House Republican leaders looking to fill the speaker's chair left empty after the stunning ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy quickly maneuvered to fill the position with their next-in-line, Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Not so fast, Rep. Jim Jordan said Wednesday.
Amtrak executives are riding a gravy train with some of them making as much as $780,000 a year while train system's passengers endure delayed and disrupted services, a new report revealed.
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — On Sept. 29, 2020, Bethany Hallam, an Allegheny County elected official, posted that she was “SO excited to introduce the second round of badass elected officials for the #NoNakedBallots campaign!!!!” with four photos of Democratic women running for office who were entirely naked with the exception of words strategically covering their breasts.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), House Republicans’ campaign arm, delayed its 2023 Fall Gala scheduled for next week, as House Republicans work to elect a new House Speaker. In a note to colleagues, NRCC Chair Rich Hudson (R-N.C.) said House Republicans must focus on electing a new speaker and accomplishing “the legislative work before...
The Trump campaign raised more than $45 million during the third quarter of 2023, it announced Wednesday, easily surpassing the former president’s rivals in the 2024 GOP primary. The campaign said it has more than $37.5 million cash on hand, with close to $36 million of it designated for use in the primary campaign. The...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Wednesday that his party needs to have a “real reckoning within the conference” as the GOP conference will meet next week amid the chaos surrounding the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) During an appearance on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Lawler told host Wolf Blitzer that he and...