During the overnight “vote-a-rama,” the Senate passed a budget resolution early Thursday morning to fund both federal immigration agencies part of the Department of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The resolution was adopted in a 50-48 vote shortly after 3:30 a.m. Eastern. Notable votes and non-votes included Republicans Sen. […]
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was investigated by the Arizona House in 2013 as a state lawmaker over allegations from female Democrats that he used a “sexual slur,” but the case was ultimately dropped after investigators said they were “unable to corroborate” the claim. The female lawmakers who filed the harassment complaint later requested the speaker […]
Virginia Democrats got a big win with their gerrymandering referendum, which raises the question of whether Republicans should have avoided the mid-decade redistricting fight in the first place or fought even harder. There was plenty of finger-pointing the day after the Virginia redistricting ballot initiative narrowly passed, with the “no” vote outrunning President Donald Trump’s […]
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger secured a major political victory Tuesday as voters narrowly approved the redistricting referendum she championed, handing Democrats a possible path to winning 10 out of 11 of the state’s House seats. It was a close race, with 51.5% voting for the measure and 48.6% voting against it. The referendum lets the […]
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) has been the congressional representative for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district since January 2023. Between Washington, D.C. and New Jersey, Kean has seven offices, but over the last month he appears to not have been to any of them. He’s also been missing in the House Representatives and his GOP […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has settled for $1.25 million a lawsuit from an aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation. Carter Page asserted in a 2020 lawsuit that he was the victim of “unlawful spying” by an FBI agency that was investigating […]
Candidates vying to be California’s next governor participated in a televised debate on Wednesday night. Six leading gubernatorial contenders discussed the state’s most pressing issues. The debate was held live in San Francisco, California, and hosted by Nexstar Media Group. Frank Buckley of KTLA News and Nikki Laurenzo of “Inside California Politics” were the moderators. […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday suggested South Carolina should conduct redistricting efforts boosting Republicans, arguing the state must “fight fire with fire” in response to Virginia Democrats conducting such efforts in the commonwealth. Graham’s call to action comes after Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to redraw […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson on Wednesday filed a lawsuit accusing his primary rival of seeking to capture an unfair electoral advantage in the Michigan race by portraying himself as the state’s incumbent governor. Johnson’s team filed the lawsuit in Ingham County Circuit Court. In the complaint, Johnson alleged that by prominently featuring the logo […]
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is less than seven weeks from an expected breakthrough in his bid to represent the state in the upper chamber. Platner is challenging Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) for his party’s nomination, with polls handing him a commanding lead ahead of the June 9 primary. Whoever wins the race will […]
