A pair of House conservatives plan to force a vote next week to eject Speaker Mike Johnson following a pledge by top Democrats to help save the Republican's job.
House Democrats from Florida bashed the state's six-week abortion ban as "draconian" as one of the strictest limits in the country went into effect Wednesday.
Donald Trump on Wednesday will use a one-day break from his hush money trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan, a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
There are many opinions to hold about the students and rabble-rousers camping out on college quads these days — and those occupying buildings and smashing windows. You may consider them antisemites, terrorist-apologists, violent thugs, spoiled brats, misguided idealists, angry young men and women, or anything else. Or maybe you have sympathy for them, because they […]
It is a step in the right direction that liberal columnists such as Catherine Rampell are not only acknowledging that birthrates are declining in the United States but also admitting it is a problem. Unfortunately, Rampell then reverts to fact-free blind partisanship by blaming the Republican Party for the phenomenon. “Americans aren’t having enough babies,” […]
Supporting victims of violent crime, especially the youngest and most vulnerable of those victims, is among my most solemn responsibilities in the House of Representatives. For young survivors and their families, the criminal justice system can be an intimidating maze of questions, legal challenges, and hardships that, when added to the trauma of the underlying […]
The Grammys on the Hill took aim at AI in the arts during its annual ceremony on Tuesday, in which is also honored Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) for their work protecting musical artists. The event, part of the "biggest week for music in Washington," saw lawmakers sing hymns, applaud, crack jokes...
Delegates within the United Methodist Church voted to repeal their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy Wednesday, showing overwhelming support that contrasts with decades of controversy over the issue. The church voted 692-51 at their General Conference to remove a rule that bans “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as a minister, The...