House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan made a criminal referral to the Justice Department on Wednesday, asking prosecutors to see if they can bring charges against former Special Counsel Jack Smith for cagey statements he made about obtaining lawmakers' text messages.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed back Wednesday on GOP accusations that her fellow democratic socialists will drive into Congress a communist agenda, saying Republicans "are seeking to usher in a new McCarthyism for this era."
Republican Steve Hilton launched his general election campaign for California governor Wednesday with a gambit to win over left-leaning voters who dominate the state: Even if they loathe President Donald Trump, he said, they should consider voting for him.
U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Wednesday said the agency has opened more than 10,000 investigations this year into threats against protectees. Curren told reporters about the 40-percent rise, and when compared to last year, that the threat number is "off the charts." "The environment has become very volatile, and that's just across the...
