Politics

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., on Wednesday announced his intent to run for speaker. In a letter sent to Republican colleagues, Scalise referenced the 2017 congressional baseball game practice where he was shot and…

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, announced he is running for speaker — the first GOP lawmaker to put his hat in the ring for what’s sure to be a competitive race. The House of…

Nadine Arslanian Menendez, wife of recently indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., struck and killed a man while driving her Mercedes-Benz in New Jersey in December 2018, according to police reports obtained by local media. She…

President Biden addressed the ongoing civil war taking place in the House of Representatives during his address on student debt Wednesday. Biden opened his press event with comments on eight Republicans’ decision to oust House…

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster Tuesday from his role as House speaker ‘is like shambolic behavior that we’re seeing from House Republicans.’  Jean-Pierre delivered the criticism after…

The Russian government is tightening restrictions on access to abortion-inducing drugs. Russia’s Ministry of Health announced Tuesday new limits on abortion drug distribution and sales at pharmacies.  Misoprostol and mifepristone are specifically being targeted with…

As Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been booted from his post as House speaker after a motion to vacate brought forth by hardliner Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Calif., an unlikely nominee has been suggested as next speaker:…

In his first appearance since being ousted from the House speakership, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters Tuesday night that hard-line Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., ‘are not conservatives.’ ‘They voted against one…

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to oust embattled Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker of the House of Representatives. Such a move is the first in time in U.S. history that the top member of the House has…

A winnowing is likely coming in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, as thresholds to qualify for the next GOP presidential nomination debate are on the rise. But even before a likely larger…