House Republicans, Democrats Clash Over Evidence for Biden Impeachment, Purpose of Inquiry

Members of both parties offered widely diverging views on the purpose of an impeachment inquiry and whether any evidence exists to support impeachment. House Republicans and Democrats remained sharply divided on Thursday, following a House Oversight Committee hearing to discuss the basis for the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden. Members of both parties … Read more

Trump Decides Against Transferring Georgia Election Case to Federal Court

The filing comes three weeks after Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, failed to move his own case out of Fulton to federal court. Former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, will not seek to move his Georgia election case to federal court, his lawyers said Thursday. “President Trump … Read more

Katie Hobbs Temporarily Stepped Down as Arizona Governor Amid Senate Confirmation Fight

This came after Ms. Hobbs abandoned the long-used process of appointing the heads of state agencies subject to Senate confirmation. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs stepped down temporarily as controversy rages about some of her nominees awaiting state Senate confirmation. The governor’s position fell for a short time to Arizona’s Republican treasurer, Kimberly Yee, who has … Read more

‘Trump Lives Rent-Free in the Democrats’ Heads’: Rep. McClain at Biden Impeachment Hearing

At the House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden on Thursday, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) confronted law professor Michael J. Gerhardt and criticized democrats in her comments. “I love the fact that Trump lives rent-free in the Democrats’ heads every day … even though we’re here talking about the … Read more

GOP Governor Asked About Potential Presidential Run Says He’s ‘Focused on Virginia Elections’

Anonymous sources and several anti-Trump Republicans have speculated that Gov. Glenn Youngkin could enter the race. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was again asked whether he is planning on joining the 2024 presidential race amid reports that top GOP donors are attempting to sway him. “I’ve told you, I’m totally focused on Virginia elections and that’s … Read more

House Freedom Caucus Members Request McCarthy’s Appropriations Plan as Shutdown Looms

The hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus sent a letter on Sept. 28 to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), asking about his plan for approving appropriations bills just days before government funding runs out at midnight on Sept. 30. Among the approximately 45 members of the caucus (as there is no official publicized list), 27 of them … Read more

Trump Lawyers Ask for More Time in Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Case

Attorneys for Donald Trump on Wednesday filed court papers saying that more time is required to deal with procedures for reviewing classified information. Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed court papers saying that more time is required to deal with procedures for reviewing classified information in the federal case in which the … Read more