Mitch McConnell, the veteran Republican leader in the Senate, emerged from a tense, closed-door luncheon with members of his party this week with a blunt postmortem about the November 8 midterm elections. “We underperformed among independents and moderates because their impression of many of the people in our party, in leadership roles, is that they’re … Read more
As the Republican Party takes on its unexpectedly slim majority in the House of Representatives for next year, one question lingers: Did they learn a damn thing from the midterm elections? Yes, they won the House by a handful of seats, but overall the election was a massive disappointment for Republicans, who had swaggered into … Read more
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says the taxpayers deserve to know how the money is spent A group of congressional Republicans introduced a resolution on Thursday calling for an audit of US government funds appropriated for aid to Ukraine. The initiative, spearheaded by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and backed by ten fellow legislators, covers all military, … Read more
Back in control on Capitol Hill, the GOP says it’ll examine whether the US President is “compromised” by his son’s business dealings Republican lawmakers announced on Thursday that they would probe whether US President Joe Biden had been “swayed by foreign dollars or influence” through his son, Hunter Biden. President Biden met with more than … Read more
Donald Trump’s Tuesday night announcement that he would run for the White House for the third presidential cycle in a row has not generated the amount of excitement that he may have hoped for as he seeks to clear the field. “Anyone looking for Republican reactions to Donald J. Trump’s announcement of a third presidential … Read more
When Nevada’s 2022 U.S. Senate race was called for incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrats knew that they would be keeping their Senate majority in 2023. And Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell knew that he won’t be Senate majority leader next year. The 2022 midterms have underscored tensions between McConnell and Sen. Rick Scott of … Read more
A law that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriages cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S Senate on Wednesday, overcoming the 60-vote filibuster threshold and setting the stage for approval. Senators voted 62-37 in favor of ending debate on the Respect for Marriage Act and advancing it to the floor for an up-or-down vote. Twelve … Read more
The US leader says he will “work with anyone” who wants to deliver results for the American people President Joe Biden has congratulated the Republican Party on winning the majority in the US House of Representatives as a result of the midterm elections on November 8. Last week’s vote “demonstrated the strength and resilience of … Read more
The Republicans will take back control of the House of Representatives by a narrow margin, ushering in a new era of divided government in Washington after Democrats retained a majority in the Senate in unexpectedly close US midterm elections. More than one week after tens of millions of voters headed to the polls in the … Read more
Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern. More than a week after Election Day, … Read more