Politics

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — When National Archives officials approached attorneys for President Joe Biden in the fall of 2022 seeking access to government records he still had in his possession — some of which, they had learned, might contain classified information — the archivists appeared to face little resistance. “In […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the eight Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership last month, claimed to ABC News that McCarthy elbowed him in the back after a House GOP meeting on Tuesday morning. “He just elbowed me in the kidneys … It was deliberate. It […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]