Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) promised on Tuesday that he would vote for a bill to curb President Donald Trump’s war powers in light of the recent operation in Venezuela. Paul appeared on Fox Business’s Mornings With Maria Bartiromo days after U.S. troops attacked Caracas, Venezuela, and captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, […]
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) wants to bring almost three dozen Republicans along for an Obamacare deal he and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) are negotiating with Democrats, an ambitious number that will make crafting bipartisan legislation that much more difficult. “I have no interest in a bill that divides our conference, so we would have to […]
Hope Walz said Monday she believes her father, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), dropped his reelection bid partially to shift attention away from Minnesota, which has faced national scrutiny amid fraud investigations. The governor, former Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 running mate, announced Monday that he will not seek a third term in the governor’s mansion, […]
President Donald Trump is presenting Republicans with their latest wildcard in last-ditch efforts to craft a bipartisan fix for expired Affordable Care Act subsidies. The president’s pitch Tuesday for the GOP to frame healthcare as a winning issue for the midterm elections rested largely on the need to be “flexible on Hyde,” the law […]
House Democrats gathered for a hearing to condemn the “grim” five-year anniversary of the “bloody riot” at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, calling out Republicans and former Jan. 6 rioters for trying to “rewrite” and “whitewash” history. A panel of Democrats, led by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), opened the hearing with a video […]
Israel and Syria have made headway in agreeing on a possible security deal in a negotiation process overseen by the United States, resulting in the creation of a “dedicated communication cell.” Both nations came to an understanding that involves lasting security and stability arrangements. Delegates from both sides met in Paris on Tuesday to hash […]
Before Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) became the first casualty of the burgeoning Minnesota day care fraud scandal, he was supposed to be the reason white men and working-class white people more generally might vote Democratic. Walz, who abandoned his gubernatorial reelection bid on Monday, was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2024. He was […]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) died Tuesday at 65, prompting tributes from his colleagues across the political spectrum. LaMalfa had represented California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013. Many of his fellow California representatives shared their memories with LaMalfa. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) served with LaMalfa in the House of Representatives before winning his Senate seat. “I […]
The Trump administration has been adamant that the mission to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was a “law enforcement” operation, and not an act of war, even though it involved nearly 200 U.S. service members and more than 150 aircraft. At multiple moments during a press conference last Saturday, the president, Secretary of State Marco […]
The sudden death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represented California‘s most conservative district, has challenged House Republicans’ incredibly narrow majority, complicating the passage of President Donald Trump’s 2026 legislative agenda. LaMalfa’s death leaves House Republicans with a 218-213 advantage, giving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) very little wiggle room on party-line votes where all members are […]
