Bill Gates, a prominent donor to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s failed campaign for Oregon governor, faced congressional questioning this week over his longstanding relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Gates, who contributed $50,000 to Kristof’s campaign in 2021, appeared before the House Oversight Committee this week as part of its investigation into Epstein, a registered
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty National Democratic Party leaders threw their support behind Graham Platner within hours of his victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary on June 9, while
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Wednesday condemned Bill Gates’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein, which began after the disgraced financier pleaded guilty to sex crimes in 2008. The billionaire testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday about his ties to Epstein. As the committee’s ranking member, Garcia noted that Gates was…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused Republicans of using Alveda King as a prop to shield racism allegations during an SPLC hearing on hate group funding.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that the House will vote Thursday morning on extending the nation’s foreign spy powers through July 2, a move that comes amid a partisan clash over President Trump naming Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence (DNI). The expected vote comes after Democrats in the Senate largely…
An illegal immigrant mother from Mexico holds hands with her young daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, on their way to daycare from their home in San Diego on April 24, 2025. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images California is home to the lion’s share of illegal immigrant families in the
Speaker Mike Johnson swore in Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif.) Wednesday as the 431st member of the House, succeeding the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican who died in January. Gallagher brings the partisan balance of the chamber to 219-212, meaning Republicans can afford as many as three defections on party-line votes where all members are