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Republican 2024 presidential contenders faced high stakes in the third primary debate, but some candidates fared better than others Wednesday night in Miami, Florida. Candidates sparred over issues from federal spending, Ukraine and China in the showdown, which arrived roughly two months before the first votes of the election will be cast in the Iowa caucuses. Five candidates—former South

Wichita Falls will have a new mayor and two new faces on the City Council. Insurance agent Tim Short cruised to an easy victory for the mayor's job over three opponents in Tuesday’s election. By gaining 63 percent of the vote, Short avoided a runoff election. He beat businesswoman Carol Murray, financial adviser Sam Pak and businessman Scott Poenitzsch. Poenitzsch ran as a write-in candidate.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke to reporters on Thursday about his efforts to gain enough support to become the next speaker of the House. “The good news is, our support continues to grow, we’re continuing to work to narrow the gap,” he said. Mr. Scalise defeated House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) 113–98 in a nomination vote on Wednesday, and he needs to

Amo proved himself by using a national network tied to his stints working for Presidents Biden and Obama and former governor Gina Raimondo to raise more than $1 million for his campaign, while his relentlessly positive message here at home proved to be stickier than know-it-alls like me were predicting. When Gabe Amo entered the race to represent Rhode Island’s First Congressional District