District of Columbia Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George, a socialist, will run for mayor, she announced Monday. Rumors had swirled around George’s mayoral intentions for weeks after fellow socialist and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani found electoral success. George is the first high-profile candidate to enter the race to succeed retiring Mayor Muriel Bowser. Her campaign […]

President Donald Trump said the high-level corruption scandal in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s government was “not helpful” in pushing along peace efforts. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Monday, Trump spoke about Zelensky’s biggest domestic political crisis since Russia’s invasion, conservatively saying it hurt efforts. “Ukraine’s got some difficult little problems,” Trump said […]

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is hoping to bring some Tennessee star power to the Capitol when he hosts his famous 15-minute Christmas party later this month. The gathering, slated for Dec. 11, will be held at his tiny Longworth office from noon to 12:15 p.m., I can exclusively report, and Burchett is teasing a special […]

A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that Alina Habba unlawfully served as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, adding fresh legal turmoil to President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep loyalists installed in U.S. attorney positions after two high-profile cases fell apart last week over similar appointment problems. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of […]