States split by party on accepting Purdue Pharma settlement
September 14, 2019 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in liberal-leaning ones...
Fischer gains seat on Senate Agriculture Committee
January 10, 2018 GMTSen. Deb Fischer has gained a seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee as it begins to shape a new farm bill.
"Nebraska needs to be at the table," Fischer said Tuesday in announcing her appointment.
5 things to watch in Alabama’s high stakes Senate race
December 12, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — As Alabama votes to fill the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the choice between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones has taken on outsized significance...
AP Explains: Can GOP keep Roy Moore out of the Senate?
November 14, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans face a limited, unappealing set of options in responding to Alabama GOP candidate Roy Moore, who is caught up in allegations of sexual misconduct decades ago with minors...
Moore dismisses allegations in story, says lawsuit to come
November 13, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Amid pressure from within the Republican Party to step aside, GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore on Sunday night called a newspaper report carrying allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl four decades ago "fake news" and said a lawsuit would be filed in response...
Senate Leader McConnell faces doubts after losses
September 28, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are reckoning with an insurgent's win in Alabama that poses clear threats to their own grip on power and the leadership of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
Dark days for Senate Leader McConnell as losses cast doubt
September 27, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans reckoned Wednesday with an insurgent's win in Alabama that poses clear threats to their own grip on power and the leadership of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
In Alabama, a Trump miscalculation in Senate primary
September 27, 2017 GMTHOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A firebrand Alabama jurist wrested a U.S. Senate nomination from an appointed incumbent backed by millions of dollars from national Republicans, adding a new chapter Tuesday to an era of outsider politics that ushered Donald Trump into the White House yet leaves his presidency and his party in disarray...
Firebrand jurist Moore wins GOP primary runoff in Alabama
September 27, 2017 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Firebrand jurist Roy Moore won the Alabama Republican primary runoff for U...
Trump encourages NFL owners to fire protesting players and fans to boycott games
September 24, 2017 GMTPresident Donald Trump, speaking at a rally for Alabama senate candidate Luther Strange on Friday, said he would like to see players who protest the national anthem fired by NFL owners.
“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say “Get that son of a b**** off the field right now.
Trump promises Alabama Sen. Strange will ‘drain the swamp’
September 23, 2017 GMTHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump implored his supporters Friday to get behind an establishment-backed incumbent in a Republican runoff race in Alabama, arguing that Sen...
Republicans see political necessity in health care effort
September 21, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — It's divisive and difficult, but the Republican drive to erase the Obama health care overhaul has gotten a huge boost from one of Washington's perennial incentives: Political necessity...
Worries of backlash help revive GOP health care drive
September 20, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — It's divisive and difficult, but the Republican drive to erase the Obama health care overhaul has gotten a huge boost from one of Washington's perennial incentives: Political necessity...