The push to charge former COVID czar Anthony Fauci with contempt of Congress is full of pitfalls for prosecutors, should the Justice Department choose to take up the case. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the criminal referral Thursday, arguing that Fauci's assertion of his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times during a...

President Trump’s second attempt to restrict birthright citizenship tees up another legal battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment. The administration designed Trump’s new orders more narrowly in hopes of withstanding legal scrutiny, but the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Democratic-led states are already signaling they’ll bring them to the courts. Here’s what to...

Trump's proposed Smithsonian budget drops below $1 billion for the first time since 2020 after years of climbing federal appropriations under Biden.

Victor Marx and retired Marine Col. George Markert form an all-Marine ticket they say can combat what Marx calls the rise of communism in Colorado.

James Talarico bragged his church housed an undocumented family facing ICE deportation, saying Christianity is "just another word for causing trouble."

“Next week, AIPAC is set to spend at least $3,847,990 against me,” Abdul el Sayed complained during his successful Democratic Senate primary campaign in Michigan. “Why? Because [Haley Stevens] is more committed to the future of a foreign country than keeping your tax dollars here to provide schools and healthcare for you and your kids.” […]

Democratic senators avoided directly endorsing Troy Jackson after a report claimed he fathered two children with his second cousin.

As warm as it is right now, late fall isn't that far away.

Gary Cordery won the Republican nomination for Hawaii governor and now faces Democratic Gov. Josh Green despite a massive fundraising gap ahead.

Democratic Hawaii Gov. Josh Green's 56% approval rating and $3.5 million war chest left three underfunded challengers with no path in the primary.