Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said it’s “not shaping up to be a favorable year for Republicans,” as history indicates that the House of Representatives will flip to Democrats. “It was likely that the House was going to flip to Democrats before any of the redistricting wars,” Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt Show […]

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) introduced legislation on Wednesday to reincorporate Arlington and Alexandria, two independent jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, into Washington, D.C., hearkening back to a time when the federal district extended west into the neighboring state. The aptly titled Make DC Square Again Act would reverse an 1846 congressional action, known as retrocession, that […]

During the overnight “vote-a-rama,” the Senate passed a budget resolution early Thursday morning to fund both federal immigration agencies part of the Department of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The resolution was adopted in a 50-48 vote shortly after 3:30 a.m. Eastern. Notable votes and non-votes included Republicans Sen. […]

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was investigated by the Arizona House in 2013 as a state lawmaker over allegations from female Democrats that he used a “sexual slur,” but the case was ultimately dropped after investigators said they were “unable to corroborate” the claim. The female lawmakers who filed the harassment complaint later requested the speaker […]