Republican Tim Scott formed an exploratory committee for 2024.
Meanwhile, Democrat Dianne Feinstein is facing calls within her own party to resign.
Author: Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY
Trump-fueled election deniers still ‘spread lies,’ experts warn. What does that mean for 2024?
Republicans who embraced the ‘big lie’ aren’t leaving the public stage, but instead have continued to peddle conspiracies from safer political ground.
Elián González, known in US for international custody fight, now an elected official in Cuba
Elián González was a poster child of U.S.-Cuba diplomatic conflict in 1999. Now he wants to improve the two countries relationship as a top official.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried indicted over alleged $40M bribe to Chinese officials
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur’s latest indictment alleges conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
This week in politics: DeSantis stands up to Trump; Fed raies rates; TikTok is becoming a free-speech issue
Ron DeSantis standing up to Donald Trump’s taunts, Biden’s first veto and free-speech advocates opposing the TikTok ban framed this week in politics.
This week in politics: Biden resists bailout tag; Helping Ukraine divides GOP; U.S. could ban TikTok
This week the Biden administration resisted calling help for Silicon Valley Bank a bailout as it looks to also ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized for concussion after fall, spokesman says
The Kentucky Republican, 81, “tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner,” Mitch McConnell’s spokesman, David Popp, told USA TODAY.
This week in politics: Trump v. DeSantis warms up; Santos investigation starts; SCOTUS takes on Biden’s student loan debt
This week underscored how much the 2024 presidential race is warming up with former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The number of Black state-level House speakers just hit a record. Here’s why that matters.
After midterm elections a record number of Black statehouse speakers are ‘changing the face of leadership’ for the Democratic Party, officials say.
Democrat Jennifer McClellan wins special election; first Black woman from Virginia in Congress
Democrat Jennifer McClellan broke a barrier against a pro-Trump Republican as Virginia’s first Black women in Congress.