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White House Ramadan dinner highlights Biden’s struggles with Arab, Muslim voters

The efforts of President Biden and White House officials to reach out to the Arab and Muslim American communities in the wake of the war in Gaza have fallen short, highlighted last week by an at times...

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Schumer stares down to-do list as November looms

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is staring down a tricky to-do list as he looks to navigate the political winds of the November elections and secure bipartisan wins on several key items...

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Top Democrats confident 'blue wall' in Midwest will save Biden

Top Democrats acknowledge that President Biden won't win this year by the same Electoral College landslide he won by in 2020, conceding that winning in Arizona and Georgia will be tough given Biden's...

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Trump says abortion law should be determined by states, declines to take...

(The Hill) -- Former President Donald Trump on Monday declined to take a position on a potential federal abortion ban and said the fate of the procedure should be left to individual states. Trump, in...

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Biden administration announces new student debt relief plan for millions of...

(The Hill) -- The Biden administration on Monday announced new student loan plans that would provide relief to millions of Americans if finalized.   The proposed plans would largely affect those with...

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Greene defends claim that eclipse, earthquake signs to repent

(The Hill) -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday defended an earlier statement saying Monday's eclipse and the New York-area earthquake on Friday were signs from God telling people to...

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Graham breaks with Trump on national abortion ban

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) broke with former President Trump on Monday over Trump’s decision to back away from endorsing a national 15-week abortion ban, declaring that leaving the issue entirely to...

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Justice Department asks GOP to 'avoid conflict' following Garland contempt...

The Justice Department urged House Republicans to “avoid conflict” in a brewing battle after they threatened the possibility of contempt proceedings in their efforts to gain information on special...

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5 things to know about Biden’s new student loan plan

President Biden announced a student loan plan Monday that would help millions of Americans have their debt forgiven in his latest attempt to provide relief to borrowers.  Biden announced a plan...

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Trump sues NY judge overseeing hush money case in effort to delay trial

Former President Trump sued the New York judge overseeing his hush money case Monday over the gag order he imposed on the former president — an eleventh-hour bid to delay the trial which is scheduled...

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Fani Willis asks appeals court not to consider Trump disqualification bid

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) asked a Georgia appeals court Monday not to reconsider a trial judge’s ruling allowing her to continue overseeing the election interference case against...

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Appeals court rejects Trump's bid to delay hush money trial over Manhattan venue

A New York appeals court on Monday denied Trump’s bid to put his hush money trial on pause while he argues the case should be tried outside of Manhattan.  The decision followed arguments at an...

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McConnell: TikTok threatens security 'on US soil'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Monday endorsed an effort to require the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban of the popular app within the United States, warning...

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Greene drama builds for embattled Johnson

Drama is building in the House as lawmakers return to work on Tuesday waiting to see if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will follow through on her threat to force a vote to unseat Speaker Mike...

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These are the state Supreme Court races to watch ahead of November

State Supreme Court races in places like Ohio, Michigan and North Carolina likely will see an influx of cash this year as voters head to the polls to determine the makeup of those courts.  Once sleepy...

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Divided Congress set for fight over spy powers

Lawmakers are returning to Washington with a rapidly approaching deadline to extend the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers and with the same competing factions that have stalled the bill’s...

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Senate set to sidestep Mayorkas trial

​​The impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is set to hit a dead end this week as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) prepares to do away with a trial, upsetting...

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Greene lays out list of grievances against Speaker Johnson amid ouster threat

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is heaping a fresh set of criticism on Speaker Mike Johnson as the House prepares to reconvene Tuesday, laying out a list of grievances against the Louisiana...

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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to delay hush money trial over gag order

A New York appeals court on Tuesday rejected former President Trump’s last-ditch effort to delay his hush money criminal trial while he argues against a gag order the judge overseeing the case...

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Romney: Mayorkas did not commit a high crime or misdemeanor

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told reporters Tuesday that he does not think Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has committed a high crime or misdemeanor, the standard set by the Constitution...

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