‘We have to build off that success’: GOP hopes women lead the party back to House majority
For House Republicans, their path back to power could rest on the backs of GOP women.
Fact-checking Republican attempts to blame inflation on Democrats
As the US economy gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, prices are rising across the board with inflation exceeding the Federal Reserve's 2% target and reaching a 13-year high in June. Republicans have turned that jump in inflation into a political talking point, trying to place the blame on President Joe Biden and Democrats, and
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces second special session of state legislature
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called for a second special session of the state legislature to begin this weekend, after Democratic lawmakers fled the state to block a restrictive voting bill.
MyPillow magnate’s latest election conspiracy theory is his most bizarre yet
Since the presidential election, Christina Jensen says she's been stopped on the street several times by acquaintances who wanted to share troubling news: hackers from Beijing had switched nearly 24,000 votes for Donald Trump in their rural, GOP-leaning Wisconsin county.
56 years after Voting Rights Act of 1965, lawmakers struggle to find common ground
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law on August 6, 1965.
McConnell rejects Democrats’ effort to get GOP to back raising the nation’s debt limit
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Democrats should expect zero help from Republicans in their effort to raise the debt ceiling, previewing a looming fight this fall over the nation's borrowing limit, which Congress must approve.
Justice Department IG couldn’t find evidence of FBI Clinton probe leaks to Giuliani
The Justice Department inspector general could not find evidence that FBI employees leaked non-public information to Rudy Giuliani about the Hillary Clinton email investigation in the lead-up to the 2016 election, according to a new report.
New York state impeachment investigation into Cuomo is ‘nearing completion’
A wide-ranging New York state impeachment investigation into various allegations of misconduct against embattled Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is close to concluding, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
GOP fears grow over Herschel Walker as party leaders seek other candidates in Georgia Senate race
Republicans from Georgia to Washington, DC, are searching for a viable candidate to mount a Senate bid in the Peach State next year, fearing that former President Donald Trump's choice, football great Herschel Walker, would implode if he ran and could cost the GOP a winnable seat.