An unexpected sight to behold: Ted Cruz working bipartisan deals
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) found himself in the most unusual place Thursday. He was the man in the middle, literally and figuratively, standing in the well of the chamber to…
Editor’s Pick
2188 posts
U.S. offers Israel intelligence, supplies in effort to avoid Rafah invasion
The Biden administration, working urgently to stave off a full-scale Israeli invasion of Rafah, is offering Israel valuable assistance if it holds back, including sensitive intelligence to help the Israeli…
Manafort will no longer take on Republican convention role
Paul Manafort, the longtime political power broker who served as the 2016 chairman for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, is no longer planning to help manage this summer’s Republican National Convention…
Ex-aides dispute Rep. Nancy Mace’s claims that staff ‘sabotaged’ her
Former aides to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) vehemently disputed her claims that they “sabotaged” her office by hacking her phone, mismanaging the office budget, spying on her children and trying…
Biden commencement address at Morehouse sparks debate over identity
ATLANTA — Regardless of what happens at Morehouse College’s commencement — whether President Biden’s keynote speech is jeered or cheered, whether students protest raucously or respectfully or not at all…
The TV moments Trump lawyers used to question Stormy Daniels’s credibility
When lawyers for former president Donald Trump cross-examined adult-film actress Stormy Daniels on Thursday, they used on-the-record interviews and TV appearances to suggest inconsistencies in her accounts of an alleged…
Republicans have a new new theory of why Biden should be impeached
The first time a member of the House introduced articles of impeachment targeting President Biden, he had held that title for about 24 hours. On Jan. 21, 2021, Rep. Marjorie…
Johnson says he does not see national abortion ban next year, even under Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview published Friday that he does not anticipate passing any kind of nationwide abortion ban next year, even if Republicans were to…
Steve Bannon’s bid to undo Jan. 6 contempt conviction fails
Former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon was rightfully convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in front of the committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack,…
The data that explains Biden’s new Israel red line
After months of resisting efforts by Democratic allies to get him to take a harder line with Israel for its conduct in the war in Gaza, President Biden this week…