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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio, that he will not be seeking re-election when his term is up in 2022. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP) OHCIN101 OHCIN101

January 25, 2021 at 7:37 am

GOP Ohio Sen. Portman not seeking reelection, cites gridlock VIEW

Sen. Rob Portman is among establishment Republicans who struggled with supporting Trump. He twice won election to the Senate by landslide margins, but his departure...

January 11, 2021 at 9:14 pm

Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol riots

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Since last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, about 225 Republicans logged in to the election office in Lancaster County,...

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks to reporters as he returns to the Senate Chamber at the Capitol, early Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) DCMC141 DCMC141

January 8, 2021 at 8:21 am

Republicans recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley after siege

Josh Hawley, the Missouri senator who staged an Electoral College challenge that became the focus of a violent siege of the U.S. Capitol, is quickly...

January 7, 2021 at 5:29 pm

‘Great damage’: Republicans recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Republican colleague rebuked him on the Senate floor. A home-state newspaper editorial board declared he has "blood on his hands.”...

Former Democratic presidential primary candidate Pete Buttigieg endorses Joe Biden, during an event at the Chicken Scratch restaurant the night before Super Tuesday primary voting, on Monday night, March 2, 2020 in Dallas.

December 15, 2020 at 11:09 am

Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden nominated his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation on Tuesday and intends to choose former Michigan Gov....

Nation & World

December 14, 2020 at 9:02 pm

Under attack from Trump, institutions bend but don’t break VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America's democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to hold power despite losing his...

December 14, 2020 at 5:07 pm

Under attack from Trump, institutions bend but don’t break VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America's democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to hold power despite losing his...

December 11, 2020 at 9:10 pm

Tom Vilsack faces new challenges as he returns to old job

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has spent years, if not decades, telling his fellow Democrats they needed to do more to aid...

Business

December 8, 2020 at 3:10 pm

‘A new movement’: Trump’s false claims take hold in states VIEW

HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign to subvert the will of voters and reverse his reelection loss to Democrat Joe Biden is taking hold...

FILE – In this Friday, Jan. 3 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, right, and Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, center, smile during a campaign rally at the University of Dubuque, in Dubuque, Iowa. President-elect Joe Biden is eyeing several Democrats who lost congressional reelection races last month for key positions in his administration. They include outgoing Reps. Abby Finkenauer of Iowa and Donna Shalala of Florida and Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WX106 WX106

December 3, 2020 at 10:29 am

Biden eyes defeated candidates for key administration roles VIEW

Outgoing U.S. Reps. Abby Finkenauer of Iowa, Donna Shalala of Florida and Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama could end up in a Biden administration, continuing...