(Headline USA) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he's scheduling a procedural vote on a GOP COVID-19 relief bill next week, saying aid to hard-hit businesses shouldn't be held up by gridlock involving other aid proposals.
The Kentucky Republican says the first item of Senate business when the chamber...
(Headline USA) In most election cycles, America wouldn’t pay attention to the Portland, Oregon, mayoral race — but this isn’t a normal year.
Months of riots against law enforcement have made Portland national news in a divisive election year, and President Donald Trump routinely derides Mayor Ted Wheeler as a weak...
(Headline USA) Joe Biden says he is “not a fan” of adding seats to the Supreme Court, after weeks of avoiding questions about the idea that’s been pushed by progressives and used by Republicans to attack him.
“I’ve already spoken on — I’m not a fan of court packing, but I...
(Headline USA) Defiant as ever about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Monday turned his first campaign rally since contracting COVID-19 into a full-throated defense of his handling of the pandemic, joking that he was healthy enough to plunge into the crowd and give voters “a big fat kiss."
There was...
(Headline USA) California's chief elections official on Monday ordered Republicans to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from churches, gun shops and other locations and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, presuming illegal activity without evidence, warned those behind “vote tampering" could face prosecution.
Republican refused, saying they are taking advantage of California's liberal...
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee noted in his opening remarks on Monday that he really didn't need to have a committee hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Although the hearings are a time-honored formality, the growing partisan divide over judicial nominees, along...
Two women were auditioning for historically important roles during Monday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Both Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Judge Amy Coney Barrett sought to use the highly watched platform to sell their respective visions for America.
Both used remarks that were prepared in advance.
Both paid heartfelt tribute to the...
Some on the Left would no doubt accuse Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., of attempting to "mansplain" the Supreme Court confirmation process of Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday.
But after a weekend in which Democrats and their media allies attempted to redefine the concept of "court packing" in order to...
CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday rebuked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s deputy campaign manager for arguing that President Donald Trump’s appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is “unconstitutional.”
Kate Bedingfield tried to argue that Republicans are acting unconstitutionally by moving forward with the confirmation process for...
(Headline USA) Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate moves ahead on President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and nudge the court slightly more towards conservatism before Election Day.
Barrett, a federal appeals court judge,...
(Aaron Mate', RealClearInvestigations) The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rose to global prominence in mid-June 2016 when it publicly accused Russia of hacking the Democratic National Committee and stealing its data.
The previously unknown company's explosive allegation set off a seismic chain of events that engulfs U.S. national politics to this day.
The Hillary...
(Headline USA) A federal judge has upheld a state court agreement that extends Minnesota's deadline for counting absentee ballots by seven days, expanding opportunities for political parties and candidates who trail on Election Day to "find" new votes to make up deficits.
Republicans had asked U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel to...