Rep.-elect Don Leonard (D-OH) is claiming that his party’s senior representatives are threatening him to drop his stated preconditions for backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in the upcoming speaker elections or face intraparty repercussions. Leonard ousted incumbent Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) in last week’s midterm elections, flipping a district President Donald Trump won […]

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is releasing a new book as speculation continues to swirl that he will launch a 2028 presidential campaign. Buttigieg, a previous Democratic presidential candidate, spent much of the 2026 election cycle boosting his national profile while campaigning for Democrats up and down the ballot. Buttigieg announced Tuesday that his forthcoming […]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday unveiled an effort designed to boost Republicans in Texas, after Democrats made sweeping gains in the state in last week’s midterm elections. Cruz said his political group, Saving Texas, is establishing a physical headquarters in Austin. The site will be used to coordinate candidate recruitment, grassroots infrastructure, fundraising, and […]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is considering a bid to become the top Republican on the Senate health committee in January, a move that would put the libertarian Kentucky lawmaker next to the upper chamber’s leading socialist. Paul chairs the Senate’s Homeland Security committee, but he is set to be demoted to ranking member, or the […]