Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman (R) is facing calls to resign and being billed for damages caused by a group of protesters he allowed to enter the state capitol by opening a door while exiting the building, ...
Elevate Government Affairs LLC named Kelly Lugar executive vice president. She previously was vice president of government affairs at Berkshire Hathaway Energy, where she worked for three years. Before that, she was a senior adviser...
If the mere knowledge that some lawbreaking would probably happen were enough to punish speech, we would be locking up Black Lives Matter organizers.
Klete Keller, a swimmer and two-time Olympic gold medal winner for the United States, was recognized by former teammates and coaches as one of the participants in the deadly pro-Trumb mob that overtook the Capitol l...
President Trump said Tuesday he believes the 25th Amendment poses "zero risk" to him but suggested it could be applied to President-elect Joe Biden, with the president shrugging off the possibility of being removed from office...
President Trump said Tuesday he believes the 25th Amendment poses "zero risk" to him but suggested it could be applied to President-elect Joe Biden, with the president shrugging off the possibility of being removed from o...
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on Tuesday was informed that he and other top former state officials including the Michigan health director will face charges resulting from an investigation into the Flint water crisi...
House Republican leadership doesn't plan to tell its members to vote against impeaching President Trump or the Democrat-led resolution calling on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, a senior GOP aide...
Federal authorities arrested a Chicago resident Tuesday who is accused of threatening to commit violence at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week.A criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court i...
A growing number of lawmakers are testing positive for COVID-19 after being forced to crowd together in a secure space during Wednesday’s mob attack on the Capitol, confirming fears that the insurrection created conditions for a virus superspreader...
Vice President Pence on Tuesday assured governors there would be a smooth transition into the Biden administration during his final conference call with state leaders as head of the coronavirus task force.Pence acknowledged to ...
The FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) are scheduled to hold a press conference on Tuesday afternoon during which they will provide an update on arrests made in the wake of last week's deadly riots by supporters of Presi...
Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman (Va.) tweeted his support for President Trump’s impeachment on Tuesday, saying it is “necessary” in order to combat conspiracy theories.The former Virginia congressman put out a series of tweets ...
President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee is refunding a $500 donation from former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) over her registration as a foreign agent with a firm alleged to have aided the Chinese government’s surveillance of the Uighur...
During Supreme Court oral arguments Tuesday in a dispute over campus speech rights, justices cited a 2017 jury verdict that awarded pop star Taylor Swift’s demand to be paid $1 by a man who was found liable for groping her.The reference to Swift’s...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas Donohue on Tuesday said that President Trump’s conduct last week was unacceptable and inexcusable, commenting on the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. “By his words and actions, he has...
Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum praised Vice President Pence for overseeing and ensuring the certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory by Congress last week."With the president 16 blocks away, threatening the vice president with...
Two House Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday to fine lawmakers who do not wear masks on Capitol grounds after three representatives announced they tested positive for COVID-19 following a lockdown caused by the mob that stormed the building last...
Jason Schmid, a longtime senior GOP aide on the House Armed Services Committee, has resigned from his post, according to a letter to incoming ranking member Mike Rogers (R-Ala.). The letter was first obtained by Politico Tuesday. In the...
A man who allegedly brought guns, bombs and hundreds of rounds of ammunition to the Capitol riot last week was carrying a list of "good guys" and "bad guys," prosecutors told a federal court on Tuesday.The federal prosecutor's office in Washington,...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the powerful pro-business lobbying group, said Tuesday it will halt political contributions to certain lawmakers following the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week.“There are some members that by their actions...
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that Senate Democrats will launch probes stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after they take back control of the chamber on Jan. 20. Schumer sent a letter to ...
A top aide to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) resigned on Tuesday as her former boss continues to face criticism over his objections to the official affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's win in two states after the violence that overtook the...
GOP lawmakers who vote to impeach President Trump could draw primary challenges from the right, potentially leading many House Republicans to stick by Trump even as they blame him for stoking the deadly riot that consumed Capitol Hill last week...
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to reconvene the chamber immediately to allow an impeachment trial of President Trump before Inauguration Day.Schumer disputed...
