Boebert fights for political survival amid stream of controversies
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is looking to overcome numerous unflattering headlines and allegations of carpetbagging as she seeks to win her GOP primary in a new House district this month. The...
View ArticleGiuliani bankruptcy hits breaking point as creditors seek takeover
Tensions in Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case are coming to a head, with his creditors hoping for the drastic remedy of having a third party take control of the former New York City mayor’s finances....
View Article5 things to watch for Biden’s G7 trip to Italy
President Biden leaves for Italy on Wednesday for his second major international engagement this month, hoping to highlight his leadership on the world stage amid a tough reelection battle. The annual...
View ArticleAlito recording plunges Supreme Court into deeper controversy
The secret recording of conservative Justice Samuel Alito endorsing the idea that the country should return to a place of "godliness" has further plunged the Supreme Court into controversy, evoking...
View ArticleBiden administration moves to ban medical debt from credit reports
(The Hill) - The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will be following through on plans to bar medical debt from being included on credit scores. "One of the most significant consequences of...
View ArticleWhite House won't rule out commuting Hunter Biden’s sentence
The White House on Wednesday didn’t rule out President Biden commuting the sentence of his son Hunter Biden after a jury delivered a guilty verdict the day before on all three charges related to the...
View ArticleDOJ memo says Garland cannot be prosecuted for contempt over Biden-Hur audio
An internal Justice Department (DOJ) memo argued Attorney General Merrick Garland would be protected from prosecution for contempt of Congress given President Biden’s assertion of executive privilege...
View ArticleTrump holds 2-in-3 chance of winning in new election forecast
(The Hill) - Former President Trump has a two-in-three chance of winning the White House in November, according to The Economist’s election forecast model launched Wednesday. The model predicts Trump...
View ArticleJohnson predicts House will hold Garland in contempt of Congress
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday he believes Republicans have the votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, even as some GOP lawmakers refuse to disclose where...
View ArticleJohnson backs bill to allow presidents to push state cases to federal court
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is endorsing a bill that would allow presidents to move any state-level prosecutions or civil suits in which they are named to federal court, potentially clearing the way...
View ArticleRepublicans introduce measure banning DEI in federal government
Congressional Republicans have introduced a bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and funding in the federal government. The Dismantle DEI Act, introduced on Wednesday by Sen....
View ArticleMcConnell: Liberals threatening to bury democracy in bureaucracy
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) agrees with Democrats that the future of democracy may be at stake in the upcoming election, but in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal he says...
View ArticleGOP culture war amendments could complicate annual defense bill
Culture war amendments that could be added to the House’s mammoth annual defense bill threaten to turn the normally bipartisan measure into a partisan one, potentially complicating its path to final...
View ArticleRepublicans vote to hold Garland in contempt of Congress
House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after he declined to turn over subpoenaed audio of President Biden’s interview with special counsel...
View ArticleLone Republican to oppose Garland contempt: 'Enough is enough'
Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), the lone Republican to vote against a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, says his colleagues’ move only serves to "further...
View ArticleGarland accuses GOP of using contempt as a 'partisan weapon'
Attorney General Merrick Garland accused Republicans of wielding their power as a “partisan weapon” after all but one GOP member voted to hold him in contempt of Congress. “It is deeply disappointing...
View ArticleRepublicans block bill requiring Supreme Court to adopt enforceable ethics code
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other Republican senators on Wednesday blocked a bill requiring the Supreme Court to adopt a code of...
View ArticleTeamsters president keeps Democrats, GOP on their toes
President Biden and former President Trump are gunning for an endorsement from the Teamsters union, but the labor organization is keeping the presumptive nominees on their toes. The Teamsters...
View ArticleTrump, Hunter Biden convictions lead to starkly different political narratives
The overlapping legal woes of former President Trump and Hunter Biden have often been juxtaposed as evidence of a “two-tiered justice system” keen on taking down Republicans and shielding Democrats...
View ArticleGOP giving mixed messages on Hunter Biden gun conviction
Hunter Biden’s conviction on three felony gun charges is leaving Republicans conflicted and in a tricky spot on political messaging. Many are cheering the decision and even taking credit for the case...
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