Mayorkas not fazed by McCarthy impeachment threat
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday he has no plan of stepping down despite House Speaker Kevin…
Republicans defend speaker votes: Messy, but it worked
Republicans on Sunday defended their contentious process in choosing a House speaker as an example of democracy in…
No conflict in investigating the investigators investigating him, Perry says
Rep. Scott Perry said that being under investigation shouldn’t disqualify him from taking part in any examination of…
House Freedom Caucus leader sees better days under McCarthy
“Nancy Pelosi ran Congress like a prison camp,” Rep. Scott Perry said Sunday in saying why he thinks…
Schumer, Jeffries team up to bring the bacon home to New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — After bruising Democratic congressional defeats in New York last November, the state came away with…
Maine’s Prisons Taught Washington a Crucial Lesson in Fighting Opioids
WARREN, Maine. — Two years ago, Chuck Schooley woke up in a hospital bed. He had overdosed inside…
Proposed GOP select panel would be empowered to review ‘ongoing criminal investigations’
A proposed subcommittee to investigate “weaponization” of the federal government — a key demand of House conservatives who…
Opinion | The Party of One Becomes the Party of None
“This is not a Republican Party anymore. It’s a cult,” former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson said last year.…
From Dolly Parton to John Roberts: 19 Ideas for a Unity Speaker Pick
With the House of Representatives in chaos this week and only now able to finally decide on a…
Two lawmakers nearly come to blows — and other crazy moments from McCarthy’s final speaker votes
Even for career-long observers of Congress, Friday night on the House floor was a sight to behold. The…
Big Meat just can’t quit antibiotics
Cattle at the Texana Feeders feedlot in Floresville, Texas. | Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Meat production is…
North Korea’s nuclear escalation, explained
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presiding over an intercontinental balistic missile launch on March 24, 2022. |…