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A Close Look at the Chaotic House Republican Majority
A Close Look at the Chaotic House Republican Majority
C-SPAN video of the House speaker election in January. The tumult that broke out last month during the election of …
Live Vote Count: Tracking the House Speaker Votes
Live Vote Count: Tracking the House Speaker Votes
Representative Kevin McCarthy of California is fighting to become House Speaker, but a rebellion by a group of ultraconservative Republicans …
How Far Right Are the 20 Republicans Who Voted Against McCarthy
How Far Right Are the 20 Republicans Who Voted Against McCarthy
The Republicans who blocked Representative Kevin McCarthy of California from becoming speaker on Tuesday include some of the most hard-right …
Here Are the Key Numbers From Trump’s Tax Returns
Here Are the Key Numbers From Trump’s Tax Returns
New figures in a report by the House Ways and Means Committee showed that Donald J. Trump paid $1.1 million …
Read the Jan. 6 Committee Report Executive Summary
Read the Jan. 6 Committee Report Executive Summary
328 Gieswein denies that he was a Three Percenter as of January 6, 2021, even though he affiliated with an …
Lauren Boebert, Far-Right Firebrand, Wins Re-election After Recount
Lauren Boebert, Far-Right Firebrand, Wins Re-election After Recount
After a recount in a remarkably close race, Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado, known for heckling President Biden during his …
Where Senate Candidates Outperformed Biden and Trump
Where Senate Candidates Outperformed Biden and Trump
With Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada, Democrats will retain Senate control next year, even if Republicans win a …
Where the Midterms Mattered Most for Abortion Access
Where the Midterms Mattered Most for Abortion Access
This article will be updated to include final results and other developments. The first election to put abortion rights to …
See Which 2020 Election Deniers and Skeptics Won in the Midterm Elections
See Which 2020 Election Deniers and Skeptics Won in the Midterm Elections
Senate House … Continue Reading → This article was written by and originally published on www.nytimes.com
What Time Do the Polls Close? A State-by-State Guide
What Time Do the Polls Close? A State-by-State Guide
The polls will close over a seven-hour period on Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. Eastern time in parts of Indiana …
How Diverse Are the Candidates in the Midterm Elections?
How Diverse Are the Candidates in the Midterm Elections?
After a pair of triumphant elections for women and people of color in American politics, in which records were smashed …
How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack
How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack
WASHINGTON — Within hours of the brutal attack last month on Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the …
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Indicted Chinese exile controls Gettr social media site, ex-employees say
Indicted Chinese exile controls Gettr social media site, ex-employees say
Comment on this story Comment NEW YORK — An exiled Chinese tycoon indicted in New York earlier this month in …
Hollywood, music industry brace for a TikTok ban
Hollywood, music industry brace for a TikTok ban
Comment on this story Comment LOS ANGELES — David Ma, a film director in Brooklyn, never had the money to …
‘A horrible vote’: Congress revisits one of its gravest mistakes, the Iraq War
‘A horrible vote’: Congress revisits one of its gravest mistakes, the Iraq War
Comment on this story Comment In 2002, while working at Rotary International, now-Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) watched congressional hearings and …
Sen. Mitch McConnell out of rehab facility after a fall
Sen. Mitch McConnell out of rehab facility after a fall
Comment on this story Comment Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was released from inpatient physical therapy and returned home …
Indictment or no, Trump’s strategy is the same: Attack and threaten
Indictment or no, Trump’s strategy is the same: Attack and threaten
Comment on this story Comment The weekend has arrived, and Donald Trump, contrary to his predictions, has not been indicted. …
Trump, under legal threat, tries to short-circuit DeSantis momentum
Trump, under legal threat, tries to short-circuit DeSantis momentum
Comment on this story Comment Donald Trump’s relentless attacks against Ron DeSantis and his recent polling gains over his top …
TikTok admits it banned former NBA player critical of China
TikTok admits it banned former NBA player critical of China
