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Cruz jokes Orlando is nice, but not as nice as Cancun

Sen. Ted Cruz is poking fun at the backlash he has received over traveling to Mexico as a winter storm wreaked havoc on his constituents in Texas.

February 26, 2021

Ted Cruz at CPAC pushes back: ‘Who is John Boehner?’

Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday countered the contempt John Boehner has shown for him by telling grassroots activists gathered here for the Conservative Political Action Conference that the former Republican speaker of the House is a nobody.

February 26, 2021

Biden revokes Trump orders on immigration, funding for ‘anarchist’ cities

President Biden on Wednesday revoked actions by former President Donald Trump that were aimed at cutting off federal funding to "anarchist" cities, restricting legal immigration during the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring classical architecture for federal buildings, enforcing work requirements for welfare recipients and other moves.

February 24, 2021

Rupert Murdoch’s son funds Dem-allied fake news while slamming conservative media ‘disinformation’

James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn split from the family's Fox News empire and condemned conservative-leaning media for "spreading disinformation," but at the same time gave a half-million dollars to a political action committee linked to a Democrat-allied fake news operation.

February 22, 2021

Unspent billions fuel frustration over closed schools, Biden’s pricey relief package

Just $6 billion of the nearly $130 billion earmarked for K-12 schools in President Biden's coronavirus relief package is slated to go out the door before October, according to Congress' official budget scorekeeper. And most of the $113 billion for schools from previous relief packages hasn't been spent yet.

February 18, 2021

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Trump ‘ready to move on,’ rebuild GOP to retake Congress in 2022

Donald Trump may have been politically wounded in his second Senate impeachment trial acquittal, but the former president's fiercely loyal followers are still looking to him to rebuild the Republican Party.

February 14, 2021

White House: ‘No decision’ yet on domestic travel bans to stop surge of coronavirus mutations

The White House won't rule out the travel restrictions into and out of Florida, California or any other state struggling to contain new coronavirus variants.

February 11, 2021

Bikers for Trump launches ‘Draft Donald Trump for President 2024’ campaign

Bikers for Trump isn't waiting for the former president to clear his Senate impeachment trial next week.

February 1, 2021

Joe Biden inaugural address seeks unity amid fortified Capitol

President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday will put the finishing touches on an inaugural address aimed at unifying the country, but he will wrestle with the grim reality that he must take the oath of office in a militarized zone.

January 18, 2021

Liz Cheney censured in Wyoming for vote to impeach Donald Trump: ‘Did not represent our voice’

The Republican Party Central Committee in Carbon County, Wyoming, has censured Rep. Liz Cheney for voting to impeach President Trump, as support for the one-time rising GOP star crumbles in her home state.

January 18, 2021

Liz Cheney becomes hero of Never Trumpers, suffers dire consequences back home

Never-Trump Republicans crowned a new hero last week with the emergence of Rep. Liz Cheney, the party's No. 3 leader in the House, who accused President Trump of the biggest "betrayal" in White House history and voted for his impeachment.

January 18, 2021

Liz Cheney impeachment vote jeopardizes her future in Wyoming

Rep. Liz Cheney's vote to impeach President Trump put her political future in jeopardy back home in Wyoming, revealed a state GOP official.

January 17, 2021

Trump’s job approval steady after impeachment, Capitol attack

President Trump's job approval rating held firm despite becoming the first president impeached twice and weathering blame for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 17, 2021

John Weaver, ‘Never Trump’ Lincoln Project co-founder, admits gay sexting to multiple men

John Weaver, a co-founder of the anti-Trump conservative group Lincoln Project, admitted Friday to sending several men sexually explicit messages and propositions for sex, according to a report.

January 15, 2021

Liz Cheney suffers impeachment vote blowback at home: ‘Couldn’t win a primary today for dog catcher’

Rep. Liz Cheney's vote to impeach President Trump put her political future in jeopardy back home in Wyoming, revealed a state GOP official.

January 15, 2021

Andrew Cuomo named ‘Porker of the Year’ by spending watchdog for botched COVID-19 response

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has earned the dubious distinction of being named the "2020 Porker of the Year" for his big spending and botched handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 14, 2021

Impeachment proxy voting opens potential legal loophole for Trump

With President Trump's fate at stake, dozens of House members on Wednesday cast their votes by proxy, under special coronavirus rules allowing them to offer their input through the use of a designated voter. And in doing so, they may have given Mr. Trump a legal angle to challenge the move.

January 13, 2021

Trump orders flags lowered to honor Capitol police officers

President Trump on Sunday ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff out of respect for two United States Capitol Police officers who died in connection with riots last week at the Capitol building.

January 10, 2021

David Perdue concedes to Jon Ossoff in Georgia Senate runoff

Sen. David Perdue on Friday conceded the Georgia runoff election to Jon Ossoff, accepting a defeat that gave Democrats control of the Senate and a complete hold on power in Washington.

January 8, 2021

Betsy DeVos resigns as education secretary over Capitol riots: Report

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos became the second Cabinet secretary to resign Thursday over the Capitol riots the previous day.

January 7, 2021