Rep. Ronny Jackson was ‘briefly detained’ while assisting in a medical emergency at a rodeo, his office says
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, was “briefly detained” by law enforcement while attending a rodeo Saturday, his office said. A spokesperson for the congressman said in a statement that Jackson, who was trained as an emergency room physician, was detained by law enforcement amid a “very loud and chaotic environment” at المزيد
Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany says he won’t challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin
Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany said Tuesday he will not challenge Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin next year, making him the second high-profile Republican to pass on running for the Senate seat in recent weeks. Tiffany’s decision means that Baldwin still has no formal challenger in the pivotal battleground state. المزيد
GOP candidate Rep. Will Hurd booed for dig at Trump in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — A dozen of the Republican White House contenders who want to keep former President Donald Trump from winning the 2024 nomination joined him here Friday for a dinner with hundreds of influential activists in the state that will hold the first caucuses. But — as has المزيد
Rep. Dean Phillips to meet with donors about challenging President Joe Biden
WASHINGTON — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., a member of the Democratic leadership team, will meet with donors next week in New York about a potential longshot primary challenge against President Joe Biden in 2024, according to two sources familiar with the trip. Phillips, 54, has been approached about the possibility المزيد
Rep. Byron Donalds calls on Florida to ‘correct’ Black history standards on slavery
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida on Wednesday called on the state Department of Education to “correct” its new standards for teaching Black history, after it suggested that slaves benefited from skills used during forced labor. “The new African-American standards in FL are good, robust, & accurate,” Donalds tweeted. “That being المزيد