Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday vented about his "frustration" with media coverage of the Biden administration's exploration of expanding the number of seats on the Supreme Court.McConnell...
A third GOP lawmaker, Rep. Hal Rogers (Ky.), has been issued a $5,000 fine for failing to comply with a security screening before entering the House chamber.According to the Capitol Police report published by the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday,...
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) raised more than $2 million in the first quarter of 2021, according to forms filed with the Federal Election Commission.According to the forms, Porter raised $2.14 million in the first three months of the year...
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday declined to clarify what President Biden meant when he said he was praying for the "right verdict" in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, but said&...
Several Democratic lawmakers are pushing for Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from an upcoming case linked to a conservative group that funded an ad blitz supporting her confirmation to the Supreme Court.In a three-page letter, the...
Britney Spears is backing Black Lives Matter, posting a message voicing support for the movement.The "Toxic" singer shared a photo with her more than 29 million Instagram followers on Monday of a Black man holding up a sign while sitting on a bus."...
A Washington, D.C., marijuana advocacy group is celebrating 4/20 by giving away joints at vaccination centers across the nation’s capital.D.C. Marijuana Justice is holding their “Joints for Jabs” giveaway beginning April 20, the annual unofficial...
The head of the House Democratic Caucus went after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) on Thursday, accusing the Republican leader of rank hypocrisy for denouncing the behavior of Democrats while largely staying silent on the controversies...
The head of the House Democratic Caucus went after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) on Thursday, accusing the Republican leader of rank hypocrisy for denouncing the behavior of Democrats while largely staying...
In claiming “America is back,” President Biden recommitted to the NATO alliance and encouraged Europe’s “strong investment in the military capabilities that enable our shared defense.” However, recent second-guessing of America’s commitment to the F...
House Democrats are planning to adopt a new rule on Tuesday that will prevent members of the House Freedom Caucus from demanding individual roll call votes on dozens of noncontroversial bills and consuming hours of floor time. Lawmakers have...
One person has been killed and two are wounded after a shooting at a grocery store in West Hempstead, a town located on Long Island in New York.The Nassau County Police Department said the shooting took place at 11:19 a.m. Tuesday at a Stop &...
President Biden is set to participate in a virtual tour of an electric battery facility on Tuesday afternoon.The president's virtual tour of Proterra's electric battery facility will highlight his infrastructure pa...
Residents in Aledo, Texas, on Monday discovered racist flyers that promoted the "Great Sale of Slaves" one week after school officials disciplined some students who were promoting a "slave trade" of Black classmates on social media.The Dallas...
A North Carolina sheriff’s office has filed charges against a white woman who allegedly drove her car into a yard where three Black teenagers were playing basketball and threatened them with a knife. The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said in a...
GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) offered a dry remark Tuesday when asked if Donald Trump would make an appearance at House Republicans’ policy retreat in Florida next week: “I haven’t invited him.”The quip elicited laughter from reporters...
GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) offered a dry remark Tuesday when asked if Donald Trump would make an appearance at House Republicans' policy retreat in Florida next week: "I haven't invited him."...
Rep. Steve Scalise, (R-La.) said there is no comparison to be drawn between statements made by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) in Minnesota during a rally for racial justice over the weekend and comments from former President...
The Missouri House Ethics Committee on Monday recommended that state Rep. Rick Roeber (R) be expelled, after it released a ...
President Biden said Tuesday that he believes the evidence is “overwhelming” in the case against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, making clear that he believes the verdict should be guilty.“I'm praying the...
President Biden said Tuesday that he believes the evidence is "overwhelming" in the case against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, making clear that he believes the verdict should be...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that a group of senators working on legislation to end the federal prohibition on marijuana are aiming to have draft legislation “in the near future.”Schumer discussed the legislation...
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Tuesday he's confident Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and other pro-Trump lawmakers will not be launching an "America First Caucus" that promotes nativism and...
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Tuesday he’s confident Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and other pro-Trump lawmakers will not be launching an “America First Caucus” that promotes nativism and white nationalism.“There is no caucus...
The former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association sent an email calling Black Lives Matter a racist movement, according to a report from the ...