Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) won reelection to be the GOP conference chair as Republicans transition to the minority next year, where messaging will play a key role amid their efforts to counter the Democrats’ agenda.…
Senate Republicans reelected John Thune Tuesday to lead their party as it is thrust out of power in the next Congress. The Senate GOP leadership team was reelected by acclamation inside a closed-door conference meeting…
Christopher Waller, a member of the Federal Reserve board of governors, said Tuesday he may support a half-point interest rate hike next month depending on what economic data indicates. During the Bank of England Watchers’…
Sen. John Thune (S.D.) won re-election to serve another term as Senate Republican leader after a bruising showdown with conservative critics in the Senate Republican conference Tuesday. A Senate GOP aide announced at 3:40 pm…
Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he will not support Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as leader of the Democratic caucus next year. Sanders announced his decision at a news conference with Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) shortly…
The Pentagon chief can’t bank on GOP support among senators. Â
House Republicans chose to keep Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota as party whip in the next Congress, rejecting a challenge from an ambitious younger member after last week’s sweeping midterm losses. Emmer beat Texas Rep.…
House GOP Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) defeated Republican Study Committee Chair (RSC) August Pfluger (R-Texas) to be minority whip in the next Congress. Emmer has been serving as the majority whip since 2023 and previously…
The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities…
Senate Republicans voted 31-15 to proceed to their leadership election, effectively rejecting an attempt by conservatives to delay their leadership election. The vote, which took place during a closed-door conference meeting Tuesday, comes after a…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday expressed a willingness to work with new White House chief of staff Stephen Miller. “Listen, I always respect a president’s decision — or an executive decision — to…
A ballot measure that would require schools and athletic associations to designate biological sexes to sports teams is projected to pass in Colorado, according to Decision Desk HQ. The initiative, known as Proposition 134, would…
A ballot measure that would ban minors from receiving gender-affirming surgery is projected to pass in Colorado, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The initiative, known as Proposition 135, would block physicians or other individuals…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday advised her colleagues against booting Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) out of the House Democratic caucus before the 120th Congress starts, ushering in a new year of Democratic…
Rep. Jim Jordan will lead a much-diminished House GOP as minority leader next year, beating out Majority Leader Steve Scalise in his third attempt to lead Republicans on Capitol Hill. Jordan won the secret ballot…
Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Craig Goldman of Texas and Jeff Hurd of Colorado are set to give nominating speeches for Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise’s leadership bid this afternoon, according to a person familiar with…
A string of Democratic victories in state legislatures has put Electoral College reform in the spotlight ahead of 2028. After Democrats clinched trifectas in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada, activists are eager to pass…
Following recent elections, the McCain Institute urges Congress to embrace bipartisan leadership to address economic pressures, regulate emerging technologies like AI, and strengthen global security against adversaries like Russia and China. Â
A federal appeals court’s three-judge panel unanimously limited Tuesday the Trump administration’s broad access to journalists’ LinkedIn records as part of a national security leak investigation, suggesting it could impart a “damaging blow” to First…
Rep. Lori Trahan is revamping her artificial intelligence safety bill to narrow language preempting state laws regulating the industry, according to a person with knowledge of her efforts granted anonymity to discuss private legislative work.…