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California’s new congressional map adds more majority-Latino districts, a trend that could help Democrats if they can reverse GOP inroads with Latino voters.

President Joe Biden is under scrutiny for failing to adapt to falling COVID-19 cases as Democratic governors around the country relax their pandemic restrictions.

Liberal big-city mayors who raced to jump on the "defund the police" bandwagon are now scrambling to jump off amid signs of a furious voter backlash over rising crime.

Liberal big-city mayors who raced to jump on the "defund the police" bandwagon are now scrambling to jump off amid signs of a furious voter backlash over rising crime.

President Joe Bidens campaign pledge to manage COVID-19 is coming back to haunt him as he and his administration scramble to learn more about the omicron variant.

President Joe Biden is leaving businesses guessing as his administration delays rolling out a federal government rule implementing his COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing ultimatum.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts. Democratic lawmakers and the Republican congresswoman were gathered in the House speaker’s office as the group prepared for the first session of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Pelosi spoke of the “solemn responsibility” before them and raised her water glass to Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and the sole Republican ...

“Let us salute Liz for her courage,” she said, according to a person familiar with the gathering who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. Politics often creates unlikely alliances, the odd-couple arrangements between would-be foes who drop their differences to engage on a common cause. But the emerging partnership between Pelosi and Cheney is remarkable, if not astonishing, as the longtime political adversaries join forces to investigate what happened the day form...

Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent July 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this July 22, 2021, file photo Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Pelosi and Liz Cheney have the most unlikely of partnerships. The two longtime political adversaries have joined forces to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi tapped Cheney t...

  WASHINGTON -- When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts. Democratic lawmakers and the Republican congresswoman were gathered in the House speakers office as the group prepared for the first session of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Pelosi spoke of the "solemn responsibility" before them and raised her water glass to Cheney, a daughter of the former vice president and the sole Republican in the room. "Let us sa...