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Kevin Brady won’t run for reelection: ‘I’m retiring as your congressman’

Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas announced Wednesday he is not running for reelection next year.

April 14, 2021

Mike Gibbons enters Ohio Senate race, claims outsider mantle

The race for the GOP Senate nomination in Ohio is starting to get crowded.

April 13, 2021

Joe Biden govern-by-polls ‘bipartisanship’ bound to backfire, Republicans say

President Biden adopted a governing-by-polls strategy to circumvent the GOP but claims he is fulfilling his pledge to bring bipartisanship back to Washington.

April 12, 2021

John Boehner laments Donald Trump’s criticism of Mitch McConnell

Former House Speaker John Boehner said Monday former President Donald Trump's reported criticism of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn't help the Republican Party.

April 12, 2021

Mitch McConnell annihilates President Biden’s Supreme Court commission

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke of President Biden's decision to set up a presidential commission to look at changes to the U.S. Supreme Court.

April 9, 2021

HHS investigating allegations of sexual abuse of migrants at Texas facility

The White House on Friday said the Department of Health and Human Services is looking into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's allegations that migrant children have been sexually assaulted at a San Antonio facility.

April 9, 2021

Trump encourages Sen. Ron Johnson to seek reelection

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Sen. Ron Johnson to "Run, Ron, Run!" for re-election, delivering his "Complete and Total Endorsement" of the Wisconsin Republican.

April 8, 2021

Kamala Harris: ‘Real people’ support stricter gun laws

Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that "real people" support tightening the nation's gun laws to combat violence.

April 8, 2021

Sen. Joe Manchin makes it clear: I will not eliminate filibuster

Sen. Joseph Manchin III is making it crystal clear that he will not support scrapping the legislative filibuster - putting him at odds with liberal progressives and throwing a big hurdle in front of President Biden's legislative wishlist.

April 8, 2021

White House willing to ‘compromise’ on proposed corporate tax hike

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said Wednesday President Biden is willing to negotiate on his push to raise the corporate tax rate to 28% to pay for the $2.25 trillion American Jobs plan.

April 7, 2021

Mike Pence establishes ‘Advancing American Freedom’ advocacy group

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday launched Advancing American Freedom, an advocacy group with the mission of promoting and defending policy achievements of the Trump administration.

April 7, 2021

Joe Biden, Democrats backpedal amid MLB All-Star Game uproar

Democrats scrambled Tuesday to dodge the fallout from Major League Baseball's decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta as Republicans stepped up to the plate, blaming an overheated "Jim Crow" narrative for stoking an over-the-top corporate backlash against Georgia.

April 6, 2021

Joe Biden rips ‘new Jim Crow laws,’ presses states to ‘smarten up’

President Biden said the best way for Georgia and other states to stay in the good graces of businesses is to stop adopting "new Jim Crow laws" and "smarten up."

April 6, 2021

White House downplays President Biden’s role in MLB decision

The White House is seeking to minimize the role President Biden played in pressuring Major League Baseball to relocate the 2021 All-Star game from Atlanta in response to the Georgia election law.

April 6, 2021

White House: Georgia election law ‘built on a lie’

The White House said Tuesday the Georgia legislature's rewrite of election laws and like-minded efforts across the country are built on former President Donald Trump's "lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.

April 6, 2021

Kevin Brady, Texas Republican, slams Biden’s push for corporate tax hike: ‘Major mistake’

The ranking member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee said Tuesday President Biden's push to raise the corporate tax rate is going to make the nation less competitive on the global stage and have a negative impact on American workers.

April 6, 2021

Trump: Boycott ‘woke companies’ that oppose Georgia’s election reforms

Former President Donald Trump called Tuesday for a boycott of "woke companies" that oppose stricter voter ID laws that critics argue suppress voter turnout.

April 6, 2021

Politicians use naming of legislation as part of greater strategy

When congressional Democrats named their massive election overhaul bill the "For the People Act," there was a bit of bravado and a hint of a challenge: Who could possibly vote against a proposal with such bold pretensions?

April 4, 2021

Chris Christie rips baseball decision to relocate All-Star Game from Atlanta

Major League Baseball's decision to relocate the 2021 All-Star Game and draft in response to Georgia's new election law has pushed the nation's favorite pastime into a polarizing debate over voting rights.

April 4, 2021

AOC scores near bottom on effectiveness study

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York has become one of the most recognizable figures in Washington, but she's falling flat on the effectiveness scale.

April 4, 2021