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Air Force veteran Zach Nunn to be GOP challenger to Iowa Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne

State Sen. Zach Nunn, an Air Force veteran, won the GOP nomination to take on Rep. Cindy Axne, a vulnerable Democrat, for an Iowa U.S. House seat in November.

June 7, 2022

Republicans move to head off Jan. 6 committee’s prime-time messaging

Republicans are getting ahead of the House Jan. 6 committee's messaging campaign as Washington awaits the panel's highly anticipated prime-time hearing.

June 7, 2022

George Soros-funded group of Hispanic investors buy up dozens of radio stations

A group of high-profile Hispanic investors bought up 18 radio stations across 10 cities in a $60 million deal bankrolled by an investment firm tied to billionaire liberal activist George Soros.

June 7, 2022

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hires Milo Yiannopoulos as unpaid intern

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has hired British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos as an intern for her office on Capitol Hill.

June 7, 2022

Swalwell drops 60K of campaign cash on travel, including luxury stays in Paris, Miami

Rep. Eric Swalwell spent $60,000 of his campaign funds on travel expenses, including luxury hotel stays and limo services, according to campaign finance reports.

June 7, 2022

Air Force pilot eyes Democratic seat to become first Black female veteran to serve in House

Jennifer-Ruth Green is no stranger to overcoming odds.

June 6, 2022

Fewer Americans blame Jan. 6 riot on Trump

House Democrats' plan for a prime-time Jan. 6 committee hearing Thursday to roll out their evidence of a conspiracy is running into a dwindling number of Americans who blame former President Donald Trump for the riot at the U.S. Capitol seeking to disrupt the 2020 election vote count.

June 6, 2022

Fewer Americans blame Trump for U.S. Capitol riot than last year, poll finds

A new poll finds there's been a significant drop in the past year among Americans who blame former President Donald Trump for the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

June 6, 2022

AOC rips Dem lawmakers who refuse to use term ‘Latinx’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed fellow Democrats who won't use the umbrella term "Latinx" to refer to Hispanic people and Latin Americans.

June 6, 2022

Andy Biggs pursues plan to withdraw U.S. from WHO, citing China concerns

Rep. Andy Biggs is spearheading efforts to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, accusing the agency of being corrupted by the Chinese government.

June 3, 2022

Navarro indicted on contempt charges for defying Jan. 6 panel

Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was taken into custody in handcuffs Friday after his indictment by a federal grand jury for criminal contempt of Congress, in another high-profile prosecution stemming from the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

June 3, 2022

Congress investigating Jared Kushner for using White House post to boost his Saudi investment fund

A congressional panel will investigate whether former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner used his White House position to leverage a $2 billion investment from a Saudi Arabian wealth fund.

June 3, 2022

Biden calls for assault weapons ban, making gun manufacturers liable for shootings

President Biden on Thursday made an emotional appeal for ambitious new gun laws including a ban on military-style rifles, as lawmakers wrangled bitterly over how to prevent more bloodshed in America.

June 2, 2022

Amy Phan West joins a wave of GOP immigrant candidates running to fight socialism

Amy Phan West, a Vietnamese immigrant running as a pro-Trump Republican in California, is on a mission to take on the far-left "Squad" in Congress.

June 2, 2022

Louie Gohmert calls Dems ‘arrogant’ for tying GOP to mass shooters

Rep. Louie Gohmert gave an emotionally-charged response to Democrats' accusations that Republicans don't care about the victims of gun violence.

June 2, 2022

Mondaire Jones threatens court-packing, eliminating Senate filibuster to get tough new gun laws

Rep. Mondaire Jones said nothing should stand in the way of passing gun reforms, including the Senate filibuster and the Supreme Court.

June 2, 2022

Texas Dem ties Republicans to mass shootings, cites ‘anti-immigrant’ and ‘homophobic’ rhetoric

Rep. Sylvia Garcia blamed Republicans for several mass shootings that have taken place in recent years, saying they've fostered an agenda that's cultivated hate and violence.

June 2, 2022

Mayor Muriel Bowser strikes moderate tone, distancing from far left in D.C. mayoral debate

District Mayor Muriel Bowser distanced herself from the Democratic Party's far left wing in a Wednesday night debate, painting herself as the most realistic choice for results.

June 1, 2022

Former Trump impeachment lawyer announces bid for Congress

Dan Goldman, the House Democrats' lead counsel for the first impeachment of former President Trump, announced Wednesday that he will run for Congress.

June 1, 2022

D.C. mayoral candidates sound alarm on gentrification, pitch affordable housing solutions

The District's Democratic mayoral candidates are promoting plans to create more affordable housing, critical of gentrification projects that have sparked new construction throughout the city but also pushed some residents from their longtime neighborhoods.

June 1, 2022