U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Wednesday she won't recuse herself from Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president's claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair.

"The Republican Party is not only celebrating the contributions Hispanic Americans have made to our great country, but we're doubling down on our investment in growing our party by engaging with Hispanic voters on why, where, and how to vote early," Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said in a written statement shared with Beltway.

Senators are honing in on the potential for new artificial intelligence tools to create an avalanche of misinformation in the 2024 elections, as Congress develops law to govern the emerging technology.

The House Wednesday passed an amendment proposed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that would slash the salary of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to $1.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer broke with fellow Democrats on Wednesday by refusing to call for the resignation of embattled Sen. Robert Menendez.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan shot back Wednesday at Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for her response to the committee's investigation into her prosecution of former President Donald Trump, saying it's clear that the criminal case is motivated by "advancing a political cause" and her bid for "notoriety."

House Republicans said Wednesday they will try to shut down a new Homeland Security intelligence panel, whose members include several Obama administration figures, that spread disinformation about Hunter Biden's laptop.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer's motto for avoiding a partial government shutdown is "bipartisanship," and he believed that the Senate's stopgap bill could pass through a divided House.