Senate Republicans will move quickly to choose a successor to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the fall, with a vote planned for the week after the November elections. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), tasked with organizing internal leadership elections as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, told the Washington Examiner voting would occur the week […]
A House panel investigating the attempts on former President Donald Trump‘s life is set to hold its first public hearing on Thursday as the Secret Service faces intense congressional scrutiny over the incidents. The bipartisan panel of seven Republicans and six Democrats will unveil its findings after two months of investigatory activity that included gathering […]
The Maryland Senate race is shaping up to be a lot about Republicans who aren’t named Larry Hogan. The pitch from Democrats in the deep-blue state centers on the notion that a vote for GOP nominee Hogan, the former two-term centrist governor, is a vote to empower other Republicans like Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces a perilous path to retaining his role in leadership as some Republicans express disapproval over how he handled a government funding fight this month. Congress passed a short-term extension in government funding on Wednesday, temporarily avoiding a shutdown as Washington shifts its attention to the November election. But the measure passed […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is defiant despite his legal troubles. It was revealed late Wednesday night that Adams was indicted after a federal corruption investigation, the Washington Examiner reported. He had been under investigation for his fundraising efforts during his 2021 mayoral campaign, according to reports. The specific charges of his case are […]
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a tight race in Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona, according to three new polls. Three new Marist Institute surveys found Trump up by one point in Arizona and Georgia while tied with the Democrat in North Carolina. The demographic breakdowns of each poll […]
Vice President Kamala Harris did not get grilled in her sit-down with MSNBC‘s Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday, but the interview did signal the ways in which Harris plans to blunt former President Donald Trump‘s perceived advantage on the economy in November. Much of the interview with Ruhle focused on Harris’s stance on tariffs, corporate tax rates, and […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal criminal charges. Sources familiar with the matter told the New York Times on Wednesday night that Adams was indicted following a federal corruption investigation, though the specific charges are sealed. This would make him the first mayor in the city’s history to be indicted […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) has decided to no longer support North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in his gubernatorial race following a CNN report detailing numerous allegations against him. The report alleged Robinson made homophobic, racist, and antisemitic remarks on a pornographic forum about a decade ago. “As a member of the [Republican Governors Association] […]
Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to issue her position on numerous issues with just over a month until Election Day. The Democratic presidential nominee has refused to specify her stance on the death penalty, tightening crime laws in her home state, restricting late-term abortion, supporting Israel’s war in Gaza, and decriminalizing sex work. At […]
