JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon slammed Democratic messaging about MAGA, or “Make America Great Again,” Republicans on Wednesday, telling Democrats to “grow up” and “listen” to supporters of former President Trump. “When people say MAGA, they’re actually looking at people voting for Trump and … they’re basically scapegoating them,” Dimon told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — People close to Gov. Andy Beshear formed an advocacy group Wednesday to promote the Democrat’s agenda in Kentucky, as his allies try to build on his reelection victory and bolster his resume by turning more of his proposals into enacted policies in the Republican-leaning Bluegrass State. The action signals a more […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s powerful Republican Assembly leader said Tuesday that he hopes the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court adopts new constitutional legislative boundary maps, even as he slammed proposals from Democrats as “a political gerrymander” and threatened an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos also said Republicans have approached Democrats […]
Donald Trump’s resounding win on Monday night has been portrayed as a triumph for the former US president and bad news for those who hoped his attempt to return to the Oval Office would show signs of floundering at the first jump. Iowa’s Republican caucuses are hardly representative of the nation as a whole but […]
These are the rules of the new Iowa Democratic Caucuses. “If you stay for this reading,” Kevin Marken announced in the East High School library on Tuesday night, “I’m going to make you do something.” Marken, 58, read a diversity statement toward the back of a caucus chair instruction packet, under the heading “MUST READ […]
About 100 Ames and Story County residents braved the cold and snow to be involved in the Democratic caucus Monday night. Story County Democratic Chair Madalyn Anderson said she was pleased with the turnout even though caucus choices are being selected by mail and incumbent president Joe Biden is likely seeking reelection. Several Democratic candidates […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee said they raised more than $97 million in the final three months of last year, boosted by a star-studded December fundraising blitz that came even as the political world’s attention shifted to the start of the 2024 Republican presidential primary. The Biden campaign said […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November are looking for upsets in two unlikely places, Texas and Florida, to help neutralize potential setbacks elsewhere. But that means President Joe Biden‘s party’s top opportunities to play political offense in Senate races are coming in America’s largest reliably red state and […]
Watching television or surfing on computers might make one believe that the Iowa Republican Caucuses are the only game in town. That is wrong. The most important action of the first-in-the-nation presidential year caucuses will be happening in the Democratic gatherings. Those who care about the welfare of our nation should plan to join with their neighbors, […]
A handful of House Democrats say they’d step in to help Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) keep his gavel in the face of a potential conservative revolt — but it wouldn’t come free. Democrats willing to consider the matter said Johnson would first have to forge an agreement with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) ensuring […]
It’s not just the presidency. It’s an election year for the House and Senate too, and all the coalitions on Capitol Hill will be scrapping for power—loudly, probably. Here’s our guide to some of the most prominent archetypes in Congress (and slightly beyond), a compendium of the kinds of characters that will surely be popping […]
WASHINGTON — A handful of moderate Democrats say they would be willing to save the new Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, if hardline conservatives move to oust him from power as they did to his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy. “Yes, we would back him,” said one senior moderate House Democrat who has been speaking with colleagues […]