Speaker Mike Johnson will appear at the Manhattan courthouse Tuesday as former President Donald Trump sits for another day of his hush money trial. Johnson is the latest Republican lawmaker to visit the court amid Trump’s ongoing criminal trial, which has kept him largely off the campaign trail as he vies for another term in the White House.  Republican Sens. Tommy Tuberville […]

The House Judiciary Committee is aiming to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to provide audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated his handling of classified documents. Hur determined Biden did mishandle classified documents while vice president, but declined to prosecute him because he appeared to be a […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says his main focus at this point is making sure Republicans regain control of the upper chamber.  “What I want to do and what I’m focused on is not the presidential race, but getting the Senate back. I’ve been the majority leader, I’ve been the minority leader. Majority is better,” he told CBS’ “Face the […]

Conservative skeptics of funding the war in Ukraine predict it will be the last major U.S. aid package for Kyiv that passes.  “If Ukraine thinks that it’s getting another $60 billion supplemental out of the United States Congress, there’s no way,” said Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, who led the opposition among Senate Republicans.  National security […]

GOP Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Tom Cotton of Arkansas called on President Joe Biden Monday to deploy the National Guard to colleges where pro-Palestinian protesters have staged sit-ins and other disruptive activities to focus public attention on the conflict in the Middle East.  Cotton called on the Biden administration to “break up” the pro-Palestinian groups on Columbia’s […]