Former President Donald Trump‘s proposed changes to install three allies into leadership roles at the Republican National Committee has led to some consternation that the organization will become a front to pay off Trump’s extensive legal fees. The former president endorsed North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley to replace Ronna McDaniel as chair of the […]
Former President Donald Trump made his final pitch Thursday to the Supreme Court in his bid to pause a trial over the 2020 election subversion charges brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith. “There are overwhelming reasons why the case should not go to trial ‘in three months or less,’” Trump told the Supreme […]
A legal analyst appearing on MSNBC argued that special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s testimony on Thursday seriously hurt the credibility of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, putting the case against former President Donald Trump in jeopardy. Wade’s testimony revealed that he and Willis, who were romantically involved with each other, were not being truthful in legal documents, […]
The House adjourned for its recess one day early amid disagreements over national security legislation, leaving town with a mounting to-do list and a government shutdown deadline just two weeks away. Lawmakers left the Capitol on Thursday afternoon without making progress on several pieces of legislation the House initially scheduled to consider this week. The […]
A bipartisan commission in New York approved a newly proposed congressional map on Thursday, one that looks similar to the current one that helped Republicans pick up seats in 2022 and win the House majority. While the advancement was a surprise, the next step will be the real signal of how the state’s Democratic-dominated legislature […]
National security adviser Jake Sullivan came to Capitol Hill on Thursday to brief senior House lawmakers on a matter described by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) as a “serious national security threat.” Sullivan’s private briefing, which was only provided to the House contingent of the Gang of Eight, was originally scheduled before Turner […]
The FBI is working with local law enforcement in Colorado to recover a missing 200-year-old George Washington painting that was purportedly stolen from a storage unit last month. Finding the missing portrait is akin to reclaiming a “national treasure,” the Englewood Police Department said in a Tuesday release. “On January 22, 2024, the Englewood Police […]
The Republican National Committee intervened in Michigan’s monthlong intraparty leadership debacle on Wednesday, selecting former Rep. Pete Hoekstra as the state’s GOP chairman. However, the party will need to regain its composure heading into a critical March 2 caucus that will likely play a critical role in determining who the Republican presidential nominee will be. […]
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) is back in office to the pleasure of centrist Democrats while others, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), have raised a red flag to his stance on immigration. Suozzi won the special election for New York’s 3rd District, his former district, on Tuesday. He had been elected to three terms and left […]
Democrats are emphasizing winning one specific district in Nebraska this November over campaigning in other states as the blue wall in the upper midwest states starts losing electoral power. The Democratic super PAC Future Forward USA recently reserved about $130 million in advertising from late August through Election Day, including $3.7 million in Nebraska’s 2nd […]
