‘Everyone’s mad’: Fight to avoid government shutdown shatters House GOP peace
The fight to avoid a government shutdown is again bringing out the fault lines within the House GOP’s razor-thin majority. House Republican leaders sought to avoid another messy, drawn-out battle over federal funding this year by rolling out an ambitious schedule
Vance once advocated that children get votes that parents could cast
A year before J.D. Vance was elected to the Senate, he advocated for a novel way to enhance the political strength of families — by giving parents the ability to cast tens of millions of additional votes on behalf of
Conspiracy theories about Biden’s covid built on years of Trump rhetoric
When President Biden announced he was suspending his campaign for president, Donald Trump and some of his supporters stitched together a series of conspiracy theories about Biden’s health, his motives for dropping out, and even whether he was still alive. Those
White House comms shop’s credibility questioned after Biden bows out: ‘Scandal’
The White House communication team’s credibility surrounding knowledge of President Biden’s political future is in the national spotlight after telling the public for weeks that Biden would not drop out of the 2024 race while simultaneously battling questions from the
Vulnerable Dem senator hit with immigration ad tying his policies to his ‘new friend’ Kamala Harris
Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, considered one of the most vulnerable senators facing re-election, was hit with a new ad from his opponent tying him to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. ‘I love Sen. Kamala Harris for so
Netanyahu dismisses critics, scolds protesters in defiant speech to Congress
A defiant Benjamin Netanyahu, in an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, dismissed as “utter nonsense” criticisms by the United Nations, human rights groups and others that his government has committed war crimes in Gaza and derided
Maggots, crickets released at Watergate Hotel in protest of Netanyahu visit
An Instagram video posted Wednesday shows hundreds of mealworms, maggots and crickets crawling around the Watergate Hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is staying during his visit to D.C., raising questions about how protesters who claimed to unleash the
Could Republicans get buyer’s remorse with J.D. Vance?
Nine days ago, Donald Trump picked a running mate in Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) that projected confidence about the race ahead. Trump seemed to be choosing a desire to guide his party in a more MAGA direction over expanding his
Democrats approve plan to pick their nominee, probably Kamala Harris
The Democratic National Convention’s rules committee approved the process Wednesday for selecting their presidential nominee via a virtual roll call vote, to begin early next month. Vice President Harris, who has amassed more than enough pledged support from delegates to win,
Biden seeks to define his legacy in address explaining his campaign exit
President Biden plans to deliver a somber, reflective address from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, speaking to the nation for the first time since his monumental decision to end both his reelection campaign and political career. With less than six