GOP IMPEACHMENT DILEMMA: FOLLOW RULES OR PELOSI PRECEDENT? House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced today that Republicans will begin an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden's business dealings with son Hunter Biden and other Biden family members. "These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption and warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives," McCarthy said. "That's why today I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden."

Dozens of college students were kicked out of the North Carolina legislature on Tuesday after the group protested for gun reform. The students, part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s chapter of gun activist group March for Our Lives, planned the protest after a gunman killed a professor on campus last month....

Former President Trump spoke Tuesday with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) shortly after Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Stefanik, the House Republican Conference chair, confirmed they had spoken about the impeachment push, and a source familiar with the conversation said it took place shortly after McCarthy made the announcement at the Capitol. “I...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) decision to launch an impeachment inquiry of President Biden carries serious risks as well as opportunities for his party.  The politics of McCarthy’s decision are, at one level, easy to understand. The Speaker, who famously took 15 rounds of voting to be elected to his current position, is under pressure from his...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Tuesday grilled Microsoft President Brad Smith about the minimum age to use the company's artificial intelligence-powered search tool due to concerns that it could have a negative impact on young children. Hawley questioned Smith during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on AI regulation. He wanted to know why Microsoft refuses to...

A new survey found that young women are much more likely to politically identify as liberal while young men are more likely to identify as conservative or with MAGA Republicans.  The survey, which was conducted by Change Research and shared with Teen Vogue, found that overall, young women, transgender people and nonbinary people trend more politically...

California lawmakers voted Tuesday to lift a law that bans publicly funded travel to states that have enacted laws that discriminate against LGBTQ people, sending the measure to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for final approval. The proposed law, Senate Bill 447, would repeal California’s travel prohibition and replace it with an outreach campaign that encourages LGBTQ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the country’s Eastern Economic Forum Tuesday and used the opportunity to comment on a bevy of topics from former President’s Trump 2024 chances to Elon Musk to the 2024 Olympics. Here’s what you need to know from his speech. Putin backing Trump “witch hunt” claims Putin came to the defense...

Forecasters are warning Hurricane Lee may bring dangerous rip currents and surf conditions along the East Coast this week. Lee remained a Category 3 storm as of Tuesday as it barrels northward past the Caribbean region. While the storm is not expected to make landfall this week, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said that...

Story at a glance Utah ranked first among states with the highest rates of happiness, in a new WalletHub study released Tuesday. Out of a total possible score of 100 points, Utah scored 69.79 points, followed by Hawaii at 66.42, Maryland at 64.62, Minnesota at 62.82, New Jersey at 61.98, Connecticut at 60.68, and California at 60.53....