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House Republican enters race for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat, setting up high-stakes GOP primary
Rep. Andy Barr is jumping into the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell in the November 2026 elections.
Louisiana holds 'unprecedented' power in U.S. House led by Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport
Louisiana's U.S. House delegation holds 'unprecedented' power, led by Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise.
Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr enters race to succeed Mitch McConnell
With a pledge to fully back President Donald Trump’s agenda, Kentucky Republican Rep. Andy Barr on Tuesday jumped into the ...
Jury deliberates whether The New York Times libeled former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury on Tuesday began deliberating whether to hold The New York Times liable for an error in a 2017 ...
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Louisiana holds 'unprecedented' power in U.S. House led by Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport
Despite a small delegation, Louisiana's representatives hold key leadership positions and committee ... of Republican Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport and Majority Leader Steve Scalise of ...
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Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr enters race to succeed Mitch McConnell
Barr on Tuesday picked up the backing of at least two of his House colleagues, with Majority Leader Steve Scalise ... slightly less Republican lines attracted substantial national attention.
White smoke: Boehner's encounter with Pope Francis changed Congress forever
The late Pope Francis came to Washington, D.C., to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015. He wasn’t the ...
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Jury finds The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
about a decade after she burst onto the national stage as the Republican vice-presidential nominee. Her lawsuit stemmed from an editorial about gun control published after U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise ...