At least two associates of former President Donald Trump have responded to the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection — with one saying they intend to defy the subpoena, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Oklahoma State Superintendent switches parties, enters 2022 gubernatorial race
Oklahoma’s two-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced on Thursday that she is switching her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and challenging Republican incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt in next year’s gubernatori…
Analysis: Independents have turned on Biden
President Joe Biden won the 2020 election in large part because he was able to win the center. He emerged with a 13-point win with independent voters, a group that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton lost by 4 points in 2016. (House Democra…
Youngkin walks fine line on ‘election integrity’
Glenn Youngkin is trying to walk a tightrope on so-called election integrity.
Controversy follows Noem in South Dakota as she eyes national stage
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has emerged as a lightning rod within the field of potential GOP presidential contenders, serving as such a forceful champion for former President Donald Trump that she’s been talked about as a possible running mate if he …
Congress confronts dilemma posed by new Trump bombshells
Donald Trump always seems to get away with it. And he’s trying to do it again.
McConnell’s shift on debt ceiling fight puts GOP in a bind
The debt ceiling deal proposed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is putting his GOP conference in a bind, with some Republicans accusing the formidable Senate tactician of folding in his standoff with Democrats and others refusing to go along w…
Here are the 11 Senate Republicans who joined Democrats to break the debt limit deal filibuster
Eleven Senate Republicans broke ranks Thursday evening to vote with all Democrats to overcome a filibuster so that the debt ceiling deal announced earlier in the day could move forward.
Treasury secretary on debt ceiling debate: ‘It’s flirting with a self-inflicted crisis’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the debate over the US debt ceiling amounts to “flirting with a self-inflicted crisis” but that everyone “breathed a sigh of relief” after Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to avert economic dis…