Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election to finish out former Republican Rep. Bill Johnson’s term for this Congress, increasing Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) slim majority in the House. The Associated Press called the race at 9:02 p.m., over an hour after polls closed. Rulli won the special election with 52.3% of the […]
A key House panel advanced a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, teeing the measure up for a vote on Wednesday despite uncertainty over whether it can pass. The House Rules Committee approved the resolution on Tuesday evening in a party-line vote, escalating a feud with the Justice Department days […]
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) will face a competitive general election in November after Austin Theriault won the Republican primary on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for Theriault at 8:52 p.m., almost an hour after the polls closed. Theriault won with 69.1% of the vote at the time the race was called. LIVE UPDATES […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) won her South Carolina primary after beating two challengers, ushering her toward a likely general election victory this November thanks to redistricting in the state. The Associated Press called the race in Mace’s favor at 8:40 p.m. after polls had been closed for nearly two hours. Mace won the primary with […]
A battle between Democrats and Republicans in the Golden State is brewing over how to combat retail theft, with Democrats pushing forward legislative action while the GOP argues additional changes are necessary. Democrats in the state legislature are hoping to push forward a raft of bills that would increase penalties on retail theft and other […]
Yahya Sinwar, the military leader of Hamas, reportedly suggested civilian deaths are “necessary sacrifices” amid its war with Israel in a message to the terrorist organization’s leaders in Doha, Qatar. The war between Hamas and Israel, much of it taking place within Gaza and the West Bank, has resulted in thousands of civilian deaths. Many […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) is trailing Westchester County Executive George Latimer, according to new polling, in a tense Democratic primary that has been defined by support for Israel. Bowman is 17 points behind in a survey by Emerson College Polling, PIX11, and the Hill released on Tuesday. Thirty-one percent of voters in New York’s 16th […]
Senate negotiations over a bill to punish the International Criminal Court have reached an impasse as the White House resists attempts to sanction the body. Republicans in the Senate have attempted to move the GOP-led bill, which passed the House last week with the help of 42 Democrats, following the ICC prosecutor’s decision to seek […]
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is pushing back after a Democratic primary challenger said former President Donald Trump’s supporters may need to be sent to “reeducation camps” after the 2024 election. Democrat Paula Collins, who is challenging Stefanik’s House seat in New York’s 21st Congressional District, made the comments during a public Zoom […]
Hunter Biden’s recent conviction on three felony gun charges could send him to prison for many years or not at all, given his first-time offender status. But the president’s son faces judges in both of his criminal cases who are known for being heavy-handed sentencers. Federal judges Maryellen Noreika of Wilmington, Delaware, and Mark Scarsi […]
