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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Accusations of a former House speaker elbowing a member. A senator challenging a witness to physical fight during a hearing. Two tense moments played out in both chambers on Tuesday — and that was all before two members of the House Judiciary Committee got into a shouting match. Let’s start in […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a bipartisan vote, the House has passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a government shutdown just days ahead of a Friday deadline. The vote passed 336-95. The bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass. In his first test as the newly-appointed speaker, Johnson pitched a two-step government plan that […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sam Miele, a fundraiser for embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday in connection with impersonating an aide to then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Miele was charged in August with aggravated identity theft and four counts of wire fraud. Miele is the second person charged alongside Santos […]
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The Texas House of Representatives is expected to review on Tuesday what would be one of the strictest immigration laws in the country if passed. SB 4 is being considered as part of the fourth round of a special legislative session ordered by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to […]
Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is set to vote Tuesday on a plan newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson has pitched to avert a looming government shutdown — yet enough of his Republican hard-liners have now said they’ll oppose the funding measure that he’ll have to rely on Democratic votes to […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some of the major Republican candidates not named Trump saw an opportunity in their party’s poor election performances last week: Blame the former president, their biggest rival in the 2024 race. Elsewhere on the trail, Joe Biden sought to build some reelection buzz in South Carolina and Tim Scott brought […]
Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump vowed this weekend to “root out” his political opponents, who he said “live like vermin” as he warned supporters that America’s greatest threats come “from within” — extreme rhetoric that echoes the words of fascist dictators like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, experts […]
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released a formal “Code of Conduct” for the justices, responding to years of criticism that the nation’s highest court does not have transparent or enforceable ethics guidelines. The 8-page code, which significantly mirrors a code of conduct for lower federal court judges, details […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican Tim Scott said Sunday night he is suspending his presidential campaign. Scott made the announcement on “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy” on Fox News. “When I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign. I think the […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Sunday urged West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a fellow Democrat, not to run for president as a third-party candidate next year, claiming such a bid has no chance of succeeding. “My message to Joe Manchin is I thank him for his service. I think he’s had a […]
