Alvaro Bedoya confirmed for FTC, breaking long deadlock
The Senate confirmed Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday. The move gives FTC Chair Lina Khan the power to act to rein...
GOP texts cast renewed spotlight on post-2020 election efforts
News of the text message comes days after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene testified that she could not recall whether she had advocated for martial law.
Florida Senate approves congressional map proposed by DeSantis
The redistricting plan is the latest move by Gov. Ron DeSantis to raise his profile before a potential White House bid in 2024.
Pelosi says Ginni Thomas revelations show need for Supreme Court ethics code
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday renewed her call for the Supreme Court to institute a code of ethics.
McCarthy: Cawthorn ‘did not tell the truth’ about orgy and drug claims
Rep. Madison Cawthorn's comments, which he made during a podcast interview last week, outraged some of his fellow congressional Republicans,
Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act is named for the 14-year-old Black boy whose torture and killing in Mississippi in 1955 sparked the civil rights movement.
Trump sues Hillary Clinton, others over 2016 election he won
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and others over the 2016 presidential race.
U.S. Rep. Cawthorn calls Zelenskyy a ‘thug,’ says Ukrainian government ‘incredibly evil’
Lawmakers from both parties are relatively unified over of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the Trump-supporting first-termer is making some waves.
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn charged again with driving while license revoked
The Republican member of the U.S. House from North Carolina has been charged for the second time with driving with a revoked license