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House heads home after hard-right Republicans defy McCarthy, block legislation
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) admitted he was “blindsided” by the rebuke, but insisted the Republican caucus would emerge stronger.
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Biden vetoes GOP-led effort to strike down student loan forgiveness program
The president said the resolution — which the Senate approved on a 52-to-46 vote a week after the House passed the measure — would have kept millions of Americans from receiving “the essential relief they need.”
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Comer releases contempt resolution targeting FBI director
At issue is a document containing unverified allegations from a confidential informant about President Biden and his family.
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Did Chris Christie really destroy Marco Rubio?
Christie says he could do to Trump what he did to Rubio at a 2016 debate. Rubio has disputed that Christie “ended” his campaign.
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The electoral threat of another Trump indictment
New data suggests a classified documents indictment would be more problematic for Trump than the hush money indictment, with half of Americans saying a conviction would be disqualifying.
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Possible Charges Loom as Testimony Continues in Trump Documents Case
Tensions were running high among the former president’s aides amid indications that federal prosecutors could soon decide whether to issue an indictment.
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Man Charged With Spraying Police With Insecticide on Jan. 6
The Justice Department also charged the Long Island man with assaulting a news photographer.
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Doug Burgum, Wealthy North Dakota Governor, Enters Presidential Race
As the leader of a deep-red state, Mr. Burgum has promoted staunchly conservative policies, signing into law a near-total ban on abortion.
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5 Things to Know About Mike Pence
Mr. Pence is a once-loyal vice president who became a target of Trump supporters, and an evangelical Christian whose faith drives his hard-line opposition to abortion.
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A $1 Trillion Borrowing Binge Looms After Debt Limit Standoff
The government has avoided default, but the effects of the debt-ceiling brinkmanship may still ripple across the economy.