Politics

Former President Donald Trump appears to be further cementing his commanding front-runner status in the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, thanks to another large quarterly fundraising haul. Trump’s presidential campaign announced on Wednesday…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke out in support of ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, applauding his service in a ‘thankless role.’  McConnell, R-Ky., released the statement thanking McCarthy, R-Calif., for his short…

COVID exposed the danger of being heavily reliant on a foreign country for medications and medical supplies when China and other countries put a halt on PPE and other exports. As a result of inaction,…

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is siding with members of the GOP who voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Ramaswamy, who has never held elected office, said he understood McCarthy’s critics and supported the…

North Korea is warning Wednesday that its military will deliver ‘the most overwhelming and sustained response strategy’ to the U.S. after the Pentagon last week issued a report on weapons of mass destruction that called…

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…

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…

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…