Former Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan leads his Democratic opponents for a coveted Senate seat by double digits, according to a poll released Wednesday. The poll found that Hogan beat out Rep. David Trone (D-MD) with 49% compared to Trone’s 37% and beat Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks with 50% to Alsobrooks’s 36% in […]
Senate Republicans gathered on Wednesday to begin setting up the process to elect Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) replacement. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and nine of his conservative colleagues requested the meeting “to develop a mission statement, goals for the Conference, and a process to elect a new Senate Republican Leader” in a letter […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reassured Senate Republicans that the “greatest part of their operations” in Gaza is complete during a video conference on Wednesday. Netanyahu gave Senate Republicans an update on the status of the war, speaking with them for about 10-15 minutes before taking questions. The prime minister’s virtual meeting with Senate Republicans […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said on Wednesday he plans to invite President Joe Biden to testify on Capitol Hill “in the coming days” following a lengthy impeachment hearing that involved several of Hunter Biden‘s associates. “In the coming days, I will invite President Joe Biden to the House Oversight Committee to provide his own testimony […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) bashed President Joe Biden over his “reckless” electric vehicle mandate. Manchin, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has frequently taken issue with Biden’s green energy policies, with the matter being one of the main rifts between them. On Wednesday, Manchin released a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency […]
The House Freedom Caucus has reportedly removed one of its members from the hard-line Republican group, just days before the lawmaker is set to retire from Congress. The caucus voted Tuesday night to remove Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), according to the Hill. The group decided to oust him over claims that the Colorado Republican has […]
Boeing‘s chief financial officer warned investors that the company will expend more cash than expected in the first quarter as the planemaker grapples with lawsuits and production delays. Boeing is expected to spend between $4 billion and $4.5 billion, which is “higher than we originally planned back in January,” CFO Brian West told investors at […]
Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing featuring a former business partner of first son Hunter Biden connected enough dots for the first steps toward impeaching President Joe Biden to begin, according to critic Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). “Joe Biden should be impeached. There is no reason for him to be president of the United States. […]
House Democrats are pumping the brakes on any path forward for an Israel stand-alone aid bill, an idea floated by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) last week in response to comments from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and instead are calling on Republicans to take Ukraine aid seriously. After Schumer called for new elections […]
A federal judge on Wednesday declined to shorten Michael Cohen‘s post-prison monitoring for tax evasion, grilling the disbarred lawyer for “perjury” ahead of his expected testimony in the criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump. Judge Jesse M. Furman in Manhattan questioned Cohen’s veracity in an order denying his request for early release from […]
