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Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday he's sending three dozen state troopers to be stationed around Springfield schools.
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Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday he's sending three dozen state troopers to be stationed around Springfield schools.
Rep. Matt Gaetz led the effort to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership.
"I'm going to give him a taste of his own conduct," said the former mayor of San Francisco.
Rep. Ilhan Omar faced the same primary opponent from two years ago, who came within 2,500 votes of her.
Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri lost her primary to St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, and an ad blitz funded by a pro-Israel lobbying group.
A majority of Democratic delegates has voted to select Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for president in a virtual roll call vote, her campaign said Friday.
More than $15 million has been raised for the Harris campaign by virtual grassroots gatherings over the past week, according to a CBS News analysis.
The former president called Harris a "happy warrior" and vowed to do all he can to help her defeat former President Donald Trump in November.
The Democratic congressional leaders held a news conference on Capitol Hill where they announced their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
There had been a brief hiatus in the growing calls by House Democrats for a new nominee after Saturday's attempt on Donald Trump's life, but that seems to have ended.
"The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that," President Biden said.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries plans to convey his caucus' growing concerns about President Biden's campaign directly to the president.
Biden was "concise, committed" and "found a great deal of support" from Congressional Black Caucus members on a call Monday night, one member of the caucus told CBS News.
Ahead of a potentially pivotal week on Capitol Hill, the Biden-Harris campaign is stepping up its contacts with lawmakers amid growing calls for the president to step down from the Democratic ticket.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a call with ranking committee members on Sunday.