Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) bested Reps. Erin Houchin (R-IN) and Greg Steube (R-FL) to win another term as chair of the House Republican Conference next Congress. McClain beat both Houchin and Steube on the first ballot in the GOP’s internal leadership elections on Tuesday. The Michigan Republican has served as conference chair since January 2025. […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will lead Republicans in the minority next year, securing another term after conservatives attempted to delay their internal conference vote. Thune and the rest of his leadership team were elected in a closed-door, secret ballot on Tuesday that grew contentious over the outcome of the midterm elections and whether […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) signaled Tuesday that he is open to requesting a separate House vote on each of his eight articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth after a key critic of the Pentagon chief split on support for the articles. Massie’s impeachment effort, introduced Monday in the lower chamber, is likely to […]
The number of immigrants arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who are now seeking to have their cases dropped through habeas corpus is approaching 100,000, blowing away the hundreds of cases seen in a normal year. More immigrants than ever before are fighting their arrest and detention by ICE under President Donald Trump, creating […]
The Democratic Socialists of America is facing an investigation in Florida over allegations of foreign funding from Cuba and China. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday that his office had issued an investigative subpoena to the DSA under the state’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and laws governing charitable fundraising. The investigation will […]
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) beat back a spirited challenge from Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), the Republican Study Committee chairman, on Tuesday for his leadership post. Emmer, who has served as GOP whip since January 2023, will be the No. 2 Republican in Congress next year as the party takes the minority. The GOP […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will lead House Republicans for the final two years of the Trump administration. Jordan beat Majority Leader Steve Scalise in a secret-ballot vote for minority leader Tuesday to lead the GOP conference in the 120th Congress following Republicans’ steep 2026 midterm losses. Jordan secured 106 votes to Scalise’s 73. House Speaker […]
A leading figure in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s criminal case said the group exaggerated “hate” group data to sway law enforcement, court records show. An FBI source called “Individual-1” described the Alabama nonprofit group’s alleged efforts to gain power during his employment in a June interview, according to a transcript released Nov. 2 by […]
The Supreme Court could give Trump administration officials a stronger defense against criminal contempt charges as Democrats prepare to turn their incoming congressional majorities into investigations of the president and his advisers. The looming oversight battles have raised the stakes of Peter Navarro’s challenge to his conviction for defying the House Jan. 6 committee during […]
European leaders are fighting for a seat at the peace talks in Abu Dhabi as the Russian mission tells them to wait in the hotel lobby. A European delegation led by Bjoern Seibert, chief of cabinet for the European Commission, arrived in the United Arab Emirates this week with the intention of being active participants […]
