One was a fan of The Apprentice in middle school. One opposed a travel ban he implemented. One thought he was “fascinating and mysterious.” Most had one thing in common: They came into the Manhattan courtroom with opinions about the most famous criminal defendant in the country. Choosing 12 jurors and six alternates in former […]
Mike Johnson (R-LA) hoped Donald Trump could head off a brewing effort to remove him as House speaker. But he is learning the limits of the former president’s power in an unruly and divided House where even a single Republican defection could prove fatal to his early speakership. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who is […]
Senate Democrats investigating Leonard Leo and other conservative activists over their ties to Supreme Court justices pocketed donations from a wealthy businessman bankrolling organizations behind the high court “ethics” campaign — including ProPublica. Leo, co-chairman of the Federalist Society legal group, told Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats last week he would not comply with an “unlawful” […]
Former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham passed away on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. He was 87 years old. His daughter, Gwen, announced the death in a statement in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “We are deeply saddened to report the passing of a visionary leader, dedicated public servant, and even more […]
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) may point the finger at his wife regarding the bribery charges he faces, new court records reveal. According to recently unsealed court documents, Menendez’s legal team alleges that his wife, Nadine Menendez, withheld information from the senator, causing him to believe that there was nothing unlawful going on. “While these explanations, […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) accused Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) of leaving the Senate when the articles of impeachment were presented against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Jon Tester was standing on the floor before the managers arrived, but as soon as the managers arrived, Tester turned and ran, presumably into the cloakroom,” Cruz […]
Copenhagen’s famous 17th-century stock exchange, one of the most recognizable structures in Denmark’s capital, was largely destroyed by a fire. The Børsen Old Stock Exchange, which finished construction in 1640, was suddenly engulfed in flames on Tuesday, in a moment reviving memories of the fire that heavily damaged Paris‘s Notre Dame cathedral in 2019. Danes […]
House Republicans hounded the Biden administration’s top border official, Alejandro Mayorkas, on Tuesday for allowing millions of illegal immigrants to roam the country rather than be held in federal detention facilities while they await immigration court proceedings. GOP lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee attempted to poke holes during a hearing on Capitol Hill […]
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday questioned the Biden administration’s ranking Justice Department lawyer about the scope of a federal criminal law used against protesters during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol charged for “obstruction” of an official proceeding. Two of the four counts against former President Donald Trump in special counsel Jack […]
The National Republican Congressional Committee will host its spring dinner on April 23, and the event will feature Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) as the headlining speaker. The dinner is projected to be the largest fundraising event for House Republicans so far this year. Every House Republican leader is expected to attend. “I’m excited to join […]
