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Trump backs GOP Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate race

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mo Brooks on Wednesday in what is expected to be a heated GOP primary to replace retiring Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby.

April 7, 2021

Mitch McConnell rips corporations on Georgia law ‘disinformation’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused corporate America of pushing "disinformation" about Georgia's new voter integrity law in order to create momentum for the Democratic Party's massive federal election overhaul.

April 5, 2021

Noah Green identified as suspect in Capitol Police attack

The suspect responsible for the death of an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police force on Friday has been identified by law enforcement as Noah Green -- a 25-year-old supporter of the Nation of Islam.

April 2, 2021

U.S. Capitol Police officer killed after suspect rams vehicle into security barricade

A Capitol police officer was killed when a driver rammed his vehicle into him and another Capitol Police officer Friday at a main security checkpoint at the complex, site of a deadly riot on Jan. 6, acting Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman said.

April 2, 2021

Biden purge of Trump-appointed EPA advisers sparks allegations of politicizing policy-making

Michael Regan, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has been in office for less than a month but is already under fire for allegedly "politicizing" the policy-making process.

April 1, 2021

Hunter Biden lashes out at Trump for pushing ‘debunked conspiracy theories’

After having his private and professional life take center stage during the 2020 presidential election, Hunter Biden is set on getting even with the "vile man" he believes responsible -- former President Donald Trump.

March 31, 2021

Trump launches new website, sparking talk of 2024 rematch with Biden

Former President Donald Trump is showing no signs of leaving the public spotlight as speculation ensues of a 2024 White House run.

March 30, 2021

Mitch McConnell dismisses retirement rumors as Kentucky enacts new Senate vacancy law

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed rumors of his impending retirement on Tuesday, one day after the Kentucky Legislature enacted a new law governing how senatorial vacancies are filled.

March 30, 2021

Murkowski draws first GOP primary challenger in race to be defined by Trump

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Monday drew her first Republican primary challenger ahead of the 2022 election, signaling an early start to a race likely to feature former President Donald Trump front and center.

March 29, 2021

Chuck Schumer plans to sidestep filibuster by expanding the Senate reconciliation process

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is maneuvering to pass a third bill this year using budget reconciliation, an obscure procedure that sidesteps the filibuster and allows Democrats to ram through President Biden's agenda without the support of a single Republican.

March 29, 2021

Joe Manchin’s wife up for $160K Biden appointment

President Biden intends to appoint the wife of the Senate's top swing vote, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III, to a plum federal position that pays upwards of $160,000 annually.

March 28, 2021

Joe Biden’s different kind of stimulus plan: A big-bucks job for a key senator’s wife

President Biden intends to appoint the wife of the Senate's top swing vote, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III, to a plum federal position that pays upwards of $160,000 annually.

March 27, 2021

Joe Biden nominates swing vote Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife for $160K federal job

President Biden intends to appoint the wife of the Senate's top swing vote, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III, to a plum federal position that pays upwards of $160,000 annually.

March 26, 2021

Democrats balk at expanding nuclear power despite pushing 100% carbon-free electricity

Congressional Democrats want no part in expanding nuclear energy, even as they contemplate large-scale and radical measures to tackle climate change.

March 25, 2021

Democrats eye Congressional Review Act to permanently overturn Trump-era energy policy

Senate Democrats are eyeing an obscure federal law as means to permanently overturn Trump-era regulations on methane, a chemical compound that makes up natural gas.

March 25, 2021

Big Oil increasingly open to carbon tax to head off more stringent environmental regulations

The renewed push for a carbon tax is coming from an unexpected player in the climate change game: Big Oil. It's a strategic maneuver by oil and gas companies to head off tougher regulatory actions by President Biden and the Democratic-run Congress.

March 24, 2021

McConnell slams Dems for engaging in ‘coordinated campaign’ to smear Senate filibuster as ‘racist’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday lambasted Democrats for spearheading a "coordinated campaign" to smear the Senate filibuster as a "racist relic" in order to hasten its destruction.

March 23, 2021

Schumer recommits to bringing gun universal background checks for a vote after Colorado shooting

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is pledging to act on gun control after a shooting at a Colorado supermarket left 10-individuals dead earlier this week.

March 23, 2021

California Democrats urge Biden to tackle climate change by banning sale of gas-powered vehicles

California's senators are urging President Biden to hasten the country's transition away from fossil fuels by phasing out gasoline-powered vehicles.

March 22, 2021

Democratic divisions on climate change erupt over CLEAN Future Act

An ideological rift has opened up among Democrats over the party's key environmental overhaul, with the far left demanding that any "legislative solution" to climate change exclude natural gas and nuclear energy.

March 19, 2021