John McLaughlin -- president-elect Donald Trump's primary pollster -- has revealed that a historian will soon be at work on a book based on Mr. Trump's presidential campaign. That historian is none other than Craig Shirley -- who has already written four well-received books about Ronald Reagan along with two books chronicling World War II, and books on other topics.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdraws from Attorney General consideration eight days after Trump's nomination, amid sexual misconduct allegations and following meetings with Republican senators. Learn what led to his decision and what happens next.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz's abrupt withdrawal from consideration to lead the Justice Department on Thursday was met with mixed reactions in the Senate, where some Republicans were glad the brief but dramatic saga was over, while others were stunned.
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.
Republican senators who met with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary, are all in for the former Fox News co-host who is trying to dispel concerns about a 2017 sexual assault complaint that resulted in no charges.
Wednesday’s Bucks County Commissioners meeting was as packed and as raucous as one might expect it to be one week after the two Democrats on the three-member board vowed to break the law and count votes that were deemed by the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court to be illegal. It’s a State Supreme Court that is […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) weighed in on fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey’s (D) concession in the contentious upper-chamber race on Thursday, hailing him as "Pennsylvania’s best senator.” Fetterman’s reaction came just minutes after Casey, a three-term senator, conceded to Republican challenger Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania’s Senate race that went to a recount. “This hit me,”...
The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on the Senate floor this week. A Senate Democratic leadership aide familiar with the agreement said the Senate will finish confirming all of the judges that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)...
California Rep. Ro Khanna (D) said Elon Musk may get “frustrated” while working through the ranks to cut unnecessary government spending. “I think Elon may get frustrated fairly quickly,” Khanna said on Thursday’s "POLITICO Tech Podcast." “I mean, let’s see if he can get defense cuts. My guess is that there are going to be...