House Republicans are facing criticism for their first act as the majority party in Congress: a proposal to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics. The…
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The House of Representatives adjourned Tuesday without electing a speaker after three rounds of voting failed to produce a winner. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who…
As the House of Representatives continues to deadlock over the speaker vote, Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 in the House GOP leadership, has made…
The House of Representatives has begun voting for the new Speaker of the House, with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) losing the first two votes. McCarthy…
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has delivered a scathing critique of the current state of the Republican Party in his latest column for The New…
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is facing a critical moment on Tuesday, as he seeks to secure the votes necessary to become the next speaker…
Katie Hobbs was sworn in Monday as Arizona’s 24th governor, the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009. Hobbs and other new top Arizona…
Donald Trump's federal tax returns from the past six years have been released, showing he paid very little in federal income taxes due to claiming huge losses that helped limit his tax bill. The documents, published by the House Ways and Means Committee, revealed Trump reported millions in negative income and paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. Trump had claimed huge net operating losses which greatly reduced or wiped out his annual income tax liability.