Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Week in politics: Support for same-sex marriage in the Senate; more trouble for Trump

7:49am December 03, 2022

A change in the Democrat's presidential nominating calendar is under consideration, significant support in the Senate for same-sex marriage, and more trouble for former President Trump.

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Georgia Senate runoff election reaches final week of campaigning

7:49am December 03, 2022

It's the final weekend of campaigning in Georgia's Senate runoff election, between incumbent Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker.

Republican U.S. Rep-elect Mike Lawler, who eked out a narrow win in New York's Hudson Valley, has said he'd work closely with all members of the U.S. House, including progressive Democrats.

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Republicans won House seats in blue New York. Those wins could help shape Congress

5:01am December 03, 2022

by Brian Mann

A relative red wave in New York U.S. House races helped tip the balance of power in Congress. But several winners were moderate Republicans with little appetite for far-right provocation.

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Zooey Zephyr, state Rep.-elect for the 100th district of the Montana House of Representatives, is the first openly trans woman to be elected in the state legislature. Zephyr poses for a portrait at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington D.C., on Dec. 2, 2022.

After record election year, some LGBTQ lawmakers face a new challenge: GOP majorities

5:00am December 03, 2022

by Shaylee Ragar

Montana state Rep.-elect Zooey Zephyr is the first openly trans woman elected to the state legislature. She and other lawmakers across the country are now faced with trying to curb anti-LGBTQ bills.

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New York moderate Republicans could struggle if the GOP takes up the far-right agenda

6:01pm December 02, 2022

by Brian Mann

A red wave in New York House races helped tip the balance of power in Congress. But a new class of moderate Republicans could struggle if GOP leadership takes up a far-right agenda.

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A builder sands the body of a guitar at the Fender factory, in Corona, California, on October 6, 2022. Industries sensitive to rising interest rates have been slowing hiring.

The U.S. gained 263,000 jobs last month. It's good news for workers, but not the Fed

4:38pm December 02, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Hiring slowed slightly in November amid rising interest rates. But the U.S. job market remains unusually tight. Employers added 263,000 jobs in November while unemployment held steady at 3.7%.

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Georgia's U.S. Senate general runoff election begins its final weekend of voting

4:22pm December 02, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Georgia's crucial U.S. Senate general runoff election goes into its final weekend of voting.

Pilot Mountain license plates will support state park burned by fire in 2021

3:38pm December 02, 2022

by Paul Garber

A new North Carolina license plate will help raise money to preserve Pilot Mountain State Park.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an event via video on Wednesday. The Kremlin is downplaying the prospect of Ukraine peace talks after President Biden said he would speak to Putin if "he's looking for a way to end the war."

Putin turns down Biden talks and defends Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid

12:04pm December 02, 2022

by Charles Maynes

The Kremlin dismissed the idea of talks with President Biden to end the war in Ukraine and said its assault on Ukrainian infrastructure was an "inevitable" response to Kyiv's attacks.

Freight rail cars sit in a rail yard in Wilmington, California, on November 22, 2022. This week, President Biden urged Congress to pass legislation to prevent a rail strike that could have brought trains to a halt nationwide.

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Some rail workers say Biden "turned his back on us" in deal to avert rail strike

11:58am December 02, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

With a strike looming, President Biden called on Congress to pass legislation imposing a contract deal that four rail unions had rejected, citing its lack of paid sick days.