U.S. Politics

Jordan still not speaker: 'Biggest F.U.' to GOP voters

When will the House of Representatives put a new speaker in place and get back to doing what its members were elected to do, pass laws? Read More.

Red blowout in Louisiana: 'Reign of the RINOS is over'

"The reign of the RINOs is over," the Louisiana Freedom Caucus declared after Saturday's primary vote in which Republican Jeff Landry won the governor's race without a runoff and the GOP clinched super majorities in the state House and Senate. Read More.

Judge hits Trump with gag order; Will he comply?

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday placed a gag order on former President Donald Trump in the case related to January 6. Read More.

Trump-endorsed Jeff Landry wins Louisiana governor race

Louisiana's race for governor features a jungle primary, where candidates from all parties are on the same ballot. The top two candidates in the primary usually square off in a runoff. Read More.

Rep. Comer: Biden team coordinated documents cover-up

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said the committee is in possession of evidence showing that a at least five White House employees, Joe Biden’s personal attorneys, a Department of Defense employee, and others on the Biden team covered up and lied about the Biden classified documents scandal for more than a year. Read More.

Will new GOP Speaker understand the GOP base?

Rep. Kevin McCarthy never understood a thing about the GOP base — his own voters. And before him, GOP leaders like Paul Ryan, John Boehner and Eric Cantor all knew even less. They were all clueless tools of the D.C. swamp and deep state. I could fit what all of them knew about their own GOP base into a thimble. Read More.

Donald Trump was 'glue that held world together'

Following Saturday's terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel, Trump posted on Truth Social: "The horrible attack on Israel, much like the attack on Ukraine, would never have happened if I were President - zero chance!" Read More.

Dodgers/Padres legend Garvey running for Feinstein's seat

Steve Garvey is swinging for the U.S. Senate fences in 2024. As a Republican, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and Padres star faces a steep uphill climb as he seeks the Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Read More.

NY AG following her NRA playbook to destroy Trump

New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James has in no way hidden her desire to pursue and ruin her political opponents, critics say. Read More.

Hillary envisions re-education camps for MAGA

A Democrat who has lost two presidential elections has raised the specter of sending some 70-plus million Americans in for re-education. Read More.

FBI: MAGA voters ‘persistent, evolving' threat

Having declared the MAGA movement an "existential threat to American democracy," critics say that Team Biden has decided to deploy the enforcement wing of the Democrat Party, also known as the FBI, to surveil and track Trump's supporters as the 2024 presidential campaign heats up. Read More.

Gaetz offers concise rationale as GOP wise men fume

Was it the day Washington, D.C. finally responded to "we the people"? Read More.

Feinstein's replacement: Who is Laphonza Butler?

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Read More.

Never-Trumpers hoping to draft Youngkin for 2024

CBS's Bob Costa claimed on Thursday that billionaire GOP megadonor Thomas Peterffy is calling allies to assure Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin he would have the financial backing if he wanted to jump into the race. Read More.

It's a 'big guy' thing: Democrats bent rules for Fetterman

The towering senator from Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, is going to have to abandon his hooded sweatshirt, golf shorties and sneakers if he intends to participate in legislative rhetoric on the senate floor in the capitol building in Washington, D.C. But he says he will do it to "save democracy." Read More.