Texts between aides reveal role Sen. Ron Johnson played in pushing 'fake' Trump electors
The House select committee on Tuesday unveiled new information showing the role that Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson played in pushing "fake" electors for then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021.
Georgia Republican voters reject more of Trump's primary picks, while a late pick prevails in Alabama
Another election day in Georgia has brought a further round of defeats for former President Donald Trump and his chosen Republican candidates.
John Roberts played the long game on state funding of religious schools
Chief Justice John Roberts has been laying the groundwork for years for Tuesday's sweeping decision requiring states to fund religious education.
American allies in the Middle East pressure Biden to come up with strategy for containing Iran
President Joe Biden is under increasing pressure from the US' key Middle East allies to come up with a viable plan to constrain Iran, with hopes for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal fading as Biden prepares for his first trip …
South Dakota Senate convicts and removes state attorney general in impeachment trial after he killed pedestrian in 2020
The South Dakota state Senate on Tuesday voted to convict and remove state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office on two articles of impeachment after he struck and killed a pedestrian in September 2020, making Ravnsborg the first elected official …
Senate poised to pass first major gun safety legislation in decades following bipartisan agreement
The Senate on Tuesday made meaningful progress toward passing the first major federal gun safety legislation in a generation.
4 takeaways from Tuesday's elections in Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and DC
Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump's endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats on Tuesday night, but sided with the Senate candidate in Alabama who had his blessing over one of the former President's earliest and …
Here's what's in the bipartisan gun safety bill
The Senate's compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday, potentially the most significant new federal gun safety measure in decades, includes money for school safety, mental health, state crisis intervention programs and incentives for states to include juvenile records …
Biden will call for 3-month suspension of gas tax, though officials acknowledge it 'alone won't fix the problem'
President Joe Biden will call on Congress in a speech Wednesday to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end of September, senior administration officials said, framing the move as necessary to provide relief to American consumers but itself …
Gas tax holiday likely to land on empty amid hurdles in Congress
President Joe Biden's call for Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes will likely land on empty in the Senate.
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum indicted on wire fraud charges
Andrew Gillum, a once-rising Democratic star who nearly won a 2018 race for Florida governor, was indicted on Wednesday along with a close political ally on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements.
GOP senator says his right hand may need amputation after yard work injury
Sen. Kevin Cramer, a Republican from North Dakota, said Wednesday he injured his right hand doing yard work and required immediate surgery, which may result in amputation.
First on CNN: Top investigator leaving January 6 committee early
John Wood, a senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, is leaving his position this week, which is earlier than expected, according to a source familiar.
Rep. Henry Cuellar will defeat progressive primary challenger Jessica Cisneros, CNN projects
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, the lone remaining anti-abortion Democrat in the House, will defeat progressive Jessica Cisneros in a runoff, CNN projects.
Senator Borris L. Miles in Austin for TCEQ Sunset Meeting
Senator Borris L. Miles will be busing constituents from Houston, tomorrow, June 22, 2022 at 6:00 AM at the at Senator Miles Northeast Houston Office at 3300 Lyons Avenue, Houston, TX 77020. Below is the information on the committee hearing.
