Tillis ‘optimistic’ roadblock to Fed chair confirmation will be resolved
The North Carolina Republican was scheduled to meet with Kevin Warsh on Tuesday, one of a series of sessions the Fed nominee is holding with senators.
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Live results: Thompson faces young Democratic challenger in Mississippi House primary
Rep. Bennie Thompson is fighting to hang onto his seat in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District as he battles with Evan Turnage, a former Senate aide, for the Democratic nod in Tuesday’s primary race. Republican incumbents seeking reelection without any primary challengers include Reps. Trent Kelly of the 1st Congressional District and Michael Guest of the…
Live results: Georgia special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
Seventeen candidates spanning both parties are vying for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R) seat in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Twelve Republicans, three Democrats and a pair of independent candidates will face off in a special election to represent the seat in northwestern Georgia. Tuesday’s race is likely to lead to an April runoff. Clayton…
MAGA war skeptics rage over Lindsey Graham
The South Carolina Republican’s media blitz urging more aggressive action in Iran drew backlash from anti-interventionists on the right.
Thune eyes action on SAVE America Act next week — without a ‘talking filibuster’
The House-passed GOP elections bill is dividing Senate Republicans on tactics.
House Republicans will advance 18-month extension of spy powers, leaders say
The renewal of Section 702 surveillance authorities could hit the floor in mid-April.
High school mariachi musicians released from ICE detention
Two high school mariachi musicians were released Monday with their family from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas after pressure from a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Officials released Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, who was detained and held at the El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas. His brother and fellow mariachi player,…