The Freedom Caucus is losing its stalwarts. Here’s who to watch next.
Members like Andy Biggs and Chip Roy are out. Provocateurs like Andy Ogles and Brandon Gill are waiting in the wings.
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Democrats hold 5-point edge over GOP ahead of midterms: Poll
A plurality of respondents to a recent NBC News survey said they want Democrats to win back control of Congress, with less than five months before the midterms. The poll, conducted from May 29 through June 7, found that 49 percent of 2,400 registered voters want Democrats to control Congress after the November elections. Forty-four…
Sen. Mitch McConnell Hospitalized, Spokesman Says
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) attends a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters, File Photo Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has been admitted to the hospital, the senator’s spokesman Dave Popp said in a statement Sunday. Popp did not provide the reason McConnell was hospitalized or give the
Iran deal comes under fire from Democrats before it is inked
Democratic lawmakers throughout the weekend have criticized a prospective deal between the U.S. and Iranian governments, before the two sides finalize an agreement. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on “Fox News Sunday” that the U.S. would be receiving “less” under a proposed deal with Iran that…
Jeffries questions possible Iran ceasefire: Trump has said deal is close ’38 or 39 different times’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday poked at the prospect that the U.S. and Iran will soon make a deal, accusing President Trump of saying the two countries have been close to a deal “38 or 39 different times.” The Trump administration expects the U.S. and Iran to finalize a peace deal to…
Oversight Democrat hails Trump name removal from Kennedy Center: ‘Really important moment for this country’
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, hailed the removal of President Trump’s name from the renowned Kennedy Center on Saturday as a symbolic win for “democracy and the rule of law.” “It’s [The Kennedy Center] a tribute to one of our greatest presidents, and the fact that Donald Trump…
House Democrat slams US-Iran peace deal as ‘basically a surrender document’
Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) criticized the reported details of an agreement with Iran, after President Trump said the U.S. and Iran plan to sign the peace framework on Sunday. “This is a terrible deal,” Moulton told MS NOW on Saturday. “It’s basically a surrender document from Donald Trump to the supreme leader of Iran.”…