Speaker Kevin McCarthy is playing offense by putting early pressure on Senate Democrats running for reelection in red states to back proposals being passed out of the GOP-controlled House. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer must decide how much political cover to give members of his caucus running for reelection in states such as West Virginia, Montana, and Ohio, with […]

The messy, drawn-out battle over electing the next speaker is raising the danger of a debt limit crisis later this year, lawmakers in both parties warn.  Conservative rebels in the House are demanding that the next speaker, whether it’s Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., or someone else, make a stand against passing a clean debt limit increase, […]

While the nationwide red wave Republicans were hoping for failed to appear on Nov. 8, they had a stellar night in Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis won reelection by nearly 20 points after barely eking out a victory in 2018, while Sen. Marco Rubio also coasted to victory by a 16-point margin.  But it’s a handful of wins in the House of Representatives that […]

The January 6 select committee never intended to act as a truth-seeking mission but rather perform a cover-up for what actually happened. The January 6 select committee finally released its long-delayed report late on Dec. 23 after most Americans had happily turned away from politics to enjoy the Christmas weekend with family and friends. The Friday night […]

A “shadow committee” of the five House Republicans who were originally nominated to sit on the House Jan. 6 select committee released a counter-report about security failures on Wednesday, ahead of the official select committee’s final report. The report focuses on changes to Capitol Police intelligence protocols in the run-up to Jan. 6, constraints on the House Sergeant […]