The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a bag that was found inside the agency’s headquarters that contains cocaine residue, officials announced on Wednesday. The 1-inch-by-1-inch Ziploc bag was found on the hallway floor in an area that has been used as a staging area for furniture and supplies, according to Capitol Police. The area is […]
Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) voicing concerns over gas prices in both states while condemning new legislation in the Golden State that Lombardo thinks will further raise fuel prices. The new legislation aims to impose a cap on oil refineries’ profits that Lombardo says “could lead to refineries […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold its congressional elections in 2024 using a map with an additional black majority district. The 6-3 order allows the use of a map with majority black populations in two of the state’s six congressional districts, which could increase Democrats’ odds of controlling the House of Representatives […]
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) of putting his power “up for sale” by procuring weapons and aid for Egypt, securing a Qatari investment for a New Jersey businessman, and making criminal charges disappear for another in exchange for cash, gold bars, and a Mercedes Benz. “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours,” U.S. […]
Since February of last year, 99-year-old former President Jimmy Carter has been in hospice care living in his small hometown of Plains, Georgia. Speaking at a forum last weekend, grandson Jason Carter said his grandfather is doing OK but recognized that the former president’s time is coming to an end. When Jimmy Carter dies, his […]
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has delivered her opinion on President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump’s two newly scheduled debates. The California Democrat told reporters on Wednesday that she “would never recommend going onstage with Donald Trump, but [Biden] has decided that’s what he wants to do.” Pelosi said she would prefer […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) refused to say Wednesday whether he would move to boot one of his own from the chamber should Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) be handed down a guilty verdict in his public corruption criminal trial. “He’s on trial,” Schumer responded to reporters. “So I’m not going to comment.” Schumer remains […]
Senate Democrats aren’t buying Larry Hogan’s self-branded image of a political maverick who rises above the partisan fray. Fresh off the Tuesday night primaries that cemented the former two-term Republican governor and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks as the party nominees for Maryland’s open Senate seat, Hogan critics are scrambling to box him into a “MAGA Republican” […]
Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) and former Gov. Larry Hogan easily defeated right-wing challengers on Tuesday night, handing the GOP Senate campaign arm two major victories. The National Republican Senatorial Committee worked hard to recruit both popular governors in their respective states, with the goal of flipping two blue seats. The committee has been determined to […]
The White House was forced Wednesday to defend President Joe Biden‘s dubious claim that inflation was at 9% when he took office. Biden has said so twice now, but in reality, inflation stood at just 1.4% in January 2021. It did reach 9% — in June 2022, when he’d been in office for nearly 18 months. […]
