Election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom set for September 14
California voters will decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in an election on September 14, the state lieutenant governor said Thursday.
All eyes on Stephen Breyer’s retirement plans as Supreme Court term ends
After the Supreme Court issued its final two opinions of this term on Thursday, all eyes turned to Justice Stephen Breyer, the court's senior liberal who is facing intense calls to retire so Democrats can install a replacement this summer.
‘This is no gift’: McCarthy faces GOP resistance to serving on January 6 panel
House Republicans don't want to touch the select committee on January 6 with a 10-foot pole.
Hillbilly Elegy author enters large, pro-Trump GOP field for Ohio Senate seat
The Republican primary for Ohio's open Senate seat is about to get even more crowded with the expected entry Thursday of best-selling author J.D. Vance -- setting up a messy fight for the GOP nomination in a state that voted for Donald Trump twice.
Analysis: Cruelty has long been a central part of US politics and who’s defined as American and who isn’t
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Pelosi says Liz Cheney will serve on committee that will investigate January 6 insurrection
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she was appointing Republican Rep. Liz Cheney to the new select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
McCarthy threatens to strip GOP members of committee assignments if they accept an offer from Pelosi to serve on 1/6 commission
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday issued a blanket threat during a meeting with freshmen members of his caucus that he would strip any Republican member of their committee assignments if they accept an offer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve on the select committee to investigate the January 6 insurrection, according to
House Democrats call on McCarthy to ‘take immediate action’ to address Greene’s behavior
Nearly 40 House Democrats are demanding House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy take what they call "immediate action" to address the behavior of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, whose actions, they say in a Thursday letter obtained by CNN, "could lead to violence against members of Congress."
Only two House Republicans vote for the January 6 select committee
Only two House Republicans voted Wednesday to create a select committee to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol, and both are frequent critics of former President Donald Trump.
House to vote on $715 billion transportation and water infrastructure bill
The House is expected to vote on Thursday to approve a $715 billion transportation and water infrastructure bill focused on improving and repairing roads, bridges, transit and rail and ensuring clean drinking water.