The chorus of Democrats demanding the party move on from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) grew louder on Tuesday from across the caucus’s ideological spectrum as the balance of power prepares to shift in Washington. Schumer has led Senate Democrats for nearly a decade. But the 75-year-old now faces a fight for survival when […]
A U.S. soldier has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of espionage related to Russia, Britain’s counterterrorism police said Tuesday. The 41-year-old man, who was unnamed by the Metropolitan Police, was apprehended near Gloucester, England, under a British national security law enacted in 2023. The law is designed to counter espionage and foreign […]
Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy (D-NJ) deflected a question on whether he considers Iran an adversary. Hamawy said the United States “pushed” Iran into fighting when asked if Iran was an adversary in an interview on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown. “I see that we are pushing Iran into a fight when we […]
Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA) defeated Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) to become the next National Republican Congressional Committee chairman for the 120th Congress starting in January 2027. As incoming NRCC chairman, Jack will be tasked with leading congressional Republicans’ campaign wing heading into the 2028 elections as the conference hopes to rebound following the loss of […]
Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan Markle, removed his ankle monitor overnight after he was arrested on a child sexual abuse material charge late last week, according to the Department of Justice. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, who presides over the Central District of California, shared the news on social media. Thomas […]
Biden– and Obama-appointed judges on an appeals court blocked the U.S. Agency for Global Media on Tuesday from firing the director of the Voice of America. A D.C. Circuit panel, made up of two Obama appointees and one Biden appointee, upheld a previous ruling by Reagan appointee Royce Lamberth arguing for VOA Director Michael Abramowitz’s […]
The Justice Department pushed back Tuesday against Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) over his panel’s final report urging federal authorities to revisit parts of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, insisting the case remains open. “With all due respect, the Chairman’s recommendations have already been addressed,” a DOJ spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in […]
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) bested Reps. Erin Houchin (R-IN) and Greg Steube (R-FL) to win another term as chair of the House Republican Conference next Congress. McClain beat both Houchin and Steube on the first ballot in the GOP’s internal leadership elections on Tuesday. The Michigan Republican has served as conference chair since January 2025. […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will lead Republicans in the minority next year, securing another term after conservatives attempted to delay their internal conference vote. Thune and the rest of his leadership team were elected in a closed-door, secret ballot on Tuesday that grew contentious over the outcome of the midterm elections and whether […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) signaled Tuesday that he is open to requesting a separate House vote on each of his eight articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth after a key critic of the Pentagon chief split on support for the articles. Massie’s impeachment effort, introduced Monday in the lower chamber, is likely to […]
