Trump-Massie feud hits fever pitch: What to watch in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama primaries

Six states are set to conclude primary voting Tuesday, with the spotlight on Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R) ugly primary battle in Kentucky and the highly competitive Senate and gubernatorial contests in Georgia.  The Kentucky House primary marks the latest front in President Trump’s fight to oust GOP dissenters and another test of his influence among the party’s…

Trump’s SAVE America Act push creates fresh headaches for GOP leaders

President Trump is ramping up pressure on GOP leaders to attach the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act to must-pass legislation, a move that would complicate an already difficult stretch on Capitol Hill. Republicans in both chambers are racing to get a bipartisan housing bill, a long-term extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s…

Republicans seek to shift blame for unpopular redistricting war 

Republicans on Capitol Hill are seeking to shift the blame for the redistricting war onto Democrats, downplaying President Trump’s leading role in a gerrymandering frenzy that’s unpopular with voters of all stripes. Trump instigated the rare, mid-decade redistricting fight last summer when he pressed Texas state Republicans to redraw their map with designs to eliminate

Gallego to offer DACA, immigration enforcement amendments for reconciliation bill

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will propose amendments to immigration policy on Tuesday as part of reconciliation legislation to fund federal immigration enforcement agencies. Gallego, the son of a Colombian mother and a Mexican father, will file three amendments during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee markup, according to copies of his proposals obtained…

New Fed Chair Pledges ‘Regime Change’ to Fight Inflation—Here’s What That Could Mean in Practice

Newly confirmed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, pledging new tactics to fight inflation, faces an uphill battle to keep rising prices in check.  At his April 21 Senate confirmation hearing, Warsh called for “a regime change in the conduct of policy” at the Fed under former chair Jerome Powell, whose tenure saw annual inflation exceed