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Johnson denies he’s ‘lost control’ of House after Republicans defy him to force vote on extending health care subsidies
Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson denied he has “lost control of the House” after a group of moderate [Read More…]
Moderate Republicans buck leadership and back Democrat effort to extend ACA health care subsidies
Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of moderate House Republicans broke ranks with GOP leadership on Wednesday to force a vote [Read More…]
Rock band of Minnesota judges and justices performs despite threats surge
ABC News (ST. CLOUD, Minn.) — For Justice Anne McKeig, the high-stakes endeavor of deciding cases on the Minnesota Supreme Court is increasingly an exercise in stress management and risk tolerance. “It is an overwhelming [Read More…]
Hegseth says Pentagon won’t release video of strike on drug boat survivors to public
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, speaks during a Mexican Border Defense medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. US President Donald Trump [Read More…]
Sen. Mark Kelly clashes with Hegseth over Pentagon’s investigation into him
Sen. Mark Kelly arrives for a closed door meeting on Capitol Hill, Dec. 16, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on Tuesday called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s investigation into him a “bunch of [Read More…]
Trump to address nation Wednesday night
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’ll deliver a live national address on Wednesday at 9 p.m. from the White House. “It has been a great year for our Country, and [Read More…]
Susie Wiles calls out Bondi, Vance and Trump in Vanity Fair
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles looks on during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and President of Argentina Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 [Read More…]
Barack Obama tells House Democrats that party should focus on the midterms, not ideological divides
Former President Barack Obama attends a ‘Get out the vote’ rally at the Essex County College gymnasium in Newark, New Jersey, November 1, 2025. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Barack Obama told House [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine peace deal could be closer than ever, US officials signal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner (3rd L) and US special envoy Steve Witkoff (3rd R) for talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on December 14, [Read More…]
House Republicans unveil health care package that does not extend ACA subsidies ahead of next week’s vote
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) discusses rising health insurance premiums as U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) (L) and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) look on during a press conference in [Read More…]
Munition used in Sept. 2 boat strike was intended to kill people, top Democrat says
Sen. Mark Warner speaks to reporters as he walks into the Senate Chamber, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, [Read More…]
National Trust for Historic Preservation sues to try to stop White House ballroom construction
Demolition work continues where the East Wing once stood at the White House on December 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the privately funded nonprofit [Read More…]
Trump claims to pardon jailed Colorado election clerk Tina Peters, but state officials contend it’s unconstitutional
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters is in the rally at west steps of Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images [Read More…]
Growing number of House Republicans sign on to effort to force vote on ACA subsidies — defying Speaker Johnson
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a Hanukkah reception at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. T. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — As House [Read More…]
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confronted about veteran in contentious hearing over deportations
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Department of Homeland [Read More…]
Competing Democrat, Republican health care proposals both fail in the Senate
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on as senators speak to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty [Read More…]
Senate poised to cast votes on competing health care proposals
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on as senators speak to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty [Read More…]
Rubio orders State Department to change official memo font, citing DEI issue: Official
Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a bilateral meeting between President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House, November 18, [Read More…]
US seizes tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with farmers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is expected to announce a $12 billion [Read More…]
House Republican drops his inquiry into Sept. 2 boat strikes
Rep. Mike Rogers speaks to reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol, December 10, 2025. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Alabama Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman [Read More…]