Colorado Republican Party Says It Asked Supreme Court to Keep Trump on Ballot  —  The party's petition urged the justices to review a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court, which said the former president had engaged in insurrection and is ineligible to hold office.

Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:

Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator and Milwaukee Bucks owner, dies at age 88  —  Amy Rabideau Silvers, Craig Gilbert and Bill GlauberUSA TODAY Network  —  Herb Kohl, the former U.S. senator, Milwaukee Bucks owner and retail shopping magnate, died Wednesday afternoon at the age of 88 after a brief illness.

As Haley climbs in the polls, she confronts attacks criticized as sexist  —  The former South Carolina governor is vying to become the first woman to win the Republican nomination, but she faces long odds in a party that has been slower to elevate women into some of the most prominent elected offices

Tom Smothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86  —  Though he played a naïve buffoon onstage, he was the driving force behind the folk-singing duo's groundbreaking TV show.  —  Tom Smothers, the older half of the comic folk duo the Smothers Brothers, whose skits and songs on …

Biden Knew Carter Was in Trouble in 1979.  Now He's in the Same Boat.  —  Both presidents faced inflation and foreign-policy challenges as they sought a second term  —  WASHINGTON—When an unpopular Democratic incumbent president was struggling to build support for a second term …

Tim Alberta on Why Evangelical Politics Was Ready for Trump  —  Roughly 24 percent of Americans consider themselves “born-again or evangelical,” but what that means — spiritually, culturally, politically — depends on whom you ask.  For some evangelicals, the role of politics …

Lauren Boebert will switch congressional districts to improve her chances of winning in 2024  —  U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday night that she is ditching her reelection bid next year in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District to run instead in the state's 4th Congressional District …

Christie pushes back on calls for him to drop out in 7-figure New Hampshire ad buy  —  Chris Christie is directly pushing back on calls for him to drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary in a new seven-figure ad buy debuting in New Hampshire on Thursday, according to details shared exclusively with CNN.

Haley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil War  —  The former South Carolina governor instead said it was a dispute over how ‘government was going to run.’  —  Nikki Haley declined to say that slavery was a cause of the Civil War on Wednesday evening, placing the blame, instead, on the role of government.

These states have the most LGBTQ residents: Research  —  California has the largest number of LGBTQ Americans, according to new research, while Washington, D.C., has the greatest percentage of LGBTQ residents and the South claims a larger share of LGBTQ adults than any other region.

North Korea's Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations -state media  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the U.S., state media said on Thursday.

'You're asking me about risk of embarrassment?':  Why Asa Hutchinson is still running for president  —  He is testing the limits of just how long an accomplished conservative can withstand rejection and rebuke from his own party's base.  —  Asa Hutchinson, left, greets customers …

In Bid to Slow Migrant Surge, Adams Restricts Bus Arrivals Into New York  —  In an executive order, Mayor Eric Adams required bus companies to provide advance notice of trips or face criminal charges.  —  Mayor Eric Adams placed limits for the first time on Wednesday on how migrants arrive in New York …

One in five young Americans has a POSITIVE view of Osama Bin Laden: Disturbing Daily Mail poll results also reveal three in 10 Gen-Zers think the views of the 9/11 mastermind were a ‘force for good’  — Alarming poll results show some voters under 30 are sympathetic to Bin Laden