Why these 7 Republican senators still aren’t endorsing Trump
Several GOP senators have not endorsed Trump — and likely won't before the election.Some of them voted to impeach Trump after January 6 and have sworn him off entirely.Others are keeping their vote private or have specific reasons for withholding a formal endorsement. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…
America might be headed for a government shutdown (again)
America might be headed for another government shutdown.Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday pulled a temporary government funding bill off the House floor hours before a planned vote amid dissent within his own party."No vote today because we're in the consensus-building business here in Congress. With small majorities, that's what you do," Johnson told reporters outside…
Rep. Byron Donalds didn’t properly disclose up to $1.6 million in...
Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, the Florida congressman who was in the running to be former President Donald Trump's vice presidential pick, is in some hot water over his stock trades.Donalds and his wife made over 100 trades, valued between $108,000 and $1.6 million, over the course of 2022 and 2023.Though he disclosed those trades in…
The Biden impeachment effort is dying a slow, painful death
Two weeks ago, a trio of House committees released a 291-page report on the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.It was quickly forgotten. Biden is no longer running for reelection, and the political incentives for going after the president — after all, impeachment is a fundamentally political process — have greatly diminished.That's on top of…
Democrats haven’t been this enthusiastic about voting since 2008
The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remains tight, and either candidate could prevail in November.But one thing's clear, according to a new poll: Democrats are way more enthusiastic than Republicans about voting right now, and it's likely driven by Harris' ascent to the top of the ticket.According to new…
These 8 senators each made more than $100,000 last year from...
Writing books continues to be lucrative for senators with national profiles.In 2023, eight senators made more than $100,000 in royalties, according to financial disclosures.That includes Democrats like Raphael Warnock and Republicans like Ted Cruz. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app By…
‘Not a person who gets overly excited’: Sen. Mark Kelly auditions...
It was just after noon on a Wednesday. The US Senate, known for its obnoxiously long votes, was 42 minutes into the first one of the day. Beneath the harsh glow of the fluorescent lights in the Capitol basement, senators and their staff shuffled to and from the elevators that would carry them up to…
JD Vance’s problem isn’t weirdness. It’s nastiness.
Democrats have landed on a descriptor for JD Vance: Weird."By the way," Vice President Kamala Harris said at an Atlanta rally on Tuesday, "don't you find some of their stuff to just be plain weird?"With Democrats eagerly resurfacing the Ohio senator's years-old comments about "childless cat ladies," Republicans are suddenly on the defensive over their…
Blake Masters, a close ally of JD Vance and Peter Thiel,...
Blake Masters just lost another election.The former venture capitalist, an ideological ally of Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, was defeated by Abe Hamadeh in a crowded GOP primary in Arizona's 8th congressional district.That's despite getting a last-minute boost from Donald Trump. After initially endorsing just Hamadeh several months ago, the…
Trump suggests having JD Vance as his VP will make ‘virtually...
On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump suggested that his choice of Sen. JD Vance as his running mate would have no impact on the race."Historically, the vice president — in terms of the election — does not have any impact. I mean, virtually no impact," Trump said. "Historically, the choice of the vice president makes…
