Kennedy ... Read more