Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) faced intense backlash from Colorado Democrats on Wednesday for granting clemency to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted on charges of election interference in the 2020 election.  The Colorado Democratic Party approved a measure to censure Polis after the governor made Peters, who was serving out a nine-year […]

A White House meeting with GOP lawmakers to discuss a $70 billion party-line immigration bill was canceled on Thursday amid uproar from Republicans over the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund and money for White House security upgrades. The meeting was scrapped after the Senate postponed a vote on the party-line bill until after its Memorial Day […]

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) refused rival Ken Paxton‘s offer to cease running negative ads, with an ominous message attached. On Thursday, Paxton extended an olive branch to Cornyn after the two spent over a year waging a bitter primary campaign against one another. After securing President Donald Trump‘s endorsement, Paxton sought to end the race […]

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) are set to introduce a bill to kill President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, after blowback on Capitol Hill. The bill comes as congressional Democrats and Republicans have criticized the fund’s broad eligibility criteria. Specifically, lawmakers are concerned that payouts could go to individuals who were […]