A month of special election upsets and improved standing in generic ballot polling have narrowed a House battlefield that seemed to be expanding for the GOP into some heavily blue districts. The shift has lifted some Democrat incumbents out of immediate peril and made some Republican members squirm after feeling safe earlier this year. House Democrats […]

Attorney General Merrick Garland has issued a memo blocking Justice Department employees from communicating with members of Congress in the wake of whistleblower disclosures regarding the FBI probe into Hunter Biden’s business affairs. Garland wrote that all communication with Congress must be conducted through the department’s office of legislative affairs. The policy is “to protect our criminal and civil law […]

On the anniversary of the return of the remains of 13 Marines who were killed in a bombing at the Kabul, Afghanistan, international airport, the GOP is reminding the public of President Joe Biden’s actions during the dignified transfer.  The deaths came in August 2021 during the period of U.S. withdrawal from the country under Biden. And during […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel $10,000 of student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually, calling it a “wildly unfair redistribution” of wealth in favor of higher-earning Americans. McConnell said in a statement on Twitter on Wednesday that the move is a “slap in the face” to those in […]

Congressional Republicans are vowing to keep investigating Anthony Fauci even after he steps down from his government roles at the end of the year. “Retirement can’t shield Dr. Fauci from congressional oversight,” House Oversight and Reform Committee ranking member James Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement.  “It’s good to know that with his retirement, Dr. Fauci will […]