Censures

FILE - In this April 20, 2021, file photo Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks in Brooklyn Center, Minn., during a news conference at the site of the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer during a traffic stop. A group of Jewish House Democrats are accusin Omar of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. The 12 Democrats say her comparison shows prejudice and gives ”cover to terrorist groups." Their criticism comes after Omar asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken about atrocities she says have been committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar

By Alan Fram Jun. 16, 2021 01:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 12, 2021, file photo, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Greene apologized Monday, June 14, 2021, for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks, Holocaust

By Alan Fram Jun. 14, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

Judge tosses lawsuit over Virginia state senator's censure

By Sarah Rankin And Denise Lavoie May. 13, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sided with the state of Virginia and tossed a lawsuit filed by state Sen. Amanda Chase over her censure by the...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Akron Beacon Journal. May 9, 2021. Editorial: $20 million can’t reduce Akron’s gun violence without innovation, clear plan ...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2021 01:04 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ March 3 The Advocate on a scientific report...

Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the chamber as the Senate voted to consider hearing from witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP's Thune says Trump allies engaging in 'cancel culture'

By Stephen Groves Feb. 19, 2021 01:46 PM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., with impeachment managers Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, speaks to members of the media during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, after the U.S. Senate voted not guilty, to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting riot at U.S. Capitol, ending impeachment trial, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Biden says all Americans must 'defend the truth'

Feb. 13, 2021 10:31 AM EST

In this Feb. 2, 2021, photo, Virginia Sen. Amanda Chase and Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks from her desk at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va. The national Republican Party is at war with itself, struggling to reconcile a bitter divide between former President Donald Trump’s fierce loyalists and those who want Trumpism purged from their party. Chase is a polarizing state senator who seems to have won the hearts and minds of the Trump faithful with her fiercely anti-establishment, pro-gun positions and her embrace of the false notion that Trump is the legitimate winner of the November election. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)

Chase sues Virginia GOP over gubernatorial convention plans

By Matthew Barakat Feb. 09, 2021 05:23 PM EST

Arizona Republicans reelect fervent Trump ally as chair

By Jonathan J. Cooper Jan. 23, 2021 06:15 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republicans on Saturday reelected Kelli Ward as party chair, giving a second term to one of Donald Trump's most unflinching supporters...

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, right, hugs Cindy McCain, left, after delivering his State of the State address on the opening day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Phoenix. The Arizona Republican Party is confronting its future this weekend after losing a second Senate seat and the presidential race. On the agenda for the state committee meeting Saturday: the reelection bid by its controversial chairwoman, who has been among the most prolific promoters of baseless election conspiracies, and the censure of some of the party's best-known figures: Cindy McCain, former Sen. Jeff Flake and Gov. Doug Ducey. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arizona GOP plots its future after Trump's presidency

By Jonathan J. Cooper Jan. 22, 2021 04:08 PM EST

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., looks on in the House Chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona’s Electoral College votes in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

By Calvin Woodward And Alan Fram Jan. 13, 2021 12:12 AM EST

Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

By Calvin Woodward And Alan Fram Jan. 12, 2021 06:12 PM EST

Missouri House adds rules to allow virtual feedback on bills

By Summer Ballentine Jan. 12, 2021 04:09 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri state House on Tuesday adopted new rules to allow the public to weigh in on proposed bills virtually in response to the...

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The President is traveling to Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: House urges Pence to remove Trump from power

Jan. 12, 2021 03:23 PM EST

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, right, displays some of the hundreds of masks sent to New York from individuals who want to help beleaguered front-line workers at a news conference at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, April 29, 2020. At left is Dr. Howard A, Zucker, Commissioner of Health for New York State. (AP Photo/Marina Villeneuve)

NYC mayor takes heat after lashing out at Jewish funeral

By Marina Villeneuve, Michael Hill And Karen Matthews Apr. 29, 2020 08:39 AM EDT