A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week. Joel Greenberg will appear Monday in federal court in Orlando, Florida, for a change of plea hearing, according to court documents. He had been working for weeks toward a deal with federal prosecutors […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he is “100 percent” focused “on stopping” President Joe Biden’s administration. Speaking to reporters in his home state of Kentucky, McConnell was asked about the House GOP leadership feud that reached a boiling point this week after Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the third-ranking Republican, again rebutted former […]
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) on Monday signed three bills seeking to restrict abortion in the state, including one piece of legislation that bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. One of the bills bans the procedure at the 20-week mark, while the other two require health care providers give pregnant people the option of […]
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., showed up at an anti-police brutality protest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Saturday evening, saying demonstrators needed to “stay on the street,” demanding justice until police reform becomes a reality. “I’m going to fight with all of the people who stand for justice,” Waters told reporters shortly before an 11 […]
President Biden is not ready to say whether he supports legislation introduced by House and Senate Democrats that would expand the Supreme Court and is waiting for the findings of a bipartisan commission he impaneled last week that will be reviewing a range of proposed potential reforms to the high court, the White House said […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told The Hill on Friday he has no plans of stepping down after coming under fire following reports that the Department of Justice is investigating him for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a minor and a possible violation of sex trafficking laws. In a text exchange with The Hill, the Florida […]
On the heels of New York state legalizing marijuana Wednesday, Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said his bill to end the federal prohibition would be coming soon. “I support decriminalization at the federal level and will be introducing legislation with a few of my colleagues shortly,” Schumer told reporters on Wednesday. Asked if he meant […]
Sen. Ted Cruz, laying blame on the surge of people crowding over the border on President Joe Biden and his administration, has shared a video showing overcrowded conditions of “just one of the pods” where migrant children are being held after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. “These are the Biden cages,” the Texas Republican posted in […]
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) said the border wall is effective and makes Border Patrol’s job easier. Graham made comments on Friday, as several Senate Republicans took a trip to the southern border in Texas. He went on to say the Biden administration has halted wall construction despite the wall proving to fight illegal […]
The Senate took the historic step Wednesday of confirming pediatrician Rachel Levine as President Joe Biden’s assistant secretary of health, making her the highest-ranking transgender official to serve in the federal government. Levine was leading the Pennsylvania Department of Health when Biden tapped her for the national post in January, in a notable first for […]
The House on Thursday approved two pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening background checks on firearm sales and transfers, a leading priority for Democratic lawmakers. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act — spearheaded by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) — looks to “utilize the current background checks process” in an attempt to ensure individuals prohibited from possessing […]
The House of Representatives Wednesday finalized a massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that will head to President Biden’s desk for his first legislative victory. The vote was 220 to 211 in the House. No Republicans voted “yes” on the legislation that Democrats say is needed to crush the pandemic, rebuild the economy and to […]