The shadow primary to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell was already in full swing. Now it’s coming out into the open. The former Senate GOP leader’s departure was not unexpected — he spent the opening days of his final term in the Senate shooting down President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. But his official upcoming exit poses […]
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Former Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) are set to host a new show launched by Zeteo, the media outlet founded by former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan. The pair will host the online show — named “Bowman and Bush” — monthly and detail their experiences serving in government. Both former Squad members lost […]
The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI, launching a new chapter for the nation’s top domestic investigative agency. Lawmakers voted to confirm Patel 51-49, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joining with all Democrats in opposition. A longtime Trump loyalist who has in the past expressed his desire to […]
President Donald Trump said he was thinking about taking over local politics in the District of Columbia, a move that’d reignite controversy about the authority of the nation’s capital city to govern itself. “The federal government should take over the governance of D.C. and run it really, really properly,” Trump told reporters on Air Force […]
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the FBI, is on track to be confirmed in a matter of hours to run the federal law enforcement agency — but at least one Republican will withhold support. The Senate voted 51-47 to end debate on Patel’s nomination on Thursday, setting up a final confirmation […]
Linda McMahon’s nomination to lead the Education Department cleared a key procedural hurdle Thursday. The Senate HELP Committee advanced McMahon’s nomination to the Senate floor in a 12-11 party-line vote. The vote comes just one week after McMahon appeared before the panel where she explained President Donald Trump’s plans for the future of the Education […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former majority leader and the most consequential Republican senator of his generation, will announce Thursday he will not seek reelection next year, according to people briefed on his plans. The announcement is expected in a midday floor speech. It will not come as a major surprise in Washington or […]
President Donald Trump signed an immigration executive order late Wednesday designed to target sanctuary cities and ensure undocumented immigrants aren’t receiving federal benefits. The order directs federal departments and agencies to identify any federal programs providing financial benefits to undocumented immigrants, while in the same breath acknowledging that under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity […]
Rep. David Valadao’s vote to repeal Obamacare may have cost him his seat in 2018. He’s not eager to repeat that mistake. The Republican representative, whose Central Valley district is being bombarded with TV ads pressuring him not to slash Medicaid, is parrying the Democratic-led campaign by withholding his support for a House resolution to […]
Senate GOP leaders are coming dangerously close to defying President Donald Trump, moving forward on their budget resolution today despite his explicit demand for “both Chambers to pass the House Budget.” Of course, that’s not how they see it. Senate Majority Leader John Thune insists their two-track version is a back-up plan if the House […]