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September 17, 2019 at 11:34 am

House adds 2 GOP members after North Carolina election wins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republicans who triumphed last week in North Carolina special elections became members of the House on Tuesday, including one whose narrow...

September 14, 2019 at 7:54 am

Don’t vote? The Trump campaign would like a word with you

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ashley Arentz is a political unicorn. The 28-year-old Marine from Jacksonville, North Carolina, didn't vote in 2016, and she wasn't even...

President Donald Trump, left, gives his support to Dan Bishop, right, a Republican running for the special North Carolina 9th District U.S. Congressional race as he speaks at a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) NCCS118 NCCS118

September 10, 2019 at 4:43 am

GOP holds N Carolina House seat but shows frailty in suburbs VIEW

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Conservative Republican Dan Bishop won a special election for an open House seat in North Carolina, averting a demoralizing Democratic capture...

September 8, 2019 at 9:23 pm

Trump tells rally crowd: Vote for Bishop in special election VIEW

HAVELOCK, N.C. (AP) — Trying to prove his political clout by pushing a Republican to victory in a special election , President Donald Trump used...

September 8, 2019 at 1:45 pm

Competing with football, marathon House election nears end

MONROE, N.C. (AP) — National Democratic and Republican leaders are breathlessly watching Tuesday's special election for an empty House seat from North Carolina for early...

September 6, 2019 at 10:11 am

N. Carolina election tests Trump clout, suburbs’ GOP flight

MINT HILL, N.C. (AP) — A tossup special election in North Carolina is shaping up as a pre-2020 test of President Donald Trump's pull on...

September 4, 2019 at 9:35 pm

2 more House Republicans retiring ahead of 2020 elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day started with one Republican congressman from Texas announcing he would retire and ended with another, a long-serving former committee chairman...

September 4, 2019 at 4:00 pm

Veteran Wisconsin GOP Rep. Sensenbrenner says he’ll retire

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran Wisconsin Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner announced his retirement from Congress on Wednesday, making the former House Judiciary Committee chairman the 15th...

In this Aug. 9, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is showcasing the growing effort to capitalize on western Pennsylvaniaâ€™s natural gas deposits by turning gas into plastics. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WX202 WX202

August 13, 2019 at 8:12 am

Unified Dems press Trump, GOP on curbing guns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pressed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday to approve House-passed legislation expanding background checks and to take other steps curbing...

August 8, 2019 at 12:02 pm

GOP freezes Twitter spending after McConnell account locked

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and other GOP organizations said Thursday that they are freezing their spending on Twitter to...

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