Switching political parties in order to choose the primary in which a voter wants to cast a ballot is an old Wyoming tradition, one that has faced growing scrutiny as Democrats in the state continue struggle to field competitive candidates, and Republican primaries often all but decide who eventually wins …
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Washington — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is “doing well” and “remains on a path to recovery” as he continues to receive treatment for clinical depression, his office said Monday. The update from Joe Calvello, Fetterman’s communications director, is the first the Democratic senator’s office has provided since it announced on …
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The House of Representatives is expected Wednesday to pass legislation requiring hundreds of thousands of federal workers to return to federal offices and shutter many of the telework arrangements permitted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the measure is unlikely to be passed into law, the proposal raises new debate over …
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David DePape, the man charged with attempted murder and several other counts in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul, pleaded not guilty in San Francisco Superior Court on Wednesday. The suspect waived his right to a speedy trial, and Judge Teresa Caffese set a trial date of …
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Washington — The Senate on Tuesday voted to begin debate on a $1.7 trillion spending package hours after it was unveiled by congressional leaders, as lawmakers race to pass the plan before Friday and avert a partial government shutdown just before the Christmas holiday. The Senate’s 70 to 25 vote moves …
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The House has approved the removal from the Capitol of the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who wrote the infamous Dred Scott Supreme Court decision denying African Americans U.S. citizenship and protecting the institution of slavery. The measure, passed by a voice vote Wednesday afternoon, directs the Joint …
Read More »Outgoing Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan dropped some big hints about his political future, even as he told a room of about 1,700 supporters and donors there would be no big announcement Wednesday night. “I understand there has been some speculation about my future,” he joked with the crowd in …
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Suicides among active-duty service members decreased over 15% from 2020 to 2021, according to the Pentagon’s annual report on suicides in the military released today. The 2021 suicide rate for active-duty service members in 2021 was 24.3 per 100,000 which is down from 28.7 in 2020. 2020 had the highest …
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Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers. It’s at least the second legal challenge this week to the sweeping proposal laid out by President …
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When a government document mysteriously appeared earlier this week in the highest profile case in the federal court system, it had the hallmarks of another explosive storyline in the Justice Department’s investigation into records with classified markings stored at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. The document purported to be …
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