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The Colorado House Republican hinted that the GOP's House majority could soon be over.
House Republicans know that their rapidly shrinking majority—and their lack of evidence—has put them in an impossible position.
"That's really not right," Andrew Weissmann says as witness speaks out while trial stalls
House Speaker Mike Johnson had no idea Representative Ken Buck is quitting, as the GOP is in complete shambles.
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The Democrat is outperforming the Republican in a series of polls.
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro must report to a federal prison in Miami by March 19 to begin serving a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction, his attorneys said on Sunday.
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cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9710778 >Among those who say billionaire didn't pay: dishwashers, painters, waiters
Jonathan M. Katz reveals Senator Britt's misleading use of a trafficking story, originally from 2004-2008 Mexico, falsely linked to Biden.
The former US president's case against a company founded by an ex-MI6 officer was thrown out.
"I am not going to lie on behalf of my presidential candidate, on behalf of my party. And I’m very sad that others in my party" are willing to, said Buck
Critics have pointed out that Israel’s war on Gaza has pushed the territory — home to nearly 2.3 million people — to the brink of collapse. The vast majority of the population has been displaced amid the bombing, and an Israeli siege has left basic necessities like food, water and medicine in short supply.
In a split ruling, five conservative justices decided that any candidate who tries to overthrow the government can still get elected, as long as they have the support of Congress. Alex Woodward reports
Biden's message is finally breaking through.
Kristen Welker saying Trump "allegedly" tried to overturn the election divided Democrats on Sunday.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, keynoting a fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Virginia, said Saturday Trump will “spew his hateful lies, his vitriol, his dark vision for this country, and he'll do everything he can to claw his way back into office. But we're not going to let him, are we.”
When Sarasota police detectives first interviewed Christian Ziegler after receiving a complaint from a woman accusing him of rape, he answered no questions, transcripts released today by the police department show.Instead the now former Florida GOP chairman asked detectives about when the information would become public and expressed worry about his political future.“This will be a national story,” Ziegler told police during the Nov. 1 interview at his home. “I’m chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, so there’ll be a high public interest in the case.”
Investigate the controversy surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas's role in deciding Donald Trump's immunity in light of the January 6th events planned by his wife.
"Remember this the next time they claim to care about freedom and family," said one Democratic lawmaker.
Senate Bill 4 was Texas’ latest attempt to deter people from crossing the Texas-Mexico border amid a surge in migration.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution.
Here’s what I’m hearing Republicans are planning in the event Joe Biden wins re-election & Democrats hold the Senate and take the House this November…
For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the impending trial of Homeland Security Secretary than for former President Donald Trump’s two trials.
The Justice Department said this week that informant Alexander Smirnov invented a story about $5 million bribes paid to Joe and Hunter Biden and is also "peddling new lies."
How GOP lawmakers got caught doing Moscow's dirty work.
Tom Parker, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, expressed his support for the Seven Mountains Mandate, a once-fringe philosophy that calls on evangelical Christians to reshape American law and society based on their beliefs.
It’s not going great for House Republicans after their star Biden impeachment witness was indicted.
New polling data from Quinnipiac University reveals a large lead at the national level for President Joe Biden among registered voters 65 years of age and up in an expected rematch with Donald Trump. Exit polling conducted around the 2020 presidential election by Edison Research found Trump leading in that age bracket by five percent....
Donald Trump used a Fox News town hall to claim he’s basically the same as Putin critic Alexei Navalny, who was found dead in a Russian prison.
The speaker delivered a presentation that, while ostensibly about holding the majority this fall, took a notably moral turn, according to two people in the room.
"Any congressional resolutions to censure or expel Ogles?" asked one commentator.