Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon received a subpoena in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, NBC News reported Wednesday. Two sources familiar with the matter told the outlet that a grand jury subpoenaed Bannon for documents and testimony in...
As Republicans who support clean energy solutions to lower global emissions and strengthen our economy, we know there is no better time than now — on the heels of a debt agreement that made important strides toward reforming our federal permitting processes — to advocate for policies that unleash American energy production. Americans want lower energy costs, reduced reliance on foreign countries, and access to reliable, affordable and clean energy; Republicans have...
The floor of the House was paralyzed for a second day on Wednesday amid an uproar from conservatives blocking party-line Republican measures, amounting to the biggest blockade since the Speaker’s election five months ago. In an effort to break the impasse, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his top deputies huddled in the Speaker’s office for...
Top Pentagon officials on Wednesday warned that the rise in state laws affecting those in the LGBTQ community is potentially damaging to the military. Speaking at a Pride Month event at the Defense Department (DOD), Space Force Chief Operating Officer Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt pointed to the fact that “more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ laws have...
House leaders canceled planned votes for the rest of the week amid a revolt by conservative members that brought any votes on the House floor to a halt. “What we’re gonna do is we’re gonna come back on Monday, work through it and be back working for the American public,” Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who announced his 2024 presidential bid Tuesday, called former President Trump a “spoiled baby” in response to a video Trump posted mocking Christie for his weight. “When I saw it, Jake,” Christie said in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, “it just renewed in my own mind what...
Half of respondents in a new poll said they see no clear winner in the debt ceiling battle between the two parties. In a Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted in the days after Congress passed legislation to raise the debt limit, June 2-5, half of respondents said they did not see a clear winner between Republicans and...
Former President Donald Trump was notified Wednesday that he is the target of a criminal investigation for his handling of classified materials after leaving office in 2021.
U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, on Wednesday officially submitted his letter of resignation, telling Gov. Spencer Cox he planned to leave in September.