Politics

Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A judge has denied Montana state legislator Zooey Zephyr’s motion to have her legislative privileges and duties reinstated after being censured by House Republicans. Zephyr said her attorneys are unlikely to appeal the ruling since the legislative session is coming to a close. “Throughout the last two weeks, my constituents, […]

(WASHINGTON) — Censures and expulsions in some state legislatures have become a growing consequence of the intensifying culture wars across the country. In Montana, Tennessee, and Oklahoma — states with Republican supermajorities in the House — conservative legislators have led the charge in disciplining lawmakers on the other side of the aisle. Democratic legislators have […]

John Moore/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Defense plans to send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to support the security mission along the U.S.-Mexico border for a temporary three-month period ahead of an expected surge of migrants with the end of Title 42 restrictions on May 11, according to U.S. officials. They will join 2,500 National […]

(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday gave his first public response to an IRS supervisor-turned-whistleblower who claimed to have information for Congress about potential mishandling of the yearslong federal investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden. Among the allegations laid out in a letter to lawmakers last month was that the whistleblower would […]

(WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer believes California Sen. Dianne Feinstein may return to Capitol Hill as soon as next week after a monthslong absence while recovering from shingles. Schumer spoke with Feinstein on Monday, according to prepared notes captured in a photograph taken by Politico during a Tuesday news conference. “We’re both hopeful she […]

(WASHINGTON) — House Democratic leadership has been working behind the scenes on a long shot plan that could allow their party to go around Speaker Kevin McCarthy and force a vote to raise the debt limit, even if an agreement isn’t reached with the Republican majority. The strategy centers on what’s called a discharge petition — […]

(WASHINGTON) — Rapper Fat Joe wasn’t in Washington D.C., last week for a concert, he came to lobby Congress to call for transparency in hospital billing due to the staggering amount of medical debt many Americans face. “I look at myself as an evangelist, spreading the word gospel of how important it is to show us […]

(WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court ethics and questions surrounding the conduct of Justice Clarence Thomas were on full display Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The panel heard from a range of legal experts on whether Congress has the authority to require the high court to adopt an enforaceable code of conduct. Democrats have pushed for […]

(WASHINGTON) — Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday focused on protecting children online and holding social media companies accountable as cries mount for improved safety features. The legislation would mandate independent annual audits to assess risks to minors, require social media companies to have more options for minors to protect their information […]

(WASHINGTON) — Nearly 300 people were arrested as a result of a years-long, three-continent operation targeting darknet trafficking of fentanyl and opioids, the Justice Department and FBI announced Tuesday. Under “Operation SpecTor,” the “largest ever operation targeting the trafficking of fentanyl and opioids on the dark web,” 288 people were arrested within the last two […]