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Early voting soars in Georgia Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Early voting in Georgia’s Senate runoff race between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican opponent Herschel Walker opened statewide to all registered voters on Monday, following record-breaking turnout this [Read More…]
Supreme Court counsel defends Justice Alito after he denied allegation of 2014 leak
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s top legal adviser on Monday defended Justice Samuel Alito after top Democrats on the Senate and House Judiciary Committees had publicly raised concerns about Alito’s alleged [Read More…]
Pence, some other Republicans rebuke Trump for dinner with white nationalist
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Multiple high-profile Republican lawmakers returning to Washington on Monday chastised former President Donald Trump over his dinner last week with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye, formerly known as [Read More…]
White House criticizes China COVID policy, says people have ‘right to peacefully protest’
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Monday criticized China’s coronavirus containment strategy and said people there have a “right to peacefully protest,” although its comments were notably restrained at a time it [Read More…]
Biden to sign memo to combat conflict-related sexual violence
FILE, Official White House Photo by Carlos Fyfe (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is poised to sign a memorandum boosting the U.S. government’s opposition to conflict-related sexual violence in an effort to further combat rape [Read More…]
First lady Jill Biden to unveil 2022 White House holiday theme and decorations
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden will unveil this year’s White House holiday theme and seasonal decor on Monday morning. She will be joined by members and leadership [Read More…]
After Colorado Springs mass shooting, Gov. Polis considers changes to strengthen ‘red flag’ law
Chet Strange/Getty Images (DENVER) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday that he is considering reforms to his state’s “red flag” law after this month’s mass shooting in Colorado Springs at Club Q, an LGBTQ [Read More…]
White House denounces Trump’s dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes
Allan Baxter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A spokesman for President Joe Biden is sharply criticizing former President Donald Trump for having dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes at his Mar-a-Lago club last week. “Bigotry, hate, and [Read More…]
Republicans are committed to Ukraine but want ‘accountability’ over funding, McCaul and Turner say
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Mike Turner, R-Ohio, on Sunday insisted that the incoming House Republican majority would continue to support funding and arming Ukraine in its war against Russia, downplaying [Read More…]
Trump hosts Kanye West, Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, FL) Former President Donald Trump hosted controversial figures, Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday night for dinner, a guest also [Read More…]
2024 cycle begins to churn for Senate, House races
Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 2022 midterm cycle is not even done yet, with Georgia’s runoff next month leaving the U.S. Senate’s margin in question, and speculation over the 2024 presidential race is swallowing [Read More…]
Biden reiterates call for assault weapons ban after mass shootings
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Joe Biden reiterated his call to pursue a ban on assault weapons following the latest mass shooting at a Walmart in Virginia and said it’s “sick” that the U.S. continues to [Read More…]
Georgians prepare for politics during Thanksgiving
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images (ATLANTA, GA) — As Georgians gather for Thanksgiving, food and celebration won’t be the only things on their mind. Conversations about politics could also swirl around the dinner table as [Read More…]
Murkowski, Peltola reelected in Alaska’s ranked-choice voting, ABC News reports
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — ABC News reports that Alaska’s incumbent senator, Republican Lisa Murkowski, is projected to win reelection against another Republican opponent, Trump-backed Kelly Tshibaka, and that Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola, the first [Read More…]
From financiers to UFO believers, scores of GOP megadonors are flocking to DeSantis
Scott Olson/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who appears to be eying a run for the presidency in 2024, cruised to reelection this month with the backing of a Rolodex of wealthy [Read More…]
Biden could discuss 2024 as first family keeps Thanksgiving tradition in Nantucket
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is spending Thanksgiving with his family in Nantucket, Massachusetts, as is their tradition, but the talk around the dinner table this year could turn to [Read More…]
Jury deliberations begin in Oath Keepers Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Washington, D.C., jury began deliberations Tuesday in the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four other associates in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack [Read More…]
McCarthy, at border, calls on Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over the administration’s immigration policies and raised the possibility of an impeachment [Read More…]
Early voting kicks off in Georgia’s Senate runoff as legal challenges on access mount
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Early voting in Georgia’s Dec. 6 runoff kicked off Tuesday in at least one of the state’s 159 counties as Democrat-led efforts to expand the election’s early vote options [Read More…]
Boosters would prevent ‘essentially every COVID death,’ White House official says
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the winter holidays draw near, Dr. Anthony Fauci stood at the White House briefing podium one last time on Tuesday to give Americans health advice as he prepares to [Read More…]