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California Republican pushes back on far-right calls to ‘burn it down’

Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) on Sunday criticized the tactics of far-right lawmakers who say their Republican colleagues, rather than working within the confines of Congress, should be willing to “burn it down” to fight for conservative principles. "The tactics that they're using aren't advancing those principles. They're an impediment to those principles," McClintock said on...

Sen. Murphy calls Supreme Court ‘brazenly corrupt and brazenly political’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called the Supreme Court “brazenly corrupt and brazenly political” as he defended President Biden over reports that he described the high court as “out of kilter” during a fundraiser this weekend. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Murphy said it is “absolutely” appropriate for Biden to criticize the...

Why is there a Bible in your hotel room?

You've likely found a Bible in your hotel room before — but how did it get there?

My Father’s Day request: A safer internet in honor of my lost son

No new legislation has been passed in more than 25 years that would meaningfully protect children online.

Khanna says he’s looking forward to a ‘new generation leading this country’ after Biden is reelected

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he is looking forward to a "new generation" of leaders after President Biden is reelected to the White House. Khanna was asked by Peter Alexander on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether he is interested in running for president in the future, noting that he has been on the campaign trail...

Sen. Cotton says banning bump stocks ‘treads close to the line’ of being unconstitutional

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said on Sunday that legislation enshrining the Trump-era ban on bump stocks "treads close to the line" of violating the Second Amendment following the Supreme Court reversal of that prohibition on Friday. “On the legislative question, I would suggest before we infringe on the rights of law-abiding American citizens, we should...

Khanna says he will not attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he will not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress, joining several other Democrats who have also vowed to boycott the speech. "I will not attend that. I said that it if he wants to come to speak to members of Congress about how to end the...

Scott says he respects Supreme Court decision to overturn ban on bump stocks

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said he respected the Supreme Court's decision last week to overturn a Trump-era prohibition on bump stocks. "The job is simply this, so we trust and believe and respect the decision of the Supreme Court. What we need to focus on, Jon, is the violence that we're seeing across this nation....

Donalds defends decision to host RNC convention in Milwaukee amid Trump comments

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) doubled down on the Republican National Committee's (RNC) decision to host their national convention in Milwaukee despite former President Trump's recent reported comments on the city. "With respect to Milwaukee, he was talking about allegations of voter fraud and also the crime rate, and I think it's important for people to...

Cotton says he would ‘entertain’ VP if asked, but ‘very happy being a senator’

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said in a Sunday interview he would “of course, entertain” a hypothetical request to serve as former President Trump’s running mate but said he’s satisfied serving in the Senate for now. “I think if the President asked you to serve in any capacity in our great nation, you'd have to consider...

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