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Biden left with few Plan B options to fix border crisis after bipartisanship collapsed

Just days after a bipartisan group of senators cobbled together a $118 billion deal for increased border security and aid for American allies, Republican lawmakers killed off the chances of President Joe Biden signing the legislation into law. Biden spent Monday and Tuesday calling for Congress to pass the legislation, and the White House has […]

McConnell surveys GOP wreckage after Senate border deal falls apart

The dramatic collapse of the Senate border deal on Tuesday has left Republican leadership with no clear path forward on how to pass aid for Ukraine. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has a more stubborn problem on his hands: a conference in disarray and even outright rebellion. Conservatives won a bitter fight over […]

Nikki Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ option in Nevada primary

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley lost the Republican first-in-the-West Nevada primary to the “none of these candidates” option, an embarrassing display as she seeks to win the GOP presidential over former President Donald Trump. With more than half of the ballots tallied, “none of these candidates” had 61% of the vote, while […]

Caitlyn Jenner calls Lia Thomas ‘a nobody’ looking for publicity: ‘Narcissist’

Caitlyn Jenner slammed fellow transgender Lia Thomas, suggesting the biological male who identifies as a female is a “narcissist.”  Thomas, a former collegiate swimmer from the University of Pennsylvania, has launched legal action in an effort to overturn a World Aquatics’s ruling that bans biological males from competing in women’s swimming events with the hope of […]

Biden cruises to victory in Nevada Democratic primary

President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic Nevada primary Tuesday night, defeating long-shot challenger Marianne Williamson and the 11 other candidates running, along with the “none of these candidates” option. Biden’s victory was called by Associated Press at 11:39 p.m. EST, just under two hours after the polls closed. With 62% of the ballots counted, Biden […]

Biden’s classified document investigation is finished and could be released in days: Report

Special counsel Robert Hur has reportedly completed his investigation into President Joe Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and will likely release his final report in the coming days.  No specific dates for the report or details on the investigation have been released so far, but Biden’s aides do not expect any criminal charges to […]

House GOP plots second Mayorkas impeachment vote after Johnson embarrassment

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was dealt a brutal blow Tuesday evening after Republican dissenters caused upsets in two major floor votes on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a billion-dollar aid bill for Israel. Mayorkas narrowly escaped being indicted by the House on two counts in what GOP leadership had anticipated […]

White House needles Johnson after failed Mayorkas impeachment vote

The White House is underscoring how Republicans sided with Democrats to temporarily delay the House GOP’s attempts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis. “Clearly,” there is “bipartisan agreement” that House Republicans’ impeachment effort is “baseless,” “unconstitutional,” and “should fail,” according to Ian Sams, the White House’s spokesman for oversight and […]

Nevada primary contests beset by low turnout and voter confusion over Trump’s absence from ballot

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada primary is on track to feature low Election Day turnout as voters remain confused over why former President Donald Trump does not appear on the ballot and as the Democratic side features an incumbent candidate. Only 11,802 people had voted in person on Tuesday as of 2 p.m. local time, according to […]

Ronna McDaniel preparing to step down from RNC following months of pressure: Report

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is preparing to step down from her post after the South Carolina primary contest on Feb. 24.  McDaniel, who has held the leadership position longer than anyone in modern politics, is reportedly removing herself from the top party job following a slew of criticism and hints from former President […]
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