House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans voted along party lines after midnight Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a “willful and systematic” refusal to...
View ArticleTrump all but confirms he told Johnson to tank border deal
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Former President Trump wouldn’t say whether he had spoken to House Majority Leader Mike Johnson (R-La.) about the bipartisan border deal currently in negotiation in the Senate....
View ArticleWhat to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that...
Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few days, state lawmakers across the U.S. had been searching for ways to quash such...
View ArticleBorder negotiators fire back at conservative critics
Senate negotiators are growing increasingly frustrated by what they say is widespread misinformation surrounding the emerging border package and are forcefully pushing back. Lawmakers involved in...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson uses first floor speech to hammer Biden on border
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) used his first floor speech as the top lawmaker in the chamber to hammer President Biden on his management of the U.S.-Mexico border, calling on the White House to act on...
View ArticleFederal judge dismisses Disney's free speech lawsuit against DeSantis
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney's free speech lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, dealing a setback to the company's hopes of regaining control of the...
View ArticleGOP senators wrestle over border deal in face of House opposition
Senate Republicans are wrestling over the question of whether to move forward with a Ukraine funding and border security package that divides their conference when Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is...
View ArticleHouse passes bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House accomplished something unusual Wednesday in passing with broad, bipartisan support a roughly $79 billion tax cut package that would enhance the child tax credit for...
View ArticleInside Donald Trump's curious relationship with Fox News — and what it means...
NEW YORK (AP) — At this moment in the 2024 election cycle, complaining about Fox News — even if for different reasons — may be what unites Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis the most. At...
View ArticleMichigan becomes quagmire for Biden
President Biden is heading to one of the states most pivotal to his 2024 reelection bid — and also the one that may prove to be his biggest obstacle. Biden will arrive in Michigan on Thursday,...
View ArticleNikki Haley has called out prejudice but rejected systemic racism throughout...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four years after South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its Statehouse grounds, Nikki Haley offered two separate explanations of the flag's meaning in less than...
View ArticleGOP moderates adopt hard-line tactics amid Republican infighting
View Post Hard-line tactics and overt rebellions in the House GOP are no longer limited to the conservative wing of the party. A group of moderate New York Republicans took a page out of the House...
View ArticleOregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun...
View ArticleSenate's border bill faces unexpected problem: Democrats
President Biden and Senate Democrats are facing an unlikely source of resistance as they race to secure a hard-fought deal linking Ukraine aid with tougher border security: their Democratic allies in...
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Trump doles out millions to lawyers: Here’s who’s getting the most
Former President Trump’s fundraising committees doled out cash to dozens of attorneys last year, a major expense for the Republican front-runner’s campaign as he stares down four criminal indictments...
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What we learned from 2024 candidates' year-end fundraising reports
Candidates for federal office have submitted their campaign finance reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), giving a clearer picture of their prospects for 2024. The FEC’s filing deadline...
View ArticleThe Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will hold a crucial test vote next week on legislation that would pair new policies at the southern border with wartime aid for Ukraine and other American allies, leaders...
View ArticleBiden left with few choices as immigration takes center stage in American...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Almost immediately after he walked into the Oval Office on his first day as president, Joe Biden began rolling back his predecessor’s immigration policies, which he had...
View ArticleHaley insists she's staying in the GOP race. Here's how that could cause...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For months, the underdog in the presidential primary refused to concede defeat. He fought hard in state after state, even as the front-runner amassed a delegate advantage that...
View ArticleDemocrats in South Carolina must work harder than ever to survive in an era...
FORT LAWN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state Sen. Mike Fanning likes to talk to people. He will talk about anything, but if the Democrat from Great Falls is able to steer the conversation, he's not...
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