South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump
The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…
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From building the wall to bringing back coal: Some of Trump’s more notable broken promises
While Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had…
Continue Reading‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home
The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…
Continue ReadingPlan to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay detainees against Covid-19 has been paused
An earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus
Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains…
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Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward rejects calls for audit of party elections
Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races,…
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McConnell and McCarthy crawl back to Trump’s side
The country is still traumatized by the January 6 riot at the Capitol. The five whose lives were taken are still being grieved, among them Brian…
Continue ReadingProposal to build permanent fence around the Capitol meets resistance
A recommendation from the acting chief of the US Capitol Police for permanent fencing and other enhanced security measures around the US Capitol in…
Continue ReadingBiden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court
President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme…
Continue Reading Covering Obama, then Trump, now Biden: What’s changed?
We’re now more than a week out of the Trump era and a week into the Biden era. CNN’s What Matters newsletter talked to CNN reporter Kevin…
Continue Reading Republican operatives sweat Trump’s role in upcoming Senate primaries
Republicans tasked with taking back the Senate in 2022 are preparing for a contentious primary season, fearful that former President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingFact check: No, Biden didn’t say that signing lots of executive orders makes you a dictator
President Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of…
Continue ReadingGeorge W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, ‘for his daughter’s service’
Former President George W. Bush is making it clear that he supports Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who voted to…
Continue Reading US spent $200 million sending 8,722 ventilators around the world and can’t find many now, watchdog finds
The Trump administration spent $200 million sending thousands of ventilators around the world, starting weeks after President Donald Trump touted…
Continue ReadingTwo members of the Proud Boys face conspiracy charges in US Capitol riot
The Justice Department on Friday announced conspiracy charges against two members of the far-right Proud Boys who allegedly participated in the…
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Senate Republicans say Trump should be held accountable for riot — but not by them
To Senate Minority Whip John Thune, former President Donald Trump’s actions ahead of the deadly Capitol riot are totally indefensible.…
Continue Reading2 Fort Bliss soldiers in ICU, 9 others hospitalized after ingesting chemical used in antifreeze
Two soldiers at Fort Bliss received treatment at the intensive care unit of a local hospital Friday for ethylene glycol poisoning, a chemical often…
Continue Reading Feds charge woman allegedly heard during Capitol riot saying she was looking for Pelosi ‘to shoot her in the friggin’ brain’
Federal prosecutors charged a woman in connection to the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in Washington who they say can be heard on video making…
Continue ReadingKevin McCarthy to meet with Marjorie Taylor Greene next week
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will meet with controversial freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene next week, his spokesperson told CNN on…
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