Former Florida Rep. Bill Posey (R) died on Sunday at the age of 78 surrounded by his wife and two daughters after years of service representing Florida’s 15th and 8th congressional districts. “Congressman Posey represented Florida in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2025, following distinguished service in both the Florida House…
While congressional Republicans have coalesced around a plan to fund immigration enforcement, there are plenty more intraparty battles that will make for rocky legislating for the summer. At the crux of many of the disputes is anxiety about the looming midterm elections that threaten to erase the GOP’s majority. That’s driving some Republicans to argue…
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Sunday called a recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling rolling back redistricting in the state “disgraceful,” saying the court “suckered the people of Virginia.” “So, what the Virginia Supreme Court did was not only wrong, it was disgraceful. They basically said, ‘Hey, Virginia, spend all this taxpayers’ money holding an election,…
Virginia Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D) on Sunday said “all options” are on the table for Democrats in the Old Dominion State as they respond to a ruling from the state Supreme Court striking their redistricting measure. The decision immediately eliminates four House seats that were expected to flip to the Democrats in midterm elections, while…
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) claimed that Supreme Court Justice Chief John Roberts will join the ranks of “infamous” high court justices over a recent decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act. “I never thought I would see the day that the United States Supreme Court would be so openly partisan with what it’s been doing,”…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday warned Democrats against forming alliances with former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), accusing the former lawmaker of being a “proven bigot.” A student at an event hosted by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics asked Ocasio-Cortez about working across the aisle with Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Tim Burchett…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) expressed confidence on Saturday that Democrats can still win back the House of Representatives, despite a recent redistricting loss in Virginia. “We’re going to take back control of the House of Representatives,” Jeffries told MS NOW’s Ali Velshi. “We’re going to continue to make clear to the American people…