ALAN FRAM | The Seattle Times

November 19, 2018 at 9:02 pm

The big question for new House Dems: Will you back Pelosi?

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the thorny first question confronting newly elected House Democrats: Will you vote for Nancy Pelosi? Even before they've taken office, the...

November 19, 2018 at 3:23 pm

Freshman Dems face thorny first vote: Yes or no on Pelosi

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the thorny first question confronting newly elected House Democrats: Will you vote for Nancy Pelosi? Even before they've taken office, the...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks on March 7, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS) 1246105 1246105

November 19, 2018 at 11:12 am

In threat to Pelosi, 16 Dems say they’ll back new leadership

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixteen Democrats who've opposed Nancy Pelosi's quest to become speaker released a letter Monday saying they will vote for "new leadership" when...

November 14, 2018 at 9:49 am

Pelosi unfazed as unhappy Dems claim votes to block her rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a steadfast Rep. Nancy Pelosi all but dared potential rivals for the gavel to come forward, a group of restive House...

November 8, 2018 at 9:29 pm

Conservatives push for change after GOP loses the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Nancy Pelosi wrangles votes in her bid for House speaker, another leadership battle is playing out on the Republican side, where...

November 8, 2018 at 5:06 pm

Conservatives agitate for change after GOP loses the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Nancy Pelosi wrangles votes in her bid for House speaker, another leadership battle is playing out on the Republican side, where...

Anchor Bill Hemmer at the Fox News studio in Manhattan, Nov. 2, 2018. Scarred by the quick-change twists of President Donald Trump’s victory in 2016, when anchors and pundits looked as stunned by the outcome as their viewers at home, TV news producers this year are treading carefully. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times) XNYT352 XNYT352

November 6, 2018 at 11:00 am

GOP keeps Senate control for 2 more years, triumph for Trump WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans retained Senate control Tuesday after ousting Democratic incumbents in Indiana, North Dakota and Missouri, delivering a victory to President Donald Trump...

November 1, 2018 at 2:30 pm

If House leaders change, black Dems want 1 of 2 top posts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus served notice Thursday that the influential group wants a black lawmaker to hold at least one of the...

In this Sept. 4, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump’s then Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Just 1 in 4 people think Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest during his pivotal testimony last month to the Senate Judiciary Committee. That’s according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WX101 WX101

October 19, 2018 at 5:01 am

AP-NORC Poll: Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 1 in 4 people thinks Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest when he heatedly rebuffed charges of sexual assault and heavy drinking...

October 11, 2018 at 9:48 pm

GOP decries Dems’ ‘mob rule,’ flipping the script

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are forecasting nightmarish Democratic "mob rule" to amp up GOP voters for next month's critical midterm...