GOP leaders urge Gonzales to drop reelection bid over affair scandal

Washington — House GOP leadership called on Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to end his campaign for reelection over a scandal stemming from his affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.  “The Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Congressman Tony Gonzales’s conduct, and we urge them to act expeditiously. Congressman Gonzales has

FBI confirms its networks were targeted by “suspicious” cyber activities

The FBI on Thursday confirmed its networks were targeted by “suspicious” activities, without providing further details. “The FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond. We have nothing additional to provide,” the bureau said in a statement. The networks that were targeted in the cyber

Obama calls on voters to help Democrats’ Virginia redistricting ahead of midterms

Former President Barack Obama is calling on voters in Virginia to support a ballot measure this spring that would change the commonwealth’s constitution and cause new congressional district boundaries benefiting Democrats to be used in this fall’s midterm elections.  In a video posted to social media on Thursday morning, Obama noted the surge of mid-decade

Congress to vote on funding DHS, with GOP stressing urgency amid Iran war

Washington — The House and Senate will vote again on Thursday on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans stress an urgency to ending the partial government shutdown amid the war with Iran.  Republicans have put pressure on Democrats to support an agreement that appropriators reached on a bipartisan basis earlier this