Comment on this story Comment Enes Kanter Freedom, the former NBA player known for his outspoken political activism against China, …
Lawmakers tour D.C. jail to investigate treatment of Jan. 6 defendants
Lawmakers tour D.C. jail to investigate treatment of Jan. 6 defendants
About a dozen House Republicans, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), and two Democrats toured the D.C. jail Friday to …
GOP congressman tells U.S. trade negotiator she’s ‘too nice’ to do her job
GOP congressman tells U.S. trade negotiator she’s ‘too nice’ to do her job
Comment on this story Comment When Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) got his turn to question the United States’ top trade …
Post Politics Now: Biden meets with Trudeau, to address Canadian Parliament
Post Politics Now: Biden meets with Trudeau, to address Canadian Parliament
Today, President Biden is in Ottawa, where he meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before addressing the Canadian Parliament. …
Trump warns of ‘potential death & destruction’ if he is charged in hush-money case
Trump warns of ‘potential death & destruction’ if he is charged in hush-money case
Comment on this story Comment Former president Donald Trump warned early Friday of “potential death & destruction” if he is …
Giuliani says maybe Soros himself tried to block his plane in Ukraine
Giuliani says maybe Soros himself tried to block his plane in Ukraine
Comment on this story Comment The scene is this: Former attorney for Donald Trump Rudy Giuliani and current attorney for …
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Trump to GOP firms: Stop using my image or your clients will suffer
Trump to GOP firms: Stop using my image or your clients will suffer
“When you deceive the President’s donors and usurp his brand for your own profit, you drain him of the financial …
Why an indictment may help Trump — and threaten the GOP
Why an indictment may help Trump — and threaten the GOP
Sensing an opening, Trump’s campaign began to turn the impending indictment into a litmus test for the rest of the …
D.C. chief judge post turns over with Trump probes in balance
D.C. chief judge post turns over with Trump probes in balance
“What fascinating issues!” Friedman declared wryly as Howell remained stone-faced on the dais. “We’d all love to read her opinions, …
TikTok’s plan to stave off government intervention: Flood D.C. with influencers
TikTok’s plan to stave off government intervention: Flood D.C. with influencers
Another person familiar with the plans noted that TikTok was paying for the cost of sending influencers to D.C. It …
Bush NSA: If Biden rescinds Iraq war AUMF, he better replace it
Bush NSA: If Biden rescinds Iraq war AUMF, he better replace it
But Stephen Hadley, the man who was the architect of many of the national security policies that the Iraq AUMF …
Pence on whether Trump should bow out if indicted: It’s up to him
Pence on whether Trump should bow out if indicted: It’s up to him
The pass from Pence comes as he ramps up criticism of his former boss on other matters. And it suggests …
Inside the Trump world-organized retreat to plot out Biden oversight
Inside the Trump world-organized retreat to plot out Biden oversight
Among those who briefed the congressional aides was a former Trump administration official, an energy lobbyist and a reporter from …
Trump who? Ohio’s Mike DeWine doesn’t have time to talk ageism, partisan rancor or 45
Trump who? Ohio’s Mike DeWine doesn’t have time to talk ageism, partisan rancor or 45
How do you break through in a bipartisan way? Politics had nothing to do with dealing with how we clean …
Republicans release top targets of Democratic-held House seats in 2024
Republicans release top targets of Democratic-held House seats in 2024
“Republicans are in the majority and on offense. We will grow our House majority by building strong campaigns around talented …
Trump continues to suck the air out of the GOP primary
Trump continues to suck the air out of the GOP primary
While Trump’s approval ratings may be slipping and Republican voters tell pollsters they are willing to look elsewhere, a series …
Inside Pence world’s decision to go hard at Trump at the Gridiron
Inside Pence world’s decision to go hard at Trump at the Gridiron
“History will hold Donald Trump accountable for Jan. 6,” Pence told hundreds of journalists at what is typically a jocular …
Pence: Trump ‘endangered my family’ on Jan. 6
Pence: Trump ‘endangered my family’ on Jan. 6
In the days leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, Trump pressured Pence to overturn President Joe Biden’s election victory as …