Warren Buffett stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway on Friday, ending a six-decade run at the helm of the conglomerate he built from a struggling textile company into one of the world’s most valuable businesses. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus and remain on Berkshire’s board of directors, the company announced. His son, Howard […]

Republicans insist they are playing offense before November’s midterm elections, but the party’s biggest spenders are increasingly investing into deep-red states that President Donald Trump has never lost. The Senate map is the best example of this, where recent expenditures in states such as Kansas and Iowa foretell a potentially tumultuous election for Republicans. Earlier […]

On a sunny Tuesday morning 25 years ago, Congress reconvened. Speaker Dennis Hastert called the House of Representatives to order, and the Illinois Republican recognized Rep. Earl Blumenauer. The bowtie-wearing Democrat from Oregon began delivering a speech criticizing the marketing of tobacco. He was the first of three members queued to give speeches. Only a […]

Attorney General Todd Blanche is stepping outside the traditional norms of the Justice Department to become a top political attack dog for Republicans in the homestretch before the midterm elections.  Blanche, formerly President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, replaced Pam Bondi as acting attorney general in April of this past year after serving as her deputy […]