The House has pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage. A key procedural vote gained approval Friday to move ahead with the bill, Democrats joining Republicans in a rare assist. House Speaker Mike Johnson has been making the rounds on conservative media working to salvage the wartime funding, particularly for Ukraine as it faces a critical moment battling Russia. His own job is also under threat as the restless right flank...
This story was produced by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. In 2018, the Akron, Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy donated $2.5 million to a Republican Governors Association-affiliated dark money group backing GOP nominee Mike DeWine in a competitive race for Ohio governor, according to newly released records. The records show […]
For centuries the Democrats have been the “tax and spend guys.” They’re the party of American Treasury confiscatory distribution — to themselves.
Democrats are more skeptical about President Joe Biden than Republicans are about former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll. An NBC News poll found significant concerns among Democrats about Biden, with only 54% saying that “none” of the president’s vulnerabilities were most convincing, compared to 72% of Republicans feeling the same about Trump. […]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three Republicans and two Democrats faced off in the hotly contested 120th district race. After 10 years in Harrisburg, State Representative Aaron Kaufer is hanging up his orange tie and is not seeking re-election to the state house. Representative Kaufer has served the residents of the 120th district since taking []
Democratic officials led by the White House on Thursday spurned the request from House Speaker Mike Johnson to deploy troops to Columbia University.
Johnson is not concerned with doing what’s best for his voters or his party. He’s concerned about staying in power by any means necessary.
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The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday afternoon to dismiss the House’s impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Within a few hours, congressional Read More
Summer Lee, the first black woman elected in Pennsylvania to the U.S House of Representatives and a strong progressive voice in Congress, handily defeated a centrist challenger in Tuesday's Democratic Party primary race. Her opponent, Edgewood Borough Councilmember Bhavini Patel, campaigned on Lee's criticisms of Israel and Biden and with the benefit of a PAC funded largely by a Republican billionaire. — Read the rest
Just a month after launching his independent congressional bid, disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos is withdrawing from the race. The ex-Republican lawmaker from Long Island announced that he was ending his campaign for the state’s 1st District, representing eastern Suffolk County, in a post on X Tuesday, April 23. “I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1,” Santos said. “I don’t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against [Republican] Nick Lalota Although Nick...
In a state that hasn’t elected a Republican House representative since 1993 and only two Republican senators since 1967, Massachusetts GOP Chairwoman Amy Carnevale is optimistic for her party amid recent opinion polls. Carnevale cited a poll in a recent recruitment email that indicated 67% of Bay Staters think the migrant situation is a crisis […]