Lindsey McPherson

House tees up vote on resolution to establish task force to investigate Trump assassination attempt

The House will vote this week on a resolution to establish a bipartisan task force that will investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

July 21, 2024

Congressional Democrats thank Biden for ‘selflessly’ deciding to drop out of presidential race

Congressional Democrats praised President Biden on Sunday for his difficult decision to drop out of the presidential race and for his accomplishments in his decades of public service.

July 21, 2024

More congressional Democrats call on Biden to drop out and ‘pass the torch’ to new candidate

The chorus of congressional Democrats calling on President Biden to drop his reelection campaign and allow the party to nominate a new leader has grown to roughly three dozen.

July 19, 2024

Biden’s campaign on the brink as Obama raises doubts amid more sinking polls

President Biden's bid for reelection was twisting in the wind Thursday amid a leak of no confidence from former President Barack Obama, faltering support in key swing states and a memo showing that Vice President Kamala Harris would not be the strongest Democratic alternative if Mr. Biden drops out of the race.

July 18, 2024

FBI director declines to testify before Homeland Security but will appear before Judiciary

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray has declined the House Homeland Security Committee's request for him to testify Tuesday on the federal investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, a committee aide told The Washington Times.

July 18, 2024

Whistleblowers tell Congress ‘limited resources’ led to fewer staff at assassination-attempt rally

Whistleblowers told the House Judiciary Committee that the Secret Service faced "limited resources" in staffing Saturday's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated.

July 18, 2024

Obama wants Biden to ‘seriously consider’ viability of remaining in presidential race: Report

Former President Barack Obama has told allies that he thinks President Biden should "seriously consider" the viability of his candidacy, according to a new report.

July 18, 2024

GOP senators confront Secret Service director at RNC, demanding she resign or answer their questions

A group of GOP senators confronted Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening, demanding she resign or answer their questions about security failures that led to Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

July 17, 2024

Chuck Schumer ‘forcefully’ urged Biden to ‘bow out’ of presidential race

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer advised President Biden in a one-on-one meeting in Delaware Saturday to drop out of the presidential race, ABC News reported.

July 17, 2024

Republicans step up calls for Secret Service director to resign after briefings on Trump shooting

More Republican lawmakers are calling for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign after she revealed to lawmakers Wednesday that the protective agency was aware of a threat to former President Donald Trump before he walked onto the stage where he was shot at Saturday's rally.

July 17, 2024

Speaker Johnson to set up task force to probe near Trump assassination

Speaker Mike Johnson plans to form a special House task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

July 17, 2024

Schumer calls for Menendez to resign from Senate following guilty verdict in corruption trial

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is calling on Sen. Robert Menendez to resign after a jury found the New Jersey Democrat guilty of accepting bribes and other corruption-related charges.

July 16, 2024

House panel calls Mayorkas, Wray, Secret Service director to testify about Trump shooting

The House Homeland Security Committee is planning to hold a hearing on July 23 to examine the circumstances that led to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

July 16, 2024

Larry Hogan declines to endorse Trump as he formally receives nomination

U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan of Maryland doubled down Monday on his decision not to endorse Donald Trump after the Republican Party officially nominated the former president to lead their 2024 ticket two days after he survived an assassination attempt.

July 15, 2024

Democrats pause calls for Biden to step down after assassination attempt on Trump

A steady trickle of Democratic calls for President Biden to drop out of the presidential race has paused since Saturday's attempted assassination of his opponent, former President Donald Trump.

July 15, 2024

Poll conducted before Trump assassination attempt shows Biden trailing in Pennsylvania

A new poll released Monday found that former President Donald Trump had a 3-point advantage in the swing state of Pennsylvania before he survived an assassination attemptat a rally there on Saturday.

July 15, 2024

House Oversight Committee to receive briefing Tuesday on Trump assassination attempt

The House Oversight Committee will receive a bipartisan briefing Tuesday from the Secret Service on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and is planning for a public hearing on the matter next week.

July 15, 2024

Biden steps up outreach to congressional Democrats still skeptical of his reelection chances

President Biden has begun a more aggressive outreach campaign to congressional Democrats after his highly anticipated post-NATO news conference failed to ease his precarious standing on Capitol Hill.

July 12, 2024

Democrats leave Washington increasingly divided over Biden remaining in race

Congressional Democrats left Washington on Thursday with lingering questions about President Biden's ability to lead their 2024 ticket and no clarity about how to end an intraparty dispute over keeping him as the nominee.

July 11, 2024

Senate Republicans block bill supporting restoral of Roe’s federal right to abortion

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democrats from advancing a bill to express support for codifying the federal right to abortion previously afforded under Roe v. Wade.

July 10, 2024