Politics

Senior Republicans say they ultimately have the votes to pass both the energy and education bills on the floor. But that’s only after an aggressive whip operation by McCarthy’s leadership team, including Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), to assuage concerns about the flood of amendments. That kind of last-minute scrambling to lock down votes is… […]

“You’re removed. You’re breaching protocol and disorder in the committee room,” Fallon told Patricia Oliver, as she continued to speak about her son, who was killed in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. After Joaquin Oliver’s death, his parents co-founded a gun reform group and have previously staged civil disobedience actions. After… […]

The 39-year-old former Marine is widely viewed as a rising star in the GOP thanks to his vocal stance on China policy and prolific fundraising. Beyond that, key Republicans say his criticism of Trump might just bolster his credibility with the very voters they’ve lost in recent cycles. His nomination would be a strong indication… […]

McConnell’s health scare — the Republican leader froze at the start of a press conference and was eventually ushered back to his office — was a reminder for Democrats of how fragile this governing bedrock can be. Having spent years as one of the party’s chief villains, McConnell, in the Biden era, has come to… […]

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), an ally of former President Donald Trump who has endorsed him over Gov. Ron DeSantis, praised the standards as “good, robust & accurate” in a tweet Wednesday. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Byron Donalds pushed back against Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday for conflating the lawmaker’s criticism of Florida’s controversial new education standards… […]

“If you are injecting your own personal politics in a way that harms American national security and diplomacy, that’s not fine,” Vance said in an interview. “The questions all try to get at those issues.” Vance said he’s recently lifted some holds after getting the filled-out questionnaires, but didn’t say which ones. He said he… […]

While Republican supporters bill the measure as a way of reducing blowback, Democratic leaders argue that even debating it fuels a risky and dishonest theory that it’s possible to avert irreparable economic damage without raising the debt limit. Since GOP lawmakers keep talking it up, however, Democrats are happy to exploit the tricky politics of… […]

The Senate minority leader abruptly stopped his opening remarks at an afternoon press conference on Wednesday, causing alarm when he left for a few minutes and then returned to answer questions. A McConnell aide said the senator was feeling light-headed. McConnell returned to the press conference and took questions from reporters. “My prayers are with… […]

The ex-president on Fact Social required his fans to “Oppose, take our country back,” when assaulting the examination and its primary detective Saturday. The leading Home Republican politician looked for to smooth over Trump’s phrasing, in a throwback to a regular GOP method throughout his 4 years in the White Home, recommending he most likely… […]

The convictions contribute to a growing lineup of Oath Keepers who are dealing with prolonged jail terms for their function in cases on Jan. 6. Stewart Rhodes, the group’s nationwide leader was founded guilty in November of seditious conspiracy, together with Kelly Meggs– spouse of Connie Meggs. In a 2nd trial, 4 other Oath Keepers… […]