Politics

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Los Angeles police dealt with an intruder at the home of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while the Republican field got slightly smaller as one hopeful dropped out and another contender urged donors to help him make the next debate stage. Here are the campaign […]

Inverse Couple Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hours before a suspect, a U.S. Army reservist with mental health concerns, fatally shot 18 people in Lewiston, Maine Wednesday, the Senate approved an amendment that would scale back background check requirements for some veterans and service members with mental health issues. The amendment was authored by Republican Sens. […]

SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, on Thursday, the first day of his three-day visit to Washington. Wang acknowledged that China and the United States have “disagreements” and “differences” but said the two countries “share important […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House at last has a new speaker and the 2024 presidential field has thoughts. Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy says he’s scheduled another debate — but not with a GOP rival. And Nikki Haley picked up a notable endorsement. Here are campaign takeaways for Wednesday: Republican hopefuls weigh in on new […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jamaal Bowman will plead guilty after being charged with falsely pulling the fire alarm at a congressional office building before the House of Representatives voted on a stopgap spending bill to fund the government last month. “I’m thankful for the quick resolution from the District of […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jamaal Bowman will plead guilty after being charged with falsely pulling the fire alarm at a congressional office building before the House of Representatives voted on a stopgap spending bill to fund the government last month. “I’m thankful for the quick resolution from the District of Columbia Attorney General’s office […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Mike Johnson became the GOP’s last man standing on Tuesday night after winning the House speaker nomination from his party. He becomes the fourth speaker designee. The House is expected to vote on Johnson as speaker Wednesday afternoon. It took several rounds on Tuesday night to […]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is embroiled in a controversy dubbed by critics and the media as #LecternGate or #PodiumGate — a silly-sounding name for a potentially serious issue involving an unusual payment with tax dollars and an alteration to the receipt of how that money was […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, a conservative hard-liner, staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, and a 2020 election denier, was elected House speaker Wednesday after three failed GOP tries to choose a leader over three weeks. Johnson’s election is the latest twist in the chaotic speaker battle. Three other lawmakers — […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Mike Johnson became the GOP’s last man standing on Tuesday night after winning the House speaker nomination from his party. He becomes the fourth speaker designee. The House is expected to vote on Johnson as speaker Wednesday afternoon. It took several rounds on Tuesday night to […]