Sunsetting the policy “does not necessarily end the ability to achieve diversity in higher education,” Takano added. “It just makes it more difficult.” That attitude reflects the fatalism with which many in the party have come to view the Supreme Court’s conservative tilt. Even if they controlled both chambers of Congress and the White House,… […]

McCarthy has embraced conservative demands in recent weeks, with appropriators setting spending levels below those he arranged with President Joe Biden. But despite major concessions from leadership, hardliners have already warned they aren’t sold on the funding bills. On the other side, McCarthy allies are doubtful that those conservatives will ever support a final spending… […]

Already, Montana is of the most closely watched Senate races set for next year. Along with races in Arizona and West Virginia, the seat is one of a handful expected to determine control of the chamber’s majority in the next Congress. Sheehy’s announcement also comes as Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), who ran for the seat… […]