Politics

Rep.-elect Byron Donalds told reporters Friday he trusts Kevin McCarthy to ‘do the job necessary’ as House speaker after flipping his vote to support the California Republican. ‘What I trust is that he’s gonna do…

A new board majority appointed by President Joe Biden to oversee the nation’s largest public utility has officially been sworn into office. The Tennessee Valley Authority says the six Biden nominees took the oath of…

Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Friday dispelled hope that some ‘Never Kevin’ members-elect opposed to Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., becoming speaker of the House of Representatives would change their minds despite the concessions the…

For the first time ever, Oregon had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation for last November’s elections. Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling, who now leads a national effort to expand voting…

Jim Pillen was sworn in Thursday as the 41st governor of Nebraska, joining a slew of Republicans who claimed all of the state’s top executive offices. Pillen was elected in November, defeating Democratic state Sen.…

When the House Jan. 6 committee released hundreds of documents from its investigation online at the end of the year, it inadvertently made public nearly 2,000 Social Security numbers belonging to high profile individuals who…

Kevin McCarthy picked up another vote for House speaker on Friday during the 13th round of voting, but still fell just a few votes short of capturing a majority. Rep.-elect Andy Harris of Maryland switched…

Some Democratic lawmakers and immigrant activist groups are reacting with concern to President Biden’s announcement Thursday of new border security measures — particularly the expansion of Title 42 expulsions to include three additional nationalities –…

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday blamed the previous administration for the immigration crisis facing the Biden administration, accusing Republicans of making the problem worse by opposing Democratic proposals for comprehensive immigration reform.…

There are six remaining Republican members-elect preventing Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from becoming the next speaker of the House of Representatives following the 13th round of voting Friday. Friday’s ballots have been the most positive…