Elise Stefanik faces increased conservative headwinds in rise to leadership
GOP leaders are moving swiftly to install Rep. Elise Stefanik as the No. 3 Republican in the House on Friday in a rapid effort to unify the party,…
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Ex-WH counsel McGahn to testify behind closed doors about Trump efforts to obstruct Russia investigation
Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about then-President Donald…
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George Conway says GOP lawmakers ‘trying to memory hole’ Capitol insurrection
Conservative lawyer George Conway said Wednesday that GOP lawmakers are “trying to memory hole” the US Capitol insurrection, after House…
Continue Reading Inhofe tells EPA nominee, ‘if you don’t behave, I’m going to talk to your daddy’
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told a female Environmental Protection Agency nominee on Wednesday that if she did not “behave,” then…
Continue Reading The GOP just handed Liz Cheney a megaphone
Finally. It took a strong woman and a House Republican conference that threatened her. It took GOP leadership more interested in regaining power than…
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Trump administration officials to testify on Jan. 6 riot
Two senior Trump administration officials plan to defend their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol when they appear before…
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Arizona election audit continues as deadline creeps up
The Arizona State Senate is continuing efforts to count ballots from Maricopa County. As of Saturday, only about 10% of the ballots have been counted…
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Ahead of Harris meeting, Mexico president accuses U.S.
Speaking at a news conference shortly before a scheduled online meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, López Obrador displayed tax records…
Continue Reading Biden urges passage of economic proposals in wake of dismal jobs report
President Joe Biden on Friday argued the US needs the kind of large-scale investments his economic proposals call for in the wake of a disappointing…
Continue Reading US weighs unfreezing $1 billion in Iranian funds
The Biden administration is weighing unfreezing $1 billion in Iranian funds that the country could use for humanitarian relief, amid the negotiations…
Continue Reading Blinken says US ‘actively looking’ at boosting security cooperation with Ukraine during trip to Kiev
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is “actively looking” at strengthening security assistance to Ukraine as he pledged…
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Harris to make first trip abroad
Vice President Kamala Harris has scheduled her first trip abroad since taking…
Continue Reading Trump and legal team approached about Giuliani legal costs
Allies of Rudy Giuliani continue to call on former President Donald Trump and Republicans to pay for his efforts around the election and, in turn,…
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Biden dismisses McConnell’s pledge to focus ‘on stopping this new administration’
President Joe Biden responded on Wednesday to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s comment that “100%” of his focus is…
Continue Reading Facing an ouster from House leadership, Cheney says GOP at ‘turning point’ in new op-ed
In a new op-ed for The Washington Post, Rep. Liz Cheney says the Republican Party is at a “turning point” and must decide whether to…
Continue Reading Biden defends proposed tax hikes as helping ‘the standard of living of people I grew up with’
President Joe Biden grew animated on Wednesday while discussing his pitch to increase certain taxes to fund his sweeping spending proposals, saying…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney is playing a different game
Liz Cheney is striking a nerve. Over and over again. Purposefully and with force. Donald Trump sends an email saying the election was stolen, and…
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Democrats praise Biden’s raising of refugee limit
Democrats who represent the Desert Southwest are praising President Joe Biden for raising the refugee cap to 62,500. That’s more than four times the…
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Alan Dershowitz, a legal adviser to Giuliani, hopes Trump will join court fight to block access to materials seized in FBI raid last week
A legal adviser to Rudy Giuliani said he hopes former President Donald Trump will join in a court fight to attempt to block federal prosecutors from…
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U.S. begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
four families separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump’s presidency would be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland…
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