Politics

The group of Republicans threatening to block House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be the next House speaker dug in their heels even more over the long weekend and into Tuesday morning, when another…

As he prepares to leave Congress, Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., warned his fellow Republicans that chasing after conspiracy theories is handing Democrats a ‘tangible advantage’ with voters. In an interview with Politico published Monday, Meijer…

Brazilian authorities plan to revive a fraud case against Representative-elect George Santos, R-NY, piling onto the already shocking allegations the embattled Republican faces in Washington. Brazilian prosecutors said they will seek Santos’ formal response to…

House Democrats are slamming the incoming GOP majority’s priorities for the 118th Congress, labeling it as ‘extreme MAGA’ and out of touch. ‘The Extreme MAGA Republicans have apparently learned nothing from their historic underperformance in…

House Democrats are piling on Republicans ahead of Tuesday’s election for speaker of the House, while Republican leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is starting the day short of the votes he needs to win.  The…

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is expected to set the all-time record for longest-serving Senate leader Tuesday, even as his counterpart in the House struggles secure the speakership. McConnell plans to deliver a floor speech acknowledging…

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has already claimed the choicest piece of real estate on Capitol Hill, having moved into the speaker’s office just recently vacated by Democrat Nancy Pelosi.  Unfortunately for McCarthy, Pelosi is…

There does not seem to be any Democrats eager to take charge of the party’s Senate re-election arm. The 2024 Senate map highly favoring Republicans next cycle casts a dark shadow over the Democratic Party’s…

Federal prosecutors in 2022 are wrapped up the fourth year of their investigation into Hunter Biden for possible tax and foreign lobbying violations, false statements and more. Hunter Biden has been under federal investigation since…

There are several things to watch in Tuesday’s Speaker’s vote. In fact, the first thing to look for comes even before the vote for Speaker begins. The House will initially take a roll call vote…