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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
EXCLUSIVE — Blake Masters, who lost his Senate bid in Arizona last cycle and is running to represent the state’s 8th Congressional District, is tied with a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump in a crowded primary for the deep-red Arizona House seat, according to an internal polling memo commissioned by Masters’s campaign. The […]
The Republican Party’s wholesale rejection of the bipartisan border security deal came at the expense of four months of work from one of their own. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) was the GOP’s lead negotiator on the agreement, which Republicans abandoned within two days of the legislative text being released. Appropriators unveiled bill text on Sunday […]
The House rejected an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday after four Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the measure, dealing a blow to GOP leadership. Republican lawmakers sought to impeach Mayorkas on two charges, including willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law as well as a breach of the […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has agreed to testify in front of the House Armed Services Committee about his decisions to keep his recent hospitalization a secret from top Biden administration officials. The secretary will appear in front of the committee on Feb. 29, the committee’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. Lawmakers initially pushed for Austin to […]
