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Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are wasting no time on their pledge to again try to bring articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over Mayorkas’ handling of immigration and the border. Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, initially filed a resolution on Jan. 3, the first day […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House voted Tuesday afternoon to establish a new special panel to probe what Republicans call the “weaponization of the federal government.” The subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee would have extraordinary power to investigate any part of the federal government for perceived wrongdoing against conservatives — the Justice Department and FBI, […]
Hector Vivas/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he was “surprised” to learn that that any government records had been taken to a former personal office where classified documents were discovered in November. For the first time answering questions on the revelation that surfaced Monday — speaking a North American Leaders’ […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The new chair of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday notified the White House that his panel is investigating President Joe Biden’s handling of classified records from Biden’s time as vice president — some of which were found in November at an office Biden had used in Washington, D.C. In […]
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy and leading Republicans are expected to soon make good on a vow to keep three Democrats from seats on influential committees in the new House. McCarthy’s focus is Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Reps. Adam Schiff […]
Mindy Schauer/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Rep. Katie Porter announced on Tuesday morning her candidacy for California’s Senate seat — currently held by fellow Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female senator in history. In her announcement video posted to Twitter, Porter said it’s time for new leadership in the […]
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden made the same trip, a bipartisan group of senators on Monday visited the southern border in El Paso, Texas, as they work to craft an elusive legislative response to the ongoing surge of migrants entering the United States. The group, led […]
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court is back in action for 2023 and staring down a long list of blockbuster decisions due for release in the weeks ahead. The justices, who convened Monday for oral arguments for the first time this year, have been scrambling to draft opinions in 27 cases heard […]
Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Monday night made good on a campaign promise by approving a bill that would zero-out funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is intended to dramatically increase the IRS’ enforcement abilities — and, Democrats and the government say, target wealthy tax cheats. Conservatives have cast the […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans plan to give a new panel sweeping authority to investigate active criminal investigations, a mandate that could set up new fights with the Justice Department and national security agencies over sensitive records and probes — including those involving former President Donald Trump. That’s according to a measure the House […]
