Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offered a notably restrained endorsement of Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed after the progressive candidate won his primary despite previously calling for Schumer to be replaced as the party’s leader in the Senate. El-Sayed…
President Donald Trump is pushing back on reports that he has already settled on Vice President JD Vance as his preferred successor in 2028, saying Thursday that it is far too early to make an official endorsement in the next…
Sen. Mitch McConnell has been discharged after nearly two months of hospitalization and rehabilitation following a June health scare, but the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican is not yet returning to the Senate. McConnell announced Thursday that he is returning to his…
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been subpoenaed by three Republican state attorneys general who are investigating whether the former federal health official personally profited from public health guidance he promoted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joined West…
President Donald J. Trump pushed back Thursday against reports that the United States is running dangerously low on key military munitions during the war with Iran, insisting the country maintains massive weapons supplies while defense manufacturers rapidly expand production. “The…
Senate investigators have obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s cellphone from the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially giving lawmakers access to new information about the former government health official’s communications and actions during the outbreak. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, chairman…
A Republican-led Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former government health official repeatedly refused to answer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-funded research, invoking his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times…
Embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller missed a key Wednesday deadline to withdraw from his reelection race, complicating efforts by Republicans to replace him as he faces mounting allegations of abuse that he has strongly denied. Miller remained in the race…
Vice President JD Vance is urging Congress to turn the Trump administration’s anti-fraud measures into federal law, warning that a future Democratic administration could otherwise dismantle the work being done to protect taxpayer money. Vance made the push Wednesday during…
The Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, giving the agency its first permanent leader in nearly a year. Schwartz was approved in a 51-44 vote, with…
