Nashville council members on Tuesday night voted down a draft agreement to host the 2024 Republican National Convention, effectively taking Tennessee’s capital city out of the running in its battle with Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to host the GOP’s next presidential nominating convention. Republican Gov.

Two New York Democrats declined to say whether they would support President Biden for president in 2024 Tuesday, adding to the list of Democrats who are soft on the idea of a Biden re-election campaign. When asked during a debate if Biden should seek re-election, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY, said it’s “Too early to say. Doesn’t serve the purpose of the Democratic Party to deal with that until after the midterms.” Rep.

Residents of Kansas have voted against an amendment to the state’s constitution that would have given lawmakers in the state the ability to regulate abortion, the Associated Press projects. With Tuesday’s vote, Kansas became the first state in the nation to vote on an abortion-related issue since the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn federal protections for abortion granted under the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade.

The Associated Press projects that Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has won Missouri’s Republican Senate primary in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Roy Blunt. “We did it. Now let’s go save America!” Schmitt tweeted. Schmitt was one of the front-runners in the race, along with former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who represents Missouri’s 4th Congressional District in the predominantly rural west-central part of the state.

While the Democrats have seemingly secured passage of the landmark “Inflation Reduction Act” bill, the road ahead isn’t as simple as it appears. Especially for Senate Democrats.

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri’s death in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan has national security officials concerned the country is being used as a base for terrorism.

Congressional lawmakers praised President Biden for the CIA-led drone strike in Afghanistan that killed the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Paul Pelosi is scheduled to be arraigned on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury on Aug. 3 in Napa County Superior Court.

Former President Donald Trump makes a primary eve endorsement in Missouri’s GOP Senate nomination race, backing both state attorney general Eric Schmitt and former Gov.