Washington Times - Politics

• Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week and calls for new House leadership

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 45

  Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after...

• European Parliament president backs U.N. naming an envoy to help restart Cyprus peace talks

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 31

  The president of the European Parliament said Sunday she has conveyed the legislative body's support for the appointment of a United Nations envoy...

• Jailed Maldives' ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 36

  Jailed former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was transferred from prison to house arrest on Sunday, fulfilling the campaign promise of his party...

• Matt Gaetz to try to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker this week, payback for making deals with Dems

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 46

  Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Sunday he would attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top job in the House.

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• Tensions simmer at Supreme Court as justices kick off new term with big cases

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 39

  Justice Sonia Sotomayor seems to have lost respect for her colleagues on the Supreme Court -- literally.

• Pennsylvania governor's voter registration change draws Trump's ire in echo of 2020 election clashes

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 53

  Donald Trump has a familiar target in his sights: Pennsylvania's voting rules.

• Trump is returning to Iowa to campaign Sunday in an area he flipped from Democrats in 2016

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 59

  Former President Donald Trump heads to southeast Iowa Sunday in the middle of a fall campaign push aimed at locking in supporters with large...

• The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday. Here's what you need to know

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 68

  The Supreme Court seems a bit quieter than in recent years, as the justices begin a new term.

• Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk says change 'is inevitable' as election supporters rally

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 37

  Opposition leader Donald Tusk told supporters that political "change for the better is inevitable" in Poland as he opened a massive march Sunday...

• Rishi Sunak hopes a dash of populism will do the trick to rally flagging Conservatives

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 27

  U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak heads to the governing Conservative Party's annual conference on Sunday facing a triple challenge: Cheer up a party...

• Chicago is keeping hundreds of migrants at airports while waiting on shelters and tents

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 40

  Hidden behind a heavy black curtain in one of the nation's busiest airports is Chicago's unsettling response to a growing population of...

• Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 36

  Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president will break routine Sunday, putting off his practice of quietly...