Trump-McConnell feud takes new turn with Electoral Count Act
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky) support for the Electoral Count Act is renewing the schism between he and former President Trump, setting up a vote likely to divide the GOP caucus. Supporters are hopeful that McConnell's backing will lead to a majority of the Senate GOP conference backing the legislation, drafted in response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol that many blame on Trump. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a co-sponsor of the bill, said he believes 20 to 30 Senate Republicans could ultimately back the proposal, which is expected t
Read MoreThe Memo: Beto O’Rourke, running out of chances, needs debate game-changer
Beto O’Rourke faces a moment of truth on Friday. The former Democratic congressman is lagging behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in the polls with less than six weeks before Election Day. In the RealClearPolitics polling average, O’Rourke trails Abbott by 8 points. Once the bright new thing of Democratic politics, O’Rourke needs to find a game-changing moment in the sole debate between the two, which is set for Friday in Edinburg, Texas, about 20 miles north of the border with Mexico. His political career is on the line. O’Rourke, now 50, came to natio
Read MorePeople trapped, 2.5M without power as Ian drenches Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2.5 million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast on Thursday. One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States churned across the Florida peninsula, threatening catastrophic flooding inland. Ian's tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 415 miles (665 km), and nearly the entire state was getting drenched. The National Hurricane Center said Ian
Read MoreHurricane Ian pounds Florida with ‘extremely dangerous’ rain and wind
Hurricane Ian pummeled Florida after making landfall Wednesday afternoon, bringing life-threatening storm surges to the coast and extreme wind and rain that knocked out power for more than a million people and spurred evacuation orders for some 2.5 million. “This is going to be a nasty nasty day, two days,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said earlier on Wednesday, urging people in Ian’s path along the Atlantic coast to rush to the safest possible shelter and stay there. DeSantis said Wednesday evening that the storm surges, which were forecasted to reach up to 18 feet, h
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