Politics Sep 05 GOP Sen. McConnell’s health ‘freezes’ not evidence of strokes or seizures, Congress’ physician says The U.S. Capitol physician says Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's health episodes show no evidence of strokes or seizures.
Politics Aug 29 Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump’s vision The goal is to avoid the pitfalls of Trump’s first years in office, when the Republican president’s team was ill-prepared, his Cabinet nominees had trouble winning Senate confirmation and policies were met with resistance.
Politics Aug 15 AP report: McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month The fiscal year starts Oct. 1, when funding will be needed. The stopgap measure would fund operations into December but McCarthy needs support from Republicans who are loathe to agree as they push for steeper cuts.
Politics Aug 15 ‘Bidenomics’ delivers once-in-a-generation investment, but with political risks Democrats see the trio of bills — two of which also drew bipartisan support from Republicans — as their calling card to voters ahead of the 2024 election, the tangible results of Biden’s vision and tenure in the White House.
Politics Aug 10 Biden asks Congress for more than $13 billion to support Ukraine and $12 billion for disaster fund It's another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a counteroffensive against the Kremlin's deeply entrenched forces.
Politics Jul 25 McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry of Biden House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says unproven allegations of financial wrongdoing against President Joe Biden are rising to the level of an impeachment inquiry.
Politics Jul 20 Sen. Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine Republicans say the information is significant as they probe the financial affairs of the President Joe Biden's family, reviving previously debunked claims of financial wrongdoing.
Politics Jul 20 WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at House hearing on social media and alleged censorship Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is denying that he traffics in racist and hateful online conspiracy theories, testifying at a House hearing on government censorship despite requests from outside groups to disinvite him.
Politics Jul 14 WATCH: House approves GOP-led defense bill that adds abortion restrictions, rolls back diversity initiatives The bill is expected to go nowhere in the Democratic-majority Senate.
Politics Jun 22 House Republicans move Biden impeachment forward as hard-right clamors for action The ability of single lawmaker, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., to push forward the impeachment resolution caught Republicans off guard by the unscripted move this week. Many viewed it as a political distraction from other priorities.