Senate Republican blocks resolution honoring Robert Mueller, calling it a partisan stunt
Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana objected Tuesday to a Democratic bid for unanimous consent on a Senate resolution honoring the late Robert Mueller, halting the measure on the chamber floor and triggering a sharp exchange over the former FBI director's legacy and the special counsel investigation that consumed Washington for years. The resolution, introduced by […]
Grassley names Cruz and Lee as his Supreme Court picks if Alito vacancy opens
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley told the Washington Examiner he would recommend Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas or Mike Lee of Utah for the Supreme Court if Justice Samuel Alito steps down, the most concrete signal yet from a senior Republican that the party is preparing for a potential vacancy on the high court. […]
Trump removes AI image critics called blasphemous, insists it showed him as a doctor
President Trump on Monday deleted an AI-generated image from his Truth Social account that depicted him in white robes with glowing hands healing a patient, a post that drew swift accusations of blasphemy not from the left, but from some of his most loyal conservative and Christian allies. Trump posted the image Sunday evening. By […]
Cook Political Report moves four Senate races toward Democrats, but GOP still holds the edge
The Cook Political Report shifted its ratings on four Senate races in Democrats' favor on Monday, moving contests in North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, and Nebraska leftward on the nonpartisan forecaster's scale. The move reflects what Cook's Senate editor Jessica Taylor called "an increasingly sour national environment for Republicans", though the report's own bottom line is […]
