Politics
Congratulations pour in for newly elected Speaker
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, ending three weeks of ... Read more
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Kennedy congratulates Johnson’s becoming House Speaker
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) becoming Speaker of the ... Read more
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UPDATE: Mike Johnson picks up support from Trump for House speaker
Anxious Republicans began voting once more Wednesday, hopeful of electing Rep. Mike Johnson as the House speaker to unite their ... Read more
Politics
Republicans nominate La.’s Mike Johnson as next Speaker of the House
Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker late Tuesday, hours after an earlier ... Read more
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Rep. Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after winning GOP nomination
Republican Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing hours after winning the internal ... Read more
Politics
UPDATE: House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker
Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during ... Read more
Politics
House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for the speaker’s gavel
Rep. Jim Jordan failed badly Friday on a third ballot for the House speaker’s gavel, rejected by even more Republicans ... Read more
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As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader
Republicans have no clear idea who will be the next U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in ... Read more
Editorials
College boards need to consider family budgets
The American Press Parents and students will have to reach deeper into their pockets for the fall semester ... Read more
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Higgins keeps focus on serving
Ready to ‘advance conservative agenda’ if re-elected U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins is aware of the upcoming Nov. 6 ... Read more