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Rep. Ken Buck dares Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke to take AR-15 rifle

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, wielded an AR-15 rifle in his office and dared former Vice President Joe Biden and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke to “come and take it” in a jaw-dropping video...

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‘Squad’ renews calls to abolish death penalty after execution of convicted...

The left-wing congresswomen known as the “Squad” are renewing their calls for the abolition of the death penalty after the execution this week of a convicted Alabama cop killer who was killed for his...

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Trump 2020 campaign sues CNN for libel over opinion article

President Donald Trump gets into an exchange with CNN reporter Jim Acosta during a news conference a day after the midterm elections on November 7, 2018 in the East Room of the White House in...

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Coronavirus and Congress’ likely response in coming months

Congress is a reactive body. It responds to events. And here, with coronavirus, we have an “event.” We’ve written about the late British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in these spaces before. The...

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Ted Cruz self-quarantines after meeting with person who tested positive

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to reporters Joshua Roberts | Reuters Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.,  and Rep. Doug Collins, R-GA are in self-quarantine after interacting with an...

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Mortgage payments suspended across Italy amid coronavirus outbreak

A top Italian finance official on Tuesday announced that mortgage payments will be suspended across the country shortly after the government took the extreme measure and announced the lockdown of the...

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Biden beats Sanders, NBC projects

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden reacts while giving a speech during a campaign event at Tougaloo College on March 08, 2020 in Tougaloo, Mississippi. Jonathan Bachman...

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Georgia county stirs controversy by holding pseudo-Senate election

A lone county in Northwest Georgia is trying to play kingmaker in the contentious Senate race between GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler and GOP Rep. Doug Collins to the annoyance of some Republicans. Floyd...

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Trump suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced that a ban on travelers to the United States from Europe would be in place for the next 30 days, in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus...

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Supreme Court closes to the public amid coronavirus fears

The Supreme Court is closing its doors to the public indefinitely as concerns over the coronavirus pandemic spread across Washington. Citing “concern for the health and safety of the public and...

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Trump pressures Congress to ‘approve a payroll tax cut’ for the rest of the year

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 11 : President Donald J. Trump meets with bank CEOs about Coronavirus COVID-19 response in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Washington, DC....

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Trump declares Sunday a National Day of Prayer amid coronavirus crisis

President Trump declared on Friday a National Day of Prayer for this upcoming Sunday, shortly after declaring a state of emergency amid the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic. “We are a Country that,...

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House passes relief bill reached by Pelosi and White House

The House passed a coronavirus relief plan early Saturday after hours of talks between Democrats and the Trump administration on how to blunt the economic damage of the global pandemic. The chamber...

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Biden, Sanders to debate against backdrop of global pandemic

WASHINGTON — As the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates return to the debate stage, their party, the stakes, and the world look much different than in their last meeting less than three...

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Joe Biden pledges to pick a woman as vice president

Democratic presidential hopeful former US vice president Joe Biden participates in the 11th Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate in a CNN Washington Bureau studio in Washington, DC on March 15,...

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Yang demands Congress get its ‘sh– together’ and approve payments to all...

Coronavirus preparation: What to stock-up on With COVID-19 being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), it is now more important than ever to prepare yourself for a potential...

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Canada closes borders to noncitizens

Canada is closing its borders to noncitizens because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted that the ban does not apply to U.S. citizens “for the moment.” “We can still...

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DNC’s Perez urges Dem voters in remaining primary states to cast ballots by mail

In an effort to keep voters and poll workers safe amid the coronavirus pandemic and prevent the postponement of primaries, the Democratic National Committee is calling on states that have upcoming...

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White House seeks $45.8 billion to cover ‘unanticipated’ coronavirus costs

U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by members of the Coronavirus Task Force, confers with Vice President Mike Pence while speaking about the coronavirus in the press briefing room at the White House...

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ICE to halt most deportation efforts amid coronavirus

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday that it will temporarily halt deportation efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic, except for those deemed a safety risk or under mandatory deportation...

